Jennifer A Pace
Biographic Data
| ID | 4228962 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jennifer A Pace |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jennifer A |
| FAMILY NAME | Pace |
| SIGNATURE | PACE J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Midwestern State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
JHSB Policy Brief
Children's Health Lifestyles and the Perpetuation of Inequalities
Health lifestyles are a well-theorized mechanism perpetuating health and social inequalities, but empirical research has not yet documented crucial aspects: (1) health lifestyles' collective nature or content beyond behaviors and (2) how people choose among available lifestyles in their social contexts. We conducted interviews, observations, and focus groups with families in two middle- to upper-middle-class communities. Contemporary class-privil…
Mature Enough to Handle it
This study investigated how teenagers reacted to parental regulation of technology. Using longitudinal dyadic interviews with 24 teenagers and their 21 parents in two predominantly white middle-class communities, we explored how teenagers used technology during the COVID-19 pandemic and the differential consequences parental interventions had for teens' well-being and confidence with technology. Parents' narratives and actions about technology us…
“I just want her to be happy and healthy”
This study examined the role of class privilege in parents' understandings of children's health and their navigation of the work of supporting “healthy” children. Cultural and institutional discourses tend to frame class-advantaged parents as making choices for their children that maximize health, but this is not always the case. Analyses drew on 45 interviews with predominantly white, class-advantaged parents of elementary-aged children and asso…
Family socioeconomic status and children's screen time
Objective: This mixed-methods study examined whether higher-SES children's digital technology use adhered to contemporaneous pediatric guidelines, how it compared to lower-SES children, and why, as analyses showed, higher-SES children's technology use far exceeded pediatric recommendations. Background: 2013 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines recommended limited "screen time" for children. Higher socioeconomic status (SES) families te…
Healthier Than Just Healthy
As the relationship between social class and health strengthens and socioeconomic and health inequalities widen, understanding how parents' socioeconomic advantage translates into health and class advantages in the next generation is increasingly important. Our analyses illustrate how a classed performance of 'health' is a fundamental component of transmitting cultural capital in families and communities. Socially advantaged parents' health and c…
Healthier Than Just Healthy
As the relationship between social class and health strengthens and socioeconomic and health inequalities widen, understanding how parents' socioeconomic advantage translates into health and class advantages in the next generation is increasingly important. Our analyses illustrate how a classed performance of 'health' is a fundamental component of transmitting cultural capital in families and communities. Socially advantaged parents' health and c…
Children's Health Lifestyles and the Perpetuation of Inequalities
Health lifestyles are a well-theorized mechanism perpetuating health and social inequalities, but empirical research has not yet documented crucial aspects: (1) health lifestyles' collective nature or content beyond behaviors and (2) how people choose among available lifestyles in their social contexts. We conducted interviews, observations, and focus groups with families in two middle- to upper-middle-class communities. Contemporary class-privil…
Mature Enough to Handle it
This study investigated how teenagers reacted to parental regulation of technology. Using longitudinal dyadic interviews with 24 teenagers and their 21 parents in two predominantly white middle-class communities, we explored how teenagers used technology during the COVID-19 pandemic and the differential consequences parental interventions had for teens' well-being and confidence with technology. Parents' narratives and actions about technology us…
Healthier Than Just Healthy
As the relationship between social class and health strengthens and socioeconomic and health inequalities widen, understanding how parents' socioeconomic advantage translates into health and class advantages in the next generation is increasingly important. Our analyses illustrate how a classed performance of 'health' is a fundamental component of transmitting cultural capital in families and communities. Socially advantaged parents' health and c…
“I just want her to be happy and healthy”
This study examined the role of class privilege in parents' understandings of children's health and their navigation of the work of supporting “healthy” children. Cultural and institutional discourses tend to frame class-advantaged parents as making choices for their children that maximize health, but this is not always the case. Analyses drew on 45 interviews with predominantly white, class-advantaged parents of elementary-aged children and asso…
Family socioeconomic status and children's screen time
Objective: This mixed-methods study examined whether higher-SES children's digital technology use adhered to contemporaneous pediatric guidelines, how it compared to lower-SES children, and why, as analyses showed, higher-SES children's technology use far exceeded pediatric recommendations. Background: 2013 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines recommended limited "screen time" for children. Higher socioeconomic status (SES) families te…
Mature Enough to Handle it
This study investigated how teenagers reacted to parental regulation of technology. Using longitudinal dyadic interviews with 24 teenagers and their 21 parents in two predominantly white middle-class communities, we explored how teenagers used technology during the COVID-19 pandemic and the differential consequences parental interventions had for teens' well-being and confidence with technology. Parents' narratives and actions about technology us…
JHSB Policy Brief
Children's Health Lifestyles and the Perpetuation of Inequalities
Health lifestyles are a well-theorized mechanism perpetuating health and social inequalities, but empirical research has not yet documented crucial aspects: (1) health lifestyles' collective nature or content beyond behaviors and (2) how people choose among available lifestyles in their social contexts. We conducted interviews, observations, and focus groups with families in two middle- to upper-middle-class communities. Contemporary class-privil…
Psychology (6 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Social class (3 works) · Socioeconomic status (3 works) · Child Development and Digital Technology (2 works)