19/01/08 22:40:53.42 MGKnZ6a10.net
“Parenting”, in the sense that it is now understood, is a relatively new term; it first popped up in 1958,
according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, and came into widespread use only in the 1970s. Experts see it as an important factor in successful
child-rearing, along with things such as genetic predisposition and external circumstances.
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今週のspecial report のテーマはChildhood。
子どもをめぐる環境、子育てがテーマなら、当然、遺伝も話題になるだろうと
思って読んでいたのだが、ここのgenetic predispositionという単独の語以外に
遺伝についての言及なし。
つい数週間前は、遺伝の影響大とする書評を書いていたくせに。