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ERIC Number: EJ373939
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Human Parental Care: Universal Goals, Cultural Strategies, Individual Behavior.
LeVine, Robert A.
New Directions for Child Development, v40 p3-12 Sum 1988
A model of parental behavior as adaptation in agrarian and urban-industrial societies is proposed and examined in light of the evidence in this volume. The model is based on the concept of parental investment strategies for allocating time, attention, and domestic resources to raising children. (RH)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Global Approach, Models, Objectives, Parent Child Relationship, Rural Urban Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Parental Objectives; Strategic Management
Note: Thematic Issue: Parental Behavior in Diverse Societies