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

Abstract: 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.

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

Abstract: 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.

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.

Abstract: 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.

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

Abstract: 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.

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

Abstract: 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.

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

Abstract: 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.