Judith Rich Harris
Judith Rich Harris was an American psychology researcher and the author of The Nurture Assumption, a book criticizing the belief that parents are the most important factor in child development, and presenting evidence which contradicts that belief. Harris was a resident of Middletown Township, New Jersey.
Background
- Born in
- Brooklyn
- Educated at
- Harvard UniversityBrandeis UniversityUniversity of ArizonaTucson High Magnet School
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Trending topics shown first"Judith Rich Harris, 80, Dies; Author Played Down the Role of Parents, New York Times, January 1, 2019."
"Peer Pressure, New York Times Book Review September 13, 1998, pp. 14-15"
"Birth order effects are like those things that you think you see out of the corner of your eye but that disappear when you look at them closely. They do keep turning up but only because people keep lo…"
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1938
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Birth2018
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