The purpose of this study is to try to find whether a child's socioeconomic status (SES) overlaps with the parental parenting style participants had as children. Many studies focus one one parental parenting style and states that children in low SES are most likely to have parents that are more authoritarian. Other studies show that children with a high SES tend to have parents that are more authoritative. The data within the study proves that in order to categorize a person in low or high SES many factors need to be looked at. We look for the association between three questions on socioeconomic status (SES) asked in the class interview (1) home type, (2) the amount of people living in home, and (3) reduced lunch or no reduced lunch. .
Understanding the Effects Between Socioeconomic Status and Parenting Style.
The purpose of this study is to consider the economic status of families and the impact that economic status has on their parenting styles. Unfortunately, this review demonstrates that many of today's families face significant financial problems as a result of the current crisis in the economy. To better understand the socioeconomic status we are referring to, we look for the association between three questions on socioeconomic status (SES) asked in the class interview (1) home type, (2) the amount of people living in home, and (3) reduced lunch or no reduced lunch. These questions will categorize those into their socioeconomic status for the review. Other research suggest that low income is related to poor parenting (McLeod and Shanahan, 1993; Sampson and Laub, 1994), there is parallel but more limited research suggesting that there is little evidence that differences in parenting account for the association between low income and poor adjustment among children. The relationship, if any, with socioeconomic class and parenting is important because each of these questions of SES demonstrates different levels of stability across time and differentially shows the impact on family processes parenting choices.