A sample of 80 college women reporting childhood sexual abuse and 92 failing to report sexual abuse were examined to investigate the patterns of family functioning and the occurrence of various patterns of abuse. Results indicated that victims and nonvictims were not evenly distributed across family types, and no significant relationships were…

Clients (n=53) with orthopaedic and soft tissue injuries were assessed using Life Roles Inventory; Life Satisfaction Questionnaire; and measures of physical capacity, perceived exertion, and functional ability. Findings suggest that, although commitment to major life roles does not change following injury, levels of participation and role value…

Notes profound changes in teaching and learning about families. Discusses inclusion of nontraditional family structures into family-related courses; process of teaching about families; transition to more personal, subjective, and experiential involvement in family-related coursework; changing demographics of college classrooms; and paradigm shift…

Describes family policy analysis course, Child Care Think Tank, which was expanded to include off-campus version of the course. Explains how courses were redesigned and linked as an advocacy and empowerment process. Describes how students in resident course planned and organized statewide conference, prepared technical information for advocacy,…

Describes activities that can be used in library media centers or elementary school classrooms that relate to family ties and traditions. An annotated list of 34 sources of information suitable for kindergarten through third grade is included. (LRW)

Examines some effects that diagnosis of autism may bring to family and some of potential family stressors that presence of autistic child may present. Discusses problem areas, including communication, bonding, early sleep patterns, unpredictable behavior, difficulties created by changes in routine, splinter effects, respite, and financial matters.…

Discussion of sharing family remembrances highlights children's books that focus on memories, remembering, keepsakes, and special places. An annotated list of 35 picture books is provided that includes suggestions for student activities. (LRW)

Recognizing that families are a powerful force in preventing or intervening in negative youth behaviors, the Gridely (Arizona) Middle School's substance abuse/intervention team launched a program to promote the positive aspects of family life. Family week activities included a local teen theater presentation featuring vignettes on timely topics,…

Presents results of survey and questionnaire research on how both single and married young people spend their leisure time in the Soviet Union. Finds that a number of traditional leisure pastimes are being crowded out by new technical and artistic activities. Expresses concern that student families have little leisure time largely because of…

Reviews research on family violence and sexual abuse of children in the 1980s. Examines family violence rates, intergenerational transmission of violence, effects of violence on children and women, and effectiveness of interventions. Review of child sexual abuse examines defining sexual abuse, its prevalence, research on sexual offenders and risk…

Explored intergenerational interaction between 138 matched pairs of older parents and their middle-aged children, comparing Mennonites and non-Mennonites. Compared five dimensions of family solidarity between generations, with result that middle-aged offspring typically reported less family solidarity than did parents. For Mennonites, with…

Interviews of families during winter and the following summer and winter revealed that (1) mothers who did not work during summer were more involved than fathers in parenting during the summer; and (2) in families in which the mother worked during summer, an egalitarian division of parenting was maintained during the summer. (BC)

Describes a video series that offers information on the impact of current world problems on family life. Explains that the programs illustrate the five geographic themes by comparing the experiences of young people in North America and Western Europe. Suggests that the series helps teenagers see how the same problems affect families in different…

A Tuscarora farmer reminisces about growing up on the farm and discusses agricultural practices and food preservation then and now, the central place of corn in Indian culture, community gatherings to accomplish large farm tasks, and teaching his children both agriculture and traditions through hands-on experience. (SV)

At the One-Parent Family Facility in Lexington, Kentucky, government agencies, businesses, and the university provide integrated services to meet single-parent needs. The residential, transitional living/learning program offers child development and nutrition instruction, health screening, vocational counseling, and educational planning. (SK)