On Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:54:22 -0800, Nancy Melucci wrote:
Has anyone ever accurately operationalized what it means to be "spoiled?"
I can recognize spoiled milk easily. Spoiled children - not so much.
For one definition of "spoiled child syndrome" see this article by McIntosh
in the Journal "Pediatrics":
http://oikosistemata.yolasite.com/resources/ped-83-108-mcintosh-1989-spoilchildsynd.pdf
See also:
http://books.google.com/books?id=tzLWdq-YKHYC&pg=PA35&dq=%22spoiled+child+syndrome%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=rmP0UIPqMqy10QHGgoHwAg&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22spoiled%20child%20syndrome%22&f=false
I'm sure that there's more research on this and related topics but it is
not an area I'm really familiar with.
-Mike Palij
New York University
[email protected]
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From Inside Higher Ed:
Much discussion about higher education assumes that the children of wealthy
parents have all the advantages, and they certainly have many. But a new
study
reveals an area where they may be at a disadvantage. The study found that
the
more money (in total and as a share of total college costs) that parents
provide for higher education, the lower the grades their children earn.
Read more:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/01/14/study-finds-increased-parental-support-college-results-lower-grades#ixzz2HxoEmQuF
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