Values and Norms of Crestwood Heights

Values and Norms of Crestwood Heights (Upper-Middle Class Community):

Values and Norms of Crestwood Heights (Upper-Middle Class Community):

Education is stressed so As and Bs are expected and college is a must! It starts with pre-school nurseries.

Education is stressed so As and Bs are expected and college is a must! It starts with pre-school nurseries.

Parents are “Movers and shakers” of the community which teaches kids to be involved

Parents are “Movers and shakers” of the community which teaches kids to be involved

Because of this involvement, lives are scheduled and punctuality is important

Because of this involvement, lives are scheduled and punctuality is important

Possessions are important

Possessions are important

Family size is well planned and orderly

Family size is well planned and orderly

Parents try to spend quality time with their kids but should feel free to have their own social life. Nannies and baby sitters are carefully chosen

Parents try to spend quality time with their kids but should feel free to have their own social life. Nannies and baby sitters are carefully chosen

Chores are done around the home, teaching responsibility

Chores are done around the home, teaching responsibility

Individual sports are emphasized

Individual sports are emphasized

Norms and Values of the West-End of Boston (Working Class Community):

Norms and Values of the West-End of Boston (Working Class Community):

Education is important. A’s are great but C’s are acceptable. College is hoped for.

Education is important. A’s are great but C’s are acceptable. College is hoped for.

Parents spend a lot of time with neighbors and so do kids. Friends are the most important thing in some kids’ lives but families are often close.

Parents spend a lot of time with neighbors and so do kids. Friends are the most important thing in some kids’ lives but families are often close.

Parents don’t want their kids to embarrass them in the neighborhood so they need to stay out of trouble.

Parents don’t want their kids to embarrass them in the neighborhood so they need to stay out of trouble.

Families are valued but divorce is common

Families are valued but divorce is common

Team sports are emphasized

Team sports are emphasized

Values and Norms of the Urban Housing Project:

Values and Norms of the Urban Housing Project:

Education is not emphasized; rather street survival skills are stressed.

Education is not emphasized; rather street survival skills are stressed.

Families are often single-parent and parents are often too busy or tired to spend time with kids so they are often unsupervised.

Families are often single-parent and parents are often too busy or tired to spend time with kids so they are often unsupervised.

Role models and significant others are too often people on the street involved in illegal activities

Role models and significant others are too often people on the street involved in illegal activities

Each class tends to teach children the values and norms that lead them to stay in the same class as their parents.

Each class tends to teach children the values and norms that lead them to stay in the same class as their parents.