Originally published in 1991, this study examines the views of politics presented by young
people in contemporary Britain. Bhavnani argues that previous studies of youth and youth …

Sociologists have long been interested in how reactions to deviance influence social order
and consensus. However, classic statements on this subject present contrasting hypotheses …

The transmission of party identification from parent to child is one of the most important
components of political socialization in the United States. Research shows that children …

Although group identity has been the focus of much debate, there is little agreement as to its
meaning. We use a particular theory of group cohesion-social identity theory-to develop …

What do children know about work, careers, and related topics? What is the pattern of
growth in values, attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge? Using quantitative and anecdotal …

Clear and consistent differences between blacks 'and whites' attitudes toward environmental
issues were found in a stratified random sample survey of 2,012 Florida preadults. Blacks …

This analysis of open-ended interviews conducted in 1969–70 with small samples of
English, French, and white and black American children focuses on orientations toward the …

This paper will not attempt a comprehensive review of the recent literature on socialization.
Rather, it will deal with four areas of the comparative study of childhood which have …

The assassination of President John Kennedy in November 1963, can be taken,
conveniently if not literally, as a watershed date in contemporary American political history …

This paper discusses developments in black adoption from 1945 to the present. Special
attention is given to efforts of the social work profession to increase and improve adoptive …