Family Roles and Sex Differences in Creativity of Children in Bombay and Minneapolis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2586877 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jacqueline H Straus (corresponding author), M A Straus (0000-0003-4200-589X), Murray A Strau (0000-0002-0106-7755) |
| Year | 1968 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 46 |
| Publication date | 1968-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Marriage and the Family (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-2445 • E-ISSN: 1741-3737 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/350221 |
| OpenAlex | W2331992319 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
A test is made of the theory that children's creativity varies according to the degree to which the child's role in the family requires conformity to conventional norms. A test of this conformityinhibition theory is made possible by the known differences in degree to which Indian and American society expect normative conformity of children, and also because both societies expect greater conformity on the part of girls. Creativity was measured by the ability to generate ideas which might solve a puzzle in the form of a game presented for solution to husband-wife-child groups. Data for 128 family groups show that the Bombay children had lower scores than the Minneapolis sample. Girls' scores were lower than those of boys in both societies. Sex differences in creativity were greatest in Bombay. The lesser sex difference in the Minneapolis sample is interpreted as reflecting the greater freedom and individuality permitted girls in American society. As societies change towards a less restrictive normative code, individual creativity is likely to increase. AMONG the many possible factors accounting for individual differences in the type of behavior which will later be defined as creative is the extent to which family experiences subject the individual to pressures for conformity or socially correct behavior. This paper reports an empirical test of the theory that such expectations of conformity or intolerance of deviance inhibits creativity. The empirical test is made possible by the fact that there are known differences in the extent to which different cultures expect conformity and also sex differences in the conformity expected of children within cultures. If this conformity-inhibition theory is correct, there should be corresponding differences in the creativity of individuals belonging to the different groups
Conformity · Creativity · Developmental psychology · Deviance (statistics · Empirical research · Normative · Normative social influence · Socialization · Test (biology · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Emotional Intelligence and Performance · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 1972 - 2017 (46) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |