scholarly journals The American Family and Family Economics

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelly Lundberg ◽  
Robert A Pollak
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Family Economics ◽  
American Family ◽  
Government Programs ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
Choice Analysis ◽  
The Family ◽  
Primary Family

Gary Becker's path-breaking Treatise on the Family (1981) subjected individuals' decisions about sex, marriage, childbearing, and childrearing to rational choice analysis. The American family has changed radically in recent decades; we survey these changes as well as the ongoing effort to understand partnering, parenting, and care of the elderly as results of maximizing choices made by individuals. First, we describe the recent changes in the American family: the separation of sex, marriage, and childbearing; fewer children and smaller households; converging work and education patterns for men and women; class divergence in partnering and parenting strategies; and the replacement of family functions and home production by government programs and market transactions. Second, we examine recent work in family economics that attempts to explain these changes. Third, we point out some challenging areas for further analysis and highlight issues of commitment in two primary family relationships: those between men and women, and those between parents and children. Finally, we consider the effectiveness of policies to target benefits to certain family members (for instance, children) or to promote marriage and fertility.

Grandparents' relations with grandchildren at a glance of Ukrainian scientists

2021 ◽  
Vol 603 (8) ◽  
pp. 22-32
Author(s):  
Olena Bucharova
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Raising Children ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
Early School ◽  
The Family ◽  
Early School Age ◽  
Key Terms

The article reviews the theories and research results of Ukrainian scientists on the role of grandparents in the family and their relationship with grandchildren. The changes that began to occur in recent years are reflected in the family model in which grandparents, parents, and children always functioned. Apart from parents, grandparents have a great influence on raising children. Today's grandparents are professionally active, have their own activities and hobbies, and the time spent in retirement is not immediately associated with raising grandchildren. The study explains the key terms relationships, family relationships, respect, respect for the elderly, moral upbringing and morality. The author presented the results of research among children conducted by Ukrainian researchers Olga Diachenko and Olga Riaboshapka. The aim of this research was to clarify the level of respect towards elder people in children of preschool and early school age.

Examining perceptions of stress, wellbeing and fear among Hungarian adolescents and their parents under lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabor Csikos ◽  
Krisztina Dr Törő ◽  
Judit Mokos ◽  
Sandor Rozsa ◽  
Hadházi Éva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Parental Stress ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Natural Catastrophes ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
Wellbeing Index ◽  
The Family ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Open Question

Intensified anxiety responses and even symptoms of post-traumatic stress are commonly observed under quarantine conditions. In this study, the effects on fear, anxiety and wellbeing of the recent pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 were investigated in a sample of otherwise healthy Hungarians. Taking the family as a microsystem, differences in gender, age, family relationships and time spent in isolation were the main focus of this investigation. 346 parent-child dyads were examined; the children were 11-17 years of age. Standard psychological questionnaires (Perceived Stress Scale, WHO Wellbeing Index), and an open question test (the Metamorphosis test) were used, and the results analysed with the aid of basic statistical methods. Stress levels and wellbeing displayed a significant negative correlation with each other in both parents and children. Parental stress and levels of wellbeing had a weak but significant impact on the wellbeing of their children. Among the demographic variables examined, none of them was found to explain the wellbeing or stress level of parents. Natural catastrophes, such as pandemics, create a stressful social environment for parents, and therefore directly impact the psychological wellbeing of all family members.

Protective Factors in Family Relationships

2014 ◽  
pp. 76-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Buchanan
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Young People ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Care For The Elderly ◽  
The Family ◽  
The One ◽  
Partnership Approach

This chapter analyzes the importance of protective factors in family relationships. In Confucian societies, where services for older people may be limited, intergenerational family relationships are crucial in providing care for the elderly. Confucian societies are better at recognizing the protective influence of the family, but scholars from these areas suggest that the culture may be changing. As the “One child” norm extends (not only in China) across many Asian societies, the challenges for young people in supporting their parents and grandparents may become overwhelming. This chapter suggests that at every stage of the life cycle, some families will need state support in order to carry out their protective role in mitigating the risks experienced by both the young and the old. A state/family partnership approach is likely to be more acceptable, more effective, and more economic than state care alone.

scholarly journals The coexistence center for elderly people and its importance in the support to the family and the Health Care Network

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Flávia Maria Derhun ◽  
Giovana Aparecida de Souza Scolari ◽  
Vivian Carla de Castro ◽  
Maria Aparecida Salci ◽  
Vanessa Denardi Antoniassi Baldissera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Care Network ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
The Family ◽  
Health Care Network ◽  
Set Up

ABSTRACT Objective: To know the perception of relatives of elderly people about the coexistence center and its importance in supporting the Health Care Network. Methodology: A qualitative study carried out with 14 relatives of elderly people participating in a coexistence center. Data collection took place in January 2016 through individual interviews, which were recorded, transcribed and submitted to content analysis. The results were discussed in the light of the theoretical referential of health promotion. Results: The elderly's participation in the coexistence center was an alternative to support care and institutionalization, provided time for self-care and to maintain or engage in the formal labor market and positively influenced the family relationships. Conclusion: The coexistence center was set up as a health promotion institution, being jointly responsible for the care of the elderly with the Health Care Network and the families.

scholarly journals Adolescent-to-Parent Violence and Family Environment: The Perceptions of Same Reality?

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. 2215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Izaskun Ibabe
Keyword(s):  
Family Environment ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Harsh Discipline ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
The Family ◽  
Good Consistency ◽  
Conflict Tactics Scales ◽  
Conflict Tactics ◽  
Family Discipline

The use of several sources of information (parents and children) is scarce in family studies. Child-to-parent violence (CPV) is still considered the most hidden and stigmatized form of family violence. One objective of this study was to analyze the prevalence of child-to-parent violence and perceptions of family environment as a function of the informant (parent or child), child’s sex, and parents’ sex in a community population. The study also aimed to analyze the predictive power of family conflict and aggressive family discipline in child-to-parent violence depending on the informant. A sample of 586 adolescents (49% boys, aged between 12 and 18) and their parents (40%) participated in the study. The Family Environment Scale and the Conflict Tactics Scales were administered. Results showed good consistency between adolescent reports and parent reports for physical CPV, but adolescents perceived worse family environments than their parents. Multiple regression models revealed that aggressive family discipline and family are important risk factors for CPV. Early intervention to prevent CPV is recommended, focused on promoting family relationships and avoiding harsh discipline practices. It is important that parents are able to ask for help when they need it.

scholarly journals “If I Shut My Eyes, I Cannot Hear You”: The Regulation of Parent and Adolescent Communication about Sexual Practices and Identities in the Family Context

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Elley
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Family Context ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
Sexual Identities ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
The Family ◽  
Control Situations ◽  
And Control

This paper examines parent-adolescent communication about sexuality in the family context. Of central concern is how parents and their adolescent children interact and communicate about sexual identities and practices. The paper focuses on kinship and familial relations between parents and adolescents, family dynamics and the processes impacting on young people's emergent sexual development and informal sex education in the home. The data is drawn from interviews with 38 young people aged 15-21 years with another 31 participating in focus-groups. The paper argues that mutual and open dialogue about sexuality between parents and adolescents remains highly circumscribed due to how sexuality is relational and regulated in the family context. The data reveals that despite strong family relationships, complex patterns of surveillance and negotiation mean that parents and children monitor and control situations related to expressing sexuality. Instead of ‘passive’ processes operating to manage sexual identities, this paper finds that parents and young people necessarily draw on more sophisticated practices of what can be conceptually termed as the ‘active acknowledgement’ and ‘active avoidance’ of sexuality as a means to manage sexual identities across different family contexts.

A case study of a Korean-American family’s code switching during conflict-related interaction

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nydia Flores-Ferrán ◽  
Sora Suh
Keyword(s):  
Family Members ◽  
Korean American ◽  
Code Switching ◽  
Bilingual Children ◽  
American Family ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
The Family ◽  
Meal Time ◽  
Discursive Strategy

The study explores how code switching (CS) manifests itself in adversarial episodes during meal time. In particular, it examines how CS emerges among members of a Korean American family as they wrangle, dispute, and argue in this intimate discursive setting. Several researchers have examined how arguments and disputes among children are realized (e.g., Boggs 1978; Brenneis and Lein 1977; Corsaro and Rizzo 1990; Eisenberg and Garvey 1981). Nonetheless, little is known about how bilingual children and their parents employ CS as a negotiating tool in conflict-related interactions. Among the findings, the study reveals that CS is manifested in the parents and children in slightly different ways although the family members skillfully maneuver the use of two languages and registers. The study uncovers how CS was employed as a strategy to attempt to achieve goals and how it intersected with stance taking. In general, CS also emerged as a discursive strategy that the interlocutors employed to explicate, challenge, mitigate, hedge, and plead during these episodes.

scholarly journals The Impact of the Financial Wellbeing of the Elderly of Kazakhstan on Their Family Life

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 152-166
Author(s):  
Z. T. Satpayeva ◽  
A. S. Bekbossinova ◽  
M. M. Ryskulova
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Pension System ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Impact

Today, many countries in the world are concerned about the well-being of pensioners, as their number is growing every year and pension systems cannot cope with ensuring a decent old age. The well-being of pensioners is part of the well-being of society, and the pension system is an institution for ensuring the well-being of pensioners. Therefore, it is important to understand the relationship between the financial well-being of older people and the country’s pension system. It is also important to understand that the family is an integral part of a person and therefore the well-being of each family member affects family relationships. This article is devoted to the assessment of the financial well-being of pensioners in Kazakhstan as a key factor affecting the family relations of a pensioner with partner, children, and grandchildren. Primary and secondary data were used for this study. The primary data were collected through interviews, which allowed us to obtain a subjective definition of financial well-being on the part of pensioners and its impact on family relations. This data was processed and encoded using the Atlas.ti program. Data from the Bureau of National Statistics made it possible to objectively assess the financial situation of Kazakhstani pensioners. The study found that the concept of financial well-being among Kazakhstani pensioners is more important for men than for women. Pensioners are not happy with their financial well-being, but this does not significantly affect their relationship with their families. The results of the study will allow us to assess the financial well-being of pensioners and can be used in the reform of social policy, pension provision of the country. Through the use of interviews financial literacy has been identified as one of the key factors, which depends on circumstances and the context.

The Elderly in Classical Antiquity

1984 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 391-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moses I. Finley
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Early Death ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Classical Antiquity ◽  
Medical Problems ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
High Infant Mortality ◽  
The Family ◽  
Very Old Age

ABSTRACTFor evidence about the extent and experience of old age in classical antiquity, one must rely excessively on literature and mythology, with their heavy bias towards the leisured classes and their lack of quantitative data. Nevertheless, there are bases for some plausible inferences: both life expectancy and for most people the standard of living were low, with a consequence of an early commencement of ‘adult’ employment and the absence of any notion (or possibility) of retirement; those hardy and lucky enough to survive of ten appear to have retained a vigorous creativity into very old age; emotional relations (e.g. between parents and children) were coloured by such factors as high infant mortality and the relative early death of parents and grandparents. The absence of really large cities, other than Rome and one or two others, and of rural isolation (the homestead farm, for example) reduced the dangers of the kind of loneliness associated with the modern bed-sitter, though problems of old age fell solely on the family (rather than the community). Medical literature showed a surprising lack of interest in mental illness associated with old age or even in medical problems other than the obvious ones of debility, and there is no way for us to penetrate the silence.

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