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Title The well-adjusted child : the social benefits of homeschooling / Rachel Gathercole.
Author Gathercole, Rachel, 1973-
Publication Info. Denver, Colo. : Mapletree Pub. Co., 2007.
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  371.042 GAT    Check Shelves
Description xxvi, 262 p. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-255) and index.
Contents The socialization question -- What do homeschoolers do? -- What is good socialization, anyway? -- Friends and peer contact -- Independence and strong family relationships -- Safety, adversity, and bullying -- Freedom and time to be a kid (before having to be grown up) -- Being "cool" -- Relationships with other adults -- Diversity and minority socialization -- Preparation for the "real world" -- Citizenship and democracy -- Teenagers, identity, and sense of self -- The homeschooling parent's social life -- Socialization and success.
Subject Home schooling -- Social aspects.
Socialization.
École à la maison -- Aspect social.
Socialisation.
ISBN 1600651070
9781600651076 : $14.95