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Narrative descriptions of children's behavior within nursery school settings were used to assess overt aggressive and friendly acts of children from two social classes. Comparisons were made at two age levels: approximately three to four years, and approximately four to five years. More differences were found between the social classes in the younger age group than in the older age group. Various social class differences were suggested to account for these findings.
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Schroeer, R.S., Flapan, D. Aggressive and friendly behaviors of young children from two social classes. Child Psych Hum Dev 2, 32–41 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01442057
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