Children in Changing Families: A Study of Adoption and Illegitimacy (National Children's Bureau)

Lydia Lambert And Jane Streather. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [183]-190. Front Matter....Pages i-xii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction....Pages 3-5 The Environment and Child Development....Pages 6-17 The Family....Pages 18-29 Illegitimacy....Pages 30-35 Adoption....Pages 36-45 Front Matter....Pages 47-47 The Follow-up Study....Pages 49-53 Parental Care Situation....Pages 54-62 Background Characteristics....Pages 63-73 Families on Low Incomes....Pages 74-79 Housing Conditions....Pages 80-90 Front Matter....Pages 91-91 General Note on the Analyses of Variance....Pages 93-97 Height....Pages 98-100 School Attainment....Pages 101-109 Social Adjustment....Pages 110-115 Front Matter....Pages 117-117 Summary of Main Findings....Pages 119-125 Overview....Pages 126-134 Does Birth Status Matter?....Pages 135-142 Back Matter....Pages 143-196