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An initial, time-limited family interview evaluates and plans for the aging relative through negotiating, restructuring, and delegating. As roles change, the intergenerational system shifts. The model, often by way of therapy, helps maintain the dignity of the aging.

Family is a fruitful object with which to study how social structures, changes and events are interrelated with people's personal lives. In this book, this relatedness of personal and public becomes apparent on multiple levels. It becomes evident how politics, public policies, production structures, labour markets and their changes create the frame within which women, men and children in families live their lives, as well as how personal choices influence these structures. The articles of this book comprise a valuable contribution to the discussions concerning the changing roles of women, men and children, as well as different transitions within the framework of generations, gender roles and work-life balance. In addition, they entail interesting data and methodological innovations. This book will be of interest to students and researchers in social sciences, education sciences and gender studies. Politicians, professionals and administrators interested in family and gender issues may find this book a valuable source of information.

Divorced Fathers and Their Families Legal, Economic, and Emotional Dilemmas Florence Kaslow Praise for Divorced Fathers and Their Families: "Dr. Kaslow tells the story of forgotten fathers who suffer not only from the distance divorce imposes from their children, but from society's lack of sympathy for their suffering. A wife and mother as well as a distinguished professional, she forcefully brings these long-ignored issues out of the shadows. A must read for all professionals working in the field of divorce as well as for grown children of divorce and their parents." Carolyn Susman, health columnist, Palm Beach Daily News, Palm Beach, Florida "This unique book by noted psychologist Florence Kaslow provides a cornucopia of information, ranging from historical factors in child custody decisions, to stages of the divorce process and tips on parenting coordination. Thirteen detailed case stories of divorcing dads obtained through questionnaire-based personal interviews provide a fascinating range of personal experiences that Dr. Kaslow analyzes to reveal common divorce problems. Other experts on divorce then describe how more positive outcomes might have occurred utilizing different services/interventions provided by well trained systemically-oriented professionals. This wide-ranging book is a valuable resource for therapists, mediators, lawyers, child custody evaluators, child advocates, and family court judges." David Schnarch, Ph. D. Director, Crucible Institute of Evergreen Colorado International bestselling author of Passionate Marriage, Intimacy & Desire, and Constructing the Sexual Crucible. Divorced Fathers and Their Families presents a needed corrective to this knowledge gap without trivializing the problems and needs of divorced mothers and children or downplaying the realities of divorce. In much of the book, divorced men's narratives reveal their roles in their children's lives, the emotional turmoil when those roles are disrupted, and their frustrations when the legal system assumes the worst about them. Other chapters provide systemic and personality perspectives on divorce and custody issues, a guide to emerging trends in divorce services, and strategies for making divorce less toxic for all. The evolution of divorce and custody decisions over the last century. Representative case stories from divorced fathers, in their own words. Overview of current divorce services and professionals: child advocates, mediation, family evaluation, and more. "What-if" scenarios suggesting how the case examples might have turned out with alternate interventions. Real-world advice for humanizing the divorce process--even years after the fact. Useful appendices, including a divorced fathers questionnaire, a model of stages in the divorce process, and guidelines for a divorce ceremony. At a time when half of marriages are breaking up, Divorced Fathers and Their Families offers family therapists and clinical psychologists insights into relationships they may have overlooked--and clients they may be underestimating

An extensive and long-standing literature examines the amount of time people spend on their jobs and families. A newer literature, including this review, takes that older literature as background and focuses on the social processes that shape our schedules: how we manage our time, accepting, negotiating, or contesting our shifting obligations and commitments. Research shows that time management is increasingly complex because unpredictable schedules are pervasive, and that gender, class, and race inequalities influence our ability to manage and control them. That lack of control and the unpredictability that accompanies it not only affect individual workers but also spread. A change in one person's schedule reverberates across a set of linked others in what we call a web of time. This review surveys and integrates research on hours and schedules of both jobs and families and concludes with attention to the policies that seek to address these issues.

Houston families are working harder than ever. In fact, more than 75 percent of the children living in low-income families in Houston have parents who are employed, and the majority of these children — about 400,000 — have parents who work full-time, year-round. But, despite their best efforts, these parents are struggling to afford the most basic necessities for their families. In Houston, as elsewhere in Texas and the United States, a full-time job at low wages is not enough to make ends meet. Work supports such as the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and public health insurance can help narrow the gap between low earnings and the cost of basic expenses. But a critical Texas work support — child care assistance — is woefully underfunded and therefore out of reach for many qualified families. This fact sheet finds that child care is one of the largest expenses working families face, and unless they receive help with the cost of care, low-wage working parents remain unable to afford basic family necessities.

Recent research on early brain development and on-going research on the effects of comprehensive programs for young children and families point to the importance of investing in efforts to improve the well-being of young children and families. This report profiles what states are doing to promote the well-being of America's youngest children and families. Map and Track asks and answers six core questions: 1. Are there statewide strategies to enhance the development of infants and toddlers? 2. Are there statewide strategies to promote early learning and well-being among preschool-aged children? 3. Are there statewide strategies to support families with young children as they face the challenges of parenting? 4. Are states linking comprehensive programs for young children with welfare reform implementation? 5. Are there strategies to mobilize community leadership around an agenda for enhancing the life chances and opportunities of America's youngest citizens? 6. Is there high-level leadership, vision, and a coherent framework around which the state can develop and sustain a bipartisan commitment to its young children over time?

First published in 1985, Having To summarises the situation of more than a million parents in the UK alone that survive as single parents. This thought-provoking book is based on interviews with more than 200 women and men of all ages and backgrounds. The accounts of what life can be like in the world of one parent families are revealing, sometimes disturbing, and above all, moving. In this book, parents talk in depth about their experiences when confronted by violence, infidelity, lesbianism, child abuse and paranoia. They portray stories that will provoke many questions about the s

Social workers and allied professionals will find this book to be a valuable tool, highlighting ways of improving the cultural sensitivity of disability services and parental and family support. Combining a wide-ranging survey and in-depth interviews, the authors build a rich picture of the lives of South Asian families with a child with severe disabilities and place their experiences in the wider context of how culture and ethnicity can impact on a family's experience of disability. The authors offer clear ideas for practical improvements in: awareness and mobilisation of formal support servi

This paper was aimed describe the use of Sasak alus language (base alus) vocabulary and how to maintain it in the noble family of Kotaraja village. Data collection methods are done with interviews, observations, and documentation. Data analysis is done using data collection, data reduction, data display, and conclusion by Miles and Hubermen. The results showed the use of base alus in noble families (nuclear families) and extended families of nobles at Kotaraja village is still quite well maintained. The total number of base alus vocabulary that is still used is 150 vocabulary. In the nuclear family, the amount of base alus vocabulary used is. 53 vocabularies. 29 base alus vocabulary whose intensity of use is quite high, and 20 words of base alus intensity is sometimes used. Thus, in extended noble families, the intensity of use of base alus vocabulary is also high, namely 33 base alus vocabulary that is often used and 22 that is sometimes used. While the vocabulary of 97 vocabulary is only used at formal events, namely meetings in government, customary events, and official religious events. There are several ways that noble families maintains of base alus, namely: (1) accustoming their children to speak the base alus since childhood. The use of base alus also carried out in noble families is 72%; (2) Wherever possible marry their sons and daughters with fellow noble families. At the wedding the most prominent use of the base alus was on 'Sorong Serah Aji Krame' led by the 'Pembayun'; (3) Using the of base alus in family meetings, on major holidays, such as Eid-Mubarak and Eid-Adha, prophet's events (Maulid Nabi) and other events; (4) Become a leader in the government and religious section, such as: Village Chief, Village Secretary, Village Affairs Head, Customary Chairman, Village Minister, or Village Head; and (5) Use Indonesian mixed with base alus. Noble families take the middle ground so that in association with non-noble communities that have social status will run well in their daily activities.

Im Jahre 2001 ging ein Schock durch Deutschland als die Ergebnisse der ersten PISA-Studie der OECD und insbesondere das Abschneiden der deutschen Schülerinnen und Schüler bekannt wurde. Ein Ergebnis, das unter dem internationalen Ergebnis lag, wurde als Scheitern der deutschen Bildungspolitik bzw. des deutschen Bildungssystems empfunden. Relativ in den Hintergrund traten dabei zwei Ergebnisse der Studie: Außer den Vereinigten Staaten und Deutschland gab es kein weiteres Land, in dem der Schulerfolg der Kinder so eindeutig vom soziokulturellen und sozioökonomischen Status der Eltern abhing. Des Weiteren stellten sich die Lesekompetenz und das Textverständnis der Schüler im 4. Quartil der Untersuchungsgruppe als besonders schwach heraus. Im Jahre 2005 wird es kaum mehr gelingen, diese beiden Ergebnisse noch einmal zu übersehen, denn die Resultate der zweiten PISA-Studie (2004) stellen die Diskrepanz der Leistungen der Schüler im ersten zu den Schülern im 4. Quartil noch unmissverständlicher dar. Deutlich belegt Deutschland mittlerweile den 'Spitzenplatz' in Bezug auf die Bildungsbenachteiligung von Kindern aus benachteiligten Milieus (Migrantenfamilien, Familien in Multiproblemlagen). Eben an dieser Problematik will dieser Reader ansetzen, Mit den hier versammelten Beiträgen verbinden die Herausgeber die Intention, einen, wenn auch bescheidenen, Beitrag sowohl zur Erhellung der Lebenslagen von Kindern und Familien heute, als auch zur Entwicklung erster Ideen und Ansätze für eine pädagogische Arbeit bzw. Kooperation mit Menschen in Multiproblemlagen zu leisten.