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Schools as Surveilling Institutions? Paternal Incarceration, System Avoidance, and Parental Involvement in Schooling
Anna R Haskins1, Wade C Jacobsen2
1Cornell University.
American Sociological Review
|April 24, 2023
Summary
Paternal incarceration significantly reduces fathers' involvement in their children's schooling. System avoidance partially explains this decrease, impacting family-school connections.
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Criminology
- Education
Background:
- Parental involvement is crucial for child development and academic success.
- Mass incarceration affects a growing number of families, particularly children.
- Understanding the impact of parental incarceration on family engagement with schools is vital.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the association between paternal incarceration and parental involvement in elementary schooling.
- To examine how incarceration affects both fathers' and mothers' home- and school-based involvement.
- To explore the role of system avoidance in mediating these effects.
Main Methods:
- Utilized data from the Fragile Families Study.
- Employed statistical analyses to examine the relationship between paternal incarceration and parental involvement.
- Tested the system avoidance mechanism as a potential explanation.
Main Results:
- Paternal incarceration was associated with reduced school- and home-based involvement by fathers.
- Maternal involvement showed weaker associations with paternal incarceration.
- System avoidance partially explained the reduction in fathers' school involvement post-incarceration.
Conclusions:
- Paternal incarceration negatively impacts parental involvement in children's education.
- System avoidance is a contributing factor to decreased school engagement for fathers.
- Mass incarceration has broad societal implications, affecting family-school relationships and child outcomes.
Keywords:
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