An exploratory study of mother-child storytelling in East India and Northeast United States Harkins, Debra A. and Ray, Sukanya,, 14, 347-367 (2004), doi = https://doi.org/10.1075/ni.14.2.09har, publicationName = John Benjamins, issn = 1387-6740, abstract= This study examined cultural variations in parental goals of storytelling and story constructions to and with young children. Sixty-five (34 East India; 36 USA) mothers and their four-to-five year old children were audio taped as they read a non-worded picture storybook. East India mothers told longer stories that included more evaluative comments and responses to their child's questions than US mothers. Content and evaluation of character and story action reflected cultural themes of collectivism of India and individualism of USA. Enculturation through storytelling is discussed. (Mother-Child Storytelling, Individualism, Collectivism, Narrative) , language=, type=