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Suggs, Patricia K.; Kivett, Vira R. – 1983
Consensus has been identified as a dimension of family solidarity with important implications for the family network. To investigate the factors contributing to consensus between older adults and their sibling of most contact, 275 adults (173 females, 102 males), with a mean age of 74 years, were interviewed using a questionnaire covering work and…
Descriptors: Educational Background, Expectation, Family Relationship, Family Structure
McGhee, James D. – 1983
In light of the progress that black Americans as a group have made during the last two decades, a survey was conducted to examine socioeconomic and attitudinal differences within the black community. In this report, the following findings are highlighted: (1) there are subgroups of blacks that are clearly definable by income, education, family…
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Blacks, Educational Attainment, Employment Level
Barber, Clifton E.; Turner, Joseph G. – 1983
Although self-esteem (SE) has been studied across the life span and across social groups, few studies have focused on the changes in self-esteem within a social group. To investigate the cohort and gender differences in SE in three-generational families (child, parent, grandparent generations), 6 members of 47 families (282 individuals) completed…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cohort Analysis, Developmental Psychology, Family (Sociological Unit)
Peer reviewedWalton, Elaine – Social Work Research, 1998
Reviews services provided to 120 children (62 experimental and 58 control) by state welfare agencies. Finds that, over six years, children in the experimental groups required less supervision time, lived at home longer, and were in less-restrictive placements than those in the control group. (Author/JDM)
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Children, Family Structure, Foster Care
Dager, Edward Z.; McCullough, B. Claire – 1976
Although family integration is a much-used concept in sociological research on the family, there has been no consistency in its definition or measurement. Numerous factors representing family integration have been combined to develop a measure, the Family Integration Index, designed to be a more valid and reliable measure of the multi-dimensional…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Structure, Group Unity
Direct linkHill, Twyla J. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2006
This study analyzes structural forces affecting state patterns of parental presence within grandparent-grandchild coresidence by testing demographic, social change, policy environment, and social problems models. The project combines published state-level data with the 1970, 1980, and 1990 Census Public Use Microdata Samples. While factors…
Descriptors: Grandchildren, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Social Change, Social Environment
