Changes in American children's time, 1981–1997

By S. Hofferth, J. Sandberg. 2001

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Subfields: Education, Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science

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The decline of play and the rise of psychopathology in children and adolescents. (2011, background): “The most objective attempt at such quantification, but just for a sixteen-year period, is found in the work of sociologists at the University of Michigan, who made assessments of how children spent their time in 1981 and again in 1997.(5) In both years, they asked a large, representative sample of p”
Invisible Inequality: Social Class and Childrearing in Black Families and White Families (2002, unknown): “Time par ents spend with children also has been ex amined (Bianchi 2000; Bianchi and Robinson 1997; Marsiglio 1991; Presser 1989; Zick and Bryant 1996), as well as pat terns of children's time use (Hofferth and Sandberg 2001b; Juster and Stafford 1985; Sandberg and Hofferth 2001).”
Does Homework Improve Academic Achievement? A Synthesis of Research, 1987–2003 (2006, background): “However, among the youngest students, age 6 to 8, homework appears to have increased between 1981 (52 minutes weekly) and 1997 (128 minutes weekly; Hofferth & Sandberg, 2000).”
Villain or Savior? The American Discourse on Homework, 1850-2003 (2004, background): “…for which there has been a substantial net increase in homework over the last two decades is the youngest schoolchildren, aged 6-8, who saw homework increase from the negligible amount of 52 minutes weekly in 1981 to the moderate amount of 128 minutes weekly in 1997 (Hofferth & Sandberg, 2000).”
The Power of Play: A Pediatric Role in Enhancing Development in Young Children (2018, background): “‍ 129, 130 Cultural changes have also jeopardized opportunities children have ’ From 1981 to 1997, children s playtime decreased by 25%.”
Make-Believe Play: Wellspring for Development of Self-Regulation. (2006, background): “Surveys of nationally representative samples reveal that compared with American parents of a generation ago, today’s overly busy, pressured parents spend fewer leisure hours conversing and playing with their children (Hofferth & Sandberg, 1999; Schor, 2002).”