Adult Perspectives on Children's Autonomy

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A representative sample of 1,002 Los Angeles adults responded to vignettes on parent-child conflict by indicating their support for the position of either the parent or the child. Adults' perspectives on children's rights to autonomy were examined in the nine substantive areas of education, privacy, appearance, religion, economics, sexual conduct, access to media, political participation and public responsibility, and social participation. In all these areas, there is a lack of consensus about children's rights among adults. Social characteristics of the sample, however, correlate with views on this issue in ways consistent with a general liberal-conservative orientation.

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