Cover Image
QR Code

MOTHER-CHILD INTERACTION IN THE FIRST YEAR OF LIFE.

Middle-class and working-class Caucasian mothers were observed at home with their firstborn 10-month-old daughters. Social class differences were minimal in areas of physical contact, prohibitions, and nonverbal interactions. In contrast, every verbal behavior observed was more frequent among middle...

Full description

Published in:Child Development Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 31 - 42
Main Authors: Tulkin, Steven R., Kagan, Jerome
Format: Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Mar1972
Subjects:
Mother-child relationship
First-born children
Daughters
Class differences
Physical contact
Verbal behavior
Middle class
Working class
Caucasian race
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:Middle-class and working-class Caucasian mothers were observed at home with their firstborn 10-month-old daughters. Social class differences were minimal in areas of physical contact, prohibitions, and nonverbal interactions. In contrast, every verbal behavior observed was more frequent among middle-class mothers. It was suggested that working-class mothers less frequently believed that their infants were capable of communicating with other people, and hence felt it was futile to attempt to interact with them verbally.