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EJ454900 PS519956

Title: The Role of Parents in the Socialization of Children: An Historical Overview.
Author(s): Maccoby, Eleanor E.
Source: Developmental Psychology, v28 n6 p1006-17 Nov 1992
Publication Date: 1992
ISSN: 0012-1649
Language: English
Document Type: Historical material (060); Journal articles (080)
Journal Announcement: CIJAPR1993

Behaviorism and psychoanalytic theory, prevalent early in this century, declined at midcentury. Theorists subsequently developed domain-specific theories of socialization, which were influenced by, or resulted in, changing conceptions of children's identification with their parents, changing definitions of optimal parenting, and an understanding of the role of affect in socialization. (BC)

Descriptors: Affective Behavior; Behaviorism; *Child Development; *Children; *Developmental Psychology; *Family Environment; *Parent Child Relationship; *Socialization
Identifiers: Domain Specificity; Microanalysis; Parenting Styles; Psychoanalytic Theory; *Psychological Theories