The well-adjusted child : the social benefits of homeschooling / by Rachel Gathercole.

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.