Sibling Interaction Across Cultures: Theoretical and Methodological Issues

1 Communicating Across Disciplines: On Integrating Psychological and Ethnographic Approaches to Sibling Research.- History of This Collection.- Epilogue.- I The Relation Between Larger Cultural Goals and Socialization.- 2 Comparing Sibling Relationships Across Cultures.- Contemporary Importance of Sibling Research.- Universals in Sibling Research.- Comparing Sibling Relationships Across Cultures: Activity Settings as a Unit for Comparative Study.- Ecocultural Influences on Sibling Activity.- Sibling Activity Settings and Literacy: An Example from Hawaii.- Conclusion.- 3 Trust in the Mandinka Way: The Cultural Context of Sibling Care.- Theoretical Background.- Sample and Methods.- The Sibling Relationship as Cultural Context.- Caregiving: The Basic Routine.- The Appearance of Care.- Management Strategies: Manené and Threat.- Bounty and Blows.- The Adult World and the Field of Potential.- Siblings as Socializing Agents.- Conclusions.- 4 The Role of Sibling Interaction in Child Socialization.- The Ethnographic Study of Socialization.- Sample and Methods.- Kwara'ae Family Organization and Work.- The Role of Caregiver-Infant Interaction Strategies in Shaping Sibling Relationships.- Siblings as Caregivers and Peers.- Discussion.- II The Emergence of Cultural Knowledge: Social, Emotional, and Cognitive.- 5 Siblings as Effective Socializing Agents: Evidence from Central Mexico.- A Social-Interactive and Perceptual Approach to Socializing Child Novices.- Siblings as Socializing Agents.- Evidence from Central Mexico.- Discussion.- 6 Siblings and the Development of Social Understanding in Early Childhood.- Conflict.- Comforting, Sharing, and Cooperation in Play.- Conversations About Feelings.- Individual Differences.- Conclusion.- 7 Sibling Interaction, Birth Spacing, and Intellectual/Linguistic Development.- Mother-Infant Interaction and Early Intellectual and Linguistic Development.- Siblings' Role in Intellectual Development.- The Vermont Family Studies Project.- Methodological Overview.- Infant Intellectual Development and Firstborn-Created Macrobehavioral Experiences.- Infant-Sibling Communication, Birth Spacing, and Intellectual and Linguistic Development.- Birth Spacing and Family Structure.- Discussion and Conclusion.- III Perceptions of the Sibling Role.- 8 The Child's Perspective of Sibling Caretaking and Its Relevance to Understanding Social-Emotional Functioning and Development.- Empirical Direction for Future Sibling Research.- Method.- Results.- Summary.- 9 Children's, Parents', and Observers' Perspectives on Sibling Relationships.- Children's Perceptions of Their Relationships.- Different Perspectives on Sibling Relationships.- Empirical Illustrations of Different Perspectives.- Conclusion.- 10 Sisters and Brothers.- Contrastive Views.- Functions, Roles, and Activities.- Sisters and Brothers as Culture Brokers.- Siblings as Social Teachers.- Renvoi.- Author Index.