Family Science Review
Research Articles
Isabel Vega Robles
ABSTRACT: This paper is a translation of the plenary address that Dr. Vega Robles gave at the Groves Conference in San Jose’ which is available, upon request, in Spanish. It is drawn from her dissertation research.
Michael P. Farrell
ABSTRACT: This article outlines some of the theoretical issues and research
findings from case study and survey research on the effects of adolescent
boundary testing and development on parents’ psychological functioning and
development. It also looks at aspects such as family culture, gender
relationships and feedback between functioning response and behavior from the
point of view of both the parent and the adolescent.
Dina Krauskopf
ABSTRACT: This article explores the meaning of general research and theory of adolescence within the context of social change in Latin America. Generational conflicts within families and the opportunity structure of the emerging countries are discussed. Needs for more careful application and local investigations of adolescent development are identified. Families in the region must confront the changing of their traditions, and large sectors are affected by the effects of political instability and poverty. Thus, adolescence, a period in which new experiences and questions abound, finds a weakening in the structures that could deal with and channel these new experiences and questions. These conditions often cause disturbances in the developmental process.
Davor Jedlicka
ABSTRACT: Immigration for marriage trends before and after the passage of the United States Senate bill on “marriage fraud” in 1986 are examined. The data suggest that marriage fraud was low or negligible before and after the passage of that bill. No statistically discernable changes in immigration trends were found in the direction predicted b1t those who proposed the bill. The results of a survey of participants in international mate selection also confirm these findings. College graduates and professional people who sought love and
marriage on both sides of the ocean were over-represented. These data and the
literature reviewed indicate that most people who immigrate for marriage seek
love and happiness. The mechanisms of international mate selection involve
much communication, and since 1986 face-to-face encounters are required. The implications of the frequently used epithet, “mail order bride,” have always been derogatory and misleading. In interviews, immigrant women found the phrase bigoted and hurtful. It is strongly suggested that such vocabulary is, in fact, pejorative. At the same time, the authors of family textbooks are encouraged to discuss in their books the ever-growing proportion of international marriages in America and around the world.
Deborah B. Gentry
ABSTRACT: This integrative essay seeks analyze four exemplary school-based family life education programs. The following elements of family life education, as called for by Thomas and Arcus, will be identified for each program.
Carol Anderson Darling, Sally Hansen-Gandy, & Bonnie B. Greenwood
ABSTRACT: To facilitate cultural awareness in educational settings, a research investigation using focus group methodology was conducted in three Florida cities with varied and diverse populations. Interviews with students, teachers, counselors, and administrators in secondary schools with multicultural populations provided information for qualitative analysis. The findings included the identification of cultural issues pertaining to students and families, as well as successful educational methods, materials, and communication styles that can be used in multicultural settings. Suggestions for educational strategies to enhance cultural awareness are included.
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Barbara H. Settles, Carolyn Grasse-Bachman, & Marv Lou Liprie
ABSTRACT: Family life educational materials were developed with underserved adolescents in African and Latin American communities as a focus. A set of curriculum materials that had been previously used for minority adolescents were one of the foundations. Focus groups from the community of adults and tested with older youth and young adults and a review of research and curricula and adolescents were used to develop the revisions that included the production and refinement of a peer leader manual and model lessons. A discussion videotape was produced and the whole program was piloted. The total program was distributed in the Delaware school’s Family and Consumer Sciences programs administrators in state departments of education throughout the United States.
Deborah B. Gentry
ABSTRACT: An adaptation of a “Conflict Manager” program for an elementary/middle school setting is described. Outcomes regarding school to home transfer of knowledge and skills are highlighted.
Barbara H. Settles
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Isabel Vega Robles
ABSTRACT: The psychological indicators and family organization and labor practice in microenterprises are examined, and embody three dimensions that share a strong relationship with each other: family dynamics, productive work of the family units, and resources available to do the work. These results came from a study that used in-depth interviews with eleven women in microenterprises to explore the underlying processes. A system of values and very traditional family beliefs was found that underlie women’s microenterprises. The perspective of women’s work reflects these values. Women in microenterprises may believe that for her to be responsible for her own business it may conflict with family unity and her relationship with a spouse or companion, and will develop some strategies and use resources within her reach to build a platform that will allow her to comply with the many roles imposed on her. The credit and training programs geared to women’s microenterprises must be based on the realities on the realities of the women involved and not on ideal economic assumptions.
Roger H. Rubin
ABSTRACT: Family policies in China/Hong Kong, Singapore and Indonesia are discussed and implications for the Americas are considered. Reference is made to the contrasts among these nations regarding the extent of direct government involvement in family life. Programs related to population control, marriage and divorce, social welfare services, child care and protection, housing, education, health care and pensions and retirement are examined.
Regina George-Bowden & Norma J. Burgess
ABSTRACT: Many changes in the lives of women are occurring globally. Women and their families continue to experience significant challenges to the quality of life, educational, health, and economic opportunites. We examine women’s lives in Costa Rica regarding these issues to continue the discussion in Latin America.
John T. Deiner & Penny L. Deiner
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Jo Lynn Cunningham
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Julia A. Malia & James E. Malia
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Beverly A. Schroeder & Pamela Boyce
ABSTRACT: Building Strong Families, a parent education program from Michigan State University Extension, is designed for first time, limited-resources, and limited-literacy skill parents of children birth to three years of age. It has incorporated research on normative child development, effectiveness of peer instructors, adult learners with limited resources, and learners with limited-literacy skills. The curriculum stresses the importance of parenting in the child’s early development. It is intended to empower the parents to positively impact their children’s future. The four units in the program include: How Kids Develop, Helping Kids Behave, Playing to Learn, and Smart Living. The curricula materials include concept sheets, an evaluation kit, experiential activities, videos, flip charts, and trainer’s manuals.
Building Strong Families was piloted with African-American, Hispanic, Native American, Asian American, and urban and rural audiences. The feedback to the design team was incorporated into the final development of Building Strong Families. The evaluations of the program indicate positive outcomes in improving interactions between parents and their infants, safer home environments, willingness to access social supports, increase of internal locus of control, and higher levels of positive parenting behaviors.
Georgia L. Stevens & Kathleen A. Lodl
ABSTRACT: Successful coalition development is the basis for citizen action. It is through the working together toward a common goal and the sharing of resources that differences can actually be made for the betterment of society. This paper highlights a 10-year model coalition-buidling project that has been successful at both local and statewide levels. By studying this project longitudinally and exploring various aspects of the coalition building process and its impact of the people it serves, insight can be gained as how to replicate truly successful coalition development.
Barbara H. Settles, James Earl Davis, Carolyn Grasse-Bachman, Kathy A. Janvier, & Scott R. Rosas
ABSTRACT: Families and Centers Empowered Together (FACET) is an intervention program for the prevention of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) abuse by providing family support with a strong parental empowerment emphasis. It was funded as a 5-year demonstration project with a complex process and outcome evaluation design. The program proposed to bring parents of preschool children who were served by daycare centers in at-risk neighborhoods together to support both their children’s learning and their own growth and community building. The rationale for its support by a prevention program was based on a review of research and evaluation, which detected a tendency for prevention to be most effective when parents were involved earlier rather than later. The findings in both parts of the evaluation give strong support to the efficacy of the model. Among the recurrent central themes in the project findings are: the parent administered lending library is highly cost effective; parents do take leadership; child care workers are enthusiastic; attendance has been much higher than the original criteria of 50%; continuous training is needed and appreciated; all centers have made their specialist’s offices accessible. Parents have taken initiative in recruiting, advocating and presenting the program. FACET has made the transition to a state supported on-going program following the demonstration.
Daniel E. Hanks, III
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Julia A. Malia & James E. Malia
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Esther E. Onaga, John L. McAdoo, & Francisco A. Villarruel
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Gary Schilmoeller & Kathryn Schilmoeller
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Sarah R. Foulke, Nancy B. Potter, & Josephine A. Allen
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