Relationships Between Parents-In-Law and Children-In-Law of Differing Racial and Ethnic Backgrounds

Micah Saviet; Geoffrey L. Greif

doi:10.18060/23935

Relationships Between Parents-In-Law and Children-In-Law of Differing Racial and Ethnic Backgrounds

Advances in Social Work ◽

10.18060/23935 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 154-175

Author(s):

Micah Saviet ◽

Geoffrey L. Greif

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Interviews ◽

Significant Rise ◽

Minority Status ◽

Historical Trends ◽

Interracial Families ◽

Social Barriers ◽

Recent Interest ◽

Supportive Role ◽

Culture Differences ◽

Growing Population

In-law relationships have drawn recent interest from family scholars. Historical trends demonstrate a significant rise in newlyweds marrying someone of a different race or ethnicity. Given this growing population of inter-racial marriage, the need to know more about these couples and their families is paramount. This article describes four themes that emerged from qualitative interviews with nine parents-in-law discussing their relationships with their child-in-law who is of a different race. The overarching themes identified for in-laws included: being initially hesitant based on race and/or culture; managing barriers pertaining to communication, language, and/or culture; differences that were enriching to the in-law relationship; and bonding related to shared minority status. Based on these findings, social workers may assume a supportive role for members of interracial families as they navigate not only social barriers but also their in-law relationships.

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Realism and Resilience: An Inquiry Into the Helpfulness of Adopting an Existential Outlook

Psychological Reports ◽

10.1177/0033294119862979 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 123 (6) ◽

pp. 2173-2195

Author(s):

Fawaz Alrofiai ◽

Jessica Bellingham ◽

Paul S. Gibson

Keyword(s):

Life Events ◽

Qualitative Interviews ◽

Cognitive Reappraisal ◽

Sense Making ◽

Supportive Role ◽

Negative Thoughts ◽

Over Time ◽

The Way

The form of sense making referred to as cognitive reappraisal has been shown to support resilience. This study, however, goes beyond replacing negative thoughts with more positive ones and investigates how some people are able to make sense of life events over time that are so significant they have the potential to cast a permanently negative shadow over the way a person feels and thinks about their life as a whole. Previous research has identified the supportive role that a religious or spiritual outlook can play, but we focus on whether and how the nonreligious outlook of Existentialism could support resilience. We conducted in-depth qualitative interviews over three months with nine informants, meeting with each informant five times, and present two illustrative narrative-based examples to demonstrate how it is possible to find support in an Existential outlook. Two key findings are highlighted as helpful Existential strategies: paying attention to what the totality of our moments add up to and constructing personal identities that are informed by authentic temporalizing. We also discovered, however, that our avowedly nonreligious informants were borrowing and repurposing some notions from spirituality, demonstrating a strong need to feel that things had turned out right in the end.

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Poured Out: A Kenotic Approach to Initiating Children at a Distance from the Church

Studia Liturgica ◽

10.1177/0039320719866302 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 49 (2) ◽

pp. 175-194

Author(s):

Sarah Kathleen Johnson

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Interviews ◽

Interview Data ◽

The Self ◽

Cultural Tradition ◽

Religious Institutions ◽

Christian Initiation ◽

Protestant Clergy ◽

Religious Landscape ◽

The Church ◽

Growing Population

A kenotic theology of infant initiation that emphasizes extending the self-giving of God through the sacraments is an alternative to a covenantal approach when celebrating Christian initiation in an American religious landscape characterized by declining participation in religious institutions, a growing population who identify as nonreligious, and increasing uncertainty about matters of faith. This study is anchored in twenty-one stories emerging from qualitative interviews with Protestant clergy about their experience of receiving requests for infant initiation. Analysis of interview data reveals five types of distance from the church (formal, relational, historic, theological, and moral), four primary motivations prompting families at a distance to request infant initiation (family celebration, cultural tradition, concern for salvation, and spiritual connection), and five approaches clergy take in responding to requests (safeguarding, hospitality, compassion, conviction, and evangelical opportunity). Engaging Chauvet, Belcher, Peirce, and Hughes, a kenotic approach invites the church to pour itself out, without expectation of reward, and with the risk of loss, as an extension of the self-giving of God. A kenotic approach invites participants with a range of relationships with the church to bring their own motivations and meanings which, through encounter and dialogue, may enrich the practice for all involved, including clergy and congregations, as a fusion of meaning is produced collaboratively.

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Internet news about Ukraine and the “audience agenda”: topics, sources and the audience aggressiveness

Žurnalistikos Tyrimai ◽

10.15388/zt/jr.2015.8.8841 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

pp. 17-37

Author(s):

Anda Rožukalne

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Interviews ◽

Significant Rise ◽

Media Content ◽

News Stories ◽

Audience Reaction ◽

News Sources ◽

Russian Version ◽

Internet News ◽

Russian Media ◽

Research Show

Euromaidan in Kiev, the annexation of Crimea and the war in Eastern Ukraine had become the most important international events that impacted media content in 2013 and 2014. This paper provides research that intends to analyse the interrelation between news content of the three largest news sites in Latvia (Delfi.lv, Apollo.lv, Tvnet.lv) and the Latvian and Russian-speaking audience reaction to the news about the events in Ukraine in 2014. By using a unique tool for audience behaviour analysis “The Index of Internet Aggressiveness” in this research, the level of audience aggressiveness that appears within audience comments has been analysed with the aim to find out how and if the professional approach of the news producers influences the aggressiveness of the news site’s audience.The three different groups of data from the Index of Internet Aggressiveness are used to measure audience behaviour: the quantity of aggressive keywords used in the comments by audience members that create a significant rise in the Index of Internet Aggressiveness next to the news on Ukraine; content analysis of the most aggressively commented news articles about the events in Ukraine; the semi-structured qualitative interviews with editors of news sites that explain professional routines.The most significant conclusions of the research show the domination of the official Russian media outlets among the news sources about Ukraine. By republishing ready-made and easily accessible news stories, independent news sites of Latvia have become distributors and multiplicators of messages favourable to the Russian version of the events in Ukraine.

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The Effect of Real-Time Feedback Using a Smartwatch on the Clinical Behavior of Novice Student Clinicians

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups ◽

10.1044/persp2.sig11.79 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (11) ◽

pp. 79-90

Author(s):

Courtney G. Scott ◽

Trina M. Becker ◽

Kenneth O. Simpson

Keyword(s):

Real Time ◽

Rating Scales ◽

Qualitative Interviews ◽

Communication Disorders ◽

Preliminary Evidence ◽

Single Subject ◽

Clinical Behavior ◽

Stimulus Response ◽

Treatment Data ◽

Computer Monitors

The use of computer monitors to provide technology-based written feedback during clinical sessions, referred to as “bug-in-the-eye” (BITi) feedback, recently emerged in the literature with preliminary evidence to support its effectiveness (Carmel, Villatte, Rosenthal, Chalker & Comtois, 2015; Weck et al., 2016). This investigation employed a single-subject, sequential A-B design with two participants to observe the effects of implementing BITi feedback using a smartwatch on the clinical behavior of student clinicians (SCs). Baseline and treatment data on the stimulus-response-consequence (S-R-C) contingency completion rates of SCs were collected using 10 minute segments of recorded therapy sessions. All participants were students enrolled in a clinical practicum experience in a communication disorders and sciences (CDS) program. A celeration line, descriptive statistics, and stability band were used to analyze the data by slope, trend, and variability. Results demonstrated a significant correlative relationship between BITi feedback with a smartwatch and an increase in positive clinical behaviors. Based on qualitative interviews and exit rating scales, SCs reported BITi feedback was noninvasive and minimally distracting. Preliminary evidence suggests BITi feedback with a smartwatch may be an effective tool for providing real-time clinical feedback.

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Pro-oxidant effects of a high α-tocopherol dose on kidney antioxidant biomarkers and histopathological aspects

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research ◽

10.1024/0300-9831/a000512 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 87 (3-4) ◽

pp. 179-190

Author(s):

Amel Kanane ◽

Fayrouz Rouaki ◽

Mohamed Brahim Errahmani ◽

Abdenour Laraba ◽

Hayet Mesbah ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Sunflower Oil ◽

Antioxidant Status ◽

Basal Diet ◽

Inflammatory Cells ◽

Significant Rise ◽

Control Group ◽

Histopathological Changes ◽

Group 5 ◽

Oxidant Effect ◽

Higher Doses

Abstract. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of α-tocopherol supplementation at two doses (600 and 1200 mg × kg–1) on kidney antioxidant status and the histopathological changes in Wistar rats after 12 weeks of exposure at different diets. Forty rats has been divided into 4 groups of 10 rats each, the control group received basal diet with 5 % fresh sunflower oil (FSO), the second group: 5 % oxidized sunflower oil (OSO), the third group: 5 % OSO supplemented with 600 mg × kg–1 α-tocopherol and the fourth group: 5 % OSO supplemented with 1200 mg × kg–1 α-tocopherol. In OSO groups, the results showed highly significant increases of LPO (from 31.3 ± 0.9 to 53.8 ± 1.2 nmol of MDA formed/min/mg protein, p < 0.0001) with a significant decrease (p < = 0.001) of the antioxidant enzymatic activities (CAT, SOD, GPX, GR and G6PDH), body weight (339 ± 9 to 290 ± 3 g) and α-tocopherol levels (13.6 ± 0.6 to 6.5 ± 0.4 μg/mg protein). In OSO groups with 600 mg × kg–1 α-tocopherol, an antioxidant effect was found, reflected by a return of the parameters to values similar to those of the control group. However, higher doses of α-tocopherol (1200 mg × kg–1) induced a depletion of antioxidant status, α-tocopherol levels (6.0 ± 0.3 μg/mg protein, p < 0.001) and a very highly significant rise (p < 0.0001) of LPO content (54.86 ± 0.01 nmol of MDA formed/min/mg protein). The kidney tissues also showed changes in glomerular, severe inflammatory cells infiltration, and formation of novel vessels. So, we can conclude that the oxidative stress is attenuated by a moderate administration of 600 mg × kg–1 α-tocopherol, while a pro-oxidant effect occurs at 1200 mg × kg–1 α-tocopherol.

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Die Früherkennung von Problemspielern: Entwicklung eines Screening-Instrumentes

SUCHT - Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Praxis / Journal of Addiction Research and Practice ◽

10.1024/0939-5911.a000334 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 60 (6) ◽

pp. 323-330 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Tobias Hayer ◽

Jens Kalke ◽

Sven Buth ◽

Gerhard Meyer

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Interviews ◽

Item Pool

Einführung: Nach aktuellen rechtlichen Bestimmungen ist das Personal von Spielhallen in der Früherkennung problematischen Spielverhaltens zu schulen. Bisher werden von den Schulungsinstitutionen allerdings sehr heterogene und wissenschaftlich nicht überprüfte Checklisten eingesetzt. Zielsetzung: Das Forschungsprojekt verfolgte das Ziel, in einem systematischen Entwicklungsprozess ein empiriegestütztes Früherkennungsinstrument zu konzipieren, das einerseits die wichtigsten psychometrischen Gütekriterien erfüllt und gleichzeitig anwenderfreundlich sowie praxistauglich ist. Forschungsdesign: Das Instrument wurde in einem komplexen methodischen Prozess entwickelt, der im Kern folgende, aufeinander aufbauende Einzelschritte umfasst: Literaturrecherche, qualitative Interviews, Fokusgruppen-Gespräche, Befragung von Spielern und Spielstättenpersonal. Im Verlauf dieses Prozesses ließ sich der Item-Pool von 71 auf 18 Kriterien reduzieren. Ergebnis: Das Früherkennungsinstrument besteht aus insgesamt 18 Beobachtungsmerkmalen, die in erster Linie eine Kombination aus Kriterien der Verhaltensänderung, des aktuellen (Spiel‐)Verhaltens und des Umgangs mit Geld darstellen. Ausblick: Das Instrument müsste zukünftig in einem Praxistest mit einer angemessenen Stichprobengröße validiert werden. Zudem ist es erforderlich, die bisher in der Praxis angewendeten heterogenen Kriterienkataloge weiter zu vereinheitlichen.

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European Differences in Self-Perceived Multiple Intelligences

European Psychologist ◽

10.1027//1016-9040.4.3.131 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 131-138 ◽

Cited By ~ 39

Author(s):

Adrian Furnham ◽

Tim Rakow ◽

Ivan Sarmany-Schuller ◽

Filip De Fruyt

Keyword(s):

Sex Differences ◽

Multiple Intelligences ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

Verbal Iq ◽

Sex Effects ◽

Iq Scores ◽

Culture Differences ◽

Three Factor

In this study, 140 Belgian, 227 British, and 177 Slovakian students estimated their own multiple IQ scores as well as that of their parents (mother and father) and siblings (first and second brother and sister). Various factor analyses yielded a clear three-factor structure replicating previous studies. A sex × culture ANOVA on self-ratings of three factors that underline the seven intelligences (verbal, numerical, cultural) showed culture and sex effects as well as interactions. As predicted, males rated their own overall IQ, though not that of their parents or siblings, higher than females did. Males also rated their numerical IQ, but not their verbal or cultural IQ, higher than females did. There were few culture differences but many interactions, nearly all caused by Slovakian females, who rated aspects of their own and their fathers' IQ higher than Slovakian males, while the pattern for the Belgians was precisely the opposite. Participants believed their verbal IQ was higher than their numerical IQ and their cultural IQ. Males believed their verbal and numerical IQ score to be fairly similar, though much higher than their cultural IQ, while females believed their verbal IQ the highest, followed by numerical and cultural IQ. Females also believed they were more intelligent than both parents. Overall results showed consistency in the sex differences in ratings across cultures but differences in level of estimated IQ possibly as a result of cultural demands for modesty.

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