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Culture leaves its imprint on other dimensions of the self-concept, as well, such as the level of positivity and pride expressed in self-descriptions. Western cultures encourage children to embrace positive self-views; Asian cultures value self- criticism and humility because they facilitate group solidarity and harmony. Not surprisingly, in Wang's research, European American children were more likely to describe themselves in positive terms ("I am beautiful, "I am smart"). whereas Chinese children used nonevaluative descriptors (*I play games,"*I go to school"). How do children learn these cultural ways of representing themselves? Wang observed Chinese and American mothers sharing memories about their family with their 3-year-olds (Wang & Ross, 2007). American mothers focused attention on the child and what the child had accomplished, acknowledged the child's expressions of individuality, and socialized the child to remember personal experiences high- lighting individual uniqueness and autonomy. Mother: Do you remember when we were at Nana's on vacation, and we went down to the dock at Grand mommy's? You went swimming? Child: Um-hum. Mother: What did you do that was really neat? Child: Jump off the dock. Mother: Yeah. That was the first time you've ever done that. Child: That was like a diving board. Mother: You're right, it was. Need Assignment Help?