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More than One Way to Grow Up: An Interview with Annette Lareau
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Heller, Rafael – Phi Delta Kappan, 2019
Kappan editor Rafael Heller interviews Annette Lareau about her research into different experiences of childhood and family life. In her observations of families of different social classes, she learned that upper-middle-class families approach parenting as an act of "concerted cultivation" requiring ongoing attention, making them more…
Descriptors: Child Development, Family Life, Interviews, Social Class
Gender and Social Class Differences in Japanese Mothers' Beliefs about Children's Education and Socialisation
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Yamamoto, Yoko – Gender and Education, 2016
Despite increasing rates of university attendance among women, a significant gender gap remains in socialisation and educational processes in Japan. To understand why and how gender-distinctive socialisation processes persist, this study aimed to examine both middle-class and working-class mothers' beliefs about gender, education, and children's…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Social Differences, Futures (of Society), Asians
Social Class and Japanese Mothers' Support of Young Children's Education: A Qualitative Study
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Yamamoto, Yoko – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2015
The impact of social class backgrounds on young children's educational experiences has attracted increasing attention in early childhood research. However, few longitudinal studies related to social class and parental involvement in young children's education are available, especially in East Asian contexts. In this longitudinal qualitative study,…
Descriptors: Social Class, Young Children, Mothers, Parent Participation
The Development of Gendered Interests and Personality Qualities from Middle Childhood through Adolescence: A Biosocial Analysis
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McHale, Susan M.; Kim, Ji-Yeon; Dotterer, Aryn M.; Crouter, Ann C.; Booth, Alan – Child Development, 2009
This study charted the development of gendered personality qualities and activity interests from age 7 to age 19 in 364 first- and second-born siblings from 185 White, middle/working-class families, assessed links between time in gendered social contexts (with mother, father, female peers, and male peers) and gender development, and tested whether…
Descriptors: Siblings, Mothers, Interests, Fathers
Early Talk About the Past Revisited: Affect in Working-Class and Middle-Class Children's Co-Narrations.
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Burger, Lisa K.; Miller, Peggy J. – Journal of Child Language, 1999
Investigated personal storytelling among young working-class and middle-class children, observing them at home at age 2; age 6 and 3; and under-one year. Analysis of generic properties, narrative content, and emotion talk revealed a complex configuration of similarities and differences. Differentiation between working-class and middle-class…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Language Acquisition, Middle Class
Mothers' Representations of the Role of Parents and Preschools in Promoting Children's Development
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Petrie, Jessica Taisey; Holloway, Susan D. – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2006
This qualitative study investigated mothers' views about their role in their children's education and their expectations of their child's preschool. A particular focus of the study was to contrast the views of mothers with differing degrees of parenting self-efficacy and to contrast the perceptions of working-class and middle-class mothers.…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers, Parent Role