Unequal Childhoods - Class, Race, and Family Life
INFORMATION
| DATE DE PUBLICATION | 2014-Nov-01 |
| AUTEUR | Annette Lareau |
| ISBN | 9780520271425 |
| TAILLE DU FICHIER | 5,18 MB |
DESCRIPTION
Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life is a 2003 non-fiction book by American sociologist Annette Lareau based upon a study of 88 African American, and white families (of which only 12 were discussed) to understand the impact of how social class makes a difference in family life, more specifically in children's lives. The book argues that regardless of race, social economic class ...
Unequal Childhoods thoughtfully demonstrates that class differences in cultural resources, played out in the daily routines of parenting, can have a powerful impact on children's chances for climbing the class ladder and achieving the American dream. This provocative and often disturbing book will shape debates on the U.S. class system for decades to come."--Sharon Hays, author of Flat Broke ...