Maturation increases social interdependence as much as independence

Evidence

In addition to the familiar claim that the road from infancy to adulthood is one of increasing (bodily) independence, we suggest that it is also one of increasing (social) interdependence, as the infant is interactively drawn into a widening circle of core configurations. — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 435 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Human development is growing interdependence, not independence.; Development from infancy is not only growing independence but growing interdependence — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 435

Broader Connections

• Development from infancy is not only growing independence but growing interdependence #corroborates (0.95) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 435