Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments viii
4. Foreword ix
5. 1. The Issue 1
6. 2. Research Methods 16
7. 3. The Family Life of High Achievers in Two-Parent Homes 26
8. 4. The Family Life of High Achievers in One-Parent Homes 61
9. 5. An Analysis of Dispositions and Life-Styles in High Achievers' Homes 111
10. 6. The Family Life of Low Achievers in Two-Parent Homes 143
11. 7. The Family Life of Low Achievers in One-Parent Homes 171
12. 8. An Analysis of Dispositions and Life-Styles in Low Achievers' Homes 190
13. 9. The Family and the Bases for Academic Achievement 197
14. 10. Families and Futures 209
15. Notes 217
16. Bibliography 229