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Allen, Katherine R.; Blieszner, Rosemary; Roberto, Karen A. – Journal of Family Issues, 2011
To identify perspectives on the roles of extended family and fictive kin, the authors conducted a qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews with 45 older adults diverse in gender, race, and class. Five strategies of kin reinterpretation were found. Kin promotion defined a distant blood relative as a closer blood relative. Kin exchange…
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Older Adults, Family Relationship, Family Attitudes
Beitin, Ben K.; Allen, Katherine R.; Bekheet, Maureen – Journal of Family Issues, 2010
Western research on families of Arab descent has increased in the current decade, compared to the previous 30 years. In this review of 256 empirical articles, through a critical postcolonial lens, domestic violence and family planning were the two most established areas of study. Generally, samples have come from a small group of countries such as…
Descriptors: Family Planning, Family Violence, Research Methodology, Arabs
Allen, Katherine R.; Kaestle, Christine E.; Goldberg, Abbie E. – Journal of Family Issues, 2011
Parents, peers, schools, and the media are the primary contexts for educating young people about sexuality. Yet girls receive more sex education than boys, particularly in terms of menstruation. Lack of attention to how and what boys learn about menstruation has consequences for their private understanding about the biology of reproduction and…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Sex Education, Females, Ideology
Goldberg, Abbie E.; Allen, Katherine R. – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2007
Much popular and professional literature has focused on the effects of father absence, particularly in lesbian parent households; yet, little attention has been paid to lesbian parents' preferences and intentions surrounding male involvement. This qualitative study of 60 lesbian women who were transitioning to parenthood explores this issue. Most…
Descriptors: Females, Role Models, Fatherless Family, Fathers
Fruhauf, Christine A.; Jarrott, Shannon E.; Allen, Katherine R. – Journal of Family Issues, 2006
Despite the fact that caregiving-related issues are well researched in the field of family gerontology, the developmental experiences of grandchildren caregivers and the meanings of their caregiving experiences have not been explored. Influenced by the life-span perspective and a constructionism lens, interviews were conducted with 17…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Grandchildren, Gerontology, Coping
Allen, Katherine R. – Journal of Family Issues, 2004
Feminist ideas and practices permeate the consciousness, relationships, and politics of women and men across continents. Certainly, they are central to work in the scientific study of family structures and processes. It is exciting to engage in discussion and debate with other feminist scholars about the relative contributions of feminist theories…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Feminism, Females, Inquiry