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Showing 1 to 20 of 195 for “"Extended Family"”.
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Extended family housing: On suture in the formal and social construction of housing
The lack of zoning in Houston weakens typological identity in the architecture of the city and precipitate new morphologies in urban form. A formal analysis of commercial development in the residential area of Montrose shows the mixed fabric of the city, both in scale and type. This analysis is the …
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Extended Family Model in Reducing Infant Mortality: Case Study of the Birthing Project USA
… the issue of infant mortality through the extended family model to achieve safe delivery and babies who have an opportunity to lead a healthy life. They also provide information, training, technical assistance and support to the trainees, who in turn mentor the pregnant women (little …
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Parenting values, skills, practices, and education preferences of black parents and extended family members
… area). A total of 38 parents (kin and non-kin extended family members) participated in 4 focus group sessions. Five focus groups participants participated in follow-up interviews. Participants were recruited through referrals and personal invitations from a Dallas area church, child-care …
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Exploring Architectural Implications on Social Sustainability: The case of extended family dwellings in contemporary Bahraini households
… the traditional courtyard house to the single family house. But subsequently, the global economic downturn in 2008 forced a gradual end to oil dependency, causing a detrimental impact on living standards, particularly housing, for a majority of the Gulf region residents. The constantly shifting …
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The transition to extended family: examining the links between turbulence and children-in-laws' goals, topic avoidance, and relational outcomes
The transition to extended family is one of the most challenging and consequential periods of flux during the family life-span. How in-laws communicate (or avoid communicating) during this transition can impact not only the in-law relationship, but the parent-child dyad, and marital duo for years …
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Welfare policy and the family in post-apartheid South Africa: Care for orphans and vulnerable children in the context of HIV/AIDS and widespread poverty in Kopanong Municipality, Free State
… in Free State, this study investigated extended family care for orphans and other vulnerable children in the context of ubiquitous poverty and the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS. It asked whether the application of current welfare policies recognises or facilitates extended family care for …
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Connecting children with their family of origin : a study of contact arrangements for fostered children in Malta
Maintaining links with the family of origin is significant to children's welfare. This thesis studies contact arrangements between children in foster care and their family of origin. Contact with birth parents, siblings and the extended family is explored. A survey of social work case files is …
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Legacies of displacement (:) the memories and meanings of home among an extended Greek Cypriot family
… explores the memories and meanings of home in my extended family, who were internally displaced following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974. It is based on oral history interviews and field research in the houses of participants and of my own crossing to the family’s place of origin. The …
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Abusua, age, and nation building in postcolonial Ghana, 1949-2000
… between the institutions of nation and family, this study asks how state agendas in Ghana—amid transitions from colonial oversight to independence influenced, absorbed, reflected, or deflected widespread social values and practices. Governmental vision that targeted fiscal and political …
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Children's social networks and their implications for mental health and well-being
… grandparents in their inner circles, and placed extended family members, friends, and professionals in the middle and outer circles of their social networks. Correlational and multiple regression analyses indicated that greater inner circle diversity had a positive association with both child- …
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Essays in Immigration and Migration
… features explored are the impact of extended family members on the migration decision of individuals within a household, and productivity differences on the assimilation rate of new immigrants. Extended families are a common feature of developing country households. I generalize the …
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The Impact of Poverty and Neighborhood Characterstics on the Mental Health and Parent-Child Closeness in the Black Community: The Protective Role of Black Cultural Strengths
… a sample of 1654 Black families from the Fragile Family and Child Wellbeing Study I investigated two models. First, I examined the path from poverty to depression, anxiety, and tested Black cultural strengths, religiosity and neighborhood cohesion as moderators. Second, I examined the path from …
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The Impact Of Poverty And Neighborhood Characterstics On The Mental Health And Parent-child Closeness In The Black Community: The Protective Role Of Black Cultural Strengths
… a sample of 1654 Black families from the Fragile Family and Child Wellbeing Study I investigated two models. First, I examined the path from poverty to depression, anxiety, and tested Black cultural strengths, religiosity and neighborhood cohesion as moderators. Second, I examined the path from …
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African-Virginian Extended Kin: The Prevalence of West African Family Forms among Slaves in Virginia, 1740-1870
… on slave families has focused on the nuclear family unit as the primary socializing institution among slaves. Such a paradigm ignores the extended family, which was the primary form of family organization among peoples in western and central Africa. By exploring slave trade data, I argue that …
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Asian Indians in the United States: An analysis of identity formation and retention
… This project analyzed three generations of family members and their respective impact on identity formation. Interviews were conducted with the children, the parents, and (for eight families) the extended family in India. Symbolic interaction theory and interpretive interaction methodology …
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Creating the Patient-Doctor-Family Relationship: Issues of Power and Gender
… theory methodology was used. There were six family medicine physicians, ten patients, and ten family members who participated. Physicians, patients, and family members were matched.</p> <p><strong>Results</strong>: Four themes emerged: types of patient-doctor-family relationships (extended …
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Academically Resilient Elementary Students in one Virginia school division: Identifying and Exploring Protective Factors
… and external protective factors found in family, school and community as perceived by rural elementary students who experienced poverty and demonstrated academic resilience in a Virginia school division. By identifying the common protective factors among the academically resilient …
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Appalachian couples' perspectives of their family life: a qualitative analysis
The Appalachian family can be considered part of an ethnic group. This is due to the culture's unique, identifiable sociohistorical context, physical boundaries, family traditions, and cultural values. This qualitative study examined ten Appalachian couples' perceptions of their family life. …
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The family care of Chinese old people : a study of Chinese communities in London.
… between Chinese older people and their family, the living arrangements of older people, the needs for care and the provision of care in Hong Kong as well as in London. It points out the myth of the traditional Chinese extended family which existed only among the gentry and the elites and …
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