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Stephenson, Mary J. – 1976
A study explored changing family patterns among married middle and upper middle class women students over thirty with family intact. Eighty-seven homemaker-students enrolled at the Universlty of Maryland, College Park campus, during the spring semester, 1975, responded to a written questionnaire regarding their family patterns of decision making…
Descriptors: Change, College Students, Decision Making, Family Involvement
Download full textTreiber, Frank A.; And Others – 1982
It has generally been assumed that lower socioeconomic status teenage parents are atypical in their expectations about child development compared to other parental groups. However there is little information available concerning the expectations of middle class parents. Middle class nonparent teenagers (N=50) and two parental groups (participants…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedMetcalf, Kaaren; Gaier, Eugene L. – Adolescence, 1987
Examined 11th and 12th graders from upward striving, overprotective, indifferent, and conflicted homes concerning their attitudes toward their parents and academic achievement. Found upward-striving patterns of parenting significantly associated with underachievement. Pressuring these adolescents aroused reactions of anger, resentment, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Child Rearing, Family Role
