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Cooperation and obligation in early parent-child relationships

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 April 2020

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Ross A. Thompson*
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Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis, CA956160-8686. rathompson@ucdavis.eduhttps://psychology.ucdavis.edu/people/rathom
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Abstract

Tomasello's moral psychology of obligation would be developmentally deepened by greater attention to early experiences of cooperation and shared social agency between parents and infants, evolved to promote infant survival. They provide a foundation for developing understanding of the mutual obligations of close relationships that contribute (alongside peer experiences) to growing collaborative skills, fairness expectations, and fidelity to social norms.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 43 , 2020 , e88
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