Social Expectations and American Adults? Involvement with Children and Adolescents
by
Marc Mannes, Nicole R. Hintz, Eugene C. Roehlkepartain
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
According to the study conducted by Gallup Organization, only a minority of Americans experience consistent normative motivation for engaging with other people's children. Social norms theory suggests that adults are more likely to get deeply involved if that involvement is viewed as highly important,...