Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ676625
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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Chinese Adolescents' Reasoning about Democratic and Authority-Based Decision Making in Peer, Family, and School Contexts.
Helwig, Charles C.; Arnold, Mary Louise; Tan, Dingliang; Boyd, Dwight
Child Development, v74 n3 p783-800 May-Jun 2003
This study explored judgments and reasoning of Chinese 13- to 18-year-olds regarding making decisions involving children in peer, family, and school contexts. Findings indicated that judgments and reasoning about decision-making varied by social context and by the decision under consideration. Evaluations of procedures became more differentiated with increasing age. Findings revealed that concepts of rights, individual autonomy, and democratic norms are salient to Chinese adolescents' social reasoning. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Child Relationship, Age Differences, Childrens Rights, Cognitive Development, Context Effect, Cross Sectional Studies, Decision Making, Democratic Values, Evaluative Thinking, Family Relationship, Foreign Countries, Peer Relationship, Personal Autonomy, Social Cognition
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: China; Consensus; Differentiation; Majority Rule
