DNA-Based Identity Testing and the Future of the Family: A Research Agenda

Many of the societal challenges associated with the genetic revolution rest on predictions about the effects of the future development and diffusion of technologies for manipulating the human genome. Identity testing is different. Relatively sophisticated techniques for identity testing using DNA currently exist, and these techniques are already creating conflicts and challenges for families and policymakers. More precisely, scientific advances and social trends are raising difficult questions about the source and nature of parental obligation, the steps required to protect the privacy of individuals when suspicion begins to corrode family relationships and the role of attorneys and other professionals in these volatile situations.

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Prosperity of the Family - the Future of the World and the Church

Family Forum ◽

10.25167/ff/2027 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

pp. 37-55

Author(s):

Jindřich Šrajer

Keyword(s):

Family Relationships ◽

Family Life ◽

Full Range ◽

Current Situation ◽

The Family ◽

The World ◽

The Future ◽

The Individual ◽

The Church

From a historical point of view, it can be argued that the cultivated arrangement of the relationship between man and woman, the support of the institution of marriage, and therefore families, have always been one of the important requirements of individual cultures and religions. There is also a close connection between the state of society (and the dominant requirements in it) and the form of personal and family life. In the Western cultural space with the decisive ecclesiastical discourse, the view of marriage and the family was not spared from one-sidedness and problematic practice. The current magisterium of the Catholic Church remains critical of some contemporary trends and phenomena, including the questioning of the very institution of marriage and the family. At the same time, it remains open to new challenges in this field.The article aims to critically reflect on some issues related to the current situation of marriage and the family, especially the individual and social ethical context of married and family life in contemporary Western culture.Using a reflection of the findings of selected authors, especially of sociologists (Lipovetsky, Beck), the article demonstrates the reality of problematic „points“ of the present time (marked by magisterial texts by Pope Francis) and their connection to married and family life. It thus verifies the thesis that the preconditions for marriage and the family are currently weakened in the Western area. This state of affairs include even the institutions that want to invoke the necessary personal and social responses to the problematic situation. Although the study does not capture the full range of issues and problems currently associated with marriage and the family, it does demonstrate that marital and family relationships in contemporary Western culture are conditioned by a number of factors. Those cannot be fully influenced by the individuals directly affected. The study points to the crucial role of politics, including its responsibility and to the exclusive role of the Church. The Church can, in many respects, increase respect for the institutions and bring a concrete help to the people.The result of the study is an emphasis on the fact that, in the current situation, it is not easy for individuals or families to maintain their own integrative values. It is not easy to withstand the pressures from the outside, to not succumb to the vision of success offered by the majority society. It is also problematic that the focus of politics is not predominantly on the family but, above all, on the immediate interests of the individual. Politics is irresponsibly undercutting itself in order to get into favor of individuals.The conclusion of the study confirms the validity of the magisterial belief that the prosperity of the family is crucial for the future of the world and the Church. Marriage and the family are natural communities that correspond to a person‘s anthropological setting. They allow him or her to find his or her own identity. They are a guarantee of the humanization of the person and society, a protection against deformations of the individualistic or collectivist type.

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Parenting, Religion, and Moral Development

The Oxford Handbook of Parenting and Moral Development ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190638696.013.18 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 178-196

Author(s):

Sam A. Hardy ◽

David C. Dollahite ◽

Chayce R. Baldwin

Keyword(s):

Moral Development ◽

Parenting Styles ◽

Family Relationships ◽

Future Research ◽

Adolescent Religiosity ◽

Faith Traditions ◽

The Family ◽

Role Of Religion

The purpose of this chapter is to review research on the role of religion in moral development within the family. We first present a model of the processes involved. Parent or family religiosity is the most distal predictor and affects moral development through its influence on parenting as well as child or adolescent religiosity. Additionally, parenting affects moral development directly, but also through its influence on child or adolescent religiosity. In other words, parent or family religiosity dynamically interconnects with parenting styles and practices, and with family relationships, and these in turn influence moral development directly as well as through child or adolescent religiosity. We also discuss how these processes might vary across faith traditions and cultures, and point to directions for future research.

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It's about Family: The Death of a Close Family Friend

Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services ◽

10.1606/1044-3894.3867 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 90 (2) ◽

pp. 227-230 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Joan Beder

Keyword(s):

Family Structure ◽

Family Member ◽

Family Relationships ◽

Extended Family ◽

Entire System ◽

The Family ◽

Counseling Interventions ◽

Definition Of ◽

Close Family

When an individual dies, the role of the family member(s) is clearly prescribed by society: support, presence, caring, and remembrance. Traditionally, the definition of “family” has broadened to create the “extended family” or “expanded family” with members defined by deep bonds, relationships, and friendships. Currently, close friends who become the extended/expanded family, can be as central as kin to family structure and stability. Therefore, when one member of an extended family dies, the death resonates throughout the entire system affecting not only the lives of the immediate family members, but also those in the expanded circle of family relationships. This article describes the relationships in one extended family and discusses the struggles and counseling interventions used when one member of an extended family suddenly dies.

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Discriminant Profile of Young Internet Dependents: The Role of Family Relationships

Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto) ◽

10.1590/1982-43272562201509 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 25 (62) ◽

pp. 353-362 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Michele Terres-Trindade ◽

Clarisse Pereira Mosmann

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Family Relationships ◽

Parenting Practices ◽

Interparental Conflict ◽

Family Relations ◽

Educational Practice ◽

Paternal Behavior ◽

The Family ◽

Parent Child

AbstractInternational studies have shown effects of family relations on Internet addiction in young people. This research aimed to outline a discriminant profile of young people classified as dependent and not dependent on the Internet regarding to socio-biodemographic variables to parenting practices, parent-child conflict and interparental conflict. The sample consisted of 200 students (152 girls and 48 boys), between 15 and 24 years of age, 85.5% reside in Rio Grande do Sul and 14.5% in other Brazilian states. Participants responded individually to the protocol available online. The results showed that interparental conflict, parent-child conflict and the educational practice of supervision of paternal behavior discriminate dependents on Internet. The educational practice of maternal emotional support was the only discriminating variable for non-dependents. These national findings corroborate the international context studies and reinforce the importance of including the family in promotion and prevention of mental health of young people.

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Stagnering en transformering: die rol van die nar in Paljas

Literator ◽

10.4102/lit.v24i2.288 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 1-18 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

A. Nel

Keyword(s):

Social Status ◽

Interpersonal Relationships ◽

Family Relationships ◽

Cultural Activity ◽

Marital Problems ◽

Dysfunctional Family ◽

The Family ◽

Spatial Isolation ◽

Social Level

Stagnation and transformation: The role of the clown in Paljas This article focuses on the central problem in the film Paljas, and the role of the clown in the process of transformation that is embedded in the story. The stagnation in interpersonal relationships and the accompanying problem of identity on a personal and social level constitute the problem underlying the narrative. The youngest child refuses to speak and dysfunctional family relationships and marital problems are evident. These problems can mainly be ascribed to the spatial isolation in which the characters find themselves. Attention is therefore paid to the way in which space functions in this film. The arrival of an absconded circus clown effects transformation and healing – especially by means of his picaresque performances and the notion of play. Subsequently this article concentrates on the characteristics of game/playing as a cultural activity and on its liberating value. The clown also has definite Biblical connotations as far as the aspects of betrayal and redemption are concerned. The process of transformation as depicted in this film is completed when the child starts speaking again, dysfunctional family relationships are restored and the family is reinstated in the community because of their restored social status.

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The role of inspiration in entrepreneurship: Theory and the future research agenda

Journal of Business Research ◽

10.1016/j.jbusres.2018.11.035 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 101 ◽

pp. 548-554 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Markus Wartiovaara ◽

Tom Lahti ◽

Joakim Wincent

Keyword(s):

Research Agenda ◽

Future Research ◽

Future Research Agenda ◽

The Future ◽

Entrepreneurship Theory

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INDIVIDUAL-TYPOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PERSONALITY OF CANDIDATES TO PARENTS IN SUBSTITUTE FAMILIES

Young Scientist ◽

10.32839/2304-5809/2020-11-87-11 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (87) ◽

Author(s):

Elena Vishtalenko ◽

◽

Emma Andreasyan ◽

Keyword(s):

Social Services ◽

Family Relationships ◽

Foster Parents ◽

Foster Families ◽

The Family ◽

Role Of Parents ◽

Life Path ◽

The Individual ◽

High Level

Most researchers of socialization processes agree that the primary socialization carried out in the family is crucial. The phenomenon of the family was considered in terms of psychological, sociological, anthropological, philosophical, biological and cultural approaches. Now the question of surrogacy is being studied in terms of the psychology of the life path of the individual; as manifestations of the meaning of life, will, responsibility; as a world of the subjective, where is always something more. Many scientists pay attention to the methodology, organization, functioning of foster families; the problems of lifestyle of orphan children in general, and in particular – in a professionally foster family. Scientists have considered the motivation of the adopted child into the family and some socio-psychological characteristics of parents. However, there are almost no studies of some individual-typological features that dysfunctionally affect family relationships, although these features may be the reason for the denial of the family's ability to be a substitute. The relevance of the study is due to the need of supplement the structural and semantic components of the psychological diagnosis of potential parents in foster families. The empirical study was conducted on the basis of the Odessa Regional Center for Social Services for Families, Children and Youth, a territorial division of the Odessa Regional State Administration. In testing took a part about 30 applicants for foster parents. With the help of Individual-typological questionnaire LM Sobchyk (ITO) there was created an average statistical portrait of candidates for the role of parents in foster families. They are characterized by a high level of extraversion (48.6%); average level of rigidity (82.9%), aggression (54.3%), anxiety (82.9%), introversion (71.5%), lability (74.3%), sensitivity (62.9%), spontaneity (60%). All these qualities positively characterize all members of the sample and confirm their reliability as potential parents in foster families. These conclusions can be used by psychologists in the selection of candidates for the role of foster parents in foster families, as well as in psychological counseling.

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PENANAMAN NILAI-NILAI TASAWUF DALAM KELUARGA

Al-Hiwar Jurnal Ilmu dan Teknik Dakwah ◽

10.18592/al-hiwar.v5i10.1888 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (10) ◽

Author(s):

St Rahmah

Keyword(s):

Everyday Life ◽

Development Process ◽

Small Community ◽

Stage Of Development ◽

The Family ◽

The Future ◽

Role Of Parents

Family is a small community in society. Every Muslim is required to live in order to live the demands of Islamic teachings. The family is the most important unit for the development process of the ummah. a good personality is formed from a family that instills good manners. The concept of family in Islam is quite clear even Islam is very priority of individual and family coaching. Because the family is a good prerequisite for a nation and Country, especially if all families follow the guidelines submitted religion, in addition the family is also the closest environment with children, since children are born, in this family the children will have much experience to grow and developing for the future. Inside the family parents can give examples of behaviors that will be imitated by children, because in the family is the most effective place to membelajarkan value of religion to the child. The role of parents in the family as guides, caregivers, teachers, mentors, and example in the family. Parents are very big role in inculcating the values of Sufism as the foundation of his children, With the inculcation of the values of mysticism by parents, it is expected that in the next stage of development the child will be able to distinguish good bad, right wrong, so that children can apply it in everyday life

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KESIAPAN IBU DALAM PERANNYA SEBAGAI PENDIDIK ANAK UNTUK MEMPERSIAPKAN MASA DEPAN BANGSA

Martabat: Jurnal Perempuan dan Anak ◽

10.21274/martabat.2020.4.2.251-266 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 251-266

Author(s):

Noer Aziza

Keyword(s):

Family Environment ◽

Dominant Role ◽

Future Generations ◽

Children's Education ◽

The Family ◽

The Future ◽

Children’S Education

The role of mothers in the family environment plays a quite dominant role in terms of children's education that makes a mother hold high responsibility in the progress of a nation. Therefore, a mother is required to have high self-quality to be able to educate future generations. But in reality in Indonesia there are still many quality mothers who still do not meet the needs and eligibility as a teacher in a household. For this reason, this study wants to find the level of quality of children's education from the role of a mother by conducting a study of the data obtained and found solutions to improve the quality of the mother. The results of this study indicate that with some actions will provide a positive thing for the quality and role of mothers in realizing the future of the nation through the future of a child as the successor generation of his nation.

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