Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 40-06, Section: A, page: 3070. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1979.

This study examined the influence of family of origin experiences of autonomy and intimacy and other selected variables as predictors of adult children choosing the roles of caregiver or non-caregiver for their aged dependent parent. The instruments used were the Family-of-Origin Scale and demographic and caregiving questionnaires. Lists of possible subjects were provided by ministers of 13 Anglo-Saxon Protestant churches in a southeastern city. / The researcher contacted the adult children and their siblings. The selected volunteer subjects had at least one sibling, a single (divorced, widowed, or separated) parent aged 65 and older, unemployed, and in reasonably good health. / Seventy-nine subjects with complete data were classified into one of two criterion groups: caregivers lived geographically closer than non-caregivers and had regular and frequent contact with the parent; the non-caregivers kept touch with the parent via telephone, letters, and short visits. / The data were analyzed through ANOVA and post-hoc tests. Three hypotheses were examined: the perceived intimacy of the family of origin of the caregiver would be rated higher than that of the non-caregiver; the perceived autonomy of the family of origin of the caregiver would be rated lower than that of the non-caregiver; and female caregivers would rate the family of origin experience as less autonomous and more intimate than the male caregivers. The three hypotheses were rejected. The Pearson Correlation Coefficients identified two significant correlations: the caregiver and non-caregiver groups co-varied statistically significantly with gender; and the intimacy and autonomy scores co-varied at.86. From the multivariate discriminant function analysis with four control variables (socioeconomic status, marital status, birth order and employment status), gender and birth order captured a significant amount of variance related to group membership. (Specifically, females and youngest females were caregivers.) / Further analyses provided a three variable discriminant function equation for post hoc classification of subjects into groups: classification was more accurate for caregivers than non-caregivers. / Analyses and results were discussed with regard to family theory, future research, social policy, and family therapy. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 48-07, Section: A, page: 1727. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1987.

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Abstract Work and its effect on women’s empowerment and gender equality has been a long, on- going debate since the middle of the 20th century – not at least in development contexts, where women have been recognized to play a crucial role. The discussion has movedfrom only emphasizing women’s participation in the labor market, to also stress the need to recognize and value the unpaid, domestic work that women perform every day. Many feminist scholars have witnessed how the neglecting of housework and childcare has left women with a double burden, since men’s responsibility in the family andhousehold has been rather stagnant. Therefore, by interviewing 17 married, self-employed women in Kampala, Uganda, this study explores women’s reasons andexperiences of organizing reproductive and productive labor, and their solutions for balancing the two working domains. Many scholars draw upon norms, attitudes and traditions, when explaining the gendered division of labor. This study shall argue too that it is indeed gender stereotypical perceptions that maintain the gendered patterns of reproductive labor. However, the results also point to a material, income-related dimension of gender equality – in a context where income is often a determinant of thewoman’s workload within the household. Keywords: Reproductive and Productive Labor, Uganda, Gendered Division of Labor, Family and Work / SIDA

This study examined the State of Florida's middle school policies in an attempt to understand their impact on curriculum and instruction in one middle school discipline, the social studies. The focus of this policy study was to determine what changes have occurred in two selected middle schools in the direction of state-directed middle school policy as understood and practiced by social studies teachers in five areas--curriculum, instructional content, materials, instructional methods, and assessment in social studies education, grades six through eight. / Two school social studies programs selected for study are located in the Florida panhandle. Ethnographic research methods were used. This researcher observed classes, interviewed teachers and administrators, and collected and analyzed appropriate artifacts of instruction such as assessment instruments, textbooks, course outlines, and interdisciplinary units. These sources were used by the researcher to understand how state policy mandates have been understood and interpreted in the operation of the middle school social studies programs. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 56-04, Section: A, page: 1309. / Major Professor: Rodney F. Allen. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1995.

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