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Publication Date: 1991
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Childhood Experience, Interpersonal Development, and Reproductive Strategy: An Evolutionary Theory of Socialization.
Belsky, Jay; And Others
Child Development, v62 n4 p647-70 Aug 1991
The concept of reproductive strategy is applied to the study of childhood experience and interpersonal development to develop an evolutionary theory of socialization. The relationship between this theory and prevailing theories of socialization is considered, and research consistent with the evolutionary theory is reviewed. Discusses directions for further research. (Author/GLR)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Adults, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development, Biological Influences, Child Rearing, Children, Early Experience, Family Problems, Family Structure, Fatherless Family, Marital Instability, Parent Child Relationship, Personality Development, Preadolescents, Puberty, Reproduction (Biology), Sexuality, Social Theories, Socialization, Stress Variables
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Language: English
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