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Every year thousands of families experience a major life-changing event when they are torn from their homeland and become refugees. Little is known about how the refugee experience impacts the family and ...
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The vast majority of housing in the United States today has been created to conform to a family definition that does not match current demographic realities. The "traditional family" - a married couple ...
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Families stay connected over time through the intergenerational transmission of legacies. Legacies help family members to articulate family identity, learn more about family history, and provide succeeding ...
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4. [Article] Achievement as a family theme in drama
The development and maintenance of a family achievement theme was analyzed using two dramas: Long Day's Journey Into Night by Eugene O'Neill and A Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. Three propositions ...Citation -
The purpose of this research study was to create an integrated systems framework to analyze the planning process in family businesses. The model was developed from a literature review of family study, ...
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6. [Article] Compulsive-addictive buying behavior : exploring effects of chilhood experiences and family types
This exploratory study investigates the probable causes of compulsive-addictive buying behavior, employs the family system's theory developed by Constantine (1986) as a theoretical framework, and develops ...Citation -
7. [Article] Effects of selected family characteristics on interrelated components of household asset portfolios
The effects of selected family characteristics on interrelated components of household asset portfolios over a three-year time period were investigated. Specifically, this study attempted to conceptually ...Citation -
8. [Article] The relationship of families' money management practices and their control of credit card use
The use of credit cards by young families, their money management practices, and the relationship between money management practices and their control of credit card use was researched in this study. A ...Citation -
9. [Article] Longitudinal study of the relationship between family coalitions and adolescent antisocial behavior
Family therapists have proposed that specific types of family interactions are dysfunctional for the family system and can produce long-term negative effects for the child. They further propose that, for ...Citation -
Four questions were examined concerning student perceptions of their launching family environment, expected family environment, family values, sexual attitudes and behavior, and attitudes toward divorce. A ...
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Throughout the world, weather-related and other natural phenomena claim thousands of lives and devour billions of dollars annually in recovery efforts. Destruction of life and property in the wake of disasters ...
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The major purpose of this study was to develop a guide to teach family clothing at the twelfth grade level stressing decision-making in family concerns. An interview-questionnaire was administered to Canby ...
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The family as a social unit is the earliest and most fundamental socialization influence and is an important contributor to children's development. Studies of family communication patterns (FCP) have emphasized ...
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14. [Article] Keeping a Roof Overhead : An Examination of Housing Strategies Among Low-Income White Families in Rural Trailer Parks
Housing is a critical component of family life, however, keeping a safe and stable roof overhead is increasingly difficult for the approximately 21 million low-income families in the United States (Urban ...Citation -
15. [Article] The military occupational subculture : work and family role conflict for families of military personnel
The focus of this study is the American military family. The primary purpose is to examine the family from the paradigm of a distinct occupational subculture and, substantiating that existence, to understand ...Citation -
16. [Article] Comparison of the uses of living and family rooms in houses built from two floorplans in Corvallis, Oregon
The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of social position and stage in the family life cycle on the use of living and family rooms in houses with and without a family room. Homes built ...Citation -
17. [Article] Increasing Access to Quality Child Care for Children from Low-Income Families: Families’ Experiences
This is the author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by Elsevier and can be found at: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/children-and-yo...Citation -
The study investigated the effect of family group consultation. Specific hypotheses to be examined were: 1. Family group consultation is productive in helping individuals move toward more effective behavior ...
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19. [Article] Risk of food insecurity and readiness to change obesity-preventing behaviors in rural families
Purpose: This study examines the relationship between food insecurity (FI) risk and families’ readiness to change obesity-preventing behaviors within rural home-environments. Methods: Families (n=144) ...Citation -
Contemporary parenting strategies tend to involve parent-child interactions in which the parent neither repressively dominates the child nor follows a permissive laissez-faire course but respects the child's ...
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