Adolescent Lives in Transition: How Social Class Influences the Adjustment to Middle School

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ix Illustrations Figures 1.1. Number of Lakeview and Hillside Students in Low, Middle, and High Social Class Categories 29 1.2. Calculated and Perceived Social Class by Town 30 9.1. General Self-Esteem for Lakeview and Hillside Groups 190 9.2. Peer, Home, and School Self-Esteem by Town 192 9.3. General Self-Esteem by Town and Gender 194 9.4. Boys’ General Self-Esteem by Town and Divorce Experience 196 10.1. Boys’ and Girls’ Participation in After-School Activities by Town 212 Maps 1. Mountainview Regional School District 48 2. Center Hillside 52 3. Downtown Lakeview 70 ...