scholarly journals Internet Supervision and Parenting in the Digital Age: The Case of Shanghai

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Cheung Wong ◽  
Kit Mui Ho ◽  
Honglin Chen
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Parenting Confidence ◽  
Multiple Regression Models ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Authoritative Parenting Style ◽  
Families With Children

This research paper explored the issue of parenting confidence in internet supervision in Shanghai. It examined the methods used by Shanghai parents in supervising children’s Internet use, the confidence of parents in helping children to benefit from the Internet and protect them from possible threats, and the factors affecting parents’ confidence in their parenting practices. Data were collected from a household survey with a representative sample of 796 low-income families and 799 non-low-income families. Post-stratified weighting was applied to obtain representation of families with children aged 9-17 in Shanghai. Our findings show that Shanghai parents used restriction most frequently in internet supervision. More than one-fifth of parents had limited confidence in helping their children benefit from the Internet and one-eighth in protecting their children from possible Internet threats. Multiple regression models show that better Internet knowledge, an authoritative parenting style, more involvement in children’s online activities and a positive attitude towards the Internet are factors which were associated with higher parenting confidence in internet supervision. Findings suggest that efforts in assisting parents review their attitude towards the Internet and learn new supervision methods are important, especially for parents on the lower socio-economic strata.

scholarly journals Improvement of the targeted social support of low-income families with children: Vologda Pilot Project

POPULATION ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-121
Author(s):  
Vyacheslav Bobkov
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Social Assistance ◽  
Minimum Income ◽  
Lump Sum ◽  
Subsistence Minimum ◽  
Regional Budget ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Families With Children ◽  
Guaranteed Minimum Income

The article deals with the theoretical, methodical and practical principles of forming a new model of targeted social support of low-income families with children on the basis of guaranteed minimum income. Approbation of the new approaches to targeted social support of low-income families with children was implemented in Vologda oblast. The target representative sample was 70 families. It has been found out that after the targeted social support under the current legislation (lump-sum payments excluded), basic income in these families averaged 35.3 per cent of the differentiated equivalent subsistence minimum, thus being evidence of the inefficient state social assistance. The author has substantiated introducing additional monthly targeted social payments to parents besides the set regular payments (additional family poverty benefit) that will enable families to improve their economic sustainability. He substantiated a number of threshold values of the guaranteed minimum income that would ensure current consumption ranging from the cost food basket up to the size of the differentiated equivalent living standards of families, depending on the financial capacity of the regional budget. The guaranteed minimum income of low-income families with children averaged 54.6 per cent of the regional differentiated equivalent subsistence minimum. There have been developed methodical recommendations for identifying untapped socio-economic potential of families as a source of raising income from employment, as well as criteria for removal of families from the recipients of targeted social assistance in the form of cash benefits. Proposals on correcting the current legislation on the state social support have been formulated.

Patterns of Multiple Instability among Low-Income Families with Children

2020 ◽  
Vol 94 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoonsook Ha ◽  
Margaret M. C. Thomas ◽  
Thomas Byrne ◽  
Daniel P. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Families With Children

scholarly journals Housing hardship and energy insecurity among native-born and immigrant low-income families with children in the United States

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Hernández ◽  
Yang Jiang ◽  
Daniel Carrión ◽  
Douglas Phillips ◽  
Yumiko Aratani
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Low Income ◽  
The United States ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Families With Children

Why Members Dropout? An Evaluation of Factors Affecting Renewal in Micro Health Insurance

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 292-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Savitha
Keyword(s):  
Health Insurance ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Dropout Rate ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Low Risk ◽  
Micro Health Insurance ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Low Income Families

Micro health insurance (MHI) is an important mechanism to fight iatrogenic poverty in India. Its sustainability and viability depends, to a greater extent on the renewal of membership. This article evaluates the factors that influence renewal decisions in Sampoorna Suraksha Programme (SSP) in Karnataka. This study shows income class and chronic illness in the family to determine the renewability. The findings indicate adverse selection since low-income low-risk and high-income low-risk families dropout. From the social welfare point of view, renewal from high-risk low-income families is welcome; yet this should not jeopardize resource mobilization of SSP. Sustainable and viable operations of SSP depends on continued membership of insured population that can be achieved through external financial assistance for the poorest, wider network of hospitals and increased awareness on health insurance. Dropout rate in any MHI scheme should be kept very low to achieve deeper penetration and wider coverage especially in India where large percentage of population falls outside the insurance ambit.

scholarly journals Parenting in low-income families from the perspective of social work

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 03010
Author(s):  
A. Banovcinova ◽  
E. Mydlikova ◽  
M. Vodicková
Keyword(s):  
Corporal Punishment ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Positive Discipline ◽  
The Family ◽  
Comprehensive Development ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Role Of Parents

The family is the primary socializing factor. Its mission is to create a stable and safe environment for the child and for his comprehensive development. The role of parents is to give to a child the values and norms accepted in the society, which is a prerequisite for successful integration of a child into society. That is why the upbringing function of the family is regarded as one of the main. This feature is, however, influenced by many factors. The goal of the study was to find how poverty affects parenting. For the data collection was used questionnaire Alabama Parenting Questionnaire (APQ), which measures parenthood through five dimensions (1) positive involvement with children, (2) Supervision and monitoring, (3) use of positive discipline techniques, (4) consistency in Theus of discipline chniques, (5) use of corporal punishment. The sample was divided into two groups, with the first group consisted of 188 parents living in poverty The reference group consisted of parents living in households with income standard (N−188).Analysis of the results showed differences between parents living in poverty and between parents with a standard rate of income especially in monitoring and supervision, and also in the use of positive disciplinary techniques. On the contrary, there were no significant differences in cooperation between the parents or the use of corporal punishment. Based on the results it is clear that poverty is one of the factors affecting parenting. Therefore, social worker who works with low-income families should focus attention on this area of family functioning.

scholarly journals Saving and asset accumulation among low-income families with children in IDAs

2006 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michal Grinstein-Weiss ◽  
Kristen Wagner ◽  
Fred M. Ssewamala
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Asset Accumulation ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Families With Children

scholarly journals Have we finally bridged the digital divide? Smart phone and Internet use patterns by race and ethnicity

First Monday ◽  
2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert W. Fairlie
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
Decomposition Analysis ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
Census Bureau ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Bureau Of Labor Statistics

Two decades ago an influential article documented the alarming disparities that existed in access to computers and the Internet between African-Americans and whites (Hoffman and Novak, 1998). Using the latest U.S. Census Bureau/Bureau of Labor Statistics data on computer and Internet access, I find that the “digital divide” has not been bridged and remains as large as it was two decades ago. African-Americans and Latino-Americans are less likely to use the Internet on smart phones, computer, tablets or other devices than are whites. A statistical decomposition analysis reveals that income and education inequalities are the leading causes of the disparities in access to technology. The findings have implications for policies that subsidize broadband to low-income families.

Ownership and use of mobile phone and utilization of maternal health services in India

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Gunamany ◽  
M Subramanyam
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Institutional Delivery ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Premature Death ◽  
Maternal Health Services ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Socioeconomic Indicators ◽  
Social Scientists

Abstract Despite decades of maternal and child health programming, neonatal disorders, undernutrition, and iron deficiency, feature in the top ten causes of premature death or disability in India. With the increasing use of mobile phones, mobile health (mHealth) programs have been implemented to promote MCH services. As no study has examined the role of Indian women's ownership/access to mobile phones on their healthcare utilization, we assess whether ownership and use of mobile phones are associated with the utilization of antenatal care (ANC) and institutional delivery services in India. We analyzed data from a nationally representative household survey from India. Our analytic sample was 12047 women with data on mobile phone ownership. Mobile phone ownership and use (access to internet, texting facility) were the exposure variables. The outcome variables were having at least four ANC visits(ideal) and an institutional delivery. Survey-adjusted logistic regression models adjusted for women's autonomy, socioeconomic indicators, and access to mass media were fit. The unadjusted odds of having an ideal ANC were higher (OR = 1.5; CI = 1.35-1.62) among those who owned a mobile phone versus not. After adjustment for all covariates, mobile phone ownership was not associated with both outcomes. Women with access to the internet had higher odds (OR = 9.24; CI = 6.51-13.2.)of reporting an institutional delivery and of receiving an ideal ANC(OR = 2.99;CI=2.40-3.73). In the fully adjusted model, access to the internet was positively associated with having an institutional delivery (OR = 2.85; CI = 2.82-1.31) whereas ideal ANC was not(OR = 1.7;p=0.07). mHealth interventions targeting women in India, especially the rural, low-income subgroup, are unlikely to be effective unless simultaneous efforts are made to increase access to, and autonomy in, mobile phone use. The need to partner with social scientists during intervention design/implementation as well as other policy-relevant implications are discussed. Key messages Explains why it is important to address the disparities and barriers in the use of mobile phones before designing and implementing various mHealth interventions. Why is it important to include social scientists during designing and implementation of various technology-based interventions well as other policy-relevant implications are discussed.

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