Parenting Values, Attitudes, Behaviors, and Goals of African American Mothers from a Low-Income Population in Relation to Social and Societal Contexts.

Abell, Ellen; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ547019

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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Parenting Values, Attitudes, Behaviors, and Goals of African American Mothers from a Low-Income Population in Relation to Social and Societal Contexts.

Abell, Ellen; And Others

Journal of Family Issues, v17 n5 p593-613 Sep 1996

Examines the diversity of parenting styles in a sample of low-income, African American families served by Head Start. Analyses revealed a range of child-rearing beliefs. Findings suggest that crude group comparisons neither describe nor explain the effects of parenting values and parent-child interactions in such samples. (RJM)

Descriptors: Blacks, Child Rearing, Comparative Analysis, Family Environment, Low Income, Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Parenting Styles, Social Environment, Social Values

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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