Learning about the self and others: Social and emotional development across cultures
There is a persistent problem in developmental science, with nearly all of our research focused on urban, middle-class, English-speaking children and families residing in Europe and North America. This poses a challenge for representativeness of participants as well as the generalizability of findings. Despite the diversity of human social life and ecology, we know very little about the extent and range of human variation and how it impacts the developing child. In this talk, I underscore the strong motivation for examining development in diverse contexts. I describe common practices and methods in the sub-field of culture and development. Lastly, I provide a summary of commonalities and differences in development that we have found in our research. I emphasize the need for inter-disciplinary collaborations and partnerships.

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Date: 29 October 2024, 16:30 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Michaelmas 2024)
Venue: 15 Norham Gardens, 15 Norham Gardens OX2 6PY
Venue Details: Seminar Room G/H
Speaker: Professor Tanya MacGillivray (Simon Fraser University)
Organising department: Department of Education
Organiser: Dr Sonali Nag (University of Oxford)
Part of: Child Development and Learning Seminar Series MT 2024
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Public
Editors: Hannah Freeman, Heather Sherkunov