Word associations of aboriginal adolescents
A comparison with Australian and American norms
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11510255 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Betty A Drinkwater (James Cook University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1972 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 190-193 |
| Publication date | 1972-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Psychologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0005-0067 • E-ISSN: 1742-9544 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00050067208259940 |
| OpenAlex | W2067061417 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
A recent application of word association data has been in studies of differences in language habits between culturally advantaged and culturally disadvantaged groups of children. Aultman (1970) provides some evidence of differences in the content of associative responses from children of comparable chronological age but diverse socio-economic backgrounds. Entwhistle (1970) found that word associations of first-grade children indicate that black and white slum children were more advanced linguistically than are suburban children in the U.S., but that the superiority had disappeared by the third grade and was followed by a cumulative decline. The early superiority was judged on the similarity of the type of response to that commonly made by adults. Entwhistle suggests that a factor in this early acceleration may be the slum child's almost unlimited access to the TV set, as compared with the restrictions usually placed on the suburban first-grader in terms of time and content
Association (psychology · Developmental psychology · Disadvantaged · Political science · Population · Slum · Sociology · Word Association · Categorization, perception, and language · Demography · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development
| Citations per year | 0.02 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1973 - 1973 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |