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What Is Justice? Reflections on the Criminal Justice System in Brazil

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This essay explores the possibility of justice for the wretched of the earth. Using escrevivência (writing the experience/existence) and drawing on the theoretical insights and political praxis of the Assessoria Popular Maria Felipa (APMF, Maria Felipa Advocacy Group)—a Brazilian abolitionist organization led by Black activists—we analyze how ...
Fernanda Oliveira, Isabela Corby, Juliana Góes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploratory study of risks to stability in foster and kinship care in NSW [PDF]

, 2013
This report describes an exploratory study on various aspects and risks to stability in foster and kinship placements.The report finds that compared to foster care, risks to placement stability are more evident for kinship care.
Marilyn McHugh
core  

Gender, Families, and Wealth Accumulation Among the One‐Child Generation

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Prior literature on gender and wealth accumulation largely examines the role of families in reproducing inequalities. However, less attention has been paid to families without sons, a significant demographic, particularly within China's one‐child generation, that challenges conventional understandings of familial wealth dynamics.
Ye Liu
wiley   +1 more source

The Psychological Experience of Grandparents: Proposal of a Qualitative Clinical Assessment Tool in Pediatric Palliative Care

Clinics and Practice
In Portugal, there are over 7800 children with life-limiting conditions. The context of pediatric palliative care represents a complex and distressing experience for families.
Alexandra Jóni Nogueira, Maria Teresa Ribeiro   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Grandparents Today: A Demographic Profile

, 1998
This article presents a demographic profile of grandparents, using the National Survey of Families and Households. Specific dimensions of grandparenthood addressed include grandparents\u27 survival, the timing of grandparenthood, grandparents\u27 ...
Szinovacz, Maximiliane E., M. E. Szinovacz   +1 more
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Understanding the Role of Migration, Culture and Transnational Ties in Family Financial Assistance With Home Ownership

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Family financial assistance with home ownership has attracted significant scholarly attention in recent years. However, the role of culture and ethnicity, transnational ties, and migration in this practice remains significantly under‐addressed.
Julia Cook
wiley   +1 more source

When Distance Keeps Families Apart: The Complexities of Visiting Emigrant Children

Genealogy
Migration has become an inescapable reality affecting South African families, extending its impact far beyond the immigrant to those staying behind. The geographical separation of parents from their adult children and grandchildren significantly alters ...
Sulette Ferreira
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Family Work Among the Astors

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Within classical sociological accounts of capitalism, families are curious remnants of the past. Contemporary elite sociology dismisses the family in a different way: by primarily focusing on individual men. When the family does appear within elite studies, scholars frequently follow a stratification framework, which focuses on the ...
Shamus Khan, Max Besbris, Estela Diaz
wiley   +1 more source

Una mirada a los juegos y juguetes del ayer. Encuentro intergeneracional entre abuelos/as y nietos/as para la recuperación del patrimonio educativo. // A look at the games and toys of yesterday. Intergenerational encounter between grandparents and grandchildren for the recovery of educational heritage

Cabás, 2016
(ES) El patrimonio histórico educativo forma parte del patrimonio cultural de la humanidad. Conscientes de ello, muchos son los trabajos que, especialmente en la última década, están contribuyendo al estudio, investigación, recuperación, puesta en ...
Josefa Ortiz Moreno, Pablo Álvarez Domínguez   +1 more
doaj  

Methodological Challenges in Studying Wealthy Families

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Studying the wealthy is not easy. This piece provides suggestions for recruitment, interview strategies, and design to gain high‐quality data on wealthy people. It is based on an interview study of 81 US racially‐diverse families with a median net worth of $25 million. First, to gain access to the wealthy, it is key for the researcher to use a
Annette Lareau
wiley   +1 more source