French and European American child-mother play: Culture and gender considerations

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 498-508

  Suizzo, Marie Anne ^a   Bornstein, H Marc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood play behavior; Childrearing practices; Cognitive development; Cultural differences; Early childhood development; Gender differences; Mother child relations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; CULTURAL FACTOR; EUROPE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PLAY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 33751560077     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025406071912     Document Type: Article

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