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	Tallinger	Taylor	Brindle	Williams
Race/ Ethnicity	White	Black	White	Black
Language	English	English	English	English
Religion	Catholic or Protestant	Catholic or Protestant	Catholic or Protestant	Catholic or Protestant
Economics/ Employ.	Each is a consultant – Mr. T works in fundraising & Mrs. T in personnel Combined annual income $175,000 – flexible hours but work evenings & weekends; also includes often traveling. Money never mentioned in front of the kids. Experiencing financial problems – firm not paying out on time leads to $7000 penalties in mortgage	- Mr. T currently unemployed – formally worked for social services including counseling for drug related issues. - he doesn’t pay child support Ms. T works as a secretary - has a car that works  occasionally - annual income $20,000 - money is an issue and spoken about in this household often	- Currently Unemployed and hopes to return to work once Melmel starts school (18 months old) - collects food stamps and cash stipends - Mr. B pays the Dept. of Human Services child support to offset the public assistance payment to the family - money is often spoken about in front of the children	- Mrs. W is a high-level manager in a major corporation: overnight trip at least once a month - Mr. W is a trial lawyer in a small firm handling medical malpractice cases -  preparing the cases keeps him busy from 5am to midnight for two weeks each month; otherwise he works until 6pm - combined annual income is over $200,000 - they rarely discuss money with Alexander
Housing	42 yr. Old two story house on a cul-de-sac/ Big green lawns – swimming pool	Rented 4 bedroom, three story house	- Small rundown 3 bedroom apt - not well maintained: leaky ceiling and many roaches - often the washers and dryers don’t work	- A 6 bedroom, large, old stone house with an expansive porch  and a sweeping  lawn - it is immaculately kept and expensively furnished
Geography	Quiet suburb near major northeastern city	Pretty quiet neighborhood with crime everywhere – father lives in an apt. in the city “the ghetto”	White working-class neighborhood that is dominated by small houses	Quiet street in a middle-class white neighborhood in a major northeastern city
Food	Often eat out at fast food restaurants like Taco Bell after practices –meals together determined by the boy’s activ.	Weekly go out for fast food and once a month go to a restaurant such as Sizzler	Nearest grocery store is a 20 min bus ride away - relies on food stamps: food is in short supply	- Spend most of their time in the kitchen - eats pretty well: fruits and vegetables - food is not an issue
Norms/ Values	Concerted Cultivation plays a huge role in development – Garrett’s scheduled  activities define  the families pace of life – extended family members not a large part of this family’s organization except for holidays.	Natural Development – mother & father separated - append Miss to all female adult names - sister Anisha (13) cares for Tyrec after school while the mother is still working - plays with children of all ages outside of the house and develops skills in mediation, conflict management, personal responsibility, and strategizing	Natural Development – don’t feel that the kids’ leisure time is of any real importance - Katie’s father is inconsistently involved in her life -All of her siblings are of different fathers - very independent: fixes herself soup after school and joined a school choir - is concerned she is fat – she isn’t - was sexually molested in the first grade - cousin is Katie’s best friend - extended family is very much a part of Katie’s life and often stays with her grandmother	Concerted Cultivation plays a huge role in development – Especially language and its use towards entitlement - By the time weekends come the family is exhausted but continue for the benefits to Alexander - Alexander is bored without structured activities – interacts with boys his age only through activities - consider themselves close to extended family (live far away) by talking via telephone and visiting 3 to 4 times a year
Politics	N/A	Mr. T has opinions on many issues, including the state of the world, which he offers freely to anyone who will listen	N/A	- Concerned about the impact of race on Alexander: “it isn’t going to define who he is.”
Relationship w/ Local Geography	N/A	- Where Mr. T lives is the “ghetto” - utilizes the shops in the white neighborhood close by	- Katie takes the bus to Grandma’s by herself (20 min ride)	-the only black family in the white neighborhood in which they live
Formal Education – Level + Type	Both hold bachelor’s degrees from same Ivy League College & were involved in sports	Mr. T dropped out of school when he was young + reading is difficult for him. Ms. T is a high school graduate	Ms. B earned her GED	- Mrs. W has a master’s degree in liberal arts from an elite college - Mr. W earned his J.D. degree from a well-regarded private university
Structures/ Institutions	Baseball, Piano lesson, International Soccer, Forest Soccer, Swim Team, Saxophone, Cub Scouts + tryouts and tournaments.	Summer day camp, Sunday School, + Vacation bible School for the summer + football	After school choir	School activities, church life, soccer games, choir, piano,  + baseball
Class	Middle-Class	Working-Class	Working-Class/Poor	Middle-Class

 

	McAllister	Marshall	Handlon	Driver
Race/ Ethnicity	Black	Black	White	White
Language	English	English	English	English
Religion	Catholic or Protestant	Catholic or Protestant	Catholic or Protestant	Catholic or Protestant
Economics/ Employ.	- Currently unemployed and receives public assistance, but hopes to work again - Do not own a car - Do not have a telephone -Receives aid from Aid to Families with Dependent Children - Receives food stamps - has a medical card for doctor visits	- Mrs. M is employed full time in the computer industry: telecommunicates once a week and the other days travels fifty miles round trip. - Mr. M is employed as a civil servant: he works nights 6 days a week, is not required to travel and leaves at 2:30am. - Combined income $100,000 per, but worries about money because of lack of job security in the computer industry: they have down-sized in recent years	- Mr. H works as a credit manager in a major corporation - Mrs. H is employed as a secretary. She works 30 hours per week. - family income of $85,000-$95,000 a year and take much of their middle class status for granted: they have many electronics and each adult has a car.	- Ms. D works as a secretary for fourteen years - Annual income between $15,000-$25,000 + weekend job as a waitress Mr. D passed away – never paid child support - Mr. Fallon is in the flooring business and earns $20,000 working every other weekend and many holidays - money is an issues that is talked about frequently: sometimes for hours - in order to pay for Wendy’s tutor, Ms. D has to walk to work instead of the bus
Housing	Lower Richmond public housing project – 2 story apt. - Refrigerator is broken - Roaches a constant problem - Sidewalks are littered with glass, paper, and wrappers.	4 Bedroom house on a circular street lined with recently built, two story suburban homes with a market value of $200,000 - small front yard - driveway with a basketball hoop - large backyard	4 Bedroom, two story red brick house worth $245,000 in a homogenous suburban neighborhood	Rented 3 Bedroom two-story brick house which is larger than most homes of working class families. -Rent is $650 a month
Geography	Off of a busy street, a few blocks from a small business area - Residents are all African American along with the surrounding area: there is a white working-class neighborhood within walking distance - Housing project is considered a dangerous area	Well-to-do racially integrated, suburban neighborhood: transitional area - bordered with a central city with one side consisting of an all-black middle class neighborhood and a predominantly white-neighborhood on the other side	White suburban neighborhood	White urban working class neighborhood not a car’s drive away from surrounding black communities
Food	Food is often in short supply - they must ask permission before eating something - on special occasions food may be plentiful,  but more often, there is not enough to go around	N/A	Eat meals together	Food is in ample supply and children often ask for items when they go to the store
Norms/ Values	Natural Development Television is always on – plays sports outside “doing the same thing over and over is fun.” - Parents separated, but father buys pizza every Friday night and sometimes sleeps on the couch - 5 to 7 people sleep - children sleep in different beds on different nights	Concerted Cultivation plays a large part in development - Mother speaks out and intervenes in Stacy’s institutional life - Always looks to put the blame on someone else: the teachers need to adjust to Stacy’s learning style – the gymnastics instructor is at fault… - Feels that there is an underlying race issue to the circumstances of her child’s encounters, but proceeds cautiously until she has enough evidence – Art the bus driver.	Concerted Cultivation a large part of Melanie’s development: mother worries that if Melanie is not involved in organized activities, they will have no one to play with after school or during breaks – but also believes that children should have free unstructured time. - Misses school frequently - feels Melanie has a lot of homework; it’s too hard and helps her every night for 2-3 hours - Mother fails to bring Melanie to school on time or comply with the school bureaucratic rules of the school. - Mother is in denial of Melanie’s learning problem and the fact that her missing school influences her learning and grades - intervenes awkwardly in Melanie’s schooling	Natural Development: extended family plays a major role in Wendy’s life - family events are very important to them - her two best friends are her cousins - Wendy enjoys the little things of life: loves to play outside and watch the lightning - Plays with all white girls
Politics	N/A	- Mrs. M believes that intervening in Stacy’s “world” will give her the best opportunities instead of Stacy working to attain whatever she seeks. Ex. The gymnastics instructor confrontation – moving Stacy to a new level, IQ test & class, Girl Scouts. - Believes their race influences the way they are treated: Gymnastics instructor & Art, the Bus Driver	N/A	N/A
Relationship w/ Local Geography	N/A	N/A	N/A	- neighborhood is safe enough to walk to local stores, Wendy’s dance lessons and religious instruction
Formal Education – Level + Type	High School Graduate? - was a high school athlete	- Mrs. M is a college graduate and holds a masters degree in Math. The black sorority she pledged for is still a big part of her life. - Mr. M was active in his fraternity during his undergraduate years.	- Mrs. H completed 2 years of junior college - Mr. H  has an M.A. in credit and financial management	Ms. D has a high school diploma - Mr. Fallon is a high school graduate
Structures/ Institutions	N/A	Church: Sunday school, youth choir, + junior ushers. A series of different summer camps, basketball, gymnastics, horseback riding, piano lessons	- Every Sunday Church service, Sunday school and youth choir practice - piano lessons, Girl Scouts: Cookies for the homeless” school holiday performance + special holiday performances for her church Christmas show.  –swim team	CCD and dance lessons
Class	Working-Class/poor	Middle-Class	Middle-Class	Working-Class

 

 

	Yanelli
Race/ Ethnicity	White
Language	English
Religion	Catholic or Protestant
Economics/ Employ.	- Mrs. Y works off the books cleaning houses for $12 - Mr. Y is a house painter - they do not have health insurance - were once on welfare - do not have a checking account - Money is always tight
Housing	Small 2 bedroom brick house: open the front door right to the curb
Geography	White working class neighborhood with narrow streets and narrow houses All black neighborhood a few blocks away
Food
Norms/ Values	Natural Development: Billy plays with other children from the neighborhood, watched television and goes with his mother to run errands. -He is often in trouble at school - The Y’s are close to their extended family - The family uses directives to get their point across: Billy Shower, Billy Move- gets hit with a leather belt -feel school was a threatening force
Politics	N/A
Relationship w/ Local Geography	N/A
Formal Education – Level + Type	Both parents dropped out of high school
Structures/ Institutions	Baseball and Mr. Y is Billy’s coach
Class	Working Class