Thesis (Th. M.)--Dallas Theological Seminary, 1988. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 103-104).

Thesis (D.Min.)--Abilene Christian University, 2007. / Abstract and vita. Description based on Microfiche version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 98-101).

Thesis (M.P.A. )--Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 2005. / Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 2932. Typescript. Abstract precedes thesis as 2 preliminary leaves (iii-iv). Includes bibliographical references ( leaves 91-93 ).

A dissertation submitted for the degree: Master of Arts in the Department of Psychology University of Zululand, 2002. / The present research was motivated by the researcher's observation of an increase in the rate of juvenile delinquency (especially among those children who are from 12 years to 18 years) in the Kwa-Dlangezwa location of Kwa-Zulu Natal. Examples of anti-social behaviour that adolescents participate in are car hijacking, drug addiction, cigarette smoking, house breaking or burglary, shoplifting, robbery, murder, sexual immorality and school dropout or truancy. The aims of the study were to identify the causes of adolescent problems that could be addressed by parents and health professionals, empower individual parents by developing effective parenting skills in workshops, improve adolescents' positive perception of communication with parents, evaluate workshops with regard to parents' perceptions of their improved parenting skills, and to evaluate adolescents' perceptions of their parents' improved skills. It was hypothesized that parent-effectiveness program would help to identify the causes of adolescent problems, the program would significantly empower parents by improving parent-adolescent communication and the program would result in effecting parenting and decreased adolescents' negative behaviour. Improvements in parent skills and parent adolescent communication were assessed over two assessments i.e. pre-test and post-test. A survey was used to determine the causes of adolescents' problems and the communication or relationship between parents and adolescents. The following psychological measures were used: biographic inventory for parents, program evaluated interview guide, need analysis questionnaire and parenting skills-rating scale. The program consisted of meetings with the group of parents and adolescents at weekly intervals over a period of six weeks. The group was comprised of educated and professional parents. The parent effectiveness program improved parent-adolescent relationships. Parents also explored ways to express warmth and love towards their adolescents. Parents of adolescents evaluated the program helpful for their adolescent children. They all wished that the program could continue. Limitations of the study were that the sample size for both survey and parent effectiveness group was small and biased in terms of female representation. A longer follow up would have helped determine program sustainability.

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submitted by Li Yuen Kwan, Fiona. / Thesis submitted in: December 1999. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 222-227). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgements --- p.i / Chapter Chapter One --- Introduction --- p.1 / Formation of Study and Theoretical Considerations --- p.1 / Methodology --- p.5 / Theoretical Framework and the Research Question --- p.8 / Generation Gap and Cultural Gap --- p.12 / A Synopsis of the Present Thesis --- p.22 / Chapter Chapter Two --- The Change: Before and After --- p.26 / Historical Review of the Changing Village --- p.26 / Lineage Villages in South China and Hong Kong --- p.29 / The Lineage Organization --- p.37 / The Change --- p.48 / Chapter Chapter Three --- The Present: A Study in Ping Shan --- p.54 / History of Settlement and Life in Ping Shan --- p.54 / Rituals --- p.71 / Economics --- p.87 / Gender Issue --- p.92 / Outsiders Inside the Lineage --- p.100 / Chapter Chapter Four --- Generation Gap Among Villagers --- p.104 / Identity --- p.109 / Case 1: The Father and His Generation --- p.115 / Case 2: The Sons and Their Generation --- p.119 / The Never Happened Divergence --- p.144 / Collectivity vs. Individuality --- p.152 / Suppressive vs. Expressive --- p.156 / Power Conflicts Inside the Lineage --- p.160 / Chapter Chapter Five --- The Generation Gap as Part of a Large Cultural Gap --- p.163 / Chapter Chapter Six --- The Significance of Lineage Village Today --- p.181 / The Meaning of Tradition --- p.181 / The Meaning of the Village --- p.197 / Different Meanings for Different Groups --- p.200 / Chapter Chapter Seven --- Conclusion --- p.210 / Identity and Meaning --- p.210 / A New Understanding about Culture --- p.219 / References --- p.222 / Chapter Appendix A --- Maps and Floor Plans / Chapter Appendix B --- Photos / Chapter Appendix C --- Calligraphy

published_or_final_version / Social Work and Social Administration / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy

Em uma sociedade complexa do ponto de vista econômico e cultural como a nossa, mediada por fatores como classe social, gênero, etnia, meio urbano ou rural, o relacionamento entre as gerações assume diferentes formas dentro e fora da família. Há, sem dúvida, importantes esquemas de cooperação intergeracional no seio familiar e em outros espaços sociais. Todavia, distanciamento, estranhamento, preconceitos recíprocos ou até mesmo conflitos, são frequentes entre pais e filhos, avós e netos e, de modo geral, entre jovens e velhos em várias situações do cotidiano. Neste estudo analisamos o relacionamento entre diferentes gerações no exercício compartilhado de atividades culturais e de lazer em uma instituição social: o SESC São Paulo. A idéia surgiu da necessidade de avaliação da eficácia de um programa de atividades intergeracionais que tem por meta a co-educação e o desenvolvimento da solidariedade entre gerações. Esta pesquisa procurou demonstrar, baseada em entrevistas com crianças, jovens e idosos envolvidos em atividades intergeracionais, e das observações dessas interações, que programas de caráter lúdico podem se constituir como um dos caminhos para a superação de conflitos entre gerações, ao promoverem a formação de amizades entre velhos e moços e o desenvolvimento de uma cultura intergeracional solidária / In an economically and culturally complex society such as ours, permeated by factors such as social class, gender, ethnicity, urban/rural environment, the relationship between generations takes different forms within and outside the family. There are undoubtedly important mechanisms of intergenerational cooperation within the family and within other social spaces. However, detachment, estrangement, mutual prejudices, or even conflicts are frequent between parents and children, grandparents and grandchildren and generally between young and elderly people in many everyday situations. The idea behind this study was to analyze the relationship between different generations of people sharing cultural and leisure activities side by side in a social institution: the SESC São Paulo. This idea arose from the need to evaluate the effectiveness of an intergenerational activity program that aims to promote co-education and develop solidarity between generations. Based on interviews with children, young people and elderly people who were involved in intergenerational activities, as well as on observations of their interactions, this research sought to demonstrate that programs of a ludic nature can be one of the ways to overcome conflicts between generations, since they foster friendships between elderly people and young people and promote a culture of intergenerational solidarity

Thesis (D. Miss.)--Western Seminary, Portland, OR, 2001. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 250-255).

In recent years, succession has become a major theme in family business research. Much of the research effort has concentrated on the managerial dimension of succession, often subordinating the importance of other major variables such as family relationship dynamics and the form of business ownership on the succession outcome. Family enterprises are generally conceptualised as a dynamic, evolving systems in which the actions and interactions taking place amongst constituent groups determine the system's outputs. This study aimed to overcome the limitations of examining only one dimension of a system's activities by carrying out a longitudinal holistic analysis of the evolution of the family enterprise system as it went through the process of generational transition. The research for this thesis employed the multiple case study method to investigate the influence of emotional and developmental factors on the ability of business-owning families to make progress with the tasks required to complete a generational transition. Three specific issues were examined: the nature of the task environment facing the family enterprise system over the duration of the transition period; the approaches used by families to address the tasks required for them to move through the stages making up the transition process; and the extent to which emotional and developmental factors prevented or promoted progress being made with the generational transition. The results reveal that families face the same sequence of stages in the generational transition process. However, they differ in their ability to move through these stages, towards closure of the transition period and the achievement of a succession outcome, Importantly, the degree to which individuals and families are able to make progress is related to their ability to manage the anxiety generated during the transition process. Anxiety is created when the structures or network of interrelationships that hold their family enterprise system intact are evaluated and may be dismantled and reconstructed differently for the next stage in the system's development. The study supports the view that anxiety is generated during transition times when developmental pressures for change build up from changes taking place in the life-cycles underway within the family enterprise system. It also supports the view that developmental pressure (such as a crisis) from the business subsystem alone does not lead to transition task activity and progress. Progress in response to business sub-system pressure comes about when the opportunity exists to solve an ongoing adult development problem by implementing a solution to a transition task problem. The ability to manage anxiety was found to be related to both the quality of emotional functioning in the family and the extent to which the adult development agendas of both generations are in alignment. Favourable alignment brought a developmental opportunity for the individuals concerned. It allowed them to do the exploratory work required in order to assess the extent to which the family business could provide part of their life structure for the next phase of their development. However, in addition to adult development generational alignment, the study confirmed that the quality of emotional functioning in the family (their ability to overcome multigenerational patterns of functioning and behaviour) influenced the family's ability to make progress with ownership transfer and other tasks. The study concludes that emotional and developmental influences are mediating factors between the forces for change originating in the family enterprise system and its environment and the ability of those in the system to respond to the need for change and manage the transition process. It also found that families significantly underestimate the nature and complexity of the work involved in the transition process, as well as the timescale and emotional commitment required to complete the transition.