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ABSTRACT As the population ages and families become increasingly diverse, more work is needed to understand expectations for families to care for older adults. In this review, we discuss the theoretical frameworks and conceptualizations used to study care expectations, summarize overarching findings about theories of care expectations and corresponding
Sarah E. Patterson +6 more
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Redoing Family After Estrangement
ABSTRACT Objective This study theorizes estrangement as a catalyst for redoing family through a dynamic process of rebuilding kinship's meaning, structure, and content. Background Research on family estrangement has overwhelmingly focused on its emotional, social, and financial consequences, overlooking how estrangement holistically reshapes the ...
Rin Reczek
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Kinship Obligations in Nuclear and Extended Family Networks in Italy: A Vignette Study
ABSTRACT Objective This study examines kinship obligations across nuclear and extended family ties, considering variations by support type, gender, and attitudinal moderators regarding the importance attached to emotional closeness, past conflict, reciprocity, and societal judgment.
Marco Tosi +2 more
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OBJECTIVE: Thalassemia is a genetic condition caused by the mutation or damaging hemoglobin synthesis on the alpha or beta globin chain. The most significant risk factor for rise in the thalassemic rate is consanguinity.The current study was ...
Farhat Ijaz
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Abstract Recent studies acknowledge that the contribution of female directors at the board may not be uniform but instead varies depending on their individual characteristics and board context. In this study we focus on a pivotal yet insufficiently explored facet of female directors – their affiliation with the business owning family – and assess its ...
Yuliya Ponomareva +3 more
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« L’incident Ducas ». Un conflit de loyautés au sein du judaïsme consistorial français, 1943-1947
Between 1944 and 1947, the Consistoire Central des Israélites de France, the flagship institution of French Judaism, internally assessed the responsibilities of one of its members, Raymond Ducas, whose escape from the Drancy internment camp and flight to
Simon Perego
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Beyond the Cut: Generative Refusal and the Reimagining of Jewish Affiliation in Contemporary Israel
ABSTRACT In Jewish‐Israeli society, circumcision (brit milah) carries far‐reaching significance, symbolizing both the covenant between god and the Jewish people and serving as a key marker of communal affiliation and cultural continuity. Drawing on in‐depth interviews with Jewish‐Israeli parents who have chosen not to circumcise their sons and using ...
Nina Rageth
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That sinkin’ feeling: Environmentally induced distress on a disappearing island
Abstract Residents of Tangier Island, Virginia, a subsiding island in the Chesapeake Bay, embody psychosocial dimensions of environmental change. Analysis of ethnographic data shows islanders’ experiences and articulations of anxiety, panic, and despair as “that sinkin’ feeling,” resulting from the stress of living with the long‐term threat of imminent
Jonna Yarrington
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The Pattern of Female Nuptiality in Oman
The purpose of this study was to examine Omani patterns of female nuptiality, including the timing of marriage and determinants of age at a woman’s first marriage. Methods: The study utilised data from the 2000 Oman National Health Survey.
M. Mazharul Islam +2 more
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EFFECT OF CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGES ON PEINATAL OUTCOME
Objective: To identify the characteristics of women in consanguineous marriage and their effects on reproductive behavior, adverse pregnancy and fetal outcomes. Study Design: Cross-sectional comparative study.
Abeera Choudry +6 more
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