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Bennett, Pamela R.; Lutz, Amy C.; Jayaram, Lakshmi – Sociology of Education, 2012
We investigate class differences in youth activity participation with interview, survey, and archival data from a diverse sample of parents (n = 51) in two schools. Findings point toward structural rather than cultural explanations. Working- and middle-class parents overlap in parenting logics about participation, though differ in one respect:…
Descriptors: Social Class, Child Rearing, Working Class, Middle Class
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Stambach, Amy – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2012
The author reviews three books that provide complementary and thought-provoking insights. The three books under review are: (1) "Reproducing class: education, neoliberalism, and the rise of the new middle class in Istanbul," by Henry J. Rutz and Erol M. Balkan; (2) "Technology, culture, family: influences on home life," by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle Class, Role of Education, Social Mobility