Lower education is linked to lower socio-economic status (Simons, Whitbeck, Conger, & Chyi-In 1991). Research has linked the lower socio-economic status with harsher discipline, at times abuse that is passed onto future generations of children. ... Okun, Parker, and Levendosky (1994) found that abuse is associated with behavioral problems only when socio-economic status improves. ... Lower socio-economic status usually relates to individuals communities. ...

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The most important structures that tie together these groups are economics, politics, and social status. ... In Everyday Use economic problems are abound in how Walker forms her characters. This story illustrates the economic ways that Walker's African American family is seeking fame and higher forms of living. ... This is the largest socio-economic validation within the story. ... The political implications here resonate with the ideas of Dee and the cultural value of the quilts, as the family actually considers giving them to Dee because of her newfound "high" status in the nineteen ...

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There are many struggles that a man faces throughout life. The journey to manhood is one of the hardest. In a comparison and contrast of "The Sky Is Gray", by Ernest Gaines and " The Man Who Was Almost A Man", by Richard Wright we experience the hardships two adolescents face on the road to manhood...

• Word Count: 1095
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• Grade Level: High School