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Socialization within day care: A brief review
Author(s) -
Bradley Robert H.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
infant mental health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1097-0355
pISSN - 0163-9641
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0355(198223)3:3<156::aid-imhj2280030304>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - socialization , day care , psychology , differential effects , developmental psychology , medicine , nursing
Studies examining the effects of day care are reviewed. Little evidence was found indicating a negative impact on child development. A number of weaknesses in the day care literature were pointed out, including problems of ecological validity and failure to examine for differential effects. Suggestions for future research are made, among them a “natural history” of day care and studies of children who have experienced trauma.