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ERIC Number: EJ645773
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-1520-3247
Extended Schooling, Adolescence, and the Renegotiation of Responsibility among Italian Immigrant Families in New Haven, Connecticut, 1910-1940.
Lassonde, Stephen
New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, n94 p43-60 Win 2001
Examines growing acceptance of the concept of adolescence among Italian immigrants in New Haven, Connecticut before and after World War I. Notes changes in young people's ideas about their obligations to parents as high schools become popular institutional space for adolescence, and modifications of parents' views of education. (DLH)
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Attitude Change, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Traits, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attitudes, Educational History, Ethnic Studies, Family Attitudes, Family Environment, Family Life, Family Relationship, High Schools, Immigrants, Italian Americans, Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Secondary Education, Social History
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Connecticut; United States
Note: Theme Issue Topic: "Family Obligation and Assistance during Adolescence: Contextual Variations and Developmental Implications."