Parents around the world grapple with the common challenge of balancing work and child care. Despite common problems, the industrialized nations have developed dramatically different social and labor ...market policies--policies that vary widely in the level of support they provide for parents and the extent to which they encourage an equal division of labor between parents as they balance work and care. In "Families That Work", Janet Gornick and Marcia Meyers take a close look at the work-family policies in the United States and abroad and call for a new and expanded role for the U.S. government in order to bring this country up to the standards taken for granted in many other Western nations. In many countries in Europe and in Canada, family leave policies grant parents paid time off to care for their young children, and labor market regulations go a long way toward ensuring that work does not overwhelm family obligations. In addition, early childhood education and care programs guarantee access to high-quality care for their children. In most of these countries, policies encourage gender equality by strengthening mothers' ties to employment and encouraging fathers to spend more time caregiving at home. In sharp contrast, Gornick and Meyers show how in the United States--an economy with high labor force participation among both fathers and mothers--parents are left to craft private solutions to the society-wide dilemma of "who will care for the children?" Parents--overwhelmingly mothers--must loosen their ties to the workplace to care for their children; workers are forced to negotiate with their employers, often unsuccessfully, for family leave and reduced work schedules; and parents must purchase care of dubious quality, at high prices, from consumer markets. By leaving child care solutions up to hard-pressed working parents, these private solutions exact a high price in terms of gender inequality in the workplace and at home, family stress and economic insecurity, and--not least--child well-being. Gornick and Meyers show that it is possible--based on the experiences of other countries--to enhance child well-being and to increase gender equality by promoting more extensive and egalitarian family leave, work-time, and child care policies. "Families That Work" demonstrates convincingly that the United States has much to learn from policies in Europe and in Canada, and that the often-repeated claim that the United States is simply "too different" to draw lessons from other countries is based largely on misperceptions about policies in other countries and about the possibility of policy expansion in the United States.
The claims of parenting Ramaekers, Stefan; Suissa, Judith
2012, 2011, 20110726, 2011-09-30, 20120401, Volume:
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This book examines the practical experience of parenthood, counterbalancing the overly empirical and largely psychological focus of much "parenting" literature. Offers first-person accounts, and ...explores the ethical and epistemological aspects of the experience.
Even as they see their wages go down and their buying power decrease, many parents are still putting their kids' material desires first. These parents struggle with how to handle children's consumer ...wants, which continue unabated despite the economic downturn. And, indeed, parents and other adults continue to spend billions of dollars on children every year. Why do children seem to desire so much, so often, so soon, and why do parents capitulate so readily? To determine what forces lie behind the onslaught of Nintendo Wiis and Bratz dolls, Allison J. Pugh spent three years observing and interviewing children and their families. In Longing and Belonging: Parents, Children, and Consumer Culture, Pugh teases out the complex factors that contribute to how we buy, from lunchroom conversations about Game Boys to the stark inequalities facing American children. Pugh finds that children's desires stem less from striving for status or falling victim to advertising than from their yearning to join the conversation at school or in the neighborhood. Most parents respond to children's need to belong by buying the particular goods and experiences that act as passports in children's social worlds, because they sympathize with their children's fear of being different from their peers. Even under financial constraints, families prioritize children "feeling normal". Pugh masterfully illuminates the surprising similarities in the fears and hopes of parents and children from vastly different social contexts, showing that while corporate marketing and materialism play a part in the commodification of childhood, at the heart of the matter is the desire to belong.
The nineteenth and twentieth centuries saw a dramatic shift in the role of children in American society and families. No longer necessary for labor, children became economic liabilities and ...twentieth-century parents exhibited a new level of anxiety concerning the welfare of their children and their own ability to parent effectively. What caused this shift in the ways parenting and childhood were experienced and perceived? Why, at a time of relative ease and prosperity, do parents continue to grapple with uncertainty and with unreasonable expectations of both themselves and their children?
Peter N. Stearns explains this phenomenon by examining the new issues the twentieth century brought to bear on families. Surveying popular media, *#8220;expert” childrearing manuals, and newspapers and journals published throughout the century, Stearns shows how schooling, physical and emotional vulnerability, and the rise in influence of commercialism became primary concerns for parents. The result, Stearns shows, is that contemporary parents have come to believe that they are participating in a culture of neglect and diminishing standards. Anxious Parents: A Modern History of Childrearing in America shows the reasons for this belief through an historic examination of modern parenting.
Parents in poverty: resilient, combative or depressed?More and more Dutch families are having to contend with poverty. With this qualitative study we aim to contribute to the development of ...interventions for parents in poverty. We focus on the following question: How do parents in poverty experience their circumstances? Based on the modified grounded theory (Glaser & Strauss, 1967) we conducted semi structured interviews, fifteen parents participated. Results show three types of parents in poverty, based on four characteristics. The resilient parents manage quite well with their finances, they accept their situation, feel positive about their family life and have a positive feeling about life in general. The parents with fighting spirit have difficulties financially, are insecure about their situation, are focused on their children and feel hopeful about life in general. The depressed parents have problems financially, feel angry and defeated, think parenthood is difficult and have a negative view on life in general. With the typology three different groups of parents in poverty are identified which can be useful as a theoretical model in social work. The model gives more insight into the conditions of life of parents in poverty, the way they experience their situations and the strategies they use to cope with their situation. Ouders in armoede: veerkrachtig, strijdvaardig of terneergeslagen?Armoede komt in Nederlandse gezinnen vaak voor. De hulpverlening die geboden wordt aan ouders in armoede kan een middel zijn om hen uit de armoede te helpen. Inzicht in de leefwereld van ouders in armoede is cruciaal voor het bieden van doelgerichte hulpvormen. In deze kwalitatieve studie naar de leefwereld van ouders in armoede staat de volgende onderzoeksvraag centraal: Hoe beleven ouders in armoede hun levensomstandigheden? Er is een kwalitatieve studie verricht conform de gemodificeerde grounded theory van Glaser en Strauss (1967). Er zijn semigestructureerde interviews afgenomen onder 15 ouders in armoede. Het onderzoek heeft geresulteerd in een typologie met typen ouders in armoede. Er zijn drie typen te onderscheiden, de veerkrachtige ouders, de strijdvaardige ouders en de terneergeslagen ouders. De veerkrachtige ouders in armoede beschikken over de volgende vier kenmerken: “het redden met de financiën”, “tevredenheid en acceptatie”, “gezinsleven gaat goed” en “positief beeld over het leven”. De strijdvaardige ouders in armoede hebben de kenmerken: “moeilijk rondkomen met de financiën”, “bestaansonzekerheid en vechten”, “de kinderen moeten het goed hebben” en “hoopvol over het leven”. De terneergeslagen ouders in armoede beschikken over de kenmerken: “niet uitkomen met de financiën”, “boosheid en verslagenheid”, “ouderschap is zwaar” en “negatieve kijk op het leven”. De gevonden typologie heeft de heterogeniteit van de groep ouders in armoede geïdentificeerd en onderverdeeld in drie meer homogene subgroepen. De typologie kan in de praktijk gebruikt worden als een theoretisch denkmodel. Het biedt verdiepend inzicht in hun leefwereld, de wijze waarop zij hun levensomstandigheden beleven en de strategieën die zij hierin hanteren.
Although commonly believed that males are more promiscuous than females, new research has revealed that female infidelity is a common occurrence throughout the animal kingdom. Female Infidelity and ...Paternal Uncertainty is the first book to address how males deal with the consequences of female infidelity and the strategies they have evolved to try to avoid the possibility of raising an offspring they unknowingly did not sire. Each chapter deals with a specific evolved strategy developed to aid males in either limiting opportunities for their mate to be unfaithful or to 'correct' the by-products of infidelity should it occur. With sections including mate guarding, intra-vaginal tactics and paternity assessment, this book will appeal to researchers and graduate students in behavioral biology, evolutionary psychology, human sexuality, anthropology, sociology, reproductive health and medicine.
750,000th amsterdam citizen born Polygoon-Profilti (producent); Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid (beheerder)
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Images of the newborn baby, Jan Nauta, who can call himself the 750,000th inhabitant of Amsterdam. -Nurse places baby in arms of mother to bed 19‖; -cu father with infant son 26‖;
Cinema newsreels in ...which Dutch subjects of a certain week are presented.
Bioscoopjournaals waarin Nederlandse onderwerpen van een bepaalde week worden gepresenteerd.
Beelden van de pasgeboren baby, Jan Nauta, die zich de 750.000ste inwoner van Amsterdam mag noemen. -Verpleegster legt baby in armen van moeder te bed 19"; -cu vader met zoontje 26";
This thorough and multidisciplinary overview of childrearing illustrates and stands on two foundational principles: that the importance of parenting is immense, and that it is undervalued. The ...Critical Role of Parenting in Human Development surprises readers with the realization that the way we were parented in childhood impacts nearly every aspect of our lives. Based in part on cutting-edge research using MRI and fMRI technologies demonstrating that the brains of those traumatized in childhood are essentially different, the book explains that our brain development during our earliest years and in the womb is fundamental to the lives we lead.
It covers attachment theory, the impact of corporal punishment on the brain, the effects of emotional abuse and neglect, and the widespread nature of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, describing the process that leads to the transmission of parenting patterns through the generations and explaining how resulting personal issues recur throughout the lifespan. The Critical Role of Parenting in Human Development also examines laws and policies that impact parenting in our culture, making a case for their importance, and describes the effect of childrearing on various aspects of human life, including relationships, crime and violence, economics, mental and physical health, addiction, education, and career issues, among others. Interdisciplinary in nature, this book is a much-needed resource for professionals and students in the psychology, psychotherapy, social work, and related mental health and child welfare fields.
Battering as a consequence of power and powerlessness. Men learn to talk about domestic violence and their relationships with women and children through group work This article reports on a working ...visit of a week (in September 2010), to three domestic abuse programmes aimed at male perpetrators of abuse, in Minnesota in the USA. So far, an effective domestic violence intervention, or a model or treatment which is superior, is lacking (Babcock, Green & Robie, 2004). An important goal of the visit was to gain more insight into the ways American colleagues, in research and practice, deal with male perpetrators of abuse; how they perform risk analyses; how they provide help, support and safety. Also, the author wanted to know how they deal with the fact that these men often are fathers. The working visit provided valuable inside information. The author spoke with experts and practitioners, observed group-work and, in doing so, gained insight into the power and powerlessness of male perpetrators of abuse and their roles as partners and fathers. Combining insights from these conversations and observations and existing theory, this article gives a practice based view on how American colleagues deal with these men. Slaan uit macht en onmacht. Mannen leren in groepswerk praten over het geweld en hun relaties met vrouwen en kinderen Dit artikel doet verslag van een werkbezoek, afgelegd in september 2010, aan een drietal projecten gericht op de behandeling van mishandelende mannen in Minnesota, Amerika. Wereldwijd is duidelijk geworden dat er tot op heden geen effectieve interventie is voor mishandelende mannen, noch een behandeling die superieur is aan anderen (Babcock, Green & Robie, 2004). Een belangrijk aandachtspunt van deze studiereis was de vader- en partnerrol van mannen die hun partner mishandelen. Een belangrijke vraag was hoe onze Amerikaanse collega’s zowel in onderzoek als in de praktijk met mishandelende mannen omgaan en hoe ze risico’s inschatten en hulp verlenen. Meer specifiek wilden we weten hoe ze omgaan met het feit dat veel van deze mishandelende mannen vaders zijn. Het werkbezoek verschafte ons waardevolle inside informatie. De auteur sprak met experts en professionals in de praktijk, observeerde groepen mishandelende mannen en kreeg inzicht in de macht en machteloosheid van mishandelende mannen in hun rol als partners en vaders. Dit artikel geeft een op de praktijk gebaseerd zicht op hoe men omgaat met mishandelende mannen en combineert de observaties van experts en professionals in de praktijk met enige literatuur
The Family Context of Parenting in Children's Adaptation to Elementary School is a result of a longitudinal prevention study of 100 families begun the year before their first children entered ...kindergarten. Each family went through an assessment and then a subset was randomly chosen for group intervention. The children in both groups were then studied as they progressed through kindergarten and first grade to assess the quality of their adaptation to the school environment.
The text focuses on how parent-child relationships are only one determinant of a child's academic competence, social competence, and behavior. Rather, these relationships must be understood in the context of the role they play within the family as a system. It also addresses the recent challenges to claims about the impact of parents on their children's development.
The book sheds additional light on family influences within the larger social environment as a key determinant of the quality of children's adjustment to schooling. It appeals to scientists, professionals, and parents alike.
Contents: Series Foreword: Monograhs in Parenting. Part I: Introduction and Method. P.A. Cowan, C.P. Cowan, J.C. Ablow, V.K. Johnson, J.R. Measelle, Family Factors in Children's Adaptation to Elementary School: Introducing a Five-Domain Contextual Model. P.A. Cowan, C.P. Cowan, J.C. Ablow, V.K. Johnson, J.R. Measelle, Recruitment, Design, and Measures. Part II: Things Change Yet Stay the Same. P.A. Cowan, G. Heming, How Children and Parents Fare During the Transition to School. Part III: The Family Context of Parenting. J.F. Mattanah, Authoritative Parenting and the Encouragement of Children's Autonomy. J. Hsu, Marital Quality, Sex-Typed Parenting, and Girls' and Boys' Expression of Problem Behaviors. J.R. Measelle, Children's Self-Perceptions as a Link Between Family Relationship Quality and Social Adaptation to School. J.C. Ablow, When Parents Conflict or Disengage: Children's Perceptions of Parents' Marital Distress Predict School Adaptation. P.A. Cowan, I. Bradburn, C.P. Cowan, Parents' Working Models of Attachment: The Intergenerational Context of Parenting and Children's Adaptation to School. M.S. Schulz, Parents' Work Experiences and Children's Adaptation to School. V.K. Johnson, Family Process and Family Structure in Children's Adaptation to School. Part IV: Interventions as Tests of Casual Models of Family Influence on Children's Adaptation to School. C.P. Cowan, P.A. Cowan, G. Heming, Two Variations of a Preventive Intervention for Couples: Effects on Parents and Children During the Transition to School. Part V: Integrations. P.A. Cowan, C.P. Cowan, Five-Domain Models: Putting It All Together. P.A. Cowan, C.P. Cowan, J.C. Ablow, V.K. Johnson, J.R. Measelle, Family Factors in Children's Adaptation to Elementary School: A Discussion and Integration.
"The compiled volume is an excellent resource for all students, teachers, researchers, and professionals who maintain a systemic focus on children's successful adaptation to school. Highly recommended." —CHOICE
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