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Elliott, Sinikka; Aseltine, Elyshia – Journal of Family Issues, 2013
In contemporary discourse, children are imagined with "surplus risk," and parents often feel pressure to protect their children from danger. Drawing on interviews with 40 Latina, White, and Black mothers of teenagers, the authors examine the factors that shape these mothers' concerns for their teens' safety, how they articulate these…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Rearing, Racial Differences, Social Class