The objective of this research is to compare child rearing pratises with identity styles among students of both sexs of preuniversity level in shiraz.
The sample consists of 657 of boys and girls of preuniversity level who have been selected by simple random sampling from highschools of four districts of Shiraz .The reseach has been conducted using two questionnaires: Bennion and Adams identity questionnaire and scheafer,s child rearing practices questionnaire. Interpretation of data using 1- way ANNOVA, independent t- test, Chi – square and correlation coefficient leads to fllowing results 1-There is a significant difference between child rearing practise and identity styles. 2-Boys and girls are significantiy different only in identity foreclosure. 3- There is a significant relationship between child rearing pratises and sex. 4- There is no a significant difference between identity styles and social class. 5- There is a significant differenc between child rearing pratises and social class. 6- There is a significant relationship between aspects of child rearing pratises and identity style.