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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/parents-peers-children/
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"In 1998 Judith Rich Harris, an independent researcher and textbook author, published The Nuture Assumption: Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do. The book provocatively argued that parents matter much less, at least when it comes to determining the behavior of their children, than is typically assumed. Instead, Harris argued that a child’s peer group is far more important. The Nurture Assumption has recently been reissued in an expanded and revised form. Mind Matters editor Jonah Lehrer chats with Harris about her critics, the evolution of her ideas and why teachers can be more important than parents."
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"In 1998 Judith Rich Harris, an independent researcher and textbook author, published The Nuture Assumption: Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do. The book provocatively argued that parents matter much less, at least when it comes to determining the behavior of their children, than is typically assumed. Instead, Harris argued that a child’s peer group is far more important. The Nurture Assumption has recently been reissued in an expanded and revised form. Mind Matters editor Jonah Lehrer chats with Harris about her critics, the evolution of her ideas and why teachers can be more important than parents."