Zulu mothers' beliefs about their own and their children's intelligence

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 83-94

  Furnham, Adrian ^a   Mkhize, Nhlanhla ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Self estimated intelligence; South Africa; Zulu mothers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0037318354     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540309598432     Document Type: Article

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