Competence and character through life

Preface List of Contributors 1: Reflections on Character and Competence Diana Baumrind 2: Future Talk: The Role of the Family in the Development of Competence at Planning Mary Gauvain, Ruth Duran Huard. 3: Competence in Sexual Decision-Making by African-American, Female Adolescents: The Role of Peer Relations and Future Plans Marion K. Underwood 4: The Long-term Reach of Adolescent Competence: Socioeconomic Achievement in the Lives of Disadvantaged Men John H. Laub, Robert J. Sampson. 5: An Expert-Novice Approach to Assessing Implicit Models of the Self Jill Bond Caire, Patricia Pliner, Sarah C. Stoker. 6: Family Values about Education and Their Transmission Among Black Inner-City Young Women Naomi B. Farber, Roberta Rehner Iversen. 7: Exploring American Character in the Sixties Generation Connie Flanagan 8: Family Structure and Political Participation of African-American Women Eric Plutzer 9: Adult Character: Agency, Communion, Insight, and the Expression of Generativity in Midlife Adults Shelley MacDermid, Carol E. Franz, Lee Ann De Reus. Author Index Subject Index