Children's understanding of death: a review of three components of a death concept.
Child Dev
; 55(5): 1671-86, 1984 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-6510050
ABSTRACT
This review of the empirical literature on the development of the concept of death focuses on 3 components of that concept irreversibility, nonfunctionality, and universality. These findings overall suggest that the majority of healthy children in modern urban-industrial societies achieve an understanding of all 3 components between 5 and 7 years of age. Since this is also the age at which most children make the transition from preoperational to concrete-operational thinking, some relationship between these 2 processes seems likely. However, attempts to empirically validate that relationship have thus far yielded ambiguous results. Possible reasons for this ambiguity are suggested.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Atitude Frente a Morte
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Desenvolvimento Infantil
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Formação de Conceito
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1984
Tipo de documento:
Article