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Annual Review of Sociology, 1988
This paper identifies and elaborates the unique conditions that differentiate stepfamilies from first families and evaluates and critiques the theory and methods used to study stepfamilies. The paper begins with a summary of past and current demographic trends, followed by a discussion of children and their custodial arrangements, the factor that most
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This paper identifies and elaborates the unique conditions that differentiate stepfamilies from first families and evaluates and critiques the theory and methods used to study stepfamilies. The paper begins with a summary of past and current demographic trends, followed by a discussion of children and their custodial arrangements, the factor that most
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Australian Journal of Sex, Marriage and Family, 1988
SynopsisEducational programs of six weeks’ duration on “Living in a Stepfamily” were conducted in 1984, 1985 and 1986 with a total of fifty-eight participants. In the 1985 program, the Spanier Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) and Coopersmith Self Esteem Inventory (SEI) were administered before and after the program and a problem rating inventory given ...
Ruth P. Webber +2 more
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SynopsisEducational programs of six weeks’ duration on “Living in a Stepfamily” were conducted in 1984, 1985 and 1986 with a total of fifty-eight participants. In the 1985 program, the Spanier Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) and Coopersmith Self Esteem Inventory (SEI) were administered before and after the program and a problem rating inventory given ...
Ruth P. Webber +2 more
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Journal of Marriage and Family, 2013
The proliferation of divorce and remarriage over the last few decades has produced a sharp increase in the prevalence of stepfamilies, a family form famously labeled by Cherlin (1978) as an "incomplete institution" for its ambiguous set of role expectations.
van der Pas, S. +2 more
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The proliferation of divorce and remarriage over the last few decades has produced a sharp increase in the prevalence of stepfamilies, a family form famously labeled by Cherlin (1978) as an "incomplete institution" for its ambiguous set of role expectations.
van der Pas, S. +2 more
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Stepfamilies and Residential Rootedness
2016Housing and living arrangements have important implications for stepfamilies. The aim of this research was to rephrase questions on housing and living arrangements in terms of “life spaces”. Qualitative interviews show that stepfamilies combine social ties and space by integrating and sharing them but also sometimes by keeping them distinct and in ...
Bonvalet, Catherine, Clément, Céline
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Making Stepfamilies Work: Step-relationships in Singaporean Stepfamilies
Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development, 2003The project sought to identify the issues facing Singaporean stepfamilies. It involved 54 service providers who attended “Stepfamily Training” workshops organised by the Asian Women's Welfare Association (AWWA) and Family Resource and Training Centre (FRTC).
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Becoming a Stepfamily: Developmental Issues for New Stepfamilies
The Family Journal, 1993This column presents issues that affectfamilies undergoing separation, divorce, and remarriage, including single parenting and stepfamilies. If you have specific areas or questions that you would like discussed in this column please write to: James H.
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Nurse Educator, 1995
Little attention has been given to the concept of stepfamilies in nursing literature. However, nurse educators can help their students to assist natural parents and stepparents create a more supportive and loving environment for themselves and their biological children and their stepchildren.
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Little attention has been given to the concept of stepfamilies in nursing literature. However, nurse educators can help their students to assist natural parents and stepparents create a more supportive and loving environment for themselves and their biological children and their stepchildren.
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2012
Stepfamilies are common in the United States. An estimated 40–50 % of marriages are a remarriage for one or both partners (Cherlin, 2010), and although not all of these remarriages result in the formation of a stepfamily, a significant portion of them do.
Marilyn Coleman +2 more
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Stepfamilies are common in the United States. An estimated 40–50 % of marriages are a remarriage for one or both partners (Cherlin, 2010), and although not all of these remarriages result in the formation of a stepfamily, a significant portion of them do.
Marilyn Coleman +2 more
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