Sanford M. Dornbusch

TL;DR: It is found that White youngsters benefit from the combination of authoritative parenting and peer support for achievement, whereas Hispanic youngsters suffer from a combination of parental authoritarianism and low peer support.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined data on the information networks of a selected sample of Mexican-origin high school students and assessed how students' grades and educational and occupational expectations are related to the formation of instrumental ties to institutional agents (such as teachers and guidance counselors).

TL;DR: The authors of as discussed by the authors argue that the real problem with America's educational system is not a matter of school reform, diversity, mass media, or disadvantaged populations; rather, it is the disproportionate number of disengaged students.

TL;DR: Patterns of family decision making and family structure both make independent contributions to adolescent deviance, and the impact of family structure on deviance of adolescent males is hardly affected by controlling for patterns ofFamily decision making.