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2. There is variation across cultures in the extent to which people value independence. Do you think this might have implications for the development of attachment patterns?

3. As parents age, it is not uncommon for them to have to depend on their adult children.Do you think that people’s history of experiences in their relationships with their parents might shape people’s willingness to provide care for their aging parents? In other words, are secure adults more likely to provide responsive care to their aging parents?

5. Some people, despite reporting insecure relationships with their parents, report secure,well-functioning relationships with their spouses. What kinds of experiences do you think might enable someone to develop a secure relationship with their partners despite having an insecure relationship with other central figures in their lives?

6. Most attachment research on adults focuses on attachment to peers (e.g., romantic partners). What may other kinds of things serve as attachment figures? Do you think siblings, pets, or gods can serve as attachment figures?

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There are two common cultures that revolve around the world and widely studied in the psychology discipline. This involves individualistic vs collectivistic cultures. Individualistic cultures focus on being independent, assertive. self-enhancement and self-reliant,

The culture that promotes independence would have a great effect on attachment style

• Parents and children would be less emotionally attached. The child would have to deal with all sorts of emotions by himself and herself.
• Parents only fulfill the basic requirements and promote a self-developing personality.
• The child developed showing less emotional attachment towards parents. He/she does not fear when parents go away as the anxiety of 'dependence' is not developed.
• Children remain strong in dealing with various conflicts with the environment. The relationships remain cordial with everyone but to a limited extent.