Like Father, Like Son: Young Children's Understanding of How and Why Offspring Resemble Their Parents

Child Development

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 151-171

  Solomon, Gregg E A ^a   Johnson, Susan C ^a   Zaitchik, Deborah ^a,b   Carey, Susan ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CONCEPT FORMATION; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOPTION; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONCEPT FORMATION; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0030075264     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1996.tb01726.x     Document Type: Article

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