Socialization or Sociability of the Child?.

Morin, Lucien; Balmer, Blaise

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ERIC Number: EJ197094

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Publication Date: 1978

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Socialization or Sociability of the Child?

Morin, Lucien; Balmer, Blaise

Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, v8 n4 p421-36 1978

Discusses two extreme theories about the social development of a child: "sociocentrism" considers the social integration of the individual as adaption to societal standards, attitudes, patterns, and language; "pedocentrism" sees development as a result of previous psychological aptitudes within the child. Notes problems associated with each theory. (KC)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Theories, Children, Educational Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Political Socialization, Psychological Patterns, Social Development, Social Science Research, Socialization

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Language: English

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