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Would You Ask Someone Else to Do This Task? Parents' and Children's Ideas about Household Work Requests.
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Goodnow, Jacqueline J.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1991
In two studies, mothers and fathers rated the ease of making a work request of a partner or child, and children commented on making a work request of a parent or sibling. Analysis of responses yielded four types of task groups: male, mothers', mothers' and children's, and open. (BC)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Family Attitudes, Family Relationship
The Nature of Responsibility: Children's Understanding of "Your Job."
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Warton, Pamela M.; Goodnow, Jacqueline J. – Child Development, 1991
Three principles of work distribution were considered: (1) direct cause; (2) self-regulation; and (3) continuing responsibility. Children of 8, 11, and 14 years of age performed a job sorting task and commented on the fairness of work arrangements in vignettes. Results showed a differential development for the three principles rather than a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Standards, Child Responsibility
Work Contributions to the Family: Developing a Conceptual and Research Framework.
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Goodnow, Jacqueline J.; Lawrence, Jeanette A. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2001
Proposes a framework that considers differences in the type of work contributions to family (amount, style, person specificity, and consensus), the impact of various circumstances (age, gender, competence, preference, family position of individual, ethnic background, custom, parents' needs, or availability of children), and the feelings people…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Attitudes, Family Environment
The Social Bases of Social Cognition: Interactions about Work and Their Implications.
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Goodnow, Jacqueline J.; Warton, Pamela M. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1991
This analysis of work interactions emphasizes concepts and principles adults bring to work interactions. It also explores the processes involved in teaching and learning situations, and the questions these processes raise for certain current social accounts of children's cognitive development. (BB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Childhood Attitudes, Children