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ERIC Number: EJ308806
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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What Do People Ask About a Neonate?
Intons-Peterson, Margaret Jean; Reddel, Michelle
Developmental Psychology, v20 n3 p358-59 May 1984
Sixty primiparous parents recorded the questions asked when they telephoned others to announce their baby's birth. Eighty percent of the initial questions were about the baby's gender. Questions about mother's health and baby's characteristics typically were second and third, respectively. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Adults, Neonates, Sex Bias, Social Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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