Conferring Kinship: Examining Fictive Kinship Status in a Black Adolescent’s Natural Mentoring Relationship

2021 ◽  
pp. 009579842110026
Author(s):  
Edward D. Scott ◽  
Nancy L. Deutsch
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Mentoring Relationships ◽  
Relational Context ◽  
Mentoring Relationship ◽  
Fictive Kinship ◽  
Natural Mentoring ◽  
Narrative Methodology ◽  
Positive Feature ◽  
Nonparental Adults

This case study examines the way an adolescent Black boy extends his kinship network as a part of navigating and demonstrating agency in mentoring relationships with nonparental adults. We purposively selected one participant, Bodos, from the sample of a larger mixed-method study involving youth, aged 12 to 18 years, in the southeastern United States. Drawing on narrative methodology, we used a holistic-content approach to analyze Bodos’ responses to semistructured interviews. Bodos used several narratives to describe his experiences. We offer three findings: (a) Fictive kinship is a positive feature of Black adaptive culture that can be leveraged by Black youth as a tool for creating a distinct relational dynamic with their mentors, (b) adolescent Black boys possess skills and knowledge that both preexist and emerge within positive mentoring relationships, and (c) youth agency and expectations manifest in mentoring relationships to inform and influence those adults’ significance. This case study furthers the field’s understanding of how cultural practices can positively influence relational development and create a unique relational context and experience.

Nonparental Adults

2011 ◽  
pp. 1896-1902
Author(s):  
Carrie W. Rishel
Keyword(s):  
Nonparental Adults

Important Nonparental Adults as an Academic Resource for Youth

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 498-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan P. Farruggia ◽  
Pat Bullen ◽  
Joy Davidson
Keyword(s):  
Nonparental Adults ◽  
Academic Resource

DO PARENTS THINK IT TAKES A VILLAGE? PARENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS NONPARENTAL ADULTS’ INVOLVEMENT IN THE UPBRINGING AND NURTURE OF CHILDREN

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (8) ◽  
pp. 921-937 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marije Kesselring ◽  
Micha de Winter ◽  
Bob Horjus ◽  
Rens van de Schoot ◽  
Tom van Yperen
Keyword(s):  
Nonparental Adults

scholarly journals An epigenomic shift in amygdala marks the transition from pup-aversive to maternal-like behaviors in alloparenting virgin female mice

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher H. Seward ◽  
Michael C Saul ◽  
Joseph M. Troy ◽  
Huimin Zhang ◽  
Lisa J Stubbs
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Virgin Female ◽  
Molecular Networks ◽  
Female Mice ◽  
Brain Gene Expression ◽  
Defense Related Gene ◽  
Young Offspring ◽  
Dramatic Shift ◽  
Behavioral Transition ◽  
Nonparental Adults

In many species, adults will care for young offspring that are not their own, a phenomenon called alloparenting. However, most nonparental adults experience an initial aversion to newborns, which must be overcome before a robust display of parental-like behaviors can begin. To capture neurogenomic events underlying this dramatic behavioral transition, we analyzed brain gene expression and chromatin profiles of virgin female mice co-housed with mothers during pregnancy and after birth. After an initial display of agonistic behaviors and a surge of defense-related gene expression, we observed a dramatic shift in the chromatin landscape specifically in amygdala, accompanied by a dampening of the defense-related genes. This shift coincided with the emergence of behaviors and gene expression classically associated with maternal care. The results reveal the outlines of a neurogenomic program associated with this dramatic aversive-to-affiliative behavioral switch, and suggest molecular networks that may be relevant to human postpartum mental health.

scholarly journals Nonparental Adults as Social Resources in the Transition to Adulthood

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 1065-1082 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther S. Chang ◽  
Ellen Greenberger ◽  
Chuansheng Chen ◽  
Jutta Heckhausen ◽  
Susan P. Farruggia
Keyword(s):  
Transition To Adulthood ◽  
Social Resources ◽  
Nonparental Adults

scholarly journals Partners in Parenting: An Overview of the Literature on Parents’ and Nonparental Adults’ Perspectives on Shared Responsibilities in Childrearing

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marije Kesselring ◽  
Micha De Winter ◽  
Tom Van Yperen ◽  
Suzanne Lecluijze
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
International Literature ◽  
Systematic Overview ◽  
Children And Parents ◽  
Sharing Responsibility ◽  
Nonparental Adults

The involvement of nonparental adults (NPAs) in the upbringing of children is widely considered to be important for the well-being of both children and parents. However, there has been no systematic overview of parental and nonparental perspectives toward this involvement. This study presents an overview of the international literature on sharing responsibility between parents and NPAs. A structured search resulted in the inclusion of 49 relevant publications. Limitations of the extant research notwithstanding, some generalizations about shared childrearing can be made. However, many issues relating the taboo of sharing childrearing responsibilities remain poorly understood. To break the taboo, future research should further explore the underlying sensitivities.

scholarly journals The Role of “Very Important” Nonparental Adults in Adolescent Development

1998 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 321-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen Greenberger ◽  
Chuansheng Chen ◽  
Margaret R. Beam
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Development ◽  
Nonparental Adults

Evaluations of Children's Gender Stereotypic Activities by Korean Parents and Nonparental Adults Residing in the United States

Parenting ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie Killen ◽  
Yoonjung Park ◽  
Jennie Lee-Kim ◽  
Yunhee Shin
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Korean Parents ◽  
Nonparental Adults
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