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
