Patterns of Parental Independence Giving to Adolescents: Variations by Race, Age, and Gender of Child.

Bulcroft, Richard A.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ548754

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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Patterns of Parental Independence Giving to Adolescents: Variations by Race, Age, and Gender of Child.

Bulcroft, Richard A.; And Others

Journal of Marriage and the Family, v58 n4 p866-83 Nov 1996

Examines the differences among Anglo, African American, and Hispanic parents in granting independence to adolescents. Using data from a national families survey found distinct patterns of independence giving across racial groups by gender and by age of the adolescent. Differences are attributed to values of modified patriarchy, communalism, and familism. (RJM)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Blacks, Child Rearing, Hispanic Americans, National Surveys, Parent Child Relationship, Parenting Styles, Racial Differences, Secondary Education, Sex Differences, Whites

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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