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Mother–child collaboration in an Indigenous community: Changing and enduring across generations

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Changes in family life related to globalization may include reduction in the collaborativeness observed in many Indigenous American communities. The present study examined longitudinal changes and continuities in collaboration in a Guatemalan Maya community experiencing rapid globalization. Fluid collaboration was widespread 3 decades ago among triads of mothers and 1- to 6-year-olds in 24 Mayan families exploring novel objects during home visits (Dayton et al., 2022). However, in the "same" situation 30 years later, 22 mother-child triads of their relatives spent half as much time in collaboration among all three people. This aligns with globalizing changes and with the pattern of Dayton et al.'s middle-class European American families. Nonetheless, the Mayan families maintained harmonious interactions, in line with preserving important cultural values.

Source: Child Development

DOI: 10.1111/cdev.14181

Authors: Barbara Rogoff, Itzel Aceves-Azuara

Institution: University of California, Santa Cruz

Language: English

Topic: Child and Animal Learning Development

Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,070

Funders: Spencer Foundation, Secretaría de Educación Pública, Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología