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Family Investments in Children's Potential - Resources and Parenting Behaviors That Promote Success (Hardcover, New)
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Family Investments in Children's Potential - Resources and Parenting Behaviors That Promote Success (Hardcover, New)
Series: Monographs in Parenting Series
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The papers in this volume bring together a cross-disciplinary mix
of researchers--developmental psychologists, evolutionary
biologists, economists, anthropologists, and sociologists--working
on the common theme of investments in children. The
interdisciplinary conceptual framework adopted by this collection
of papers is loosely built around the idea that there are two broad
dimensions of parental investments. These include resources (e.g.,
income, wealth) on the one hand, and behaviors (e.g., parental
instrumental support and parental activities that promote warmth,
socialization, and cognitive stimulation) on the other. Believing
that parental investments yield a "return" in improved child and
young adult outcomes, the papers discuss how parents differ in
terms of the resources they have available to invest, the choices
parents make, the behaviors they engage in, and relevant policy and
program interventions. More specifically, core questions addressed
by the authors include: Why do some families invest while others do
not and are differential investment patterns related to biology,
economics, or social factors? What constitutes a successful
"investment portfolio?" How are "investments" measured and/or
characterized? Are different investments interchangeable,
compensating, or off-setting? Given a set of resources, why are
some families able to make more effective investments in child
outcomes? How well do these investments affect outcomes for
children and for these children as young adults? Can interventions
or public policies help families build assets or become "better"
investors in their children's potential? Developing a better
understanding of what investments matter, when they matter, and how
resources can be successfully invested in children's potential is
key to shaping efficient interventions and social policies.
Knowledge of how parents invest and what strategies are effective
may help policies which seek to further empower and enable parental
involvement and choice for their children.
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