scholarly journals Relationship Between the Family Roles and Attachment Styles Among Adult Children of Alcoholic Fathers in Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol V (III) ◽  
pp. 56-63
Author(s):  
Ivan Suneel ◽  
Elizabeth Schwaiger Suneel ◽  
Sarah Anthoney
Keyword(s):  
Adult Children ◽  
Attachment Styles ◽  
Defense Mechanisms ◽  
Family System ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
The Family ◽  
Specific Attachment ◽  
Tenth Grade ◽  
Chisquare Test ◽  
Age Range

Studies suggest that alcoholism is on the rise around the world, with many individuals facing the damaging consequences of this affliction. Children of Alcoholics (COAs) deal with several psychosocial issues that manifest themselves in the forms of defense mechanisms, or roles which affect their attachment styles and personal relationships. Purposive sampling was used on 398 participants (201 males, 197 females). The first one was for the participants (18 to 25 age range, the minimum level of education: tenth grade). The second was the fathers of the adult children, admitted in rehabilitation for alcoholism. The third foundation for setting the criteria was the family (a nuclear family system and has at least three siblings). A chisquare test for independence was significant [x2 (8, N = 398) = 433.551, p < .001], indicating that adult COAs with specific attachment styles are prone to take on certain roles within the family.

Fifty Years of Family Change

2014 ◽  
Vol 654 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank F. Furstenberg
Keyword(s):  
Family Formation ◽  
Family System ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Current System ◽  
The United States ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Cultural Conditions ◽  
The Family ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Developed Nations

The first section of the article discusses how and why we went from a relatively undifferentiated family system in the middle of the last century to the current system of diverse family forms. Even conceding that the family system was always less simple than it now appears in hindsight, there is little doubt that we began to depart from the dominant model of the nuclear-family household in the late 1960s. I explain how change is a result of adaptation by individuals and family members to changing economic, demographic, technological, and cultural conditions. The breakdown of the gender-based division of labor was the prime mover in my view. Part two of the article thinks about family complexity in the United States as largely a product of growing stratification. I show how family formation processes associated with low human capital produces complexity over time in family systems, a condition that may be amplified by growing levels of inequality. The last part of the article briefly examines complexity in a changing global context. I raise the question of how complexity varies among economically developed nations with different family formation practices and varying levels of inequality.

Landholdings and the family life cycle in traditional Japan

2000 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
MASAO TAKAGI
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Family System ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Family Life Cycle ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Dominant Form ◽  
North East ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Relationship

This article examines, on the basis of landholding patterns, the relationship between the peasant family economy and its family life cycle in the latter half of the Tokugawa era (1603–1867). The analysis is focused on the life-cycle patterns of the stem family. In such a system, the continuation of the family and its assets assumed prime importance while hired labour did not provide a substantial proportion of the workforce on the farm. In fact, the stem family was officially recognized as the lawful family form by the Meiji government, but even in earlier periods the stem family system provided the dominant form. Among the samurai it was always the required form. Among the peasantry, by the early eighteenth century the stem family was the predominant family system.The family system observed here differs in structure from that found in western-European family systems. Even when developmental aspects of European households are discussed, it is the relationship between the simple, nuclear family forms and their economic and social correlates – especially poverty, inheritance and landholdings – that is analysed. How Japanese stem family households operated with respect to landholding and other variables is the main theme of this article. The data come from an agrarian and considerably backward area of north-east Japan where harvest failures were not infrequent even in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

scholarly journals REPRESENTATIONS OF “FAMILY PAIN” BY ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS

2020 ◽  
pp. 83-102
Author(s):  
Anna M. Lutsenko ◽  
Alla S. Spivakovskaya
Keyword(s):  
Adult Children ◽  
Adult Children Of Alcoholics ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
Family System ◽  
Children Of Alcoholics ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Dysfunctional Family ◽  
Alcoholic Families ◽  
The Family ◽  
Recovery Program

Relevance. The term “family pain” is used in family psychotherapy to refer to the emotional state of dysfunctional family members. Research on this phenomenon in dysfunctional alcoholic families can expand the understanding of the family system and allow us to formulate the goals of psychotherapy with such families. Objective. To investigate the “family pain” experienced by adult children of alcoholics. Methods. The sample consisted of 52 people who were in a recovery program for adult children of alcoholics (ACA), and 50 controls. We implemented a phenomenological analysis of ACA groups, a content analysis of images of “family pain”, and factor analysis of the characteristics of “family pain”. Results. The study showed significant differences between the images of “family pain” experienced by adults who were raised and still live in alcoholic families, by those whose parents were alcoholics and had died by the time of the survey, and by those whose parents were not alcoholics. People who live with their alcoholic parents describe “family pain” as a familiar, long process with effects on the whole family. The experience of “family pain” includes anger, shame, and self-pity. People whose parents were alcoholics and have died describe “family pain” as a feeling of guilt towards their parents and a process of experiencing their parents’ death. The control group had difficulty describing “family pain”, or described it as a process of experiencing their parents’ death. Conclusions. Representations of “family pain” are associated with the subjective meaning of family dysfunction for the participant and the experience of negative emotions in the family.

Attachment Styles and the Family Systems of Individuals Affected by Substance Abuse

2020 ◽  
pp. 106648072093448
Author(s):  
Everette Coffman ◽  
Jacqueline Swank
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Attachment Theory ◽  
Family Systems ◽  
Attachment Styles ◽  
Family System ◽  
Treatment Approach ◽  
The Family

This article focuses on the association between attachment styles within the family system and substance abuse. The authors describe attachment theory and the ways insecure attachments adversely affect the families of individuals with substance abuse concerns. Additionally, they discuss the need for attachment-informed approaches to treat these families and key components of this treatment approach.

scholarly journals Digu Puja: A ritual to revitalize the family unity among the Newars

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 117-126
Author(s):  
Tina Manandhar
Keyword(s):  
Family System ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Detailed Account ◽  
Kathmandu Valley ◽  
Joint Family ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Unity

Digu puja is a ritual of worshipping lineage god among the Newars of Kathmandu valley. With the brief discussion of the puja rituals this paper gives a detailed account of the family system in Nepal starting from ancient period. Following the developments in the field of education and politics how the joint family system was disintegrated and how the concept of nuclear family emerged in Nepal will also be discussed. And finally, how other festivals along with Digu Puja are helping to create a binding link amongst the separated family members will be analyzed.

Peut-il y avoir une définition médicale de la crise familiale?

1989 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 316-319
Author(s):  
J.P. Kahn ◽  
P. Witkowski ◽  
M. Laxenaire
Keyword(s):  
Normal Family ◽  
Family System ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Medical System ◽  
Contemporary Society ◽  
Therapeutic System ◽  
Family Crisis ◽  
New Family ◽  
The Family ◽  
Significant Life

In our contemporary society, the traditional multi-generational family has to adapt and to organize itself around a smaller nucleus: “The nuclear family”. Nowadays, the management of the crises which accompany significant Life Events (such as birth, marriage, retirement, death…) within this new family-system, is refrained by the lack of “relays” which were previously provided by the “enlarged family”. In the absence of available relatives (that is, grandparents, cousins, etc…), it is now the Medical System which is addressed with the demand for help. Using worthy contributions of the systemic theories, the authors analyze the ambiguity of such a request and the paradox underlying it, namely, to take care of a “normal” family crisis. They emphasize two major dangers consisting of the “designation” of an identified patient and the risk of “phagocytosis” of the therapeutic system by the family system.

scholarly journals Care and Support for the Aged among the Esan of South-South Nigeria

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Friday Asiazobor Eboiyehi ◽  
Ifeanyi C. Onwuzuruigbo
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Adult Children ◽  
Family System ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Real Income ◽  
Urban Migration ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Care And Support

The extended family system is an important ingredient for care and support for the aged in traditional African society. Although this mechanism is gradually being eroded, there is no formal social security apparatus to fill the gap. This study therefore examined the nature of care and support system for the aged and the coping strategies among the Esan of South-South Nigeria through the qualitative method. Esan-Central and Esan-West LGAs were purposely selected for the study and three communities were chosen in each of the LGAs. A total of 32 IDIs and 8 FGDs were conducted among men and women aged 60 years and above. The results are indicative of diminishing extended family ties and increasing social distance between aged parents and adult children. This tendency is associated with age-selective rural-urban migration and emerging nuclear family structure that has impacted negatively on care and support provided for the aged. This change is also linked to social changes towards westernization and coping strategies associated with decline in real income of caregivers as a result of downturn in the Nigerian economy. The aged adopt various coping strategies which include working as night guards, engageing in petty trading, dependence on pension and some support from church members and adult children. The paper concludes that care and support is diminishing among the Esan and suggests re-awakening of the extended family social security system. This may be carried out within the framework of a creative multi-track social policy intervention that will involve government, civil society and private sector partnership.

scholarly journals Diagnostic Complex Of Psychological Support Of Families With Problem Children

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Family System ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Psychological Support ◽  
Diagnostic Study ◽  
Problem Situation ◽  
Depth Psychological ◽  
The Family ◽  
Diagnostic Complex ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Joint Assessment

The article presents a diagnostic complex of psychological support for families with problem children, the main purpose of which is to study and understand the essence of the family problem, its carriers and the potential for solving the dysfunctions. The diagnostic stage captures the signals of the problem situation with the subsequent construction of the appropriate logic for the further diagnostic study. Trusting contact is established with all participants in the problem situation, assistance is provided in verbalizing the problem, joint assessment of the possibility of its resolution. The final part of this stage is a clear definition of the problem. Comprehensive psychodiagnostics consists of the initial diagnosis to study the strengths and weaknesses of family members, identify and solve problems that arise during family interaction, conducting the diagnostic minimums in order to analyze the dynamics of functioning and overcome possible difficulties. Further work provides in-depth psychological diagnosis of members of the nuclear family system.

scholarly journals Protocol of a longitudinal study on the specific needs of Syrian refugee families in Switzerland

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nahema El Ghaziri ◽  
Jérémie Blaser ◽  
Joëlle Darwiche ◽  
Joan-Carles Suris ◽  
Javier Sanchis Zozaya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Family System ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background The ongoing Syrian civil war has led to massive population displacements, leading to the reorganization of the asylum policies of several countries. Accordingly, like other European countries, the Swiss government has recently chosen to implement a specific resettlement program. This program is characterized by the fact that the whole nuclear family is granted a work and residence permit upon arrival, and benefits from enhanced integration services. The aim of the present project is to evaluate the effects of the Swiss resettlement program, with a special focus on mental health, while adopting a family perspective. Methods The outcomes of 15 Syrian families taking part in this program will be compared to those of 15 Syrian families that came to Switzerland through other means (i.e., following the usual asylum procedure, which is much more stressful and time consuming). Each family member above 8 years old will be invited to participate to a 3-wave longitudinal survey concerning the resettlement process: upon arrival in the collective shelters, six and 12 months later. Questionnaires will be used for the evaluation of participants’ mental health, risk behaviors, general health, romantic relationship, parent-child relationship, family functioning, parentification, social support, and social identities related to group belongingness. Discussion The findings of the present project will provide longitudinal information on Syrian refugees. A comprehensive approach will be adopted by screening potential difficulties that the sample may be faced with and potential strengths that participants may rely on. Accordingly, physical and mental health, as well as the quality of family functioning, the feeling of support and of belongingness to different groups will be evaluated. We will also compare the results of families who had the chance to immigrate through the Swiss resettlement program, to the results of families that did not. This comparison will allow the elaboration of hypotheses regarding adjusted asylum policies. Furthermore, it will enhance our knowledge regarding the impact of displacement on the family system. Indeed, although the role of the family for the well-being of adults and children has been established, surprisingly few studies have adopted this focus in the asylum field.

scholarly journals Social Work Practices in Human Resource Management

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-38
Author(s):  
Madhukar N. Kulkarni
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact ◽  
Family System ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
The Other ◽  
Value Systems ◽  
Cost Of Living ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Social Insecurity

Social Impact : The social structure in India, under the onslaught of the globalization is crumbling yielding place to individualism, materialism and consumerism. The joint family system is almost a thing of past, replaced by the nuclear family. Growing literacy of women, women entering into employment market for, career and to support the family in these days of higher cost of living has created the need for and existence of double income families. Increasing consumerism has changed the value systems and home/social environment where, 'I, 'me' and 'myself' is becoming a new personal agenda and slogan. No one have time for the other. Higher competition has brought in growing insecurity and fast paced life. Increased working hours and materialistic life style has spurred emotional disconnect, bringing to centre stage emotional trauma, despair and helplessness. Atrocities on women are increasing, women is being comodified, crime rate is growing and mental health of the society is under severe threat. The divorce and suicide rates are growing and the society is becoming internally hollow in the midst of material surplus. India is going from one extreme of social security under socialistic philosophy to the other extreme social insecurity under the capitalism oriented globalized environment.

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