Social structural effects upon parental control of adolescents

This study considers the influence of social structural variables upon perceived parental control of adolescents. Specifically, it examines the effects of gender, race, educational level of the parents, residential location, and religion, as each influences parental control. Using the 1984 data of the Monitoring the Future Project, conducted by Jerald G. Bachman, Lloyd D. Johnston, and Patrick M. O'Malley, this study uses the perspective of differential socialization to predict variance in perceived parental control within each of the social structural categories. Unlike previous research, this study investigated parental control during late adolescence. Through zero-order correlations, means, and multiple regression analyses, the study found that the gender of the adolescent and educational level of the parents showed the only significant effects. It is concluded that parental control diminishes during late adolescence and is perceived accordingly.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.S.

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Sociology

Department dc:contributor.department

Sociology

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Year dc:date.issued

1987

Author dc:creator

• Blair, Sampson Lee

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10919/104324

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/104324