Adolescence:
Change and Continuity
Family Influence: Conclusions
Conclusion:
It is important to realize that the topics discussed above are not the only outcomes
on adolescents. However, they are just some of the significant findings by researchers
on the subject. Yet, you now have a better idea of the highlighted affects concerning
parenting styles, divorce, and social class of the family on adolescents. Below
are books, journal articles, and links which will provide more information on
the subject.
To Read
Further . . .
On Parenting style:
- Cole, Michael and Sheila Cole. (1993). The
Development of Children, Second Edition. New York: Scientific American
Books. P. 404.
- Jacobsen, Lauren. Class lecture. (1994).
About Divorce:
- Avo, Hillevi M., July 1992. Parental Divorce,
Adolescences and Transition to Young Adulthood, A Follow-up Study. American
Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 62, p 421-429.
- Forehand, Rex, February 1991. A Short-Term
Longiudinal Examination of Young Adolescent Functioning Following Divorce.
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 1, p 99-111.
On Social Class
- Desmond, A.M. (1992). Adolescent pregnancy
in the United States: Not a minority issue. Health Care for Women International,
15, 325-331.
- Hayward, M.D., Grady, W.R., and Billy, J.O.
(1992). The influence of socioeconomic status on adolescent pregnancy. Social
Science Quarterly, 73, 750-772.
- Kohn, M.L. (1969). Class and Conformity:
A Study in Values. Homewood, IL: Dorsey. Kohn, M.L. (1979). The effects
of social class on parental values and practices. In D. Reiss and H. Hoffman
(Eds.), The American Family: Dying or Developing (pp.45-68). Plenum
Press.
- Mayer, S.E. and Jencks, C. (1989). Growing
up in poor neighborhoods: How much does it matter? Science, 243, 1441-1445.
- Sullivan, M.L. (1993). Culture and Class as
determinates of out-of-wedlock childbearing and poverty during adolescents.
Special issue: Late Adolescents and the transition to adulthood. Journal
of Research on Adolescents, 3, 295-316.
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433: The Transition to Adulthood" and HDFS
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