Bangladeshi parental ethnotheories in the United Kingdom : Towards cultural collaborations in clinical practice

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Parental meaning systems (ethnotheories) constitute a very important part of the context in which children live and develop. Parental ethnotheories are in turn shaped by implicit cultural ideals that organize parental beliefs and actions and frame child-rearing practices. The article presents a qualitative research into Bangladeshi parental ethnotheories in the United Kingdom, which illustrates both the rich cultural meanings that orientate parental action and also demonstrates how parents generate new meanings following migration and culture change. Professional understandings about children's developmental needs, of child rearing and parenting, are not culture free and an examination of the cultural frames of professional theories is important as parenting is often taught as a universal technique that takes little account of the cultural context and of what parents think. An engagement with other cultural theories about child development can enhance critical reflexivity in clinical practice by provoking reflection on the cultural constructions of professional theories. Creating a context for the expression of parental ethnotheories is necessary for developing cross-cultural collaborations in clinical practice as it empowers families and redresses the power relationship between the therapist and the parent.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

Clinical child psychology and psychiatry - 21(2016), 3 vom: 15. Juli, Seite 344-58

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bose, Ruma [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bangladeshi
Child development
Child rearing
Clinical practice
Cross-cultural collaborations
Culture
Journal Article
Parental ethnotheories
Research

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 10.02.2017

Date Revised 10.02.2017

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/1359104514530734

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM237460343