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Peer reviewedRubin, Roger H. – Child Study Journal, 1974
The frequent absence of adult males from the households of lowerclass blacks reportedly results in boys perceiving themselves as less worthwhile persons than boys who live with adult males or girls. Support was not found for this hypothesis in a Philadelphia study of 280 black, preadolescents which used self-attitude measures. (CS)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Youth, Fatherless Family, Lower Class
Peer reviewedSciara, Frank J. – Child Study Journal, 1975
Achievement test scores in reading and arithmetic of 300 children from father absent homes and 773 children from father present homes were collected over a 2-year period and analyzed by utilizing the variables of year, sex, family status, and intelligence. The analysis of variance revealed significant differences favoring the academic achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Arithmetic, Black Youth, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedMarino, Cena D.; McCowan, Richard J. – Child Study Journal, 1976
A review of literature pertaining to the effects of parental absence on children suggests that various types of absenteeism affect children differently. One-parent homes are examined with reference to effects on sex-role development, academic achievement, intellectual development and delinquency in children. (MS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Children, Death
