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In virtually all societies, crime is an ever-present problem.
Although families are often envisioned as a 'safe haven,'
criminologists and family researchers have found the familial
context to be at the core of many forms of crime and violence.
Family members often find themselves as victims of crime and
violence, often perpetrated by yet another family member. The
unique nature of family relationships, such as those between
children and parents, sometimes lead to intergenerational patterns
of violence within families. Understandably, societies often
struggle to address crime and violence within families; as such
behaviors are often unreported and even concealed. Even beyond the
family, crime and criminal behavior can often directly impact
familial relationships, such as with the incarceration of a spouse
or parent. This multidisciplinary volume of CPFR will address
topics such as: child abuse and neglect, spousal violence,
incarceration and parenting, community crime and family well-being,
family life and delinquency, intrafamily violence, and
policy-related issues pertaining to family violence.
Around the globe, millions of individuals are entangled in justice
systems daily. For individual offenders, contact often begins with
the police, frequently leading to court involvement, and for
offenders found guilty, to correctional supervision or
incarceration. But how do these encounters affect the family? How
do police and justice entanglements result in tremendous strains
upon families economically and socially? Do they endanger family
relationships? To better comprehend how involvement at any level of
the justice system affects families, this multidisciplinary edited
collection focuses on the justice system and the family. Chapters
include topics such as how court processes impact family members
and their support networks; how prolonged incarceration impacts
children and parenting processes and family coping; how intimate
relationships are impacted during and after incarceration including
marriage, divorce and partner violence; and, whether system
involvement leads to unintended consequences among family members
such as heightened fear of crime and victimizations and fears of
the police. An enlightening insight into the family dynamics
surrounding contact with the justice system, Police, Courts, and
Incarceration is interesting reading for researchers and students
of family, sociology and criminology.
In the context of dramatically changing contemporary patterns of
mate selection in China, Mate Selection in China focuses upon both
the causes and consequences the societal changes which have
resulted in a considerable shift in the ways in which young adults
go about finding a spouse. Tracking a period of change, from a long
history of patriarchal families and arranged marriages, into an
environment wherein individuals are relatively free to choose their
intimate partners, Blair, Madison and Fang demonstrate and analyse
how recent shifts in divorce, cohabitation, and pre-marital sex
have altered young adults' perceptions of marriage. Delving into
demographic factors, such as the skewed sex ratio among young
adults which have resulted in an overabundance of young males,
cultural factors, such as increasingly individualistic forms of
dating, and social and economic change which has resulted an
increasingly materialistic middle-class, this book highlights that
while traditional influence of parents in the selection of partners
for their children has been overtaken, mate selection choices are
not entirely made by the individuals themselves. Providing a
comprehensive examination of mate selection within an ever-changing
context, this book is a fascinating read for scholars interested in
the impact of culture of family and marriage.
With the largest population in Africa, Nigeria truly embodies the
concept of diversity. Home to hundreds of different ethnic groups,
speaking an equal number of languages, and each bearing their own
specific norms and values, Nigerian families exist across virtually
the entire spectrum of size and structure and maintain unique
family ties which have endured the nation's long and complicated
history. This collection focuses upon the diversity, adaptability,
and strengths of Nigerian families. Examining intimate
relationships, both preceding and within the context of marriage,
as well as the particular dynamics among family members, this
volume investigates how Nigerian families have responded to
societal factors, modernization, and change. Societal factors, such
as increasing conservatism, poverty, unemployment, and the like
have created considerable strains, yet Nigerian families have shown
a particular ability to adapt to and overcome many of these
problems, thus revealing their substantial strengths.
Over the past half of a century, Chinese societies have undergone a
tremendous amount of social, political, and economic change, which
have also been a catalyst for substantial shifts in fundamental
structures and processes within Chinese families. This edited
collection focuses on the continuities and changes in gender and
intergenerational relations of Chinese families in Greater China.
Paying close attention to families in Greater China, including the
People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, the authors
address a wide array of topics, including marriage patterns,
cohabitation, rural-urban variations in family structures,
fertility aspirations, spousal relationships and marital quality,
and more. Collectively, the chapters point to the dynamic, diverse,
and evolving nature of Chinese families, and also provide
considerable insight into their future trajectories.
Around the globe, the very conceptualization of family is
associated with the relationship between a parent and a child. The
birth of a child represents both the end of one experience, and the
beginning of another. Entry into parenthood represents a
fundamental shift in family structure and family dynamics, wherein
the child brings new responsibilities within the family and upon
the larger society, particularly in regards to population issues.
In order to better understand the transitions into parenthood, this
multidisciplinary volume of CPFR will address such topics as:
employment and fertility, childbearing desires versus childbearing
outcomes, the social media construction of parenthood, gender
differences in childrearing, parental discipline and child
outcomes, among others. This volume will contain research on
parenthood and parenting from around the world, and is intended to
provide a more global perspective of these issues. Given that these
topics range across various disciplines, a variety of theoretical
and methodological approaches are utilized in the research herein.
Family researchers have long recognized the interconnected nature
of work and family. Around the globe, there is a clear recognition
that the paid labor experiences of individuals will affect their
families and familial relationships, often in unanticipated ways.
Likewise, family relationships and family structures can
significantly influence the work experience of individuals. As
experiences of both families and work vary considerably across
cultures, and over time, the nature of the work-family interface
continues to change. The work-family interface impacts not only
adults within families, but also children, and the interwoven
nature of work and family yields significant consequences for all
family members and relationships. In order to better understand
these issues, this multidisciplinary volume addresses such topics
as: parental employment and parenting, paid labor and marital
quality, the integration of work-family domains, childcare and
child development, dating and mate selection at work, work stress
and family violence, health consequences of work-family conflict,
relationship roles among dual-earner couples, family determinants
of job performance, gender differences in work-family demands and
consequences, and work stressors and family functioning; among
others. The chapters in this volume provide substantial insight
into our understanding of the work-family interface, and provide
meaningful directions for both future research and policy.
Researchers, practitioners, and parents have increasingly become
concerned about issues related to sex, gender, and sexuality among
children and adolescents. With access to the Internet, young people
around the globe can readily obtain virtually any and all
information they seek concerning sex and sexuality. In many
cultures, the clothing and fashions of children, adolescents, and
young adults are increasingly merging, leaving little clear
distinction between them, and creating what some consider to be the
'sexualization' of children's and adolescents' clothing. Coinciding
with such changes, young people are more openly expressing their
own gender identity, often leading to considerable social debate
about feminine and masculine identities, and also transgender
identities. This collection provides unique insight into identity
formation for contemporary youth and examines the evolving norms
concerning sex, gender, and sexuality in the lives of children and
adolescents addressing topics including the development of gender
identity, sexual behavior among youth, LGBT youth, transgender
youth, parental and peer influences upon the development of gender
and gender identity and dating violence.
Over the past few decades, there has been a dynamic world-wide
societal shift away from traditional routes for finding a partner
and establishing intimate relationships. This multidisciplinary
volume investigates the impact of online dating and the role of
technology in relationship formation; the nature of cohabitation
and its relative meaning with marriage; assortative mating
patterns; the role of parents and siblings in the selection of a
partner; gender and sexuality within dating and mating; evolving
forms of non-traditional marriage; the interplay of personality and
sociodemographic traits within partner selection; and the role of
race, ethnicity, and religion in dating and mating. Together, this
collection provides a unique and truly global collection of
research on the nature of dating, mating, and coupling, as they
occur across a variety of cultures.
This volume focuses on the theme of Technology and Youth;
advancements in communication and leisure technologies over the
past decade have radically transformed the role of technology in
the lives of youth. Around the globe, children and adolescents are
often seen as being the first to embrace new technologies, such as
new forms of social media. Having a cell phone, once regarded as an
adult technology, has become a necessity within youth culture in
many societies. Even video games, once limited to stand-alone
computers, have become a venue for social gatherings of youth. The
rapid pace of technological advancement has brought about profound
changes in the very nature of childhood and adolescence.This volume
of examines the role of technology in the lives of children and
adolescents. Topics addressed include: cyberbullying, video games
and aggressive behavior, online gaming and the development of
social skills, sexuality, child pornography, virtual communities
for children, social networking and peer relations, and other
related issues.
Around the globe, families are often faced with a variety of health
issues, often as a result of social, political, religious, and
economic forces. Health issues affect both individual family
members and the family unit as a whole, as well as impacting family
relationships and structures. Illnesses, injuries, and health
problems can strike at any time, and can have long-lasting
consequences for individuals and their families. This
multidisciplinary volume addresses the impact health issues have on
individual family members and how this affects their family
relationships. The chapters cover a wide range of health related
topics including illness in adults and children, long term illness,
mental health, and international perspectives. Through the use of a
wide variety of methodological and theoretical perspectives, the
family scholars in this volume provide considerable insight into
the ways in which families and their members are affected by
health, as well as how they adapt to and cope with health-related
dilemmas.
Around the globe, families are often faced with a variety of health
issues, often as a result of social, political, religious, and
economic forces. Health issues affect not only individual family
members, but also impact family relationships and structures.
Illnesses, injuries, and health problems can strike at any time,
and can have long-lasting consequences for families. When a family
member's health is in jeopardy, it can bring about a wide variety
of dilemmas. This multidisciplinary volume addresses the impact
these issues have on the family as a unit; how they impact family
relationships as well as how the family as a whole responds. The
chapters cover a wide range of health related topics including
illness in adults and children, sexual relationships, mental
health, and disability. Through the use of a wide variety of
methodological and theoretical perspectives, the family scholars in
this volume provide considerable insight into the ways in which
families are affected by health, as well as how they adapt to and
cope with health-related dilemmas.
One undeniable fact about families is that they keep changing, both
in terms of structure and behavior. Many factors have served to
bring about such changes, including social, cultural, political,
and institutional change, resulting in family forms which perhaps
may represent the new 'traditional' in the not-so-distant future.
Through research studies from around the world, this volume
examines these changing structures and behaviors, and attempts to
better illustrate the ever-changing nature of families. Topics
covered include: transracial adoption, lesbian parenting,
intergenerational relationships, procreative identities, ex-spouse
relationships, military couples, the meaning of remarriage, and
gender roles within contemporary families, among other topics. This
volume, along with future volumes of CPFR, utilizes a wide variety
of methodological and theoretical approaches, and attempts to
provide a comprehensive examination of change in family structures
and behaviors.
In the fall of 2008, a global recession struck, leaving many
families in dire financial situations. Families around the world
found themselves experiencing forms of economic stress unlike any
which had been seen in recent generations. This volume focuses on
how families and family members have been affected by economic and
financial stress. Using a variety of methodological and theoretical
perspectives, the family scholars in this volume examine the
various ways in which families have adapted in the face of
financial stress. Through research studies from around the world,
it provides a comprehensive examination of how economic stress and
financial difficulties affect family structures, family behaviours,
and family relationships. Topics covered include: the persistent
economic consequences of single motherhood; financial stress and
child care subsidies; the American family 2012; migration and
family; parental discipline style and academic achievement;
economic stress and marital quality; family financial stress and
adolescent substance use; and poverty and family well-being.
As family structures continue to evolve, aging relatives have
caused increasing concern for family members as they attempt to
manage complex issues such as health, caregiving, emotional and
instrumental support, and intergenerational relationships. This
multidisciplinary volume focuses on how aging interacts with family
structures and relationship dynamics. Including research from
around the globe, the authors address a wide array of topics,
including family support networks, elderly care, grandparenthood,
marital dynamics and satisfaction, elderly divorce, cohabitation,
gender, and intergenerational relationships, and more. Paying
homage to the fact that the manners by which aging affects families
can vary considerably from one culture to another, this collection
makes a crucial contribution by collating research on aging and the
family from an international perspective. Providing this wide scope
of quality research, the volume equips readers to better assess how
aging and its related issues are affecting families from multiple
backgrounds.
While the family remains a core social institution in every
society, it is, nonetheless, an institution which continues to
evolve. In many societies, divorce, separation, and remarriage have
become a normative part of marriage and family life. These changes
have, understandably, led to a great diversification of the
behaviors, attitudes, and norms concerning marriage and family. In
order to better comprehend these issues, this multidisciplinary
volume of CPFR addresses topics including: marital instability,
cohabitation and remarriage, step-parenting, divorce in later life,
impact of divorce and separation on children, employment and the
risk of divorce, marital dissolution and health, the role of
extended kin in the process of divorce, the quality of
relationships with former spouses, race/ethnicity and remarriage,
economic factors and divorce/remarriage, and extra-marital affairs,
among others.
Around the globe, the very conceptualization of family is
associated with the relationship between a parent and a child. The
birth of a child represents both the end of one experience, and the
beginning of another. Entry into parenthood represents a
fundamental shift in family structure and family dynamics, wherein
the child brings new responsibilities within the family and upon
the larger society, particularly in regards to population issues.
In order to better understand the transitions into parenthood, this
multidisciplinary volume of CPFR will address such topics as:
employment and fertility, childbearing desires versus childbearing
outcomes, the social media construction of parenthood, gender
differences in childrearing, parental discipline and child
outcomes, among others. This volume will contain research on
parenthood and parenting from around the world, and is intended to
provide a more global perspective of these issues. Given that these
topics range across various disciplines, a variety of theoretical
and methodological approaches are utilized in the research herein.
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