Holy Households

Author(s):  
Maria Doerfler

From laws that linked a woman's economic independence to the number of children she had birthed to medical handbooks' treatment of fertility and women's portrayal in poetry and panegyric, the birthing and rearing of children appears as one of the defining tasks in late ancient women's lives.  While the expansion of Christianity in the fourth and fifth centuries and the appeal ascetic practice held for members of the imperial elites did not fundamentally change this valuation, they nevertheless precipitated a reconsideration of what constituted motherhood in the first place.  This chapter explores the rhetorical construction of motherhood in late ancient ascetic writings, and the interplay between physical and spiritual portrayals of family relations in the lives of late ancient women ascetics.

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3D) ◽  
pp. 65-72
Author(s):  
Oksana V. Besschetnova ◽  
Svetlana N. Fomina ◽  
Yanina V. Shimanovskaya ◽  
Valeriya V. Sizikova ◽  
Anastasia V. Karpunina ◽  
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The article is devoted to the study of the main trends in divorce rates in three subjects of the Russian Federation (Moscow, Saratov and Chelyabinsk regions) over the last decade, considering a number of socio-demographic indicators: gender, age, marriage’s duration, number of children and place of residence. The main tools for collecting data are the method of statistical analysis of marital and family indicators in studied regions for the period from 2011 to 2019; secondary analysis of the research results of domestic and foreign scientists and a survey which was attended by persons aged 18-69 (n = 928). The sample is stratified by sex, age, place of residence. The study found that the initiator of divorce in most cases is a woman. The main reasons for divorce in all studied subjects of Russia are the violation of interpersonal relations, economic and social. The pandemic of COVID-19 has had a negative impact on marriage and family relations, aggravating socio-demographic problems, both in Russia and in most countries of the world.


Author(s):  
Stuart Bedston ◽  
Yang Hu ◽  
Georgia Philip ◽  
Lindsay Youansamouth ◽  
Marian Brandon ◽  
...  

BackgroundDespite progress in understanding mothers' (re)appearances within family justice, fathers have not yet received due attention in research on recurrent care proceedings. Aims Compare parents' gendered risks of entering subsequent care proceedings; Map family relations underpinning recurrent care proceedings; Investigate the role of family members' life course characteristics (e.g. age, number of children) in shaping the risk of returning to court. MethodsAnalysis drew on 2007/08-2017/18 administrative records from the Child and Family Court Advisory and Support Services (Cafcass) in England. From a sample of recurrent parents (N = 24,460), a latent class analysis established profiles of who they returned with. A competing risks analysis of all parents (N = 165,550) modelled the risk of returning into each profile given index characteristics. ResultsOverall rate of return for mothers was 1.7 times that of fathers: 22% after 5 years, compared to 13% for fathers, and 29% and 17% after 10 years, respectively. Five distinct profiles of recurrent parents were established: 'recurrent family', 'recurrent couple', 're-partnered couple', 'complex recurrence', and 'lone parent'. The vast majority of fathers who entered subsequent proceedings did so as either a part of a recurrent family (41%) or recurrent couple (36%). However, these two profiles represented a much smaller proportion (25% and 19%, respectively) of all recurrent mothers, while the remainder returned with either a new partner or as a lone parent (49%), both with a new child. Complex recurrence represented a small proportion for both mothers and fathers (7% and 11%, respectively). The risk of each of these profiles is characterised by the distinct life course positions of the parent. ConclusionThe results underscore the value of a relational approach and understanding a parent's position within the life course in social work research towards building a fuller picture of recurrence.


1983 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary R. Lefkowitz

If recently feminist writers have placed too much emphasis on the restrictions and limitations of ancient women's lives, at least they have provided some compensation for the apologetic and uncritical estimations made before the civil rights movement of the 1960s. These earlier studies had tended to single out the accomplishments of certain exceptional women; they tended also to leave the impression that since most ancient women did not appear to have complained about the kind of lives they led, they regarded the customs and laws that governed their lives as equitable and natural. It is easy (at least now) to see that neither premise is acceptable.


Author(s):  
Susan E. Hylen

This chapter introduces the subject matter of the book and sources of historical evidence. The first section provides questions and tools needed to approach the study of ancient women. Although “women” can seem easy to identify in history, it is difficult to explore this ancient category without importing contemporary notions of sex and gender. The “one-sex” theory is an ancient understanding of gender that differs strongly from modern notions. This section argues that the one-sex model is useful but not sufficient to understand ancient women’s lives. It should be supplemented with evidence of how gender was performed in a specific place and time. The second section introduces readers to the complexity and scope of the “New Testament world.” It outlines the time frame, geographic scope, and some important cultural influences in the context of the New Testament. The third section describes the evidence available to study women’s lives in this period. Literary sources, inscriptions, and papyrus fragments each offer different kinds of insights and challenges for this task.


2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tingting Liu

In today’s China, women’s social roles continue to be rigidly associated with gender-based responsibilities that include defending the integrity of their family, entering into heteronormative marriage, and showing reproductive capabilities. Most of those who self-identify as lalas (lesbians) struggle with such issues as self-shaming emotions, disclosing their homosexuality to family members, friends, or colleagues, and dealing with family and social pressures. Within this context, I investigate queerness in a group of young Chinese rural migrant lalas working and living in the industrial area of the Pearl River Delta economic zone in South China. I draw two conclusions. First, rural-to-urban labour migration empowers rural female lalas by providing a measure of economic independence and an escape from patriarchal and homophobic family relations. Second, the integration of traditional (offline and face-to-face) socializing locations and emerging virtual communicative spaces plays an important role in the process through which possibilities of living a queer life are carved out.


Author(s):  
Rongjun Sun ◽  
Haitao Wang

Using the survey on aged population in urban/rural China from 2000 and 2010, we aim to achieve the following three objectives: First, to document the general trend in older adults’ worry about eldercare, their family relations, socio-economic resources, and the availability of community services; second, to assess if improving socio-economic resources and availability of community services reduce older adults’ worry about eldercare; and third, to examine if family relations are still important during such social changes. Results show that older adults’ improving socioeconomic conditions and expanding community services are associated with less worry about eldercare. Meanwhile, family relations, measured by the number of children, living arrangements, and children’s filial piety, remain important. Our findings demonstrate that while building social welfare programs, including providing community services, certainly alleviates older adults’ worry about eldercare; they are no substitute for family ties, which should be facilitated rather than overlooked by public policies.


Kavkaz-forum ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 124-133
Author(s):  
М.Р. ГАБАРАЕВА

Глобализация и технологический прогресс начала XXIв. приводят к фундаментальным изменениям в структуре систем ценностей обществ по всему миру. Интернет и социальные сети сделали прежде закрытые общества открытыми и способствовали межкультурному общению, проводящему к обмену поведенческими практиками. Поколение миллениалов – первое поколение, взрослевшее в новых информационных условиях. Российские миллениалы во многом совпадают с миллениалами Европы и США. В данном контексте интерес представляют общества Северного Кавказа, по представлению многих по-прежнему являющиеся патриархальными и традиционными. Цель исследования – изучение поколенческих изменений северокавказских народов на примере семейных и гендерных отношений. На основании проведенного исследования сделаны следующие выводы: на примере семейных отношений заметно сближение регионов Северного Кавказа с общероссийскими тенденциями в виде снижения числа заключаемых браков, стабильного роста разводов и снижения общего числа рожденных детей. Идеи феминизма также постепенно распространяются среди женской части населения. Одновременно с модернизацией общества в ряде регионов идет архаизация и исламизация, выражаемая в возрастающей популярности многоженства. Наличие разных идеологий внутри одного поколения может приводить к конфликтам, поскольку эти идеологии не только не сочетаются, но и противоречат друг другу. Technical progress and globalization that happened all over the world at the beginning of the XXI century led to fundamental changes of value systems in societies. The Internet and social media have opened up previously closed societies and contributed to intercultural communication which led to the exchange of behavioral practices. The millennial generation is the first generation that grew up in the new information environment. In many ways Russian millennials are similar to millennials in Europe and the United States. In this context, the societies of the North Caucasus, which, according to many, are still patriarchal and traditional, are of special interest. The purpose of the study is to analyze generational changes in the North Caucasian societies using the example of marital and gender relationships. Based on the study, the following conclusions were made: based on the example of family relationships, there is a noticeable convergence of the regions of the North Caucasus with all-Russian trends in the form of a decrease in the number of marriages, a stable increase in divorce rates and a decrease in the total number of children born. Feminist ideas are also gradually spreading among the female population. Simultaneously, with the modernization of society in a number of regions, archaization and Islamization are taking place, expressed in the growing popularity of polygamy. The presence of different ideologies within one generation are able to lead to conflicts, since these ideologies not only do not combine, but also contradict each other and create unstable environment.


Author(s):  
A.S. Shamsutdinov ◽  
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N.Sh. Akhmedova ◽  
U.K. Abdullaeva ◽  
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...  

The article also examines the consequences of family relations, the health and age of the mother, the course of pregnancy, premorbid background in the form of childhood rickets, anemia, the state of the immune status in acute pneumonia, bronchiolitis, obstructive bronchitis in children. Sociopathic families and children with dangerous factors are more likely to suffer from acute respiratory infections, fever, shortness of breath, prolonged coughing and pathological changes in the lungs. Compared to 2014, the incidence of pneumonia decreased by 22.7%, and the number of children with obstructive syndrome increased from 33.4% to 47.5%.


2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 367
Author(s):  
Shahina Bano ◽  
Neelam Farid ◽  
Asia Ashfaq ◽  
Siti Mas'udah

Empowerment is seen as being capable of making choices about job, marriage, mobility, entertainment, and the number of children. The present study focused on the role of handicraft businesswomen, their experiences, and the role of handicraft business as a tool of empowerment for women in Gilgit, Pakistan. The study was limited to the experiences of women producing handicrafts and viewed as socio-economic empowerment for those who are producing handicrafts. This study employed a qualitative research design. The thematic analysis of interviews of the craftswomen showed that they were empowering themselves economically and socially through handicraft business. The research findings reinforced the objectives of the study that the craftswomen perceive empowerment as economic independence and the income generated through handicrafts strengthens their economic as well as social position in society. This study concludes that their economic and social position becomes stronger after starting to earn income. These women also felt like the source of change in terms of motivation, inspiration, and encouragement for the other women in the society. They viewed and regarded the skill of handicrafts as the source of income and financial support for their families.


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