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Bernard, Janine M.; Nesbitt, Sally – Journal of Divorce, 1981
Used the Children's Emotion Projection Instrument to investigate the emotional predispositions of children from divorce or disruption and children from intact families. Results indicated that children of divorce or disruption are not more hampered emotionally than children from intact families. Discusses implications for family therapists.…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Children, Comparative Analysis, Divorce
Daniels, Arlene Kaplan – 1975
This paper addresses two major issues: (1) how research will affect social policy in areas of life that relate to women; and (2) what research questions can provide the information required to promote positive changes in social policy. It sketches a rough outline of the central questions within each major area, to indicate some of the work that…
Descriptors: Educational Problems, Employed Women, Employment Problems, Family Problems
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Rankin, Joseph H. – Social Problems, 1983
Data from surveys in 1967 and 1972 indicate that: (1) broken homes are more highly associated with "family" offenses like truancy and running away, than with other types of juvenile misconduct; and (2) some types of misconduct are strongly influenced by the number of absent biological parents and the presence of a stepparent. (Author/MJL)
Descriptors: Delinquency, Family Environment, Family Problems, Family Structure
Gelles, Richard J. – 1983
This paper discusses the problems of conducting research on a low-base rate sensitive family problem, parental child snatching, and proposes that telephone interviewing is a cost efficient and methodologically appropriate solution to these problems. The paper reviews the scant literature on parental child snatching by presenting what are…
Descriptors: Children, Cost Effectiveness, Family Problems, Interviews
Phelan, Patricia – 1986
The purpose of this study is to illustrate how the combined use of qualitative and quantitative methods were necessary in obtaining within this society a clearer understanding of incest. The paper opens with a report of studies carried out on natural father and stepfather incestuous families, and this opens up the issue of the appropriateness of…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Family Counseling, Family Problems, Incest
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Harris, Oliver C. – Urban and Social Change Review, 1982
Understanding and treatment of child abuse must not rest solely on medical intervention strategies concerned primarily with changing abusive parents. The fact that social and environmental conditions influence human behavior should not be overlooked. Family treatment in child abuse cases offers a viable alternative to the medical model of…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Cultural Influences, Family Problems, Family Relationship
Glidden, Laraine Masters – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1993
A review of studies that used the Questionnaire on Resources and Stress with families rearing children with developmental disabilities identified three primary difficulties: (1) definitional problems: (2) multiple measures of the same construct that do not converge: and (3) failure to replicate. Solution strategies include separating demands,…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Developmental Disabilities, Family Problems, Questionnaires
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Schumm, Walter R.; And Others – Journal of Family Issues, 1982
Used discriminant analysis in an attempt to differentiate nonviolent and violent families as a function of variables said to be significant predictors of family violence in a decade review by Gelles. Results indicate that the predictor variables fail to account consistently for differences among the groups. (Author)
Descriptors: Classification, Discriminant Analysis, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Counseling
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Heard, D.H. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 1981
Investigates two questions of interest to persons who treat children with psychological difficulties: (1) What is attachment theory? and (2) Does it have relevance when working with disturbed children and their families? (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Development, Children, Emotional Disturbances
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Tamraz, Djenane Nakhle – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 1996
Dichotomizes literature on nonoffending mothers of sexually abused children into opinion-based and research-based studies. Argues that most information on nonoffending mothers is opinion based, not research based, and the literature disregards the sources of data. It appears that opinions have been accorded the same validity as research findings.…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Family Problems, Literature Reviews, Mothers
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Phares, Vicky – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1996
Examines why fathers tend to be underrepresented in research on child and family functioning. Recommendations for encouraging more nonsexist family research that includes both mothers and fathers are explored, and the implications for the inclusion of fathers in prevention and clinical interventions are discussed. (GR)
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Family Problems, Fathers, Parent Role
Gelles, Richard J. – 1976
This paper examines the major problems which confront researchers who wish to study sensitive topics in family relations. The major obstacles typically encountered are (1) locating subjects; (2) getting cooperation; and (3) obtaining valid and reliable data. A second section of the paper discusses methods of overcoming these obstacles. One…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Family Life, Family Problems, Family Relationship
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Besharov, Douglas J. – Children Today, 1981
Presents highlights from the Third International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect. The topic of child sexual abuse dominated the Congress; other topics included malnutrition, research problems, and concerns of Third World countries. Recommendations of the Congress are summarized.
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Neglect, Child Welfare
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Pedrick-Cornell, Claire; Gelles, Richard J. – Family Relations, 1982
Discusses problems of definition of elderly abuse. Examines data and research on the rates of elderly abuse and factors found related to elderly abuse. Critiques theories developed to explain the abuse of the elderly. Presents recommendations for research and practice. (RC)
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Definitions, Demography, Etiology
Midlarsky, Elizabeth – 1979
This first-person account of a case study on family therapy discusses two latency-age boys who were referred for treatment. The assessment was that in both cases it was the family itself that was disturbed and needed treatment. The therapist worked with the first boy and his family together. The therapy model used was the "proper" family…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Counseling Effectiveness, Crisis Intervention, Family Counseling
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