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Achinewhu-Nworgu, Elizabeth; Nworgu, Queen Chioma; Babalola, Shade; Achinewhu, Chinuru Chituru; Dikeh, Charles Nna – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2014
This paper will aim to investigate into women's rights pertaining to land in Africa particularly as the case may be envisaged in the Nigerian cultural and legal system. Research has shown that many African women such as in Nigeria are left impoverished once their husbands die or they divorce in West Africa as the land automatically becomes the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Civil Rights, Females, Land Use
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Kasearu, Kairi – Social Indicators Research, 2009
This paper explores the strategies for reconciling family and work in different union types. The focus here is on investigating how cohabiting and married individuals perceive the work-life conflict in different European countries. To test the union type impact on work-life balance in the context of different societal conditions, this paper draws…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Conflict, Family Work Relationship, Foreign Countries
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Wenger, G. Clare; Dykstra, Pearl A.; Melkas, Tuula; Knipscheer, Kees C. P. M. – Journal of Family Issues, 2007
This article focuses on the ways in which patterns of marriage and fertility shape older people's involvement in community groups and their support networks. The data are from Australia, Finland, Germany, Israel, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Findings show that childless older adults, regardless of…
Descriptors: Childlessness, Social Networks, Public Service, Older Adults