Other People's Kids: Social Expectations and American Adults' Involvement with Children and Adolescents (Search Institute Series on Developmentally ... Attentive Community and Society)

by Marc Mannes (Contributor), Marc Mannes (Contributor), Peter Scales (Author), Peter Benson (Contributor)

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  Illustrated
  2003

  $62.82

  Social norms theory suggests that adults are more likely to get deeply involved if that involvement is viewed as highly important, and if they perceive a social expectation to do so.This volume examines the nature of social norms in general and in relationship to children and adolescents.