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ERIC Number: EJ564413
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Children's Conceptions of Fair Government and Freedom of Speech.
Helwig, Charles C.
Child Development, v69 n2 p518-31 Apr 1998
Used cases of democratic and non-democratic governmental systems and freedom of speech to investigate 6- to 11-year-olds' notions of political fairness and democracy. Found that political fairness concepts were applied at all ages to evaluate governmental systems and reject non-democratic alternatives. Older children were more likely than younger to consider pragmatic and moral consequences associated with governmental systems. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation, Democracy, Evaluative Thinking, Freedom of Speech, Government Role, Governmental Structure, Policy Formation, Political Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Fairness; Justification (Psychology)