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Campbell, Frances A.; Pungello, Elizabeth P.; Burchinal, Margaret; Kainz, Kirsten; Pan, Yi; Wasik, Barbara H.; Barbarin, Oscar A.; Sparling, Joseph J.; Ramey, Craig T. – Developmental Psychology, 2012
Adult (age 30) educational, economic, and social-emotional adjustment outcomes were investigated for participants in the Abecedarian Project, a randomized controlled trial of early childhood education for children from low-income families. Of the original 111 infants enrolled (98% African American), 101 took part in the age 30 follow-up. Primary…
Descriptors: Adults, Early Childhood Education, Outcomes of Education, Low Income Groups
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Marsh, Kris; Darity, William A., Jr.; Cohen, Philip N.; Casper, Lynne M.; Salters, Danielle – Social Forces, 2007
The literature on the black middle class has focused predominantly on married-couple families with children, reflecting a conception of the black middle class as principally composed of this family type. If that conception is correct, then declining rates of marriage and childrearing would imply a decline in the presence and vitality of the black…
Descriptors: Middle Class, Marriage, African Americans, Marital Status
Bianchi, Suzanne M.; Spain, Daphne – 1983
One of a series of reports which use Census Bureau data to provide perspective on important demographic and socioeconomic trends and patterns, this analysis describes changes that have affected women's roles in the last 30 years. Topics discussed are: marriage, divorce, widowhood, childbearing, household and family living arrangements, education,…
Descriptors: Birth, Birth Rate, Census Figures, Divorce