African-American homeless and low-income housed mothers: comparison of parenting practices.
The child-rearing practices of homeless and low-income housed mothers of preschool children in Head Start were compared. Overall, homeless mothers provided less learning and academic stimulation, less variety in social and cultural experiences, less warmth and affection, and a less positive physical environment for their children than did housed mothers. Mothers in both living arrangements provided more language stimulation to daughters than to sons. Implications of the findings for working with homeless families are discussed.
Koblinsky
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Department of Family Studies, University of Maryland, College Park, USA.
Morgan
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Anderson
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D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D015142:Baltimore; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003467:Cultural Deprivation; D004219:District of Columbia; D005192:Family Health / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008425:Maternal Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology*; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012737:Sex Factors