Family

The role of distributed expertise in crafting extended scientific explanations: Social and intellectual role-taking in a science center

by Heather Toomey Zimmerman

Comparing social contact and group identification as predictors of mental health.

by Juliet Wakefield

Co-authored with Sani, F., Herrera, M., Boroch, O., & Gulyas, C. Accepted for publication in the British Journal of Social Psychology. I am third author.

Current research on social integration and mental health operationalizes social integration as frequency of... more Current research on social integration and mental health operationalizes social integration as frequency of interactions and participation in social activities (i.e., social contact). This neglects the subjective dimension of social integration, namely group identification. We present two studies comparing the effect exerted by social contact and group identification on mental health (e.g., depression, stress) across two different groups (family; army unit), demonstrating that group identification predicts mental health better than social contact. Methodologically, our findings show the necessity to include group identification measures as indicators of social integration in empirical research; theoretically, they support social identity researchers’ contention that group identification is a central mechanism in the processes leading from social integration to health.

Family, Village and the Political Party: Articulation of Social Change in Contemporary Rural Syria

by Sulayman Khalaf

1981. Abstract - Doctor in Philosophy in Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

'The Family in the Late Antique West: A Historiographical Review' in S. Tougher & L. Brubaker (eds), Approaches to the Byzantine Family (forthcoming, 2012)

by Chris Callow

(with Emma Southon & Mary Harlow)

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by Fadwa El Guindi

The Role of Social Support on Depression and Adjustment Levels of Adolescents Having Broken and Unbroken Families

by Halil Eksi

Figen ELMACI
Educational Sciences: Theory & Practice
6 (2) • May›s / May 2006 • 421-431

In this research, depression and adjustment levels of adolescents between ages 15-
18 in secondary education and... more In this research, depression and adjustment levels of adolescents between ages 15-
18 in secondary education and having both broken and unbroken families were
analyzed in respect of social support and family constitution. The role of family
constitution and social support on depression and adjustment level were investigated.
Instruments were conducted on 203 adolescents selected from secondary schools
in Kocaeli Provincial Centre, 101 of which are from unbroken families and 102
of which are from broken families. Of the students, 104 were male (%51.2) and 99
were female (%48.8). A mean age of the oarticipants was 16.46 years. In the study,
“The Hacettepe Personality Inventory” was used to collect the data about adolescents’
adjustment levels and “The Beck Depression Inventory” was used to collect the data
about their depression levels. The Perceived Social Support Scale was used to collect
the data on students’ perception of social support and personal information form was
used to determine family constitutions. It was found that the perception of social
support and family constitution considered to be influential on depression and the
adjustment levels of adolescents from broken and unbroken families composed a
significant diversity between groups. As to this finding, it was observed that the adolescents
from unbroken families are more adaptable in respect of their personal and
social adjustment levels than the students from broken families. It was also determined
that perceived social suppport has a significant effect on depression and adjustment
levels. It was stated that as social support increases, the adjustment level increases
likewise and depression levels decreases; the adjustment level has a linear
correlation with social support contrarily an inverse correlation with depression.

Community based divorce education programmes: Short-term and longer-term impacts

by Sherrill Hayes

co-author Lori Pelletier

Evaluation of a community-based parenting education program for parents in conflict over child custody and visitation.... more Evaluation of a community-based parenting education program for parents in conflict over child custody and visitation. The evaluation shows the positive short and longer term impacts of this program on parenting attitudes and behaviors and situates it in similar programs across North America.

Family history of alcohol dependence and gray matter abnormalities in non-alcoholic adults

by Zsuzsika Sjoerds

published in 'World Journal of Biological Psychiatry', 2012

Objectives. Alcohol-use disorders in adolescents are associated with gray matter (GM) abnormalities suggesting... more Objectives. Alcohol-use disorders in adolescents are associated with gray matter (GM) abnormalities suggesting neurotoxicity by alcohol. However, recently similar GM abnormalities were found in non-drinking children with a family history (FH) of alcohol dependence (AD). The question thus rises whether these abnormalities represent a transient delay in brain maturation or a persistent risk factor for developing neuropsychiatric disorders, rather than a (neurotoxic) consequence of AD. This study investigated whether a FH of AD in non-drinking adults is associated with abnormal GM-volumes similar to those observed in drinking and non-drinking adolescents with a FH of AD. Methods. GM-images were analyzed using Voxel-Based Morphometry in non-alcoholics with (FH+; N = 36) and without (FH-; N = 107) familial AD. Additionally we controlled for possible confounders: diagnosis of depression/anxiety, childhood trauma and familial depression/anxiety. Results. Smaller GM-volumes were shown in the right parahippocampal gyrus in FH+ compared with FH-. Results were unaffected by confounders. Conclusions. We demonstrated an effect of familial AD in non-alcoholic adults on GM volume in the parahippocampal gyrus, similar to drinking and non-drinking FH+ adolescents. These findings suggest that GM abnormalities in the parahippocampal gyrus represent a persistent biological susceptibility for AD or related psychopathology and not neurotoxicity of alcohol or delayed brain maturation.

Please Don't Give Me a Valentine!

by Michelle Kassorla

I have learned, as I grow older, that what may bring comfort and solace to others may be painful to me. I have learned, as I grow older, that what may bring comfort and solace to others may be painful to me.

Patrimonio, mayorazgo y ascenso social en la Edad Moderna: la familia Bustos antes y después del marquesado de Corvera (ss. XVI-XIX)

by Rafael M. Girón Pascual

Mercaderes milaneses y regidores de Huéscar en el siglo XVI: Los Cernúsculo.

by Rafael M. Girón Pascual

Family leisure, family photography and zoos: exploring the emotional geographies of families

by Bonnie Hallman

Thesis outline

by Liz Gloyn

This document is a summary of my thesis, outlining the argument of each chapter and the work as a whole.
more This document is a summary of my thesis, outlining the argument of each chapter and the work as a whole.

Last updated 3rd December 2010.

Where do Cats Go?: Reflections on Death Post Patriarchal Christianity by Sara Frykenberg

by Feminism and Religion

originally posted in the Feminism and Religion Project

The reason I am speaking about death today is two-fold.  First, I have been somewhat preoccupied with the concept... more The reason I am speaking about death today is two-fold.  First, I have been somewhat preoccupied with the concept of death since entering a new decade of my life.  I no longer believe in the evangelical vision of heaven I learned about in my youth; but as an uncomfortable “un”-Christian, I also have no satisfactory vision to replace it.  Or rather, there are many visions I find appealing, but none that I “believe in,” as I had believed in heaven.  My family is getting older, my parents have been sick in the last few years, and I often feel that I have more to lose now than I used to.

My second reason for considering death today is that last Wednesday, Mimi, our family cat of 24 years—yes, 24—passed away.  After spending all nine of her lives living, Mimi could no longer eat and was suffering.  My mother had her put down after we all said goodbye; we held a funeral for her and buried her among the lilies in our yard, her home.

My sisters and myself were very, very saddened by Mimi’s passing; but my mother took it hardest of all.  Mimi had been her companion, her friend, her lap warmer, her snuggle buddy, her alarm clock and, we often joked, her favorite child for over two decades.  I wanted to comfort my mother; but my protest that it didn’t matter what the (her) Church said, Mimi was with the God/dess, was maybe, not very helpful.  It perhaps, only reminded her that in her view, I too am not going to heaven.

A influência da situação profissional parental no desenvolvimento vocacional dos adolescentes

by Joaquim Luís Coimbra

young people and family: understanding the link between familial structure and personal success

by vincenzo cicchelli

“Geração, Fratria e Gênero: um estudo do mandato transgeracional e subjetivação”. Trivium. Estudos Interdisciplinares. Ano III, Edição I; 1º semestre de 2011, ISSN 2176-4891

by Luiz Fernando Dias Duarte

A study of the interaction of gender, generation and order of birth in the history of a wealthy middle-class family in... more A study of the interaction of gender, generation and order of birth in the history of a wealthy middle-class family in the area of Rio de Janeiro. The main interests are the discussion of the heuristic qualities of transgenerational  analysis and of anthropological research in one's own social circle (and family).

“Horizontes do Indivíduo e da Ética no Crepúsculo da Família”. In Família e Sociedade Brasileira: Desafios nos Processos Contemporâneos (orgs. Ribeiro, I. & . Ribeiro, A. C. T.) São Paulo: Loyola 1995

by Luiz Fernando Dias Duarte

A study of the emergence of modern family in the 18th century, its intimate relation to the hegemony of the... more A study of the emergence of modern family in the 18th century, its intimate relation to the hegemony of the individualistic model of the person and its structural contradictions and tensions.

Implicitness functions in family argumentation

by Antonio Bova

Dekonstruksi Nilai-Nilai Keluarga dalam Film Noir

by Adrian Jonathan Pasaribu

A thesis for Universitas Gadjah Mada, in Indonesian.

Film noir merupakan anomali tersendiri dalam sejarah Hollywood. Dengan segala variasinya tentang misteri pembunuhan... more Film noir merupakan anomali tersendiri dalam sejarah Hollywood. Dengan segala variasinya tentang misteri pembunuhan dan perselingkuhan rumah tangga, film noir menjadi hiburan populer masyarakat Amerika dari tahun 1942 sampai 1958. Periode tersebut merupakan pertama kalinya dalam sinema Hollywood karakter perempuan digambarkan memiliki kebebasan atas tanggung jawab domestik. Dalam perspektif yang lebih makro, film noir tidak menjadikan rumah dan keluarga sebagai solusi konflik cerita, yang sebelumnya merupakan tradisi bercerita mayoritas film-film keluaran Hollywood.

Secara historis, kemunculan film noir terjadi bersamaan dengan perubahan lanskap sosial-politik Amerika Serikat pasca Perang Dunia II. Negara adidaya tersebut mengalami transformasi peran gender yang drastis, di mana laki-laki kembali ke lapangan kerja usai mengabdi untuk negara di medan perang, dan perempuan kembali ke kehidupan domestik setelah menikmati kebebasan merintis karier di luar rumah. Pada saat yang bersamaan, pemerintah mengkampanyekan pentingnya kehidupan komunal, dengan harapan keluarga dapat menjadi unit pemantap ideologi negara dalam level akar rumpun.

Ada kontras yang mencolok dalam pendirian terhadap keluarga dalam film noir dan lanskap-sosial politik yang melingkupinya. Kontras tersebut yang diharapkan dapat dijembatani melalui penelitian ini.