benefits of observation
children’s views
classroom observations
data analysis
dilemmas
interviews
with young adults
limits of: follow-up study
original study
longitudinal ethnography
overview of
payments to families
in follow-up study
recruiting the families
response rate
in follow-up study
role of research assistants
sample, how drawn
sharing book with families
sharing results with participants
dialogue after
repairing the relationship after
various perspectives on
size of study
reliability of ethnographic findings
traumatic aspects of research
Scheper-Hughes, Nancy
suggestions for future research
writing
See also Fieldwork; Follow-up study; Race: in doing this study
Ritzer, George
School
classroom observations
descriptions of Northeastern suburban
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descriptions of Northeastern urban
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differential social structural resources
family-school relationships
gifted program
graduation programs
high schooclass="underline" AP and honors courses in
dependent on help of educators
description of
dropping out of
educators’ expectations of parents
getting a GED
guidance counselors
learning disabilities in
and inequality
observation in Midwestern school of Lawrenceville
parent-teacher conferences
parents’ critical assessment of teachers
parents’ counseling children to resist
requests of teachers
similarities between
value of cultivating the child
See also Institutions; Interventions in institutions; Teachable moments
Siblings
conflict between
congenial
expressions of hatred
in shadow of
See also Organized activities: impact on siblings
Social class
categorical approach
changes over time
conceptions of
cultural repertoires
definition of classes in this study
Wendy Driver’s concern about
gradational approach
importance of
young adults’ awareness of
and informal knowledge
interwoven with family structure
and life chances
occupational and education characteristics of families
and understanding of the research
unimportance of, in shaping: children’s disappointments
children’s resistance to parents
children’s temperament: Brindle
Driver
Handlon
Marshall
McAllister
Tallinger
Taylor
Williams
Yanelli
family rituals
housekeeping patterns
houses feeling like home
humor
moments of connection of parents and children
parents’ temperament
tragedies
upward mobility
variation in: neighborhoods, police, and violence
organized activities
schools
social networks
young adults’ awareness of social class
See also Classlessness; Quantitative data
Socialization
concept of
See also Child rearing
Social networks. See Networks, social
Social structure
and biography
changing position of U.S. in world
definition of
increasing competition for college
and inequality
See also Social class
Sports
activities
in high school and college
athletic scholarship
not continuing
parents on the sidelines
potential impact on child
See also Organized activities; Unstructured activities
Teachable moments
alert to
language development
math
Television
always available
aversion to
family members watch together
Thorne, Barrie
Time use
accomplishment of natural growth time flow
activity-to-activity conflict
concerted cultivation schedule
deadline orientation of preparation
hectic
perceptions of being busy
See also Accomplishment of natural growth; Concerted cultivation; Kinship; Organized activities; Unstructured activities
Unstructured activities
adults’ view of
age heterogeneity in
benefits from
displays of: Garrett Tallinger
interweaving with chores of life
organizing feature of daily life
quantitative data on social class and
relative lack of
skills developed
sports
time flow in
West, Cornel
Work-family issues
importance of networks for
intersection with activities
travel for work: Tallinger
Williams
work hours: Driver
Handlon
Marshall
Tallinger
Williams
Yanelli
in follow-up study
young adults
jobs in high school
in working-class and professional jobs
Zelizer, Viviana A.