The Development of Concepts of Economic and Social Inequality.

Leahy, Robert L.

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Publication Date: 1990

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The Development of Concepts of Economic and Social Inequality.

Leahy, Robert L.

New Directions for Child Development, n46 p107-20 Win 1990

Examined children's conceptions of the causes of wealth and poverty. As their ages increase, children explain wealth and poverty by referring to individual differences in work, effort, and intelligence rather than social, structural, or political factors. (PCB)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Developmental Stages, Individual Differences, Poverty, Social Attitudes, Social Cognition, Social Differences

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Language: English

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