Same although different: Social beliefs in the cultural canalization of twins’ development

• Autores: Oliveira Machado, Alessandra, Uchoa Branco, Angela
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2010
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistaspuc:article/1465
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/psicologia/article/view/1465
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Twinship; socialization; beliefs; individuation process; cultural psychology; Gemelos; Socialización; Creencias; Procesos de individuación; Psicología cultural; Socialization; Beliefs; Individuation process; Cultural psychology

This paper investigates ideas and expectations by the mother, grandfather and teacher of monozygotic twins  about  their  development,  considering  the sociocultural constructivist perspective. Through an interpretive-qualitative analysis, categories were constructed inferred from participant’s narratives. Results show that: a) cultural and educational prac- tices carried out within school and family contexts depend on adults’ beliefs about twinship;b) such practices may have fundamental impact over the development of subjectivity of each child; c) there are divergences about beliefs and expectations held by family and school contexts about twins’ behaviors and performances; d) there is a dialogical tension between promoting similarity and/or individuation/differentiation processes.