Social Class and the Daily Lives of Children
A Study from the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3103948 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A Lareau (0000-0002-4988-6274, Temple University, Philadelphia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 155-171 |
| Publication date | 2000-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Childhood (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0907-5682 • E-ISSN: 1461-7013 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0907568200007002003 |
| OpenAlex | W2098142945 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 97 |
| References cited | 11 |
Using ethnographic data of US white and African-American children 7-10 years of age, this study examines the role of social class in shaping the contours of childhood, pace and rhythm of life, and the amount of interweaving between parents' and children's lives. Focusing on middle-class and working-class boys, the results show that middle-class children spend time in activities organized by adults stressing public performance and skill development. Working-class children's lives tend to revolve around informal play, visiting kin and `hanging out'. Middle-class children's activities, while formally leisure, were similar to school activities. There are also parallels between middle-class children's activities and the nature of their parents' work
Developmental psychology · Ethnography · Geography · Life chances · Middle class · Pace · Parallels · Political science · Social class · Sociology · Working class · Children's Rights and Participation · Early Childhood Education and Development · Gender Studies · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 97 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,04 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2025 (24) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 90 |