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Alloparenting the investment child: A reply to responses

open access: yes
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
Nina Bandelj
wiley   +1 more source

Homo sapiens, industrialisation and the environmental mismatch hypothesis

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For the vast majority of the evolutionary history of Homo sapiens, a range of natural environments defined the parameters within which selection shaped human biology. Although human‐induced alterations to the terrestrial biosphere have been evident for over 10,000 years, the pace and scale of change has accelerated dramatically since the onset
Daniel P. Longman, Colin N. Shaw
wiley   +1 more source

Grandparental investment: Past, present, and future [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
What motivates grandparents to their altruism? We review answers from evolutionary theory, sociology, and economics. Sometimes in direct conflict with each other, these accounts of grandparental investment exist side-by-side, with little or no ...
Coall, David A., Hertwig, Ralph
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‘I Felt Brave’: A Mixed‐Methods Study on Participants' Parental Efficacy After Attending a Parent–Child Programme in a Remote Aboriginal Community

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Positive parenting and parent–child interaction are keys to children's early life experiences and developmental outcomes. Play to Connect is a short‐term parent–child programme, co‐developed and delivered in partnership with a remote Aboriginal community on the Tiwi Islands in Australia's Northern Territory.
Carolin Stock   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Children's Voices and Feedback Mechanisms in Family Justice

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT When parents separate in Australia and in many other jurisdictions, most settle the parenting arrangements for their children between themselves or with the assistance of mediation or other dispute resolution processes. These processes may or may not take much account of children's views.
Judith Cashmore
wiley   +1 more source

Equity, Justice, Interdependence: Intergenerational Transfers and the Ageing Population [PDF]

open access: yes
The increase in the ratio of the elderly to the working age population as the demographic transition of low fertility and low mortality proceeds, has spurred a discussion concerning the equity of intergenerational transfers.
Rydell, Ingrid
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Navigating Family Relationships and a Sense of Home in Foster Care: The Experiences of Children With Migration Backgrounds

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Establishing a sense of belonging and home in foster care can be demanding for children, as placement involves discontinuities such as ruptures with family and networks. For children with migration backgrounds, this can include adapting to new languages, traditions, religious and cultural practices. In this study, we shed light on how children
Eirinn Hesvik Ljones   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Care Providers of Indigenous Children and Youth in the Child Welfare System: A Scoping Review

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Indigenous children continue to be significantly over‐represented in child welfare systems in Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand. This scoping review represents a subset of a larger review, the objective of which was to consolidate the extant literature on Indigenous child welfare.
Amanda R. Ervin   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Imposed and Self‐Imposed Isolation Among Children and Young People Who Have Grown Up in Domestic Abuse

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research about the effects of isolation on women living with domestic abuse (DA) shows that women's mental health and well‐being is negatively affected by the consequences of isolation while enduring DA. Less attention has been given to the effects of isolation for children's health and well‐being when experiencing DA.
Fiona Buchanan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Responsibiligated Status: Exploring the Experiences of Hearing Children With Deaf Parents

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT An individual with a disability influences every member of a family. While research on families with children with disabilities is extensive, studies focusing on families with parents with disabilities remain limited. A common situation in the deaf community is a family with deaf parents and hearing children.
Carolina Tannenbaum‐Baruchi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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