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Young Children Take Authoritarian Cues From Their Parents
Some people bridle at the very idea of having to bend to authority. Others, however, value following a leader and playing by the rules, a trait that researchers refer to as “authoritarianism.” Studies suggest that
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Fathers, Daughters and the Second Shift
The phrase “the second shift” entered the popular lexicon a quarter century ago, when sociologist Arlie Hochschild and Anne Machung published a popular book by that name. Based on in-depth interviews and in-home observations of
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Head Start’s 12th National Research Conference on Early Childhood
Head Start’s 12th National Research Conference on Early Childhood will be held July 7–9, 2014 at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, DC. For more information visit www.hsrconference.net.
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Property Values
Ownership influences how people use objects — you are allowed to use your own car, but it’s usually wrong to use anyone else’s, at least without permission. And ownership also has important social consequences. Although
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Society for the Study of Human Development releases special issue of Research in Human Development
The Society for the Study of Human Development (SSHD) has released a special issue of Research in Human Development on “Emergence, Self-Organization, and Developmental Science.” The issue, which includes articles such as “Self-Organization and Explanatory Pluralism
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What’s your baby really thinking?
CNN: Dawn Soto often looks at her toddler’s expressive face and tries to decipher his inner monologue. She wonders, “What goes through their little minds with all these new experiences?” Any parent of a young
