Like other regions of Spain, Catalonia has a
distinct language and a strong sense of cultural
difference that were repressed under Francisco Franco's dictatorship, which ended
in 1975.
Introducing an expansion of the definition of culture
in seven
distinct ways, the article discusses research findings related to
language acquisition, the influence of ethnicity and class on cognitive development, the impact of bilingualism on
language development, and the
differences found
in interdependent versus Individualistic cultures.