Families in an Era of Increasing Inequality: Diverging Destinies

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Diverging Destinies Revisited....Pages 3-23
Divergent Responses to Family Inequality....Pages 25-33
Diverging Destinies in Rural America....Pages 35-49
Diverging Destinies Revisited: The Threat to Child Development and Social Mobility....Pages 51-60
Front Matter....Pages 61-61
Inequality Begins at Home: The Role of Parenting in the Diverging Destinies of Rich and Poor Children....Pages 63-82
Subjective Rationality, Parenting Styles, and Investments in Children....Pages 83-94
Inequality Begins Outside the Home: Putting Parental Educational Investments into Context....Pages 95-103
Stressful Life Experiences and Contexts: The Effects on Parents and Parenting....Pages 105-111
Front Matter....Pages 113-113
Diverse Pathways: Rethinking the Transition to Adulthood....Pages 115-136
The Transition to Adulthood Matters....Pages 137-146
The Family Foundation: What Do Class and Family Structure Have to Do with the Transition to Adulthood?....Pages 147-157
Different Social Class Dimensions Play Different Roles in the Transition to Adulthood....Pages 159-164
Front Matter....Pages 165-165
No Way Out: Dealing with the Consequences of Changes in Family Composition....Pages 167-199
Struggling to Stay Afloat: Dynamic Models of Poverty-related Adversity and Child Outcomes....Pages 201-212
The Diverging Destinies of Fathers and What it Means for Children’s Lives....Pages 213-222
Front Matter....Pages 223-223
Reflecting on the Diverging Destinies of American Families: Policy Approaches as We Move Forward....Pages 225-237
Back Matter....Pages 239-242