SOCI 1010 1nd Edition Lecture 24 Outline of Last Lecture I. “I Need Help!”II. The Big IdeaIII. Parenting Style QuestionsOutline of Current Lecture I. The Big IdeaII. Parenting Styles & Class ReproductionIII. 10 years later…Current LectureI. The Big Idea: Lareau argues that parenting styles contribute to the reproduction of social class across the generations (youth turn out like parents)II. Parenting Styles & Class Reproductiona. How do parenting styles contribute to class reproduction, according to Lareau?i. Informal Knowledge: (middle class parents had more)1. Knowledge of high school rankings and it’s impact2. College application process (fees, course work evaluations, collegetours, recruitment v. acceptance)3. Understanding finances (undergrad v. grad)4. Value of high school diploma v. GED (knowledge of degrees)5. WC and poor families though schools would handle SAT prep, college applications, etc. or though it was the student’s responsibilityii. Interventions: (middle class parents more likely to intervene)1. MC – SAT prep classes, hiring tutors, summer courses2. MC – gave advice on college classes, monitoring grades3. MC – Garret needed more play time with his sport, his father intervened and asked the coach to play him more4. Poor – Harold was in a magnet program but was moved back to regular level, he didn’t really know why and his parents did not These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.intervene5. WC – Wendy was told she had to take remedial classes at the community college, she didn’t want to and she didn’t ask her parents to help or intervene, felt it was her responsibility so she didn’t go backIII. Where were youth 10 years later? *Social Class does not completely determine path, but it is highly patterned*a. MC white male: college (scholarship)b. MC white female: no college (learning disability)c. MC black male: college + med schoold. MC black female: college (basketball scholarship)e. WC white male: GEDf. WC white female: high school graduate, homemaker (kids)g. WC black male: high school graduateh. WC black female: collegei. Poor white male: high school dropout, no driver’s licensej. Poor white female: high school dropout, no driver’s license, married & separated,as childk. Poor black male: high school drop out, no driver’s licensel. Poor black female: high school graduate, no driver’s
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