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Peer reviewedJacobsen, R. Brooke; Bigner, Jerry J. – Journal of Black Studies, 1991
A large sample of single mothers was surveyed to compare Black attitudes and White attitudes toward having children. Finds that Black single mothers find a greater degree of satisfaction in parenting than do White single mothers. Suggests that White mothers look elsewhere for life satisfactions. (DM)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Blacks, Child Rearing, Females
Peer reviewedWhiteside-Mansell, Leanne; And Others – Family Relations, 1996
Assessed the parenting behaviors of 193 white and African American mothers 15-24 years of age when their children were 12 and 36 months old. Cluster analysis of three dimensions of parenting was used to identify five types of parenting patterns. The strongest discriminating factor--maternal IQ--was associated with more positive parenting behavior…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blacks, Child Rearing, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedDavis, Anita A.; And Others – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 1997
Studied influence of maternal versus paternal support for pregnant and parenting African American adolescents who reported supportive or problematic interactions, or both, with their parents. Found more support from mothers despite equal relationship problem levels with both parents; support of both parents was associated with lower depression…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth, Births to Single Women, Blacks
Download full textJACKSON, LUTHER P. – 1966
ONE OF A SERIES OF PUBLICATIONS DERIVED FROM THE CHILD REARING STUDY (CRS) OF LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN WASHINGTON, D.C., THIS PAMPHLET ATTEMPTS TO REFUTE THE POPULAR MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT THE POOR. CRS FINDINGS SHOW THAT SUCH FAMILIES DO NOT NEGLECT THEIR CHILDREN BUT RATHER ARE FORCED BY THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES TO TRAIN THEM TO BE INDEPENDENT. POOR…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Black Stereotypes, Blacks, Child Rearing
