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Peer reviewedLamb, M. E. – Human Development, 1975
Theoretical and research literature on the role of fathers in childhood development is reviewed. It is suggested that fathers may play an important but qualitatively different role in socialization than mothers and various research designs are suggested to test this hypothesis. (GO)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Fathers, Identification (Psychology), Infants
Download full textCaudill, William; Frost, Lois – 1971
Previous studies have shown that American mothers, in contrast to Japanese, do more lively chatting to their babies, and that as a result, the American babies have a generally higher level of vocalization and, particularly, they respond with greater amounts of happy vocalization and gross motor activity than do Japanese babies. Thus, it appears…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Care, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies
