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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"family form"”.
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The Interspecies Family: Attitudes and Narratives
… utilized to examine a widespread contemporary family form, the interspecies family. This mixed-method approach relied on both quantitative survey data and qualitative interview data. First, survey data from the 2006 Constructing the Family Survey were analyzed to understand who in America …
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ΤΟ ΚΑΝΑΛΑΚΙ ΤΗΣ ΠΡΕΒΕΖΑΣ. ΜΕΤΑΒΟΛΕΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΜΙΚΗ ΣΥΜΠΕΡΙΦΟΡΑ ΤΩΝ ΚΑΤΟΙΚΩΝ ΜΙΑΣ ΗΠΕΙΡΩΤΙΚΗΣ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΗΤΑΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΙΚΟΣΑΕΤΙΑ 1965-1985
… CONSTRUCTION-MODELS-ARRANGEMENT DECORATION, 2. FAMILY: FORM-STRUCTURE-ROLES-MODELS-RELATIVES OTHERS FORMS, 3. MARITAL SYSTEM AND BEHAVIOUR WEDDING AND MARRIAGE-DOWRY-TROUSSEAN -WOMEN, 4. DEATH, 5. GOODS: ATTITUDE TOWARD CONSUMPTION- NOURISHMENT-CLOTHING- ACCOMODATION, HEALTH-EDUCATION, 6. FREE …
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Family adaptability and cohesion in remarried families
… of thirty-nine remarried families, using the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales (FACES III). The purpose of the study was to add to the growing body of empirical research dealing with the remarried family as a unique family form. Comparisons were made between family members and …
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The Effects of Family Structure and Family Process on the Psychological Well-Being of Children: From the Children's Point of View
The impact of family structure on children’s outcomes is a highly debated topic in literature on the family. This research made an attempt to engage in this debate by testing the family process perspective. Theorists who favor this perspective believe that the effects of family structure on …
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Managing Stigma in Planned Lesbian-Parent Families
The gay-and lesbian-parent family is a family form becoming more prevalent in today's diverse society. Now, with advances in reproductive technology and a growing acceptance of homosexuality, gay men and lesbians are having, adopting, and raising children in record numbers. The purpose of this …
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Lived Experiences and Attributes of Custodial Grandparents that Influence Their Grandchild's Early Learning and Development: A Phenomenological Study
… of stability, familiarity, and connection to family culture. A majority of these relative caregivers are grandparents who take on full-time caregiving responsibility for their grandchildren. Custodial grandparenting differs from typical parenting and other kinship caregiving. The focus of this …
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Interrogating the 'crisis of fatherhood' : discursive constructions of fathers amongst peri-urban Xhosa-speaking adolescents
… and the different kinds of fathers or fathering forms available in their community. The interviews were then analysed through discourse analysis. It was found that participants drew on eight interpretive repertoires, namely: Fatherhood as a Choice, Gendered Parenting, Maternalism as Natural …
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Paternidad socioafectiva y familia pluriparental: avances y retos en la jurisprudencia de Colombia y Argentina
La pertinencia de este estudio atiende la urgente necesidad de explorar el escenario jurídico frente al reconocimiento de las familias socioafectivas, que no solo constituyen una expresión del principio de dignidad humana y del pluralismo familiar, sino que también pone a prueba la capacidad de los …
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Gesinsbediening as bedieningsvennootskap tussen gemeentes en gesinne
… guide this study. The first is whether Reformed churches, and for the purposes of this investigation the Dutch Reformed Church and the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa, do enough to support and strengthen families in a postmodern context. The second question examines the underlying …
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The role of the environment in the recuperation of mentally ill patients in Manguzi health ward
… to recovery; (b) To determine factors within the family and friends leading to recovery. (c) To distinguish factors in the community, including the home environment that assist the mentally ill person to be stable. The study was executed at Northern Kwa-Zulu, which is predominantly a rural area in …
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Dock180/Elmo proteins are critical regulators of phagocytosis,macropinocytosis and chemotaxis in Dictyostelium
… characterization of Dock/Elmo proteins, a novel family of RacGEF's in Dictyostelium discoideum and describe their role in phagocytosis, macropinocytosis and CAMP mediated chemotactic cell movement. Aggregation competent Dictyostelium cells can detect and move up CAMP gradients. cAMP stimulation …
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Patterns of Partnership and Childbearing in Latin America: Changes in Family Formation from the 1970s to the 2020s
… relationship between educational attainment and family forms. This research integrates insights from the Dual Nuptiality System framework, and the theories of the Second Demographic Transition, the Pattern of Disadvantage, and Diverging Destinies to examine how socioeconomic factors shape living …