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Human beings are not merely brains in vats; if that were the case, we could leave any study of
psychology solely to geneticists and neuroscientists. The reality, of course, is that though
biopsychological influences are indeed important and merit careful study, sociocultural
environments, including influences related to history, society, culture, and family, also deeply impact
humans.
PARENTING AND FAMILY
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Family influences, in particular, are perhaps the earliest and longest lasting influences upon us. For
most people, family—however it is defined—begins to have impact from birth, or even during the
prenatal period, and continues to have influence into adolescence and beyond. Many families
remain influential even when its members are all well into adulthood. Families exert their influence in
many ways, such as through the type of discipline practices they utilize, the degree to which they
encourage a child’s independence or dependence, and the social and moral values they instill (such
as religious beliefs and ideas about the value of formal education). Such influences vary across the
globe. Other examples of international variation include significant differences in which persons are
viewed as family (such as only close biological relatives, extended family relatives, or non-related
cohabiting adults and children) and differences in sleeping patterns (such as whether or not, or for
how many years, parents or siblings sleep together in the same bed with a child).
Review the assigned learning resources.
Compare the Shiraev & Levy (2024) and Lansford (2022) article and consider how the authors
see the tension/balance between individualistic and collective parenting skills.
Reflect on the position you took from the article “Can Parents Be Both Individualist and
Collectivist?” for the Skill Building exercise.
In at least two paragraphs, build on your submission to the Skill Building Activity and, integrating the
textbook information, do the following:
RESOURCES
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
WEEKLY RESOURCES (106)
TO PREPARE:
BY DAY 3
Describe one commonality between how Shiraev & Levy (2024) and Lansford (2022) address
the balance between individualist and collective parenting skills.
Describe one difference between how Shiraev & Levy (2024) and Lansford (2022) address the
balance between individualist and collective parenting skills.
Explain your own position in this comparison and provide an illustrative example.
Support the responses within your assignment post with credited evidence in support of your
position from two or more of the assigned learning resources (including sentence-level citations).
Provide a reference list in APA Style for resources you used in the post.
Note: For this Discussion, you are required to complete your initial post before you will
be able to view and respond to your colleagues’ postings. Begin by clicking on
the Reply button to complete your initial post. Remember, once you click on Post
Reply, you cannot delete or edit your own posts and you cannot post anonymously.
Please check your post carefully before clicking on Post Reply!
Respond to at least one of your colleagues’ posts and using the course text as a resource, support
your insights or thoughts as to your colleague posts. Provide evidence to support your colleagues’
posts.
BY DAY 5
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