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1). Describe the influence of culture, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status on childhood development, and discuss the role of acculturation in this process.

2) What impact do (the influence of culture, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status) each of these factors have on parenting styles and the overall growth and development of children?

3). For example, what do current research findings tell us about the differences between ethnic minority parents and those in a higher socioeconomic group?

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1) Culture tends to affect childhood development due to the fact that a child picks up a great deal of his or her tendencies and methods of interaction with his or her environment based upon the cultural norms that are expressed to them by their parents, etc. Different ethnicities have different methods of raising their children and teaching their children, which influences the manner in which children develop psychologically. Socio-economic status is a strong determining ...

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