Socioeconomic Status, Family Processes, and Individual Development

TitleSocioeconomic Status, Family Processes, and Individual Development
Publication TypeJournal Article
AuthorsConger, Rand D., Katherine J. Conger, and Monica J. Martin
Research during the past decade shows that social class or socioeconomic status (SES) is related to satisfaction and stability in romantic unions, the quality of parent-child relationships, and a range of developmental outcomes for adults and children. This review focuses on evidence regarding potential mechanisms proposed to account for these associations. Research findings reported during the past decade demonstrate support for an interactionist model of the relationship between SES and family life, which incorporates assumptions from both the social causation and social selection perspectives. The review concludes with recommendations for future research on SES, family processes and individual development in terms of important theoretical and methodological issues yet to be addressed.
Title Socioeconomic Status, Family Processes, and Individual Development
Publication Title Journal of marriage and the family
Publication Type Journal Article
Published Year 2010
Authors R.D. Conger; K.J. Conger; M.J. Martin
Accession Number PMC2910915
Number 3
ISBN Number 0022-2445<br/>1741-3737
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