Class does make a difference in the lives and futures of American children. Drawing on in-depth observations of black and white middle-class, working-class, and poor families, Unequal Childhoods explores this fact, offering a picture of childhood today. Here are the frenetic families managing their children’s hectic schedules of “leisure” activities; and here are families with plenty of time but little economic security. Lareau shows how middle-class parents, whether black or white, engage in a process of “concerted cultivation” designed to draw out children’s talents and skills, while working-class and poor families rely on “the accomplishment of natural growth,” in which a child’s development unfolds spontaneously-as long as basic comfort, food, and shelter are provided.
Unequal Childhoods Audiobook
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Unequal Childhoods Audiobook
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-86%by Annette Lareau
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 11-14-11
- Language: English
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Author | Annette Lareau |
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Narrated by | Xe Sands |
Length | 14 hrs and 28 mins |
Release date | 11-14-11 |
Language | English |
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