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Publication Date: 1988
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Economic Stress in Lives: Developmental Perspectives.
Elder, Glen H., Jr.; Caspi, Avshalom
Journal of Social Issues, v44 n4 p25-45 1988
Examines the effects of economic stress on children and their families through changes in family relationships and economic adaptations. Uses data from two longitudinal studies of child development begun during the Great Depression. Discusses findings in relation to an interactional model of the process by which families adapt to stressful times. (FMW)
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Child Development, Child Welfare, Children, Consumer Economics, Economic Factors, Economically Disadvantaged, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Environment, Family Financial Resources, Family Life, Family Problems, Family Relationship, Fathers, Heads of Households, Longitudinal Studies, Models, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Stress Management, Stress Variables
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Language: English
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