Families in an era of increasing inequality : diverging destinies, Paul R. Amato, Alan Booth, Susan M. McHale, Jenifer Van Hook, editors

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Families in an era of increasing inequality : diverging destinies, Paul R. Amato, Alan Booth, Susan M. McHale, Jenifer Van Hook, editors

Title remainder

diverging destinies

Statement of responsibility

Paul R. Amato, Alan Booth, Susan M. McHale, Jenifer Van Hook, editors

Instantiates

• Families in an era of increasing inequality : diverging destinies

Publication

• Cham, Springer, 2015

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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volume

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rdacarrier.

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text

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Contents

Pt. I. Diverging destinies for American children: 1. Diverging destinies revisited -- 2. Divergent responses to family inequality -- 3. Diverging destinies in rural America -- 4. Diverging destinies revisited : the threat to child development and social mobility -- pt. II. Social inequality, parenting, and child development: 5. Inequality begins at home : the role of parenting in the diverging destinies of rich and poor children -- 6. Subjective rationality, parenting styles, and Investments in children -- 7. Inequality begins outside the home : putting parental educational investments into context -- 8. Stressful life experiences and contexts : the effects on parents and parenting -- pt. III. Social inequality and the transition to adulthood: 9. Diverse pathways : rethinking the transition to adulthood -- 10. The transition to adulthood matters -- 11. The family foundation : what do class and family structure have to do with the transition to adulthood? -- 12. Different social class dimensions play different roles in the transition to adulthood -- pt. IV. Program and policy responses to growing family inequality: 13. No way out : dealing with the consequences of changes in family composition -- 14. Struggling to stay afloat : dynamic models of poverty-related adversity and child outcomes -- 15. The diverging destinies of fathers and what it means for children's lives -- pt. V. Reflecting on diverging destinies of American families: 16. Reflecting on the diverging destinies of American families : policy approaches as we move forward

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FIEb17677233

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24 cm.

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xiv, 242 pages

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9783319083070

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illustrations

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u313031

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(OCoLC)881439383