Hardbound. This volume of Sociological Studies of Children and Youth continues a tradition of publishing new work by both high-profile, established researchers, and up-and-coming young scholars. Diverse contributions offer a good balance of quantitative and qualitative methodologies; focus on children, youth, or both children and youth; and come from a variety of theoretical perspectives. Two prominent themes of the volume are adolescents' transition to adulthood and children's time-use issues. Several chapters address each of these issues, including one examining children's labor in Senegal. Two ethnographic studies are included: one analyzes student-teacher interaction in an urban high-school math class, while the other examines friendship development and maintenance of early elementary-aged African American girls. The volume also includes a policy analysis of medical insurance provision for low income children, and a response to an earlier cha
Author(s): Katherine Brown Rosier
Edition: 1
Year: 2003
Language: English
Pages: 200
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INTRODUCTION......Page 17
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE: A FOCUS ON DEMOGRAPHIC PATTERNS......Page 20
Demographic Characteristics of Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States......Page 21
Trends in Achieving Adult Status: The Import of a Gender, Race, Class Perspective......Page 22
THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD......Page 26
Gender Oriented......Page 27
Race/Ethnicity Oriented......Page 29
Social Class Oriented......Page 33
Life Course Perspective......Page 34
Gender, Race, Class and the Influence of Social Context......Page 36
Persistent Methodological and Disciplinary Divisions......Page 37
CONCLUSION......Page 39
References......Page 41
INTRODUCTION......Page 50
THE SAMPLE......Page 52
SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD SOCIAL CAPITAL......Page 53
Suburban Neighborhoods with Low Social Capital......Page 55
Suburban Neighborhoods with High Social Capital......Page 56
Urban Neighborhoods with Negative Social Capital......Page 57
Calling the Police......Page 58
THE ROLE OF RACE......Page 60
The Standard North American Family......Page 62
CONCLUSION......Page 63
References......Page 65
Appendix B......Page 67
INTRODUCTION......Page 68
Gender and Aspirations......Page 69
Race/Ethnicity and Family Context......Page 71
DATA AND METHODS......Page 73
RESULTS......Page 76
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION......Page 84
References......Page 85
INTRODUCTION......Page 88
INCREMENTAL REFORM AND U.S. HEALTH CARE POLICY......Page 89
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE AND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE PRIOR TO CHIP......Page 91
CHIP - PROGRAM DESCRIPTION......Page 94
PRELIMINARY INDICATIONS OF SUCCESS OF CHIP......Page 97
COMPLEXITY OF PROGRAMS DEALING WITH CHILD HEALTH AND WELFARE......Page 99
RECOMMENDATIONS......Page 101
Acknowledgements......Page 102
References......Page 103
INTRODUCTION......Page 106
HOW MUCH TIME DO CHILDREN SPEND ON HOUSEWORK?......Page 107
DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS AND CHILDREN'S PARTCIPATION IN HOUSEWORK......Page 109
CONSEQUENCES OF HOUSEWORK ON CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT......Page 111
Gender and Division of Household Labor......Page 112
Housework and Concern for Others......Page 113
Housework and Personal Competence and Self-Esteem......Page 115
Housework and Educational Achievement......Page 116
SUMMARY......Page 118
SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH......Page 119
Acknowledgements......Page 121
References......Page 122
INTRODUCTION......Page 127
THE DIMENSIONS OF CHILDREN'S LABOR......Page 128
Background......Page 130
Alternative Education Seekers......Page 132
Agriculture-Based Upwardly Mobiles......Page 133
Market-Based Upwardly Mobiles......Page 138
Duplicating-Dads Imitating-Moms......Page 139
Religious Non-Careerists......Page 143
CONCLUSIONS......Page 146
References......Page 148
INTRODUCTION......Page 149
PREVIOUS RESEARCH ON PLAY AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT......Page 150
Intensity of Activities......Page 153
Peer Interaction......Page 162
Adult Involvement......Page 167
Environmental Novelty......Page 170
CONCLUSION......Page 172
References......Page 175
INTRODUCTION......Page 179
FRIENDSHIPS AND CLIQUES......Page 180
The Import of Race-Gender as Intersectional Forces......Page 181
METHODOLOGY......Page 183
Making Friends......Page 187
Friendship Maintenance......Page 189
The Club......Page 192
Making Friends......Page 195
Friendship Maintenance......Page 197
The Club......Page 198
DISCUSSION......Page 200
References......Page 205
INTRODUCTION......Page 208
RESEARCH METHODS......Page 210
THE SCHOOL......Page 211
Imparting Knowledge......Page 213
Homework......Page 216
Attempts to Move to an Open Awareness Context......Page 218
DISCUSSION......Page 220
References......Page 222
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