Discusses ways that school counselors can empower children of alcoholics (COAs) by teaching them new ways of behaving and coping skills. Proposes that counselors can assist COAs through the use of cognitive behavior therapy in the school setting. Describes characteristics of COAs and family roles of hero, scapegoat, lost child, placater, and…

Derived hypotheses about effects of cohesion and adaptability on family members' psychological functioning, behavior, and perceptions of family relationships. Findings from 699 families revealed that cohesion had direct linear relationship to positive outcomes. More adaptability, the better the outcomes for girls but not for other family members.…

Describes Personal Reflections, program for remarriage education based on premise that those considering remarriage should examine certain issues, especially making explicit each partner's expectations for how family roles should be played. Presents brief synopsis of theoretical orientation and discusses program implementation and evaluation.…

Describes examination of family strengths model designed to delineate psychosocial adjustment factors for African American clients. Results suggest correlations between acceptance of disability and nature of family functioning. Family strengths contained in model were found to be predictive of adjustment. Offers implications for rehabilitation…

Our society does not need to make its children first in mathematics and science. It needs to care for its children--to reduce violence, respect work of every kind, reward excellence, and ensure a place for every child and emerging adult in the economic and social world. Our main educational aim should be to encourage the growth of competent,…

Conducted content analysis of 27 undergraduate marriage and family textbooks published from 1988 to 1993 to examine presentation of abortion and adoption in those texts. Abortion received greater coverage and was formally recognized at macro level as pregnancy resolution option and social issue. Adoption was addressed at micro level as option for…

Responds to previous article by Stolley and Hall (this issue) on presentation of abortion and adoption in undergraduate marriage and family textbooks. Agrees that adoption should be covered more comprehensively, but disagrees with Stolley and Hall on issue of parity of coverage of adoption and abortion as choices in resolution of unwanted…

Authors of original article on presentation of adoption and abortion in undergraduate marriage and family textbooks respond to commentaries on that article by Nock and by Strong and DeVault (all this issue). Respond by addressing aspects of authors' research regarding social construction approach in general and specific meaning of abortion and…

Investigated Israeli Arab teachers' attitudes toward inclusion of family life education program in schools, possible subject areas for instruction, and parent involvement. Results indicated high degree of support for family life education and narrow range of subject areas considered appropriate for Arab classes. Parent involvement was considered…

Examined relationship between social integration on young Canadians' (aged 15-29) suicide rate for 1971 and 1981: family integration (divorce), religious integration (no affiliation); and economic anomie (unemployment). Findings support hypothesis that religious detachment among young is associated with increased proneness to commit suicide.…

Presents suggestions to help parents cope with their own and their children's anger, noting anger in itself is not bad. The article describes where anger originates and explains how to use it in constructive ways to solve problems in their early stages. (SM)

Examined family living arrangement and social adjustment among 258 elderly Indochinese refugees. Found that elderly refugees who lived within nuclear or extended family had better sense of social adjustment than those living outside family context. Those living in overcrowded households and in households with children experienced poorer sense of…

Activities of 28 primiparous mothers and their infants that occurred during naturalistic interactions at home were observed when infants were two and five months of age. Findings indicated that infants appeared to be flexible and plastic in their behavioral repertoires, and were influenced by their mothers. Mothers adapted to the behaviors of…

Notes that, despite development of individual, group, and school bullying intervention efforts, role of family dynamics in bullying and its amelioration is less clearly developed. Briefly discusses what is known of the family themes and patterns in bullying. Describes bullies and their families, victims and their families, counseling with families…

Examined impact of disability among all coresident family members on children's severe and common behavioral problems and their probability of suffering accident, injury, or poisoning in previous year. Data from 11,248 nondisabled children aged 5 to 17 revealed that mean number of severe and common behavioral problems were significantly increased…