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Direct linkColeman, Marilyn; Nickleberry, Lynette – Family Relations, 2009
The purpose of this study was to critique in-print, post-1990 copyrighted stepfamily self-help books in order to provide guidance to helping professionals who work with these complex families. Of the 63 books reviewed, trained coders were able to strongly recommend 13 books for being well organized, for relying on clinical or empirical sources of…
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Self Help Programs, Guidance, Educational Environment
Schafer, Mark J. – Rural Sociology, 2005
In the 1908s and 1990s African societies responded to reduced state educational capacity by expanding the reach of civil society--non-state societal organizations that sought to organize individuals and mobilize local resources for education and development. In this paper, I argue that rural African families were differentially prepared to respond…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Characteristics, Social Capital, Family Structure
