Abstract:A cross-cultural study of mother±child dyads was set up to test the hypothesis that sociocultural differences, mediated by variations of maternal intervention, influence the way in which the child manipulates objects and, thereby, his cognitive and social competences. Two series of observations were conducted with three groups of children aged 18±24 months (15 from the American middle class, 15 from French families and 15 from North African familiesÐthe last two groups both underprivileged): (a)`naturalistic' … Show more
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