Culture and Developmental Systems, Volume 38

The latest on child psychology and the role of cultural and developmental systems

Now in its 38th volume, Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology: Culture and Developmental Systems contains the collected papers from the most prestigious symposia in the field of child development. Providing scholars, students, and practitioners with access to the work of leading researchers in human development, it outlines how the field has advanced dramatically in recent years--both empirically and conceptually.

The updated collection outlines the latest information and research on child psychology, including the cultural neuroscience of the developing brain in childhood, the role of culture and language in the development of color categorization, socioemotional development across cultures, and much more.

• Find out how much math is 'hard wired,' if at all

• Explore the development of culture, language, and emotion

• Discover cultural expressions and the neurobiological underpinnings in mother-infant interactions

• Examine the cultural organization of young children's everyday learning

Written for generalists and specialists alike, Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology offers the most up-to-date information on the central processes of human development and its implications for school success, as well as other areas.

Autorentext

Maria D. Sera is a full professor in the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on the relation between language and cognitive development.

Inhalt
Preface xi

Contributors xv

1 Cultural Neuroscience of the Developing Brain in Childhood 1
Joan Y. Chiao

Introduction 1

Theories in Cultural Neuroscience of the Developing Brain 2

Methods in Cultural Neuroscience Research of the Developing Brain 4

Cultural Psychology 5

Developmental Human Neuroscience 8

Developmental Imaging Genetics 10

Population Genetics 12

Empirical Progress in Cultural Neuroscience of the Developing Brain in Childhood 13

Self and Other Knowledge 13

Emotion 16

Empathy 18

Theory of Mind 21

Cognition 23

Future Directions in Cultural Neuroscience of the Developing Brain in Childhood 27

Implications of Cultural Neuroscience of the Developing Brain 29

References 29

2 The Role of Culture and Language in the Development of Color Categorization 39
Anna Franklin

Color Categories and Reasons to Investigate Them 39

Influence of Color Terms on Perception and Cognition 44

Contributions from Developmental Science 47

Color Term Acquisition and Emergence of Cross-Cultural Differences 48

Development of Infant Color Categories 55

Lateralized Category Effects in Infants and Toddlers 64

Unresolved Issues and New Developmental Questions 66

How Do Infant Color Categories Relate to the World's Color Lexicons? 67

How Is Color Categorized in the Absence of Language? 68

Is There Cross-Cultural Variation in Prelinguistic Color Categories? 70

Conclusions 71

References 73

3 How Much Mathematics Is Hardwired, If Any at All: Biological Evolution, Development, and the Essential Role of Culture 83
Rafael Núñez

Introduction 83

Nativism in Cognitive Development, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Animal Cognition 86

Quantity-Related Hardwired Capacities? Yes,Are They Mathematical? No 88

Aren't Number-to-Space Mappings Hardwired? No 90

What CanWe Learn from the History of Mathematics? A Lot 92

Numbers and Calculations without Number Lines in Old Babylonian Mathematics 93

How Long Does It Take for the Number Line to Be Invented? A Long Time 96

Are Results in Experimental Studies on Number-Line Mappings Consistent with Historical Records? Yes 100

Are Number Mental Representations Inherently Spatial? 100

Is the Intuition of Mapping Number to Space Hardwired and Universal? 106

Biocultural Issues for Child Psychology and Developmental Theory: Is Snowboarding Hardwired? No, It Is Not 116

References 120

4 Culture, Language, and Emotion: Explorations in Development 125
Twila Tardif

Introduction 125

Culture as Independent Variable, Culture as a Metaphor 125

Culture as Instantiated through Language 127

Vocabulary Learning: Similarities, Differences, and Useful Metaphors 133

Summary of Cultural Metaphors for Language 145

Culture as Instantiated through Emotion and Emotion Regulation Strategies 146

Cross-Cultural Differences in Emotional Expression: Main Effects 147

Facial Expressions of Emotion 148

Cross-Cultural Differences in Physiological Components of Emotions: Main Effects 150

Culture, Physiology, and Behavior in Emotion Regulation 151

How Do Proximal Factors Affect Interactions among Behavior, Biology, and Culture? 153

Assessing Emotion Regulation via Cortisol Reactivity and Executive Functioning across Different Cultural Contexts 155

Limitations of Both Cultural and Cross-Cultural Approaches to the Development of Language and Emotion Regulation 161

Can We Move beyond Metaphors? 162

References 163

5 Cultural Expressions and Neurobiological Underpinnings in MotherInfant Interactions 185
Marc H. Bornstein

Introduction 185

Parenting 186

Parenting Practices 188 <p&gt...