From Political Agenda to Academic Strategy: The Sociopolitical Context of School–Family Relations

2017 ◽  
pp. 101-120
Author(s):  
Sandra Winn Tutwiler
Keyword(s):  
Family Relations ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
Sociopolitical Context ◽  
Academic Strategy

scholarly journals When evidence alone is not enough: the problem, policy and politics of water fluoridation in England

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Lowery ◽  
Matthew Flinders ◽  
Barry J. Gibson
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Policy Change ◽  
Hospital Admissions ◽  
Exchange Process ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
The Political ◽  
Water Fluoridation ◽  
Sociopolitical Context ◽  
Health Policymaking

Background: Tooth extractions are the most common cause of hospital admissions for children in England. Water fluoridation has the potential to reduce this number by 60%, is backed by the scientific and public health communities, and yet is currently consumed by only 10% of the population.Aims and objectives: This ‘evidence-policy gap’ is explored through Kingdon’s ‘multi-streams approach’ which provides insights into the circumstances under which water fluoridation has made it onto the political agenda, the rationale underpinning opponent and advocate policy positions, and the role of the political arena in fostering or hindering policy action.Methods: Over 100 primary documents were reviewed to develop an understanding of the scientific and ethical arguments for and against water fluoridation, as well as to identify how they have all historically sought to mobilise their policy preferences. Eleven consultations were also conducted with stakeholders as part of the knowledge exchange process.Findings: The key finding of this research is that evidence is only likely to trigger policy change if it emerges into a receptive sociopolitical context. In substantiating this claim we identify evidence not of an ‘evidence-policy gap’ but of a more complex and multidimensional ‘evidence-policy-politics gap’.Discussion: The findings contribute to a range of debates in relation to: (1) the apparent irreconcilability of background ideas about what ought to form the basis of public health policymaking; (2) the presence of differing evidential standards that create an uneven playing field; and (3) the central underpinning role of politics in public health policymaking.<br />Key points<br /><ul><li>Water fluoridation in England is characterised by a disconnect between the evidence base and the policies enacted.</li><br /><li>This is attributable to a complex, multidimensional and dialectical ‘evidence-policy-politics gap’.</li><br /><li>Evidence is only likely to trigger policy change if located within a receptive sociopolitical context.</li><br /><li>These insights feed into broader debates surrounding blame-avoidance behaviour and the existence of evidential biases.</li></ul>

Familienbeziehungen und psychische Auffälligkeiten im Jugendalter – eine Analyse mit der Jugendlichenfassung des Family Relations Test für Kinder und Jugendliche

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 316-324
Author(s):  
Manfred Döpfner ◽  
Stephanie Schürmann ◽  
Martha Bruß ◽  
Sabrina Müller ◽  
Christiane Rademacher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kinder Und Jugendliche ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Eine Analyse ◽  
Psychische Auffälligkeiten

Zusammenfassung. Fragestellung: Bislang liegen für den deutschen Sprachraum kaum Instrumente vor, die familiäre Beziehungen aus der Perspektive von Jugendlichen reliabel erfassen, und der Zusammenhang zwischen familiären Beziehungen aus der Sicht von Jugendlichen und Verhaltensauffälligkeiten von Jugendlichen ist auch international bisher nur wenig untersucht worden. Methodik: Auf der Basis des Family Relations Test, der ursprünglich nur für Kinder entwickelt worden ist, wird mit dem Family Relations Test für Kinder und Jugendliche ein familiendiagnostisches Verfahren entwickelt, das Familienbeziehungen aus der Perspektive von Jugendlichen erhebt (94 Items davon 44 % neu formuliert). Dieser Test wurde in einer klinischen Stichprobe (n = 152) und einer Feldstichprobe (n = 132) durchgeführt. In der klinischen Stichprobe wurden zusätzlich Verhaltensauffälligkeiten der Jugendlichen im Selbst- und im Elternurteil erhoben. Ergebnisse: In der zweifaktoriellen Lösung der Hauptkomponentenanalyse ergeben sich eindeutige Ladungen der Items, die positive bzw. negative Beziehungsanteile auf jeweils einem Faktor beschreiben. Die internen Konsistenzen (Cronbachs Alpha) der Gesamtskalen, die positive und negative Beziehungen erfassen, liegen zwischen .91 und .93. Jugendliche aus der Klinikstichprobe beschreiben auf diesen Gesamtskalen insgesamt in ihren Familien stärkere negative Beziehungen als Jugendliche in der Feldstichprobe. Innerhalb der Klinikstichprobe konnten zum Teil deutliche Korrelationen zwischen dem Ausmaß der psychischen Auffälligkeiten der Jugendlichen und den berichteten Familienbeziehungen festgestellt werden. Schlussfolgerungen: Positive und negative Beziehungen von Jugendlichen lassen sich aus der Perspektive der Jugendlichen reliabel und faktoriell valide erfassen. Hypothesengemäß werden signifikante Zusammenhänge von negativen Familienbeziehungen und psychischen Auffälligkeiten festgestellt. Die Jugendlichenversion des Family Relations Test erweist sich als ein nützliches Instrument, um familiäre Beziehungen aus der Perspektive von Jugendlichen zu erheben.

Intergenerational Family Relations in Luxembourg

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabelle Albert ◽  
Dieter Ferring ◽  
Tom Michels
Keyword(s):  
Family Relations ◽  
Family Values ◽  
Generation Gap ◽  
Intergenerational Solidarity ◽  
Acculturation Gap ◽  
Family Obligations ◽  
Mothers And Daughters ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Model Family

According to the intergenerational solidarity model, family members who share similar values about family obligations should have a closer relationship and support each other more than families with a lower value consensus. The present study first describes similarities and differences between two family generations (mothers and daughters) with respect to their adherence to family values and, second, examines patterns of relations between intergenerational consensus on family values, affectual solidarity, and functional solidarity in a sample of 51 mother-daughter dyads comprising N = 102 participants from Luxembourgish and Portuguese immigrant families living in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Results showed a small generation gap in values of hierarchical gender roles, but an acculturation gap was found in Portuguese mother-daughter dyads regarding obligations toward the family. A higher mother-daughter value consensus was related to higher affectual solidarity of daughters toward their mothers but not vice versa. Whereas affection and value consensus both predicted support provided by daughters to their mothers, affection mediated the relationship between consensual solidarity and received maternal support. With regard to mothers, only affection predicted provided support for daughters, whereas mothers’ perception of received support from their daughters was predicted by value consensus and, in the case of Luxembourgish mothers, by affection toward daughters.

Review of Marriage and Family Relations.

1967 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 605-605
Author(s):  
A. S. THOMPSON
Keyword(s):  
Family Relations ◽  
Marriage And Family

Raising a Child through Prison Bars: Needs Survey and Intervention Outcome in Family Relations of Imprisoned Mothers

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiki Petroulaki ◽  
George Nikolaidis ◽  
Vasiliki Karveli ◽  
Fotini Zarokosta
Keyword(s):  
Family Relations ◽  
Imprisoned Mothers

You're not alone: A public health response to immigrant/refugee distress in the current sociopolitical context.

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (S1) ◽  
pp. 128-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca E. Ford-Paz ◽  
Catherine DeCarlo Santiago ◽  
Claire A. Coyne ◽  
Claudio Rivera ◽  
Sisi Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Health Response ◽  
Health Response ◽  
Sociopolitical Context

Kämpfe um Bergbau und die Möglichkeiten demokratischer Transformation

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (189) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Dietz
Keyword(s):  
Direct Democracy ◽  
Social Power ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
The Political ◽  
Liberal Democratic ◽  
Political Effects ◽  
Mining Project ◽  
National Governments ◽  
The Relationship

The article explores the political effects of popular consultations as a means of direct democracy in struggles over mining. Building on concepts from participatory and materialist democracy theory, it shows the transformative potentials of processes of direct democracy towards democratization and emancipation under, and beyond, capitalist and liberal democratic conditions. Empirically the analysis is based on a case study on the protests against the La Colosa gold mining project in Colombia. The analysis reveals that although processes of direct democracy in conflicts over mining cannot transform existing class inequalities and social power relations fundamentally, they can nevertheless alter elements thereof. These are for example the relationship between local and national governments, changes of the political agenda of mining and the opening of new spaces for political participation, where previously there were none. It is here where it’s emancipatory potential can be found.

FAMILY VALUES AS A FUNDAMENTAL BASIS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODERN UKRAINIAN STATE

2019 ◽  
pp. 30-37
Author(s):  
Roman Lutsky
Keyword(s):  
Family Relations ◽  
Psychological Adaptation ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Family Values ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Family Status ◽  
Main Attention ◽  
Marriage Partner ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
Ukrainian Society

Purpose. The aim of this work is to study the characteristics of transformation that appeared in the sphere of family relations in the modern Ukrainian society. The main attention is concentrated on problems of asymmetry of family status. Technique. The methodology includes a comprehensive analysis and synthesis of existing scientific and theoretical material and formulation of appropriate conclusions and recommendations. During the study, we used the following methods of scientific knowledge: terminological, semantic, functional, systemic-structural, comparative legal. Results. The research process recognized that at the present stage of creation of a Ukrainian state more family is in the process of transformation than in decline. It has passed a long way of development and adaptation to diverse conditions of existence, characterized by flexibility and sustainability. Some family functions under the influence of objective conditions disappear, others persist, still others only appear. Scientific novelty. In the research process, a number of faults and reasons in the matter of the transformation of Ukrainian families. The inability of the spouses to overcome the crisis situation in the transition of families from one stage to the other can be connected with the psychological incompatibility of the spouses, the inadequate choice of a marriage partner, the inability of families to solve problems, the low level of socio-psychological adaptation. Practical significance. The results of the study can be used in law-making and enforcement activities while solving family household conflicts.

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