Journal of Comparative Family Studies articles from March 2000

Journal of Comparative Family Studies archives from March 2000

Step Family as Dyads - Direct and Indirect Relationships.
March 22, 2000... IRENE LEVIN [*] JAN TROST [**] INTRODUCTION Historically where divorces did not exist either because they were not permitted or specifically prohibited by law, marriages were dissolved by the death of one of the spouses. In many...

Flexible Families: Capitalist Development and Crisis in Rural Peru [*].
March 22, 2000... SUSAN VINCENT [**] This paper presents a case study of changes in family relations in the context of economic crisis following a period of emerging capitalism. The particular ways in which households and communities interact with the...

Regional Differences in Household Composition and Family Formation Patterns in Vietnam [*].
March 22, 2000... DANIELE BELANGER [**] INTRODUCTION In a classic piece on Vietnam almost 25 years old, Terry Rambo (1973) clearly demonstrated the relevance of taking a regional approach to the study of this country. His comparative study of a village...

Chinese Husbands' Participation in Household Labor [*].
March 22, 2000... DAVID J. MAUME [**] MARCIA L. BELLAS [***] A traditional saying in China is that "Men dominate the outside; women dominate the inside." The first part of this statement suggests that women are not expected to work outside the home;...

Women's Employment and its Effects on Bengali Households of Shillong, India.
March 22, 2000... MOUSUMEE DUITA [*] Since India's independence in 1947 the social and legal status of women has been gradually improving. The spread of education has helped women to move beyond the four walls of their homes and to engage in more productive...

From Bastardy to Equality: The Rights of Nonmartial Children and their Fathers in Comparative Perspective.
March 22, 2000... WOLFGANG P. HIRCZY DE MINO [*] Nonmarital childbearing has become more prevalent in many industrialized nations, raising pressing questions for child welfare policy as well as for the regulatory dimensions of family policy and law....

Keeping Children Healthy: The Challenge of Preventive Care Among Women in Southwestern Nigeria [*].
March 22, 2000... TOLA OLU PEARCE [**] INTRODUCTION This study focuses on preventive health care. In Third World countries such as Nigeria greater attention is given to curative care and the examination of preventive behavior tends to be neglected....

Post-Migration Stresses Among Southeast Asian Refugee Youth in Canada A Research Note [*].
March 22, 2000... ILENE HYMAN [**] NHI VU [***] MORTON BEISER [****] Nearly 280,000 refugees were admitted to Canada between 1981-1991, about 24% of whom were refugee youth under the age of 16. According to clinical and research literature, the...

HEALING THE INFERTILE FAMILY: Strengthening Your Relationship in the Search for Parenthood.(Review)
March 22, 2000... LISA K. WALDNER [*] BECKER, Gay, HEALING THE INFERTILE FAMILY: Strengthening Your Relationship in the Search for Parenthood. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1997, 333 pp., $15.95 softcover. Author Gay Becker is a medical...

Family Violence Across The lifespan: An Introduction.(Review)
March 22, 2000... FRANCES M. HICKS [*] BARNETT, Ola W., Cindy L. MILLER-PERRIN, Robin D. PERRIN, Family Violence Across The lifespan: An Introduction. Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, Inc., 1997, 392 pp., $73.50 hardcover. "Family Violence"...