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The Family: Its Sociology and Social Psychiatry

Book by Joseph Kirk Folsom; John Wiley & Sons, 1934

Subjects:

Family, Marriage, Social History

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...that 74 per cent of suburban families had lived in their present...Mowrer found that Chicago families of the telephone subscriber...Birth Rate Have Decreased the Family Unit. -- Urbanization and...mobility have broken up the large family group of our older rural society...and Gettys Introduction to Sociology , p. 67, for a vivid picture...
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The Large Family System: An Original Study in the Sociology of Family Behavior

Book by James H. S. Bossard; University of Pennsylvania Press, 1956

Subjects:

Child Development, Family

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...large family relationships; large family happiness; the unhappy families; and the medium-happy families. FAMILY SIZE AND FAMILY RELATIONS Contemporary...Family Interaction," American Journal Sociology , January, 1945, p. 293; The Sociology...
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Biblical Religion and Family Values: A Problem in the Philosophy of Culture

Book by Jay Newman; Praeger, 2001

Subjects:

Family--Biblical Teaching, Sociology, Biblical

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library

...introductory text on the sociology of the family, maintains...of a traditional type of family, while acknowledging that...thought of as more or less families, as they are more or less...to the traditional type of family. Still, when Goode outlines...better than more or less families. While allowing that it...his analysis of particular family patterns does not imply approval...
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Family: A Christian Social Perspective

Book by Lisa Sowle Cahill; Fortress Press, 2000

Subjects:

Catholic Church--Doctrines, Family--Religious Aspects--Catholic Church, Family--Religious Aspects--Christianity, Sociology, Christian--Catholic Church, Sociology, Christian--United States

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...teaching to advance a social view of families. The social nature of the family means both that families are interdepen- dent with other...Thus, to call the Christian family a domestic church ties families into the larger systemic agenda...
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Awesome Families: The Promise of Healing Relationships in the International Churches of Christ

Book by Kathleen E. Jenkins; Rutgers University Press, 2005

Subjects:

Family--Religious Aspects--International Churches Of Christ, International Churches Of Christ, Sociology, Christian--International Churches Of Christ

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Judith. 1991. Brave New Families: Stories of Domestic...Weber, Max. 1946. The Sociology of Charismatic Authority...Max Weber: Essays in Sociology, edited by H. H. Gerth...Adoption and Kinship. In Families in the U.S.: Kinship...

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Journal Articles on: families sociology

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Family Study in Canada during Sociology's Shifts from RC to PC to DC

Journal article by Emily M. Nett; The Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology, Vol. 33, 1996

Subjects:

Canada--Social aspects, Family--Study and teaching, Sociology--History

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...Canadian families and Canadian family sociology emerged and...standard" sociology, including that of "family." It is not families that engage...Canadian Families Past and...1992. "Family sociology and womens...
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Examining the Importance of Organizational Supports on Family Adjustment to Army Life in a Period of Increasing Separation

Journal article by David E. Rohall, Mady Wechsler Segal, David R. Segal; Journal of Political and Military Sociology, Vol. 27, 1999

Subjects:

Armed forces, Families & family life, Military personnel, Sociology

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...Increasing deployments means increasing family separations. As a result, families must always be prepared to manage...THE IMPACT OF SEPARATION ON MILITARY FAMILIES Family separations are a normal part of Army...new or different roles within the family. As a result, families who separate often may have a difficult...
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Family Study in Canada During Sociology's Shifts from Rc to Pc to Dc

Journal article by Emily M. Nett; Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology, Vol. 33, 1996

Subjects:

Anthropology, Sociology

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...however, is a brief account in a family textbook ( Nett, 1988 : 5-16). The story of Canadian family sociology is, as Hiller...which the study of Canadian families and Canadian family sociology emerged and continues to struggle...
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Incarceration and Unwed Fathers in Fragile Families

Journal article by Charles E. Lewis Jr., Irwin Garfinkel, Qin Gao; Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, Vol. 34, 2007

Subjects:

Employability--Demographic aspects, Employability--Social aspects, Ex-convicts--Economic aspects, Ex-convicts--Employment, Labor market--Social aspects, Sociology--Research, Unmarried fathers--Economic aspects, Unmarried fathers--Employment

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...experience, a second advantage of Fragile Families data is that they provide additional...previous studies on incarceration. Fragile Families data also include measures on the subjects...problems that interfered with their work or family, 16 percent reported some symptoms...Summary and Discussion The Fragile Families Study is a new set of data that allows...
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From the Social to the Symbolic Equation: the Progress of Idealism in Contemporary Anthropological Representations of Kinship, Marriage, and the Family

Journal article by Michel Verdon; Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology, Vol. 17, 1980

Subjects:

Anthropology, Sociology

Collections: Entire Library

...or biology, psychology and sociology) all meet, thereby making...role in the formation of the family. Insofar as marriage creates...prerequisite for the formation of families. The birth of children creates...be obtained from them, the family automatically receives its...

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Magazine Articles on: families sociology

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In the Family of God

Magazine article by Maija Elina; The Humanist, Vol. 56, July 1996

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Child abuse--Ethical aspects, Family--Ethical aspects, Freedom of religion--Ethical aspects, Religion and culture--Ethical aspects, Sociology of religion--Ethical aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...been addressed? Because religion and family are the two sacred cows of our society...also reluctant to point a finger at the family, saying that its nobodys business what...one has a right to interfere with their families. Child rights are not sanctioned by...children of religious fanatics. The "family of God" isolates itself from the secular...
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From Rags to Rags (and Riches to Riches): Labour Came to Power with a Mission to Improve Social Mobility. but the Chances of a Bright Child from a Poor Family Becoming a High-Flyer Have Worsened

Magazine article by Wendy Piatt; New Statesman, Vol. 132, August 18, 2003

Subjects:

Educational sociology, Social mobility, United Kingdom--Social policy

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...social mobility. But the chances of a bright child from a poor family becoming a high-flyer have worsened. by Wendy Piatt Tony...stark. By the age of six, the low-IQ child from the rich family has already overtaken the poor but clever child. By ten, she...
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What about Fathers? Marriage, Work, and Family in Men's Lives

Magazine article by Scott Coltrane; The American Prospect, Vol. 18, March 2007

Subjects:

Bush, George W.--Social policy, Domestic relations--Economic aspects, Domestic relations--Ethical aspects, Family relations--Economic aspects, Family relations--Ethical aspects, Fathers--Powers and duties, Fathers--Social aspects, Marriage--Evaluation, President of the United States--Social policy

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...values. Bushs family policies assume...for children and families in the Bush administration...spend with their families. As a professor of sociology and family researcher, Ive...is professor of Sociology and associate director...the Center for Family Studies at the...on Contemporary Families.
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Extended Families of the '90S

Magazine article by Lisa Jones Townsel; Ebony, Vol. 52, November 1996

Subjects:

African Americans--Family, Family--Social aspects, Grandparents--Appreciation

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...the function of the family unit - Black and White - and redefined family life as we know it, perhaps forever. "Families are still the centerpieces...much of the extended families anymore," notes Dr...Grant, head of the sociology department of Morehouse...and director of the Family Institute in Atlanta...
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In Academia, New Praise for the Nuclear Family

Magazine article by Brian Robertson; Insight on the News, Vol. 10, March 14, 1994

Subjects:

Children of divorced parents--Psychology and mental health, Coontz, Stephanie--Attitudes, Family--Social aspects, Parent and child--Psychological aspects, Popenoe, David--Attitudes, Single-parent family--Social aspects

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...in the world of academia, sociology in particular, the view that to say two-parent families are better is controversial...Lamenting the Lefts Lock on Sociology," Feb. 14, 1994. Such...that favoring a traditional family structure stigmatizes single...We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap, holds that the nuclear family is an artificial construct...

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Newspaper Articles on: families sociology

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Modern Economies 'Rise and Fall' with Nuclear Families, Study Says; Workforce Quality, Growth, Fertility Tied to Prosperity

Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), October 4, 2011

Subjects:

Family--Economic aspects, Family--Reports, Family--Research

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...and Fall with Nuclear Families, Study Says; Workforce...rise and fall with the family, the Social Trends...Bradford Wilcox, associate sociology professor at UVa. and...strong marriage and family cultures as an economic...A strong and stable family is the greatest advantage...secretary for children and families at the Department of...
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Social Mobility Myth; How Labour Has Punished Middle-Class Families for Problem 'That Doesn't Exist'

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 1, 2010

Subjects:

Family--Social aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...How Labour Has Punished Middle-Class Families for Problem That Doesnt Exist. Byline...Slack Home Affairs Editor MIDDLE-CLASS families have been on the wrong end of deeply...Peter Saunders, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Sussex, a prime...
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Our Decades of Change. Today Is the Centenary of InternationalWomen's Day and to Mark the Event a Lecture at the University of Glamorgan Is Being Given Called the Four Decades ofWomen. It Looks at How Family and Work Life Has Changed for Those in Their Twenties. Cathy Owen Talks to Those Taking Part

Newspaper article; South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), March 8, 2011

Subjects:

Universities and colleges, Work and family

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Decades ofWomen. It Looks at How Family and Work Life Has Changed for...eventful one for her and her family "The 1950s were probably the...Social Policy) and reader in sociology at the University of Glamorgan...I was the first one in my family to go to university and I was...
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STRONGER WITH FAITH; Families Say Religion Helps with Morality, Children

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, June 15, 2003

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Catholic Church, but the family had attended services sporadically...because it took away from the family." Factoring in Sunday Mass...religion can be very good for families, says Lisa Pearce, a sociology professor at the University...support is available, such as family outings, parenting classes...
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Families Stay Techno-Connected

Newspaper article; The Daily Mercury (Mackay, Australia), October 25, 2008

Subjects:

Cellular telephones--Reports, Wireless telephones--Reports

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...technology heavily influencing family life, letting parents and...another 34 per cent of those families have "shared screen moments...sacrificing traditional forms of family togetherness such as sharing a meal. About 80 per cent of families with multiple mobile phones...now," said Barry Wellman, sociology professor at the University...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: families sociology

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Family , in Sociology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

FAMILY , in sociology a basic unit of social structure...culture. How a society defines family as a primary group, and the functions it asks families to perform, are by no means...discussion of the nuclear family, which consists only of...been to loosen traditional family ties. In Western Europe...standing to all children, families have increasingly come to...
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Social Work

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...effort to help individuals and families to adjust themselves to the...needs of such persons and families. Modern Social Work Modern...which individual persons and families are assisted. The person...psychology as well as the sociology of the community. Physicians...
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Adoption

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...adjustment to the adoptive family and protect the privacy...give support to foster families who adopt and to families who adopt children with...Social Policy, Law, and Sociology (1984); E. W. Carp, Family Matters: Secrecy and...
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Genealogy

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...dependent upon the tracing of family lines. To a lesser degree...and have established a large Family History Library; and some families keep careful genealogical...academic discipline, serving sociology, history, medicine, and...lists, immigration records, family genealogies, etc.); many...
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Cardoso, Fernando Henrique

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...of Brazil (1995 2002), b. Rio de Janeiro. Originally a sociology professor and opponent of Brazils military dictators, he...and the resettlement of nearly 600,000 landless peasant families. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia...

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