ISBN:
3319083074
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (5092 KB, 242 S.)
Edition:
1. Aufl.
Series Statement:
National Symposium on Family Issues v.5
Parallel Title:
Print version Families in an Era of Increasing Inequality : Diverging Destinies
DDC:
306.85
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
This book examines the link between social inequality and child development. Chapters also explore how men and women of varying social and economic statuses follow trajectories of marriage, divorce, employment, and extramarital births. The book considers the efficacy of current programs and policies meant to reduce disparities. This book is a useful resource for researchers and practitioners in family studies, social work, and psychology. Paul Amato, Ph.D., is the Arnold and Bette Hoffman Professor of Family Sociology and Demography at The Pennsylvania State University. He has received the Distinguished Career Award from the Family Section of the American Sociological Association, the Stanley Cohen Distinguished Research Award from the American Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, the Ernest Burgess Distinguished Career Award from the National Council on Family Relations, and the Distinction in the Social Sciences Award from Pennsylvania State University.Alan Booth, Ph.D., is Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Demography, and Human Development Family Studies at The Pennsylvania State University. He has been a senior scientist in Penn State's Population Research Institute since 1991. Dr. Booth has co-organized the university's National Symposium of Family Issues since its inception in 1993. He is the author of more than 100 scholarly articles, four books, and editor of 16 volumes. He was editor of Journal of Marriage and The Family from 1985-1991.Susan McHale, Ph.D., is Director of the Social Science Research Institute and The Children, Youth, and Family Consortium and Professor of Human Development at The Pennsylvania State University. Her research focuses on children's and adolescents' family roles, relationships, and daily experiences and how these family dynamics are linked to youth development and adjustment. Jennifer Van Hook, Ph.D., is Professor of Sociology and Demography and Director of the Population Research Institute at The Pennsylvania State University. Her work spans a variety of family-related topics, including extended family living arrangements, family poverty, cohabitation, inter-racial marriage, and fertility patterns, and has appeared in major journals such as the Journal of Marriage and the Family, International Migration Review, Social Forces, and Demography.
Description / Table of Contents:
Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Contributors; Part I Diverging Destinies for AmericanChildren; 1 Diverging Destinies Revisited; Abstract; The Argument and the Evidence; New Evidence on ; Cross-national Comparisons; Sec4; Outside Marriage; Age at First ; Causes; Update on Causes; Consequences; Update on Consequences; What Should be Done?; References; 2 Divergent Responses to Family Inequality; Abstract; Divergent Responses to Family ; Increase Education; Reduce the Penalty for Single Motherhood; Change Family Structure; Acknowledgments; References; 3 Diverging Destinies in Rural America
Description / Table of Contents:
AbstractThe Economic Context of ; The Family Life Project in Rural America; Education and Jobs of the FLP Mothers; , Chaos, and Child Language; Mother Education and Language in the FLP Sample; FLP Maternal Language Input and Child Language; Final Remarks; References; 4 Diverging Destinies Revisited: The Threat to Child Development and Social Mobility; Abstract; Introduction; Having a Baby---The End Posts; The Effects of Diverging Destinies on ; Capturing Diverging Destinies; Parents: Policy Challenge; Policy; References; Part II Social Inequality, Parenting, and ChildDevelopment
Description / Table of Contents:
5 Inequality Begins at Home: The Role of Parenting in the Diverging Destinies of Rich and Poor ChildrenAbstract; Introduction; Gaps in Young Children's Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills; Changes in Children's Educational Performance Over Time; Disparities in Across Social Class Background; Changes in Parents' Behaviors Over Time; The Role of in Producing Disparities; Can Change Behavior?; What Motivates Parents to Invest in Their Children?; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; 6 Subjective Rationality, Parenting Styles, and Investments in Children; Abstract; Introduction
Description / Table of Contents:
Why Subjective Rationality?The Model; Styles and Investments; Preferences, Budget Constraint; Parent's Information Set; Solution of the Model; Conclusion; References; 7 Inequality Begins Outside the Home: Putting Parental Educational Investments into Context; Abstract; Parenting as a Mediator; Parental Educational Investments and the Socioeconomic Context of Parenting; Lessons from Prevention Science: Child and Parent Interventions; Conclusion; References; 8 Stressful Life Experiences and Contexts: The Effects on Parents and Parenting; Abstract; Introduction
Description / Table of Contents:
Family Economic and Neighborhood Segregation by IncomeThe Relationship Between Family and Neighborhood Poverty and Psychological Stress; Discussion; References; Part III Social Inequality and the Transitionto Adulthood; 9 Diverse Pathways: Rethinking the Transition to Adulthood; Abstract; Diverse Pathways: Rethinking the ; A Life Course Perspective; Multiple Role Combinations; Persisting Inequalities; Completing Education and Entry into Paid Employment; Partnership ; Independent Living; Cross-Cultural Variations in Role Combinations; Timing and Sequencing of Transitions Matters
Description / Table of Contents:
What Is a Successful Transition?
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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