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Socialization and the development of adult respect
Author(s) -
Siegal Michael
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
british journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.536
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8295
pISSN - 0007-1269
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1979.tb02146.x
Subject(s) - psychology , socialization , solidarity , developmental psychology , lying , social psychology , politics , medicine , political science , law , radiology
An experiment is reported designed to re‐examine Piaget's (1932) claim that an increasing solidarity and mutual respect among peers liberates the child from a unilateral respect for adult‐imposed constraints. Children aged 5–11 were asked to compare identical moral acts (e.g. helping, lying) involving a grown‐up or a friend. Contrary to Piaget, there was no evidence of an increasing solidarity among peers to the extent that, e.g. children think that to lie to a friend is worse than to lie to a grown‐up.