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2-070 - Considering the Impact of Social Context and Group Norms Across Cultures

Fri, March 22, 10:00 to 11:30am, Baltimore Convention Center, Floor: Level 3, Room 324

Session Type: Paper Symposium

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Research on processes of social influence is typically limited by overlooking variations across social contexts. This symposium aims to discuss the important role of social-cultural context in developmental science at both the macro- and micro-level. Four papers will be presented. The first two papers consider culture at the macro-level, assessing international similarities and differences in peer processes. The second two papers consider culture at the micro-level, assessing the impact of peer culture at the level of peer group structures and norms. Data collected in Canada, China, Colombia, Korea, Indonesia, and the US are represented.

First, we consider international variation in social process across cultural context. The first paper uses social network analysis to compare and contrast the social networks of youth in Indonesia, China and the US. The second paper considers how cultural and economic differences between Montreal, Quebec and Barranqulla, Colombia lead to variations in peer relationship processes. Second, we consider within nation variation as a function or peer culture embedded within nations. The first paper considers the influence of social network norms over youth aggression in Korea. The second paper discusses the need to consider the influence of social network norms over gender identity development in US schools. Discussion will be given to understanding, analyzing, and considering the interplay between social-cultural effects at the macro- and micro-level.

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