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Raising children in US Looking at class welfare gender and sexism racism and child abuse

......Parenting Styles
A third area in which society can be evaluated in regards to its dealings with children is parenting. Just like people in the United States culture perceive children differently and interact with them differently based on their backgrounds, parenting styles in the United States vary greatly based on a variety of factors, including cultural variables. Thus, children are raised in a variety of ways in the United States. For instance, while Vandermass-Peler (2002) notes that children in all cultures play, the bulk of his argument suggests that parents from different cultures take on very different roles in that play. Some parents play with their children, while others leave that task up to the childs friends and siblings (Vandermass-Peler, 2002). While Vandermass-Peler (2002) found that many parents provide support and guidance for childrens play, he notes that this support can take the form of encouraging play, watching play, providing time and an area to play. Cultures play another important role in parenting styles in the United States, especially for parents who are trying to keep their cultures alive in the United States. Parents may raise their children in the manner that they were raised in their culture, requiring children