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Thrall, Jeannie. "Making the Middle Class: How Middle Class Parents Prepare their Children for Adult Success" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Sheraton Boston and the Boston Marriott Copley Place, Boston, MA, Jul 31, 2008 <Not Available>. 2009-05-23 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p242894_index.html>

Thrall, J. S. , 2008-07-31 "Making the Middle Class: How Middle Class Parents Prepare their Children for Adult Success" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Sheraton Boston and the Boston Marriott Copley Place, Boston, MA Online <PDF>. 2009-05-23 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p242894_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: Recent shifts in the college and job markets have made American middle-class parents anxious about their children’s futures. Research shows that these parents practice strategic behaviors that give their children academic advantages over working class children. However, research has not yet explored how parents strategize to gain competitive advantages over other families within the middle class. In this research, I identify two different strategies middle-class parents use to help their children succeed, using in-depth interviews with 36 mothers and fathers in 18 families. Drawing on theories of class and competition, this research will contribute to knowledge about how the middle class maintains its privilege despite heightened competition. These findings will also augment understandings of the gender and power dimensions behind family practices. Finally, this study will add to knowledge about how individuals negotiate between their religious values and economic concerns.

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