Discusses the negative impact of television viewing on academic achievement and family life, examining what television chases out of family life (e.g., childhood memories of ordinary days, free time and resourcefulness, and family rituals). Explains how to gain control via parental efforts (e.g., no television on school days); natural limits…

Interviews were conducted with 25 family science faculty members who were self-identified feminist teachers to explore how they conceptualized teaching. Their accounts illustrate a commitment to students, the centrality of dialogue as a teaching strategy, and the congruency in personal and professional ideology offered by a feminist perspective.…

Using a life course perspective, reports the findings from a needs assessment for midlife and older adults regarding family life education. A sample of 264 adults aged 50 and older indicated interest in 29 family life education topics. The highest rated topics were nutrition and health, fitness and exercise, and positive aspects of aging.…

Using family systems theory as the unifying framework for teaching family studies to junior and senior high school students provides a tool for helping them understand families and family issues from a broader perspective than is possible in a unifocal approach. (Author)

Investigated differences in use of and expenditures for children's health services across stages of family life cycle and how family characteristics affected medical care use and expenditures for children differently, depending on family life cycle stage. Found variation across family life cycle stages in terms of children's mean number of…

Presents family autobiography as useful tool for counselor educators to help promote personal growth in counselor trainees. Discusses theoretical background on the influence of counselors' family of origin on their counseling and interactive skills, focusing on individuation and triangulation in the family of origin. Describes use of family…

Discusses ways in which Australian families may be supported by government policies in the 1990s. Topics include conservatism and family issues; changing trends; basic resources for families; and the process of mobilizing community support. (RJC)

Interviews with 24 children aged 9 to 13 about life with their younger siblings who had severe handicaps revealed a consistently high level of involvement and strong feelings of responsibility. While the children recognized the hardships engendered by their sibling's disability, they emphasized positive aspects of family life. (Author/JDD)

Describes Family Connections, a family skills building program, as an effective tool in preventing adolescent substance abuse. Discusses importance of basing family life education prevention programs on empowerment and family strengths therapeutic approach. (Author/CM)

Asserts that family theory and techniques can be helpful in understanding and helping individuals in groups. Explores the utility of family theory as a resource in group counseling by delineating its relevance to process, content, and techniques. Concludes with list of guidelines and precautions to observe when using family-based group techniques.…

Reviewed 25 introductory marriage and family textbooks for content about Black families. Coverage ranged from under one page to entire chapters. Determined author perspectives with 9 texts written from Black families as culturally deviant perspective, 13 from cultural equivalent model, 3 from mixed perspectives, and none using Black family as…

Relates individual's personal story of her childhood influenced by her parent's alcoholism, her own alcoholism as a young adult, and her experiences with counseling. Asks others not to reject her because of the label "alcoholic." (ABL)

Describes long-term sociodemographic trends that have shaped American women's behaviors in three role sets: as workers, as wives and sexual partners, and as childbearers. Documents reactions to trends among conservative family policy spokespersons and among progressive spokespersons and looks at contrasting policy goals and objectives of…

Proposes Value-Behavior Congruency Model of Family Life Satisfaction, model which assesses family from its own value base. Sees model as way to define and conceptualize family life satisfaction. Explains that model is anchored both theoretically and empirically, and discusses implications of the model for clinical assessment and intervention.…

Reviews literature on family financial management of remarried couples and describes educational workshop on financial management in remarriage. Proposes five premises based on family developmental conceptual framework. Encourages family life educators to include financial management in remarriage education programs and presents outline for…