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Author:

Harris, Judith Rich.

Title:

The nurture assumption : why children turn out the way they do / by Judith Rich Harris.

Edition:

Rev. and updated [ed.], Free Press trade pbk. ed.

Publisher:

Free Press,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

xxx, 448 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Child development--United States.
Child rearing--United States.
Nature and nurture--United States.
Children and the environment--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-429) and index.

Contents:

"Nurture" Is Not the Same as "Environment" -- The Nature (and Nurture) of the Evidence -- Nature, Nurture, and None of the Above -- Separate Worlds -- Other Times, Other Places -- Human Nature -- Us and Them -- In the Company of Children -- The Transmission of Culture -- Gender Rules -- Schools of Children -- Growing Up -- Dysfunctional Families and Problem Kids -- What Parents Can Do -- The Nurture Assumption on Trial -- Appendixes : Personality and Birth Order -- Testing Theories of Child Development.

ISBN:

1439101655
9781439101650

OCLC:

(OCoLC)232979558

LCCN:

2008032979

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

BJPD251 -- Waukee Public Library (Waukee)