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Socioeconomic Status, Parenting, and Child Development presents cutting-edge thinking and research on linkages among socioeconomic status, parenting, and child development. The contributors represent an array of different disciplines, and approach the issues from a variety of perspectives. Accordingly, their "take" on how SES matters in the lives of children varies. This volume is divided into two parts. Part I concerns the constructs and measurement of SES and Part II discusses the functions and effects of SES. Each part presents four substantive chapters on the topic followed by an interpretive and constructively critical commentary. The chapters--considered as a whole--attest to the value of systematically examining the components of SES and how each flows through an array of specific parenting practices and resources both within and outside the home environment to help shape the course of child development. The result is a more fully delineated picture of how SES impacts the lives of children in the 21st century--a picture that contains a road map for the next generation of studies of SES and its role in the rapidly evolving ecology of family life.
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SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, PARENTING, AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
MONOGRAPHS IN PARENTING Marc H. Bornstein, Series Editor Borkowski, Ramey, and Bristol-Powers Parenting and the Child's World: Influences on Academic, Intellectual, and Social-Emotional Development Bornstein and Bradley
Socioeconomic Status, Parenting, and Child Development
Cowan, Cowan, Ablow, Johnson, and Measelle Parenting in Children's Adaptation to School
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Bornstein Parenting: Essential Readings
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SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, PARENTING, AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Edited by
Marc H. Bornstein National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and
Robert H. Bradley University of Arkansas at Little Rock
2003
LAWRENCE ERLBAUM ASSOCIATES, PUBLISHERS Manwah, New Jersey London
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Socioeconomic status, parenting, and child development / edited by Marc H. Bornstein and Robert H. Bradley. p. cm.—(Monographs in parenting series) Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ISBN 0-8058-4242-X (alk. paper) 1. Parenting. 2. Parent and child. 3. Child development. 4. Socioeconomic status. I. Bornstein, Marc H. II. Bradley, Robert H., 1946- III. Series. HQ775.8.S63 2003 649.1—dc21 Books published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates are printed on acid-free paper, and their bindings are chosen for strength and durability. Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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For Bernice, Gilbert, Helen, Lea, and Jon M.H.B. Harold, Margaret, Rozalyn, and Suzanne R.H.B. who have taught us the lessons and joys of parenting
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Contents Series Foreword Monographs in Parenting Socioeconomic Status, Parenting, and Child Development: An Introduction
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