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Alloparenting the investment child: A reply to responses
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
Nina Bandelj
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Homo sapiens, industrialisation and the environmental mismatch hypothesis
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
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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
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The Role of Children's Voices and Feedback Mechanisms in Family Justice
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
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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
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Care Providers of Indigenous Children and Youth in the Child Welfare System: A Scoping Review
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
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All in the Extended Family: Grandparents, Aunts, and Uncles and Educational Attainment [PDF]
Previous work on social interactions has analyzed the effects of nuclear family, peer, school, and neighborhood characteristics. This paper complements this research by first showing that individuals from similar nuclear families often differ in extended
Linda Loury
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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
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The Responsibiligated Status: Exploring the Experiences of Hearing Children With Deaf Parents
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
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Orphanhood and the living arrangements of children in sub-saharan Africa [PDF]
Increasing adult mortality due to HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa raises considerable concerns about the welfare of surviving children. Studies have found substantial variability across countries in the negative impacts of orphanhood on child health and ...
Beegle, Kathleen +3 more
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