Family Relations: Extended Family Living, Gender and ‘Traditionalism’

2020 ◽  
pp. 197-226
Author(s):  
Katharine Charsley ◽  
Marta Bolognani ◽  
Evelyn Ersanilli ◽  
Sarah Spencer
Keyword(s):  
Extended Family ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Family Living

scholarly journals Cluster of trichinellosis cases in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (20) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Littman ◽  
K Nöckler ◽  
J Hallauer
Keyword(s):  
Extended Family ◽  
The State ◽  
Eastern Germany ◽  
Family Living

Seventeen cases of trichinellosis were detected among members of an extended family living in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, eastern Germany

scholarly journals A Comparison between Traditional Chinese and Western Marriage Culture

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muqi Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Large Family ◽  
Social Institution ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Ancestor Worship ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
Underlying Causes

Marriage is the most fundamental social institution in human society. Applying the comparative method, this paper aims at analyzing within the scope of marital and familial aspects of Chinese and Western culture, revealing specifically the underlying causes of the differences demonstrated in traditional Chinese and Western marriage culture. The paper finds that behind the apparent ritual practices, China and the West have different principles and priorities rooted in their ideological distinctions, namely, the differences in ethical foundations as well as family values. Chinese people, under the overwhelming influence of Confucian doctrines, regard parents as the sole authority in marriage, and ancestor worship has become the ultimate goal in the whole process, urging couples to conform to an extended family. In contrast, their western counterparts give priority to religious significance, and marriage is viewed as a divine unity of the two, which can be independent from large family relations thus forming a nuclear family of their own.

scholarly journals Living Arrangements of Young Adults in Europe

2015 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrin Schwanitz ◽  
Clara H. Mulder
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Linear Models ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Time Variability ◽  
North West ◽  
Family Living ◽  
Log Linear ◽  
Cross National

Comparative research suggests that there are great cross-national and cross-temporal differences in living arrangements of young adults aged 18-34 in Europe. In this paper, we examine young adults’ living arrangements (1) across several European countries and different national contexts, and (2) by taking into account cross-time variability. In doing so, we pay careful attention to a comprehensive conceptualisation of living arrangements (including extended and non-family living arrangements). The aim of this paper is to deepen our understanding of family structure and household arrangements in Europe by examining and mapping the cross-national and cross-temporal variety of young adults’ living arrangements. For our analysis we use data from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series International (IPUMSi) for the census rounds 1980, 1990, and 2000 for eight European countries (Austria, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Portugal, Romania, and Switzerland). We employ log-linear models to ascertain the influence of individual and contextual factors on living arrangements. The analyses lend further support to a North/West – South/East divide in living arrangements and general gender differentials in extended family living. Other interesting results are the heterogeneity in the living arrangements of single mothers across geographic areas, and the upward trend of extended household living for young men and women between 1980 and 2000.

scholarly journals Parenting Stress in Families of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Roles of the Extended Family

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joy I. Anyanwu ◽  
Liziana N. Onuigbo ◽  
Ngozi O. Obiyo ◽  
Uchenna N. Eze ◽  
Immaculata N. Akaneme ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Size ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Stress Experience

OBJECTIVE: This study focused on the role of extended family in mitigating the stress experienced by parents of children with autism and the possible challenges of involving them, especially in modern Nigerian society. The study identified the sources of stress for parents of children with autism, and considered location and family size factors in stress experienced by parents, the role of the extended family in mitigating the stress and the challenges that may inhibit the involvement of the extended family.  METHOD: The study adopted a descriptive survey research design and was carried out in South East, Nigeria. All parents and guardians of children with autism in the three special needs schools that cater for children with autism in the two selected states were used for the study. Data was collected using a self-report questionnaire with 36 items to elicit information on the sources of stress for parents and the role of the extended family in mitigating the stress. A semi-structured 26 items interview schedule adapted from Smithfield’s (2011) parents of children with autism questions covering the child's behaviour, parent's feelings, and role of the extended family was also used to generate firsthand information on the issues raised and to complement data collected through the self-report questionnaire. There was a researcher observation guide for monitoring progress in the study. Mean and standard deviation was used to answer the research questions while regression analysis, t-test and Analysis of variance were used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. RESULTS: The findings revealed that parents of children with autism experience stress that is hinged basically on the behaviour of the children. Family size does not influence parents’ stress experience but location does.  Some parents receive child care and/or financial help sometimes from extended family members. CONCLUSION: Parents of children with autism face a lot of stress that is hinged basically on the behaviour of the children. Some of the rural parents, however, have the opportunity of getting help sometimes from extended family members since special need schools are not located in their area or even nearby. The extended family relations sometimes offer financial help but from all indications, the modern urbanization has really eroded their help. Family size does not influence parents’ stress experience and role of extended family but location does.

Aunts and Uncles

2021 ◽  
pp. 435-452
Author(s):  
Antti O. Tanskanen ◽  
Mirkka Danielsbacka
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Specific Group ◽  
Parent Child Relations ◽  
Evolutionary Theories ◽  
Parent Child

This chapter studies the behavior of one specific group of extended family members, namely aunts and uncles. Aunts and uncles typically belong to the same generation as the children’s parents, but obviously the relations between aunts and uncles and their nieces and nephews are very different compared to parent–child relations. This is due to the fact that aunts and uncles are seldom the main caregivers of their nieces and nephews, and in contemporary Western societies, they rarely live in the same household as them. That said, however, noncoresiding aunts and uncles can serve as important alloparents for children and are often highly committed to the lives of their nieces and nephews, providing, for instance, social support, friendship, mentoring, and role models. The chapter then outlines key evolutionary theories of intergenerational family relations explaining the behavior of aunts and uncles. It also considers the investment of aunts and uncles in contemporary affluent societies.

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