Faculty Mentor
Meredith Redlin
Abstract
Current literature suggests that emotions are learned through socialization. The following study was completed using results compiled by a survey done for the South Dakota State University (SDSU) Sociology of Rural America course (Soc 240). The authors wished to ask the question "Do the education levels of parents affect the emotions and behaviors of their children?" There were approximately 540 respondents to this survey, all college students at SDSU. Questions dealing with students' emotions were analyzed with respect to each respective student's parents' education level. The findings suggested that there is a connection between the parents' education levels and the emotions and behaviors of children.
Recommended Citation
Parkinson, Chelsea and Arunachalam, Shivaram Poigai
(2007)
"The Effect of Parental Education on Emotions and Behaviors,"
The Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 5, Article 10.
Available at:
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/jur/vol5/iss1/10