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Parenting in Chinese Immigrant Families: A Critical Review of Consistent and Inconsistent Findings.
Ma Junqian.
Nanjing Xiaozhuang University
Journal Article
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Published: October 2019
Journal of Child and Family Studies
Vol. 29, No. 3
, p. 831-844
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-019-01642-y
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The study finds that the different nature of data, research settings, and data collection methods are the main possible reasons for the inconsistent or even contradictory findings. Despite the research inconsistency, categorizing parenting into cultural groups and perceiving parenting as a collection of static characteristics are the two major limitations of these studies. To overcome these limitations, this paper argues for breaking stereotypes and investigating parenting as a dynamic process instead of a collection of static traits. (Author abstract)
Keywords:
parenting skills; China; children of immigrants; child rearing; research needs; cultural factors; parenting