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ERIC Number: EJ315776
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Single Parents, Extended Households, and the Control of Adolescents.
Dornbusch, Sanford M.; And Others
Child Development, v56 n2 p326-41 Apr 1985
Uses a representative national sample of adolescents to study the interrelationships among family structure, patterns of family decision making, and deviant behavior among adolescents. Mother-only households are shown to be associated with particular patterns of family decision making and adolescent deviance, even when family income and parental education are controlled. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Child Rearing, Decision Making, Family Income, Family Structure, National Surveys, One Parent Family, Parenting Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Extended Households
Note: Special issue: Family Development and the Child