SOCL 2001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: Voluntary Childlessness, Nuclear Family, Asian Americans
Document Summary
Fresh prince season 4 papa"s got a brand new excuse . Single parents are usually in poverty, so send him to a better home. Behavioral problems were detected and moving to a better social class could help. Effects childs future of being able to maintain a marriage. Learned from his father"s mistakes and wants to achieve the american dream and be a better father than his father was. Someone of equal or higher social class. Someone of similar values (hard worker, etc) More influential on family life than being latino or country of origin. More similarities to the us middle class. Shame and guilt used to make children conform to their values. Trend of increasing number of single parent homes. Education (higher high school dropout rates, lower college attendance rates) Minorities tend to be more likely to have children. Likelihood of no children increases with increased education until phd. Older children are not likely to feel connection to step-siblings.
