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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...

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Publicado en:Child Development Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 31 - 42
Autores principales: Tulkin, Steven R., Kagan, Jerome
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Mar1972
Materias:
Mother-child relationship
First-born children
Daughters
Class differences
Physical contact
Verbal behavior
Middle class
Working class
Caucasian race
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Sumario: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.