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Peer reviewedJackson, Robert Max – American Sociological Review, 1989
Using a stochastic model, shows that Chodorow's theory on the reproduction of mothering does not work. According to Chodorow, daughters become more nurturing than sons because mothers do more nurturing than fathers; this becomes a self-reproducing cycle. However, this theory does not sustain a sex differential in nurturing. Considers strategies…
Descriptors: Child Development, Daughters, Fathers, Models
Peer reviewedBush, Lawson – Western Journal of Black Studies, 2000
Reviews the literature on the role that black mothers play in the development of manhood in their sons. Concludes that blaming single black mothers as an autonomous variable responsible for the conditions facing black males is inappropriate. (SM)
Descriptors: Blacks, Child Development, Child Rearing, Mothers
