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Slaughter-Defoe, Diana T. – American Psychologist, 1995
Argues the importance of context to the description, theory, and understanding of human behavior because it influences children's primary group relations with family members, teachers, and peers. The article explains that, to be useful for children, social policies must inform the public on how its projected changes will influence socialization…
Descriptors: Children, Context Effect, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Structure