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Durant, Thomas J., Jr. – Journal of Family Issues, 2011
The definition of a disaster is followed by an explanation of vulnerability and social capital theories. The importance of using a sound theoretical framework and the utility and efficacy of vulnerability and social capital theories in studying the impact of natural disasters on the elderly population are emphasized and discussed. The conclusion…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Older Adults, Social Capital, Social Theories
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Schoen, Robert; Rogers, Stacy J.; Amato, Paul R. – Journal of Family Issues, 2006
The authors investigate the direction of the relationship between marital happiness and wives' full-time employment using the 1987 to 1988 and 1992 to 1994 waves of the National Survey of Families and Households. First, the authors predict change in wives' employment between the two waves using marital happiness and other Time 1 characteristics.…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Spouses, Employment Level, Marital Satisfaction
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Hoffman, Kristi L.; Kiecolt, K. Jill; Edwards, John N. – Journal of Family Issues, 2005
This study develops and tests a theoretical model to explain sibling violence based on the feminist, conflict, and social learning theoretical perspectives and research in psychology and sociology. A multivariate analysis of data from 651 young adults generally supports hypotheses from all three theoretical perspectives. Males with brothers have…
Descriptors: Siblings, Family Violence, Young Adults, Parent Child Relationship