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Showing 1 to 20 of 127 for “"family unit"”.
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reBURB: Redefining the Suburban Family Unit Under a New Construction Ecology
… within American culture. In Florida single-family homes represent one of the largest components of our built surroundings, significantly impacting the environment through material use and energy consumption. Currently, homes typically are built with little regard to the environmental …
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The Portrayal of the Family Unit In Children’s Choice Award Books
… of 14 picture books including human character family units that won the Children’s Choices Award in the categories of Early Reader and Young Reader. The investigation analyzed familial relationships, role of family in plot, family unit, and cultural/racial representation. The study found that …
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Homespun Fun: Theme Parks, Suburbia, and the Postwar Child
… histories recognize that a carefully crafted family-friendly environment is the cornerstone of the themed amusement landscape dating back to the 1950s. From marketing and promotional material; to in-park signage and ride narratives; to the themes of childlike wonder and family fun, theme parks …
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Civic engagement among emerging adults : evidence from the panel survey of income dynamics.
… of emerging adult civic engagement within the United States. Civic engagement is an important facet of society as it is the combination of individual and collective efforts aimed towards resolving issues of public concern. Emerging adults are a unique population as they are developing their own …
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An assessment of management practices in Chinese family-owned SMEs in the Cape Metropolitan area
… respected traditions is a preference for the family unit. The closeness of the family unit is carried over into the economic life of the country. Family members not only live together, but also work together in the fields or in enterprises. The advantage of this is that families have a …
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The Impact on the Family of Young Onset Dementia
… their age and life stage. YOD affects the whole family unit and it is this aspect that the current research focuses on. The research question posed was: ‘What is the impact of young onset dementia on the family?’ The study applied a qualitative thematic analysis using Framework to systematically …
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From family damage to family challenge : stories of rebuilding lives after war and refugee trauma : Australia after the Balkans conflicts
… assisted by the power of healing relationships, family strength and resilience. The aim was to explore the entire family unit in the context of whole-family interaction.
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Errant Family Ties: Migratory Identities in Latina and Hispanic Caribbean Cultural Production
… voices have altered patterns of the traditional family unit and a modern conceptualization of the nation-state. In the literary trajectory of Latin American and Caribbean cultures, the family has functioned as the allegory of nation formation. Moreover, both nation and family have been delineated …
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Effects of Family Stress, Family Social Support, and Family Balance on Maternal Adaptation in Post Birth Families
… study was to describe the effects of perinatal family stress, family social support, and family balance on post birth maternal adaptation. The birth of a new infant is a transitional event that causes stress to the individuals within the family and the family as a unit. The childbearing woman …
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Divorce in the Muslim community of the Western Cape : a demographic study of 600 divorce records at the Muslim Judicial Council and National Ulama Council between 1994 and 1999
… discord and dissolution within the Muslim community in the Western Cape. The writer contends that the rising incidence of divorce in a community may indicate underlying social upheaval especially within its family unit. Marriage and divorce reveal individual characteristics, faulty norms and …
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A study of household determinants of migration
… and characteristics of migrating individuals and family units to determine those factors which systematically contribute to migratory behavior and choice of location have been undertaken by authors within several of the social sciences, including demography, sociology, geography as well as …
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The McFarlands: "One Season".
… two years, investigated the lifeworld of a family in a rural Appalachian town. His photographic work depicts the subjects working on their farm growing tobacco and their relationships within the family unit.</p><p>The artist discusses his work in terms of historical and contemporary …
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An exploratory study of family dining attitudes toward full service restaurant product/service attributes
… variety, and child entertainment. According to united states industry figures, families dining out with children constitute twenty percent of estimated commercial restaurant sales. Although the restaurant industry is segmenting customer markets for the 1990's, most restaurateurs still define …
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A Software Development Environment for Building Context-Aware Systems for Family Technology
… applications and systems specific to home and family living conditions. After outlining the history of context-aware applications and the challenges that face family-centric systems in this field, a development environment was implemented that solves the unique challenges that face application …
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A Lesbian Parented Family's Acceptance and Experiences in Family, Social, and Educational Systems: A Qualitative Case Study
… was created to investigate one lesbian parented family's experiences in family, social, and educational systems to gain perspective on their overall happiness. In depth face-to-face interviews were conducted with two lesbian parents currently raising three children. After data collection and …
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Women in the workforce: Overcoming time and space constraints
… in American society as well as our definition of family. Dual career couples, single parent families and singles living alone have replaced the traditional male wage earner, female homemaker and children which we once looked upon as the ideal family unit. Although women today are encouraged to …
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Pencils of Light: Family, Photography, and Performance
… and viewer is most often explored within the family unit. Ritualized family performances are those events where a family narrative is written photographically. This study explores this family dynamic of photography and performance through autobiographic reference to the author's own familial …
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The Impact of Specialized Family Camps on Quality of Life and Hope in Families Who Are Coping with Pediatric Cancer
… various positive results in those who attend. Family camps have become increasingly popular over the past few years, but the efficacy of family camps for specialized populations has not been well established through research. In addition, few studies have addressed the benefits of the camp …
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The Ties That Bind are Not Always Blood: The Importance of the Found Family in Queer, POC-led Narratives
… cut off, or been ostracised by their biological family unit. The found family exists as a form of deliberate, safe space creation by those who live precarious lives — existences that are considered non-normative by the prevailing hegemonic social order. The racialised queer individual experiences …
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