The relationship of child rearing practices to societal "tightness" and "looseness"

Journal of Comparative Family Studies • Vol/Iss. 6 • Published In 1972 • Pages: 273-282 •

By Hutter, Mark, Pelto, Pertti J.

Abstract

This paper studies Pelto's (1962, 1968) operational definition for the tightness and looseness of societies in relation to child rearing practices. Results suggest that societies with a "tight" social structure will have child training practices that promote conformity and obedience and vice versa.

Samples
Sample Used	Coded Data	Comment
Other	Other Researchers	Whiting and Child's (1953) "Child Training and Personality" data

Hypotheses (1)
Hypothesis	Supported
"A positive relationships exists between satisfaction potential for the five dimensions of child-training practices and tight-lose societies, and a negative relationship between socialization anxiety potential and tight-loose societies" (280).	Supported

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The relationship of child rearing practices to societal "tightness" and "looseness"

Journal of Comparative Family Studies • Vol/Iss. 6 • Published In 1972 • Pages: 273-282 • Cite

By Hutter, Mark, Pelto, Pertti J.

Abstract

Samples

Hypotheses (1)

Journal of Comparative Family Studies • Vol/Iss. 6 • Published In 1972 • Pages: 273-282 •