Religion, Race and Motherhood
20 Pages Posted: 8 Mar 2010
Date Written: 2010
Abstract
Some mothers seem to rely on formal legal relationships to help their children to thrive despite socioeconomic difficulties. Some, and particularly African-Americans, seem to be able to function well as mothers without the community support provided by marriage and adoption. This paper will examine the effect of legal structure, religiosity, income and parenting styles for various groups of American children, identified by ethnic group and four religious traditions: Baptist, Catholic, Jewish and Muslim.
Keywords: religion, race, children, mothers, parenting, empirical, NLSY97, Catholic, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish
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