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Access Type
Open Access
Document Type
thesis
Degree Program
Psychology
Degree Name
Thesis (M.S.)
Year Degree Awarded
1981
Keywords
Child development, Socialization, Parent and child
Abstract
The primary purpose of this thesis is to determine the relationship between the psychological variable of locus of control and childhood socialization processes. Socialization processes investigated are of two types: a) direct socialization by parents to particular behaviors and b) indirect socialization (I.E., maternal employment). Differences in race, gender and SES are expected to be related to significant differences on locus of control scores.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/748f-xx49