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The well-adjusted child : the social benefits of homeschooling / Rachel Gathercole.

By: Publication details: Denver, Colo. : Mapletree Pub. Co., 2007.Description: xxvi, 262 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 1600651070
  • 9781600651076
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 371.04/2 22
LOC classification:
  • LC40 .G38 2007
Contents:
The socialization question -- What do homeschoolers do? -- What is good socialization, anyway? -- Friends and peer contact -- Independence and strong family relationships -- Safety, adversity, and bullying -- Freedom and time to be a kid (before having to be grown up) -- Being "cool" -- Relationships with other adults -- Diversity and minority socialization -- Preparation for the "real world" -- Citizenship and democracy -- Teenagers, identity, and sense of self -- The homeschooling parent's social life -- Socialization and success.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-255) and index.

The socialization question -- What do homeschoolers do? -- What is good socialization, anyway? -- Friends and peer contact -- Independence and strong family relationships -- Safety, adversity, and bullying -- Freedom and time to be a kid (before having to be grown up) -- Being "cool" -- Relationships with other adults -- Diversity and minority socialization -- Preparation for the "real world" -- Citizenship and democracy -- Teenagers, identity, and sense of self -- The homeschooling parent's social life -- Socialization and success.

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