Discusses three important trends that will challenge U.S. families: (1) family is changing in structure and composition and is being redefined in legal terms; (2) economic status of families is on steady decline; and (3) major demographic shifts are producing society that is multiracial and older. Implications of trends are considered, along with…

Surveyed 109 educators of comparative family studies. Educators identified types of information needed for multicultural family courses and noted that lack of useful instructional materials and professional climate to support comparative work limits effectiveness of educators in this area. Issues related to social inequality were considered…

Families are central in the unfolding life course. They have both internal and external dynamics that reflect and characterize the modern life span, and a life course perspective has particular utility for understanding the role and implications of families for individuals and society. The purpose of this paper is 3-fold. First, we offer a family…

An example of a "trigger"--a brief, evocative, and emotionally involving presentation which is stopped abruptly, triggering student response and discussion. Its purpose is to present realistic situations which students can identify rather than to convey information or values. (Author/BP)

Discussed are Marx's roles as a student, a journalist-scholar, a revolutionary, and a family member. Revealed is a political and intellectual figure of enormous stature and complexity, but a person typically human in passions and commitments, strengths, and shortcomings. (RM)

Identifies factors influencing complacent attitude of family professionals about their involvement in television education, policy, and research. Discusses implications for helping families cope with television and offers suggestions for intervention. Suggests family professionals reexamine their perceptions about television and family life.…

Employed Delphi procedure to examine current strengths and weaknesses of U.S. family. Findings from national panel of knowledgeable family therapists (n=17) revealed that therapists were reluctant to make general statements about all families today when families are so diverse. Panelists reached consensus on 103 items for final profile of family…

Suggests that, when one looks beyond short-term effects, enhancing self-esteem has a number of harmful side effects which are probably making some human problems worse while creating new problems for people. Explores these ideas, suggests an alternative, and discusses number of implications these ideas have for family practitioners, theory, and…

Reviewed articles from journals in fields of family, religion, sociology, psychology, and therapy that examined both religion and the family. Review reveals pressing need for more serious theoretical and conceptual work that incorporates multidimensional approaches and is specifically designed to illuminate interrelationships between religion and…

We offer a framework to help marriage educators think more thoroughly, systematically, and creatively about intervention opportunities to strengthen marriage. We draw attention to the educational dimensions of content, intensity, methods, timing, setting, target, and delivery, and their implications for marriage education. Our discussion points…

The national principal shortage caused by the competing factors of an aging workforce, along with recent changes to the role expectations of the principalship making the position less desirable to potential candidates have been well documented in recent years. Effective schools research shows that principals are second only to classroom teachers…

This study sought to determine if participation in a home education learning program would impact the perceived levels of parental self-efficacy of parents/caregivers who participate in the completion of home-learning assignments and increase their levels of home-learning involvement practices. Also, the study examined the relationship between the…

Resilient families are able to adapt to adversities, but the nature of family resilience is not well understood. This study examines patterns of family functioning that may protect families from the negative impact of alcohol abuse. Naturally occurring patterns of family functioning are identified and associations between these patterns and…

Background: As part of an international, multicentre project, the service and support needs of Australian family carers were investigated. Method: A sample of 1,390, 448 family carers completed a self-report survey, including an adaptation of the Family Needs Survey (FNS) and several open-ended questions. A mixed method design was used, employing…

The study was aimed at replicating on a Portuguese sample the seven-factor model of life appraisal (physical autonomy, love life, family life, social life, occupational life, finances, and leisure life) that was suggested by Salvatore and Munoz Sastre ["Social Indicators Research" 53:229-255 (2001)]. A sample of 1,111 Portuguese…