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Divergent models of childrearing in popular manuals: conservative Protestants vs. the mainstream experts.

From: Sociology of Religion  |  Date: 3/22/1995  |  Author: Bartkowski, John P.; Ellison, Christopher G.

While most recent discussions of "the battle over the family" have focused on conflicts over gender roles, this study focuses on contemporary debates over childrearing practices. This work centers on the challenge to mainstream "expert" childrearing ideas posed by James Dobson and other conservative Protestant family advocates. Our study compares the recommendations of mainstream childrearing experts with those advanced by their conservative Protestant counterparts, with particular attention to ...

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