SOCIOL 1 Chapter Notes - Chapter Unequal Childhoods SOCIOL 1 selected reading notes : Annette Lareau, Concerted Cultivation, Parenting
28 Sep 2018
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Unequal childhoods: class, race, and family life by annette lareau. ***main point: cultural logic of child rearing tends to differ according to families" social class positions and social class does have a powerful impact in shaping the daily rhythms of family life*** (8) Divide in parenting is between mc and everyone else (wc and poor) (239) White and black parents have similar/identical practices w/ kids---> race is a less powerful role than social class (241) (308) Parents of kids in studies grew up in 1950"s and 1960"s---> all were raised by the accomplishment of natural growth (246) Parents chose to raise their kids by either method (250) Parenting method continues even when kids reach adulthood. Chapter 1: concerted cultivation and the accomplishment of natural growth (summarized in table on pg. I: concerted cultivation, middle class parents, creates sense of entitlement ---> important in institutional setting ---> mc kids learn to question adults & address them as equals (2) a)
