Prosocial Behavior in Infancy: The Role of Socialization

Child Development Perspectives

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 222-227

  Brownell, Celia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

infants; prosocial behavior; social development; socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992493139     PISSN: 17508592     EISSN: 17508606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdep.12189     Document Type: Article

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