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BROWN, J. BRIAN LICHTER, DANIEL T. Childhood Disadvantage, Adolescent Development, and Pro-social Behavior in Early Adulthood In: Advances in Life-Course Research 11 (November 2006): 149-170. Constructing Adulthood: Agency and Subjectivity in Adolescence and Adulthood, R. Macmillan, ed. Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79, NLSY79 Young Adult ID Number: 4717 Publisher: Elsevier Do disadvantaged children and adolescents become socially responsible, productive, and civic-minded adults? Linking recently surveyed young adults to their earlier childhood and adolescent experiences (using data from the the NLSY), we: (1) document young adults' pro-social behavior (i.e., formal volunteering), (2) estimate the long-term effects of childhood disadvantage on volunteering in young adulthood, (3) assess the possible mediating effects of adolescent development, and (4) identify characteristics associated with pro-social behavior among young adults from economically disadvantaged families. We argue that a long-term negative effect of childhood disadvantage on pro-social behavior in early adulthood operates in part through adolescent development. Among young adults from disadvantaged families, school enrollment and regular church attendance are strongly associated with pro-social behavior. Our results support the view that a disadvantaged childhood has long-term effects on social engagement, yet this cycle can be broken through positive adolescent experiences. HAKIM, CATHERINE Lifestyle Preferences versus Patriarchal Values: Causal and Non-Causal Attitudes Advances in Life Course Research 8 (2004): 69-91 Cohort(s): NLSY79 ID Number: 4755 Publisher: Elsevier Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. There is solid evidence, from longitudinal studies such as the NLS and PSID, of the significant long-term impact of values and life goals on occupational attainment and earnings. So far these findings have not been incorporated into sociological and economic theory. Preference theory does this, identifying the social and economic context in which values and attitudes can become important predictors of women's (and men's) behavior. A theoretical and methodological distinction between causal and noncausal attitudes and values is made, illustrated by data on lifestyle preferences and patriarchal values from comparative surveys in GB and Spain. The results show that lifestyle preferences have a major impact on women's choices between family work and employment, whereas patriarchal values are only tenuously linked to behavior. 6 Tables, 44 References. Adapted from the source document Search returned 2 items. Search Start: 23:08:42 Search Finish: 23:08:42
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