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Gauvain, Mary; Munroe, Robert L. – Child Development, 2009
This study examined how societal changes associated with modernization are related to cognitive development. Data were from 4 cultural communities that represented a broad range of traditional and modern elements: the Garifuna (Belize), Logoli (Kenya), Newars (Nepal), and Samoans (American Samoa). Naturalistic observations and the performances of…
Descriptors: Play, Samoan Americans, Foreign Countries, Cognitive Development
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Berndt, Thomas J.; And Others – Child Development, 1986
Examines the extent to which the changes in friendship during a school year influence children's impressions of their friendships and their preference for sharing over competition with friends. Also studied the differences between friendships in middle childhood and early adolescence, using multiple methods and measures. (HOD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attitude Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Friendship
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Cabrera, Natasha J.; Tamis-LeMonda, Catherine S.; Bradley, Robert H.; Hofferth, Sandra; Lamb, Michael E. – Child Development, 2000
Discusses how social trends changed father involvement and family life, and in turn affected children's and fathers' developmental trajectories. Examines how today's children will construct expectations about fathers' and mothers' roles. Maintains that a life-span approach considers the broader sociohistorical context in which fatherhood develops.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Context Effect