Unequal Childhoods

Unequal Childhoods uses actual observations from black and white middle-class, working-class, and poor families to provide a vivid account of the importance of social class, and the relative unimportance of race, in shaping parents' and children's lives.

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1. Concerted Cultivation and the Accomplishment of Natural Growth

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2. Social Structure and Daily Life

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PART I. THE ORGANIZATION OF DAILY LIFE

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3. The Hectic Pace of Concerted Cultivation: Garrett Tallinger

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4. A Child's Pace: Tyrec Taylor

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5. Children's Play Is for Children: Katie Brindle

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PART II. LANGUAGE USE

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6. Developing a Child: Alexander Williams

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7. Language as a Conduit for Social Life: Harold McAllister

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PART III. FAMILIES AND INSTITUTIONS

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8. Concerted Cultivation in Organizational Spheres: Stacey Marshall

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9. Concerted Cultivation Gone Awry: Melanie Handlon

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10. Letting Educators Lead the Way: Wendy Driver

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11. Beating with a Belt, Fearing "the School" Little Billy Yanelli

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12. The Power and Limits of Social Class

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Appendix A. Methodology: Enduring Dilemmas in Fieldwork

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Appendix B. Theory: Understanding the Work of Pierre Bourdieu

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Appendix C. Supporting Tables

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Notes

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Bibliography

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Index

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