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Kagan, Jerome – American Psychologist, 1979
Criticizes accepted premises regarding family influence on the child: (1) particular external conditions are inevitably associated with fixed consequences for all children; (2) some psychological structures created by early experience are stable over time; and (3) the mother-infant bond is the primary determinant of the child's future…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Psychology, Child Rearing, Family Influence
Rickarby, Geoff – 1980
Theories furthering understanding of the effects of child rearing practices on psychiatric disturbance are briefly reviewed. Particular attention is given to family dynamics, the double-bind hypothesis, and the development of schizophrenia and related border line syndromes that lead to psychotic phenomena. The issue of child rearing practices is…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Rearing, Foreign Countries, Mental Disorders

Brown, Michael T.; Lum, Joyce L.; Voyle, Kim – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1997
Argues that Roe's theory of personality development and career choice has been misunderstood and used inappropriately in research on parent influence on career choice. Proposes reexamination of Roe's ideas about the role of parents in shaping childhood experiences and children's psychological needs. (SK)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Family Characteristics, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Influence

Dawis, Rene V; Lunneborg, Patricia W.; Osipow, Samuel H.; Brown, Michael T.; Voyle, Kim M. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1997
Includes "Revisiting Roe: Comments on Brown, Lum and Voyle (1997)" (Davis); "Putting Roe in Perspective" (Lunneborg); "Roe Revisited: Why?" (Osipow); and "Without Roe" (Brown, Voyle). (SK)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Family Characteristics, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Influence

Harris, Judith Rich – Developmental Psychology, 2000
Maintains that context effects and genetic effects are among the confounding factors that make it impossible to reject the null hypothesis of zero long-term parenting effects on child outcomes. Asserts that group socialization theory attributes outside-the-home socialization to identification with a peer group and assimilation of group norms, but…
Descriptors: Children, Context Effect, Environmental Influences, Nature Nurture Controversy
Vaughan, Jerry L. – 1984
This discussion argues that two approaches are helpful in reconciling the dissonance and conflict between attitudes and behavior in families, that results from faulty expectations in childrearing processes. One such approach is to change attitudes so they conform to actual behavior. An alternative approach is to change behavioral patterns to make…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences, Family Life
Levant, Ronald F. – 1980
This paper presents a literature review and the author's views on the male role in parenting, including the choice not to parent. The traditional view of male parenting is reviewed, with an emphasis on the effects of the traditional paternal role on the development of children. The materials shift in focus to a broader consideration of the…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Child Development, Family Structure, Fathers