On Thu, 21 Jan 1999, DAP Louw - Psychology wrote:
> Colleagues,
>
> I'm urgently looking for a book or even a good review article on the
> psychological importance of the family. Can anybody help?
>
Yes. I'd recommmend Judith Rich Harris's book "The Nurture Assumption"
and the earlier prize-winning review article which preceded it
(Harris, 1995).
True, it argues _against_ this premise but it's undeniably _about_ the
psychological importance of the family. It's a must-read (and her
footnotes are a delight).
-Stephen
Harris, J. (19995). Where is the child's environment: A group
socialization theory of development. Psychological Review
102, 458-489.
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