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Robinson, W. P.; Arnold, Jenifer – 1972
The quality of mother-child linguistic interaction was studied in 40 6-year-old English children and their mothers. Both the middle and working classes were represented in the sample. Tasks were administered in which children were to ask questions of their mothers. Questions were analyzed in terms of open versus closed. The majority of the…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Language Research, Lower Class, Middle Class
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Pfeffer, Karen; Olowu, A. A. – Early Child Development and Care, 1985
Examines the effects of socialization on the size of Yoruba children's drawings of a man and a woman through use of the Draw a Person test. Findings support the prediction that male figures were drawn relatively larger than female figures only in the low income group, reflecting the gender inequality that appears typical of the Yoruba social…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Lower Class, Middle Class
KARDINER, ABRAM; OVESEY, LIONEL – 1964
THIS BOOK IS A PSYCHODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF THE ADAPTION OF NEGROES TO AMERICAN SOCIETY AND ITS EFFECT ON THE NEGRO PERSONALITY. A LARGE PART OF THE BOOK IS MADE UP OF SUMMARIES OF PERSONALITY STUDIES OF 25 URBAN NEGROES OF DIFFERENT SEX, AGE, AND STATUS. TWELVE OF THE 25 NEGROES WERE UNDERGOING PSYCHOTHERAPY. A DISCUSSION OF THE WHITE MAN'S SOCIAL…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Blacks, Data, Emotional Adjustment
MILLER, ROBERT W.; ZELLER, FREDRICK A. – 1967
AN ASSESSMENT IS MADE OF VARIABLES THAT ENCOURAGE OR DISCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN AMERICAN SOCIETY. ONE VARIABLE IS THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF FELT NEEDS, WHICH ARE DETERMINED PARTLY BY PERSONALITY BUT FAR MORE--ESPECIALLY AMONG THE POOR--BY ENVIRONMENT. ANOTHER IS THE RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT ONE CAN IDENTIFY FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE LABOR MARKET…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Disadvantaged, Employment, Lower Class