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Showing 1 to 20 of 215 for “"Individual and Family Studies"”.
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MARITAL POWER, CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE (NEGOTIATION TACTICS, EGALITARIAN)
… power structure, the level of marital conflict and the rate of violence in a nationally representative sample of 2,143 American couples. Although previous authors suggest greater conflict in egalitarian relationships, other research demonstrates that there is less violence. Given the strong …
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PARENTS WHO DON'T SPANK: DEVIATION IN THE LEGITIMATION OF PHYSICAL FORCE (VIOLENCE, CHILDREARING, DISCIPLINE)
… deviate from American norms on childrearing and decide to use no form of physical punishment. Based on the percentage of American parents who use physical punishment, the views of popular childrearing manuals, relevant laws and court cases it is concluded that the use of physical punishment …
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FAMILY SYSTEMS THROUGH FAMILY PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS
<p>This study views the family photograph album as a visual construction of social reality which represents how the family perceives and defines its world. This popular cultural artifact is used to examine the social and geographical boundaries of this world as well as the family's …
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VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF FINAL SAY DECISION MEASURES OF MARITAL POWER
… of marital power has fared poorly in several studies which have examined its validity. This research was designed to explore two possible explanations for these findings: (1) inadequate or inappropriate procedures in previous validity studies, and (2) weaknesses of the final say measure …
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STABILITY AND CHANGE IN PATTERNS OF WIFE-BEATING: A SYSTEMS THEORY APPROACH
… analysis is the comparison of the number and the frequency of men's and women's violent acts at two points: in the year prior to entering a shelter for battered women and six months later.</p><p>In-depth interviews with 31 battered women who had voluntarily sought help at a shelter provide …
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THE STATUS OF WOMEN AND WIFE-BEATING IN THE U S: A MULTI-LEVEL ANALYSIS
<p>The relationship between status of women and wife-beating has been the subject of some debate. It has been argued that sexual inequality is one of the central causes of wife abuse (Dobash and Dobash, 1980; Martin, 1976). On the other hand, some claim that the charges being brought about by the …
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Breaking the norm: Family characteristics associated with the avoidance of corporal punishment
<p>Corporal punishment (CP) is an acceptable and frequently used discipline tactic, with 94% of parents of 2- to 4-year-olds using it (Straus, 2001). Much of the parenting literature indicates that there are more positive ways to discipline a child (May, 2000; Sears & Sears, 1995; Spock & Parker, …
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A critical analysis of some of the methods employed to solve the problem of contraception
Abstract not available.
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Enrichissement conjugal: La contribution de seize variables de processus à un nouveau programme
Abstract not available.
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Mapping the link between female sexual desires and behaviors in heterosexual dating relationships
… the links between females' sexual desires and sexual behaviors over a period of 14 days. A method of using quantitative data to produce qualitative narratives was used on a subsample of these women to identify three distinct pathways to frequent correspondence between young women's desires …
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Relational Aggression, Overt Aggression, and Family Relationships
Many researchers have sought to increase understanding of childhood aggression through the study of the relation between characteristics of family relationships and children's (mainly boys') use of physical aggression in the peer group. This study is a first step toward examining processes in the …
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Shared Understanding of Parental Differential Treatment in Families
… has revealed that children's perceptions and attributions about parental differential treatment (PDT) moderates the established association between PDT and sibling relationship quality. The present study extended this line of research by examining whether associations between perceptions …
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Effects of Parental Attitudes Toward Intergenerational Support on Net Worth: Examinations by Race and Ethnicity
… with change in financial saving net worth and change in housing net worth in all three racial/ethnic groups. Out of eight variables, four variables for Whites, five variables for Blacks, and two variables for Hispanics supported the hypothesized relationship with change in financial saving …
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Adult Leader Qualities as Predictors of Adolescent Social Competence
… should promote social competence in youth, and very little research has examined the ways that adults can be more effective as they work with adolescents. This study investigated links between the quality of adult leaders of SLA's and adolescent social competence in rural White/Anglo and …
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