The Conflict of Generations in Ancient Mesopotamian Myths

1992 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 621-635 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rivkah Harris
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Intergenerational Conflict ◽  
Household Composition ◽  
Economic Aspects ◽  
Near Eastern ◽  
Marriage Patterns ◽  
The Family ◽  
Work Done ◽  
Near Eastern Studies

Recent years have brought a proliferation of studies on the family on such topics as household composition, marriage patterns, childbearing practices, and life-cycle transitions. Scholars in ancient near eastern studies have contributed mainly to the legal and economic aspects of family history. Frequently the work done has centered on philological questions. The cuneiform data on the Mesopotamian family, accidental and all too often limited, is spread over a period of some three thousand years. Nevertheless it is time to broaden the focus despite the inherent problems. In this essay, I treat the question of the dynamics of Mesopotamian family life, more specifically intergenerational conflict, a topic barely touched upon by scholars in the field.

Analysis of Ambiguous Loss and the Family Life Cycle

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura A. Scudellari ◽  
Bethany A. Pecora-Sanefski ◽  
Andrew Muschel ◽  
Jane R. Piesman ◽  
Thomas P. Demaria
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Ambiguous Loss ◽  
Family Life Cycle ◽  
The Family

Three Blind Mice: Misleading Criticisms of the "Family Life Cycle" Concept

1979 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 689 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Klein ◽  
Joan Aldous ◽  
Steven L. Nock
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Family Life Cycle ◽  
The Family

The Utility of Family Life Cycle as a Theoretical and Empirical Tool

2003 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn A. Kapinus ◽  
Michael P. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Predictive Power ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Family Life Cycle ◽  
Predictive Tool ◽  
The Family ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Married Men ◽  
Using Data

Using data from a 1980 national sample of married men and women, the analysis examines the utility of the family life cycle concept, employing as dependent variables constructs from Johnson’s conceptualization of commitment. They argue, in disagreement with two classic critiques of the family life cycle concept, that the predictive power of family life cycle is, for many dependent variables, quite independent of age or length of marriage. Their analyses demonstrate that, when using dependent variables one would expect to be related to the presence and ages of children, family life cycle remains a useful predictive tool.

Reformulation of the Family Life-Cycle Concept: Implications for Residential Mobility

1980 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 1103-1118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare M Stapleton
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Residential Mobility ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Life Cycle Model ◽  
Cycle Model ◽  
Social Science Theory ◽  
Science Theory ◽  
The Family ◽  
Comprehensive Framework ◽  
And Behavior

The conventional concept of linear progression through a traditional life cycle underlies much of social science theory. The utility of retaining the traditional life-cycle framework has declined rapidly as patterns of family and nonfamily structure and behavior have become more diversified. A more comprehensive framework which encompasses these new household types is suggested. The utility of this expanded life-cycle model is explored, with particular reference to single-headed family households and primary households.

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