Resilience Across Contexts : Family, Work, title: Culture, and Community author: Wang, Margaret C. publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. isbn10 | asin: 0805833471 print isbn13: 9780805833478 ebook isbn13: 9780585340753 language: English subject Family--United States. publication date: 2000 lcc: HQ535.R47 2000eb ddc: 306.85/0973 subject: Family--United States. Page iii Resilience Across Contexts: Family, Work, Culture, and Community Edited by Ronald D. Taylor and Margaret C. Wang Temple University Center for Research in Human Development and Education Page iv Copyright © 2000 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by photostat, microfilm, retrieval system, or any other means, without prior written permission of the publisher. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers 10 Industrial Avenue Mahwah, NJ 07430 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Resilience across contexts: family, work, culture, and community / edited by Ronald D. Taylor and Margaret C. Wang. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8058-3347-1 (alk. paper) 1. FamilyUnited States. I. Wang, Margaret C. II. Taylor, Ronald D., 1958- . HQ535.R47 1999 306.85'0973dc21 99-38119 CIP Books published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates are printed on acid-free paper, and their bindings are chosen for strength and durability. Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Page v TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface vii Part I: Economic Resources, Family Adjustment, and Student Achievement 1. The Well-Being of Children in a Changing Economy: 3 Time for a New Social Contract in America Leslie S. Gallay and Constance A. Flanagan 2. Stressful Experiences and the Psychological 35 Functioning of African-American and Puerto Rican Families and Adolescents Ronald D. Taylor, Leanne Jacobson, Antoinette U. Rodriguez, Antonio Dominguez, Rafael Cantic, Janice Doney, Amy Boccuti, Jessica Alejandro, and Catalina Tobon 3. The Economic and Psychological Dynamics of 55 Nonresident Paternal Involvement Paul Florsheim Part II: Employment, Family Functioning, and Child and Adolescent Outcomes 4. Another Look at the Elephant: Child Care in the 91 Nineties Deborah Lowe Vandell, Kim Dadisman, and Kathleen Gallagher 5. Maternal Employment Influences on Early Adolescent 121 Development: A Contextual View Jacqueline V. Lerner and E. Ree Noh 6. Maternal Employment: Effects of Social Context 147 Lois Wladis Hoffman Page vi Part III: Family Structures, Parental Involvement, and the Psychological Functioning of Children and Adolescents 7. The Impact of Divorce on Adjustment during 179 Adolescence Christy M. Buchanan 8. The Myths and Realities of African-American 217 Fatherhood Edmund W. Gordon 9. Make Room for Daddy II: The Positive Effects of 233 Fathers' Role in Adolescent Development Marc A. Zimmerman, Deborah A. Salem, and Paul C. Notaro Part IV: Culture, Immigration, Acculturation, and Family Relations and Achievement 10. Profiles in Resilience: Educational Achievement and 257 Ambition among Children of Immigrants in Southern California Rubén G. Rumbaut 11. Agency and School Performance among Urban Latino 295 Youth Leslie Reese, Kendall Kroesen, and Ronald Gallimore 12. Cultural Explanations for the Role of Parenting in the 333 School Success of Asian-American Children Ruth K. Chao Author Index 365 Subject Index 381 Page vii PREFACE Margaret C. Wang Temple University Center for Research in Human Development and Education A number of societal risks pose serious challenges to the well-being of families, many of which cut across divisions of class and race. These challenges include changes in the labor market and economy, the increasing participation of mothers in the labor force, the changing nature of family structure and the composition of households, and the increase in the number of immigrant families. Key institutions in the lives of families can play a significant role in fostering families' capacity to adapt to the potential challenges they face. Places of employment, schools, community agencies, and other educational and social services providing institutions have resources and expertise to provide supportive mechanisms that foster resilience in children and families with multiple and highly adverse life circumstances that place them at risk. The concept of resilience-promoting interventions has emerged from research indicating the prospect of some children and families surviving serious life-threatening adversities without lasting damage. Such children and families tend to be motivated, independent, resourceful, and self-determined, and possess good interpersonal and cognitive problem-solving skills. Research focusing on furthering our understanding of the factors that influence resilience development can contribute to our capacity for designing interventions and public policies that will Page viii ultimately benefit all children and families. Much is known from research and practical applications of what works to promote resilience of children and families who live in a variety of high-risk life situations. It is in the context of broadening our understanding of how to magnify the circumstances known to enhance healthy development and educational success of children and youth in at-risk circumstances that this volume was conceived. The chapters included in this volume are written by leading scholars in varied disciplines, including economics, developmental and educational psychology, education, and sociology. Their research focuses on emerging issues that have significant implications for policy and practice in such areas as employment and new technologies; maternal employment and family development; family structure and family life; immigration, migration, acculturation, and education of children and youth; and social and human services delivery. The overall goal of this publication is to take stock of what is known from research and practice to improve our capacity for improvement of practices and policies that promote resilience development of children and families faced with some of the most challenging life circumstances. Some of the major questions discussed at the conference centering on families' efforts to cope with contemporary challenges to their functioning include: What are the mechanisms through which families' economic prospects influence children's or adolescents' psychological well-being? What impact does parent participation and experience in the labor market have on family functioning and children's adjustment? How does maternal employment influence children's and adolescents' adjustment? What moderating variables might lessen any negative effects? What is the current state of parents' knowledge and perceptions of