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Shows, C., & Gerstel, N. (2008, April 25). Fathering, class, and gender. Gender & Society, 23(2), 161–187. doi:10.1177/0891243209333872

Using a multimethod approach (including a survey, interviews, and observations), this article examines the link between class and masculinities by comparing the way two groups—professional men (physicians) and working-class men (emergency medical technicians, or EMTs)—practice fatherhood.

Questions to Consider

1. How has the change in workplace roles between men and women impacted housework duties? 2. Why, after the birth of a child, would a man's workplace hours increase?
2. According to the article how did the physicians' parenting roles differ from the parenting roles of the EMTS?
3. How can one’s occupation impact his/her parenting roles?

 

Willoughby, B. J., & Carroll, J. S. (2011, December 04). Correlates of attitudes toward cohabitation. Journal of Family Issues, 33(11), 1450–1476. doi:10.1177/0192513X11429666

The present study examines how demographics, attitudes toward marriage, attitudes toward sexual activity, sexual behaviors, and dating experience are associated with three different attitudes toward cohabitation among never-married young adults.

Questions to Consider

1. What reasons can account for the rise of cohabitation in recent years?
2. What are some of the differences between attitudes towards cohabitation and demographic factors?

 

Meldrum, R. C., Connolly, G. M., Flexon, J., & Guerette, R. T. (2015, May 05). Parental low self-control, family environments, and juvenile delinquency . International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 60(14), 1623–1644.

This article considers whether aspects of family environments, particularly family cohesion, family conflict, and parental efficacy, mediate the influence of parental low self-control on delinquency.

Questions to Consider

1. What is the self-control theory?
2. What factors can account for the relationship between family conflict and juvenile delinquency?
3. Why is self-control strongly associated with antisocial behavior, according to this article?

 

Stearns, E., & Glennie, E. J. (2016, August 18). When and why dropouts leave high school. Youth & Society, 38(1), 29–57. doi:10.1177/0044118X05282764

Teens may leave school because of academic failure, disciplinary problems, or employment opportunities. In this article, the authors test whether the reasons dropouts leave school differ by grade level and age.

Questions to Consider

1. According to this article, what are some of the reasons for why high school students drop out?
2. What are the long-term consequences for students who drop out of school?
3. What can be done, in your opinion, to decrease the high school dropout rate?

 

Stephens, N. M., Hamedani, M. G., & Destin, M. (2014, February 19). Closing the social-class achievement gap. Psychological Science, 25(4), 943–953. doi:10.1177/0956797613518349

Using senior college students’ real-life stories, the authors of this article conducted a difference-education intervention with incoming students about how their diverse backgrounds can shape what they experience in college.

Questions to Consider

1. According to the article, what is the relationship between social class and college attendance?
2. What specific challenges do first-generation college students face?

 

Smolin, A., & Clayton, J. K. (2009, December 23). Standardized testing: How prepared are we? Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 12(4), 29–36. doi:10.1177/1555458909352465

This article focuses on the ethical and procedural dilemmas faced by an administrator when teachers violate testing policy to give what they view as necessary assistance to students. Background information is provided to allow students to analyze the situation and propose a solution for the school principal.

Questions to Consider

1. What are the challenges associated with standardized testing?
2. What, in your opinion, are the advantages and disadvantages of standardized testing?