An Evaluation of Social Class Differences in Verbal and Nonverbal Maternal Controls, Maternal Sensitivity and Child Compliance.

Borduin, Charles M.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ342942

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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An Evaluation of Social Class Differences in Verbal and Nonverbal Maternal Controls, Maternal Sensitivity and Child Compliance.

Borduin, Charles M.; And Others

Child Study Journal, v16 n2 p95-112 1986

Investigates the effects of social class (middle vs. lower) on verbal and nonverbal maternal controls, maternal sensitivity, and child compliance. Suggests current conceptualizations of lower class mother-child interaction need to be reconsidered since no social class differences were revealed in the experiments. (HOD)

Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Mothers, Nonverbal Communication, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Role, Preschool Children, Social Control, Social Differences, Verbal Communication

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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