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Jeff Dill on “The Parent Trap”

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american_familiesA new article appearing in Society features the research of the Culture of American Families, a three-year investigation into the family cultures that are impacting the next generation of American adults. Director of Interviews Jeff Dill uses evidence from an interview study of 101 parents of school-aged children in the United States in “The Parent Trap: The Challenges of Socializing for Autonomy and Independence.”

The article examines the idea of “thinking for yourself”. In the United States, parents overwhelming rank “thinking for yourself” as a top priority for their children, but the Culture of American Families research suggests that the meanings parents affix to “thinking for yourself are complex and varied. The article explores these meanings, and their implications for parenting.


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