Harris, Judith Rich.

The nurture assumption : why children turn out the way they do / by Judith Rich Harris. - Rev. and updated [ed.], Free Press trade pbk. ed. - New York : Free Press, 2009. - xxx, 448 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-429) and index.

"Nurture" Is Not the Same as "Environment" -- The Nature (and Nurture) of the Evidence -- Nature, Nurture, and None of the Above -- Separate Worlds -- Other Times, Other Places -- Human Nature -- Us and Them -- In the Company of Children -- The Transmission of Culture -- Gender Rules -- Schools of Children -- Growing Up -- Dysfunctional Families and Problem Kids -- What Parents Can Do -- The Nurture Assumption on Trial -- Appendixes : Personality and Birth Order -- Testing Theories of Child Development.

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Child development--United States.
Child rearing--United States.
Nature and nurture--United States.
Children and the environment--United States.

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