title: Parental contributions to adolescents' possessions and educational expenses: gender differences.
abstract: This study explored adolescent gender differences in possessions and parental financial assistance. Eight common adolescent possessions were analyzed, as well as expected parental contributions to their children's postsecondary education. The issues of gender inequality in the home and gender differences in the process of adolescent independence are addressed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Peters
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007207:Individuation; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors