1. Child-Rearing in England and the United States: A Cross-National Comparison.
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Devereux, Edward C., Bronfenbrenner, Urie, and Rodgers, Robert R.
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CHILD rearing ,FAMILY research ,NURTURING behavior ,SCHOOL-based child care ,COMPARATIVE studies ,CHILD care ,QUESTIONNAIRES - Abstract
A comparison is presented of the responses of 741 English children with those of 968 American children, all in their sixth school year, to a questionnaire in which they reported in some detail on the child-rearing practices employed by their fathers and mothers. Although there were many similarities in the reported patterns of parent behavior in the two cultures, there were also many significant differences in English and American child-rearing styles. A speculative analysis, with some research documentation, is presented concerning the consequences of these differences for child behavior in England and the United States. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1969
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