{"title":"Academic socialization model: Understanding Chinese children's academic self-concept and the role of academic achievement","authors":"Fanwen Zhang, Annamaria Csizmadia","doi":"10.1111/jftr.12584","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12584","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Although symbolic interactionism sheds light on how parents may impact their children's behaviors and outcomes through socialization, it has been underutilized in research and theorizing on Chinese parents' role in their children's academic development. Because work considering academic socialization holistically in Chinese families is limited, we use symbolic interactionism to propose a model that advances this theory by incorporating academic socialization as a formal construct that impacts Chinese children's academic outcomes. Specifically, we suggest that academic socialization shapes children's academic self-concept directly and indirectly through academic achievement, with variations in Chinese parents' academic socialization based on socioeconomic status. Implications for research, theory, and practice are elaborated.</p>","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"16 4","pages":"684-694"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142859917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Institutional power and the deinstitutionalization of marriage","authors":"Rhys James Herden","doi":"10.1111/jftr.12583","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jftr.12583","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this article, I revisit the debate surrounding the deinstitutionalization of marriage. I identify the divergent methodologies used to evaluate deinstitutionalization and argue that institutional power requires greater definition. I develop the concept of institutional power by applying a Lukesian lens to new institutionalist theories of institutional activities. I define deinstitutionalization as the loss of connection between institutions and their sources of institutional power which constitutes their institutionality. Further, I argue that the indicators used to assess deinstitutionalization must recognize (a) the formal and informal aspects of marriage's institutionality and (b) the regulatory, normative, and cultural-cognitive bases of marriage's institutional power. I argue that discursive processes drive developments in the discursive field of intimacy yet the emphasis on individualization in existing scholarship struggles to adequately explain developments such as same-sex marriage. I propose that the personal life thesis offers a more cogent explanation of these changes.</p>","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"16 4","pages":"715-732"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jftr.12583","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142084647","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Applying Hegelian theory to contemporary family science","authors":"Diana Cedeño","doi":"10.1111/jftr.12574","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jftr.12574","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Despite Hegel's thorough exploration of the interplay between politics, family dynamics, and the role of self-consciousness in family processes, his work has been notably absent from discussions within family science and human development. This paper aims to bridge this gap by conducting a comprehensive review of Hegel's contributions, addressing historical issues, and presenting arguments for the relevance of Hegelian concepts in family research, including an overview of methodological possibilities. The paper begins with a concise introduction to Hegel's views on family and society, examining key theoretical concepts such as marriage and family capital. Following this, the discussion delves into the application of Hegelian notions of spirit and develops a list of family values based on my interpretation of Hegel's works. The conclusion underscores the importance of Hegelian thought, emphasizing its potential as an epistemological foundation for advancing family science.</p>","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"16 3","pages":"563-581"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142084648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Emerging Voices: Amplifying the perspectives of students and new professionals","authors":"Caroline Sanner","doi":"10.1111/jftr.12582","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jftr.12582","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"16 3","pages":"468-471"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141974279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Engaging in literature review, synthesis, and meta-analysis: A few considerations for family scholars","authors":"Todd M. Jensen","doi":"10.1111/jftr.12581","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jftr.12581","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Given their value, literature reviews and syntheses are featured in numerous family-centered academic journals, including the flagship journals of the National Council on Family Relations. Although literature reviews and syntheses, including meta-analyses, have been published in family-centered academic journals for decades, the application of these methods to topics germane to family science has increased substantially over time. This trend—coupled with a desire to support the conduct of high-quality literature reviews and syntheses in family science—prompted the development of this article, which aims to provide an efficient, didactic overview of common literature review and synthesis approaches, including meta-analysis. This article also offers several considerations intended to support family scholars' efforts to develop strong literature reviews, syntheses, and meta-analyses, particularly ones intended for publication in family-centered academic journals. The skillful application of these methods will support family scholars' continued efforts to enrich, guide, and advance family science.</p>","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"16 3","pages":"457-467"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141904581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A guide to conducting intersectional phenomenological research in family science","authors":"Jaclyn Elisa Keenoy, Romi Paldi, Yasmine Perry, Melissa Screven, Brad van Eeden-Moorefield","doi":"10.1111/jftr.12580","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jftr.12580","url":null,"abstract":"<p>An increasing number of scholars suggest the need to enhance the incorporation of diversity and social justice across all areas of family science. Part of this work has seen family science more strongly and explicitly incorporate intersectional theorizing to problematize individual biases and power positions, generally, and of researchers and participants, more specifically. More work is needed to connect theory, method, and methodology to advance the call of scholars. Here, we attend to this call by providing methodological considerations for conducting intersectional phenomenological research in family science. We begin with an overview of phenomenology, including its philosophical and methodological foundations and variations. We then introduce the history of intersectionality, followed by critical methodological considerations for intersectional phenomenological research in family science. This integration of intersectionality and phenomenological research centers the lived experiences of individuals and families with historically marginalized identities while attending to power dynamics often part of scholarship.</p>","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"16 3","pages":"633-653"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141880312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A reproductive justice analysis of Black motherwork","authors":"Nia Flowers","doi":"10.1111/jftr.12579","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jftr.12579","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper examines how Black mothers have had each tenet of reproductive justice violated by state powers and institutions, how Black mothers have resisted these injustices, and how this struggle between reproductive oppression and resistance is critical to understanding the relevance of Black motherwork in intersectional theories in family science. I argue that applying a reproductive justice analysis to Black motherwork involves three key components: (a) the right to identify and engage with Black motherwork; (b) the right of empowerment to disengage (further) with Black motherwork; and (c) the right to perform Black motherwork in safe and survivable environments. This paper emphasizes that infringements on Black women's reproductive liberties happen beyond the site of the body. They expand into their homes, their neighborhoods, and even their educational spaces.</p>","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"16 3","pages":"484-496"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141862360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Human development and family science: A story of disciplinary fragmentation and kinship","authors":"Kathleen D. Dyer","doi":"10.1111/jftr.12578","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12578","url":null,"abstract":"Departments of Human Development and Family Science (HDFS) are a disciplinary descendent of home economics, which emerged in the late 1800s as a product of progressivism, funding tied to agriculture, and misogyny in higher education. The study of development and family joined home economics departments in the 1930s and 1940s. Some home economics departments were dismantled in the 1960s and others were transformed into HDFS. Other home economics subdisciplines separated and matured into new independent disciplines. This history is illustrated with the story of my own department at Fresno State. The loss of the home economics name created fragmentation, producing a visibility problem and a disciplinary identity crisis for HDFS. I propose a pragmatic focus on our departmental (rather than disciplinary) identities to unify us for collective action. I also propose that we embrace our interdisciplinary nature by using a kinship metaphor of disciplinarity rather than the more common territorial metaphor.","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"70 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141794536","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Couple and family optimal experiences: Integrating flow theory into the relational sciences","authors":"Ali Asad Somjee","doi":"10.1111/jftr.12576","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jftr.12576","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Shared experiences are a fundamental aspect of couple and family life that impact both individual well-being and satisfaction with close relationships. Optimal experience, also known as <i>flow</i>, is the state of complete absorption and fulfillment experienced when engaged in an intrinsically rewarding activity. The interdisciplinary concept of flow provides a sound basis to explore optimal shared experiences. Research on flow experiences in couple and family contexts is limited, presenting a gap in the literature. This article outlines a research program integrating flow theory into the relational sciences along three lines of inquiry. First, couple/family flow requires a clear definition and theoretical framework by building upon previous scholarly work on social flow. Second, the impact of flow experiences on relational variables (e.g., relationship quality, interpersonal commitment, sexual satisfaction) requires investigation. Lastly, flow theory presents an opportunity to develop new interventions aimed at improving the experiences couples and families share together.</p>","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"16 3","pages":"497-514"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jftr.12576","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141755165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nerea Larrinaga-Bidegain, Marco Gemignani, Yolanda Hernández-Albújar
{"title":"Parents who migrate without their children: Gendered and psychosocial reconfigurations of parenting in transnational families","authors":"Nerea Larrinaga-Bidegain, Marco Gemignani, Yolanda Hernández-Albújar","doi":"10.1111/jftr.12577","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jftr.12577","url":null,"abstract":"<p>What psychosocial impacts does migrating without children have on parents? How do the reconfigurations of gendered dynamics in transnational families (TFs) affect the well-being and subjectivities of mothers and fathers in the hosting and sending communities? Through this literature meta-synthesis, we describe six main areas of concern for parents who migrate without their children: (a) migration and family roles; (b) affects; (c) negotiations of gender, subjectivity, and family expectations; (d) family cohesion, tensions, and arrangements; (e) communication and the digital relational space; and (f) narratives on family reunification. We discuss the ways in which these areas and processes interact with each other within and around TFs. This article contributes to theories on family transnationality and transnational parenting by identifying and discussing specific dynamics of change and possibilities of becoming, which will be helpful to professionals working with TFs and to migrant parents to understand and anticipate likely family challenges.</p>","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"16 4","pages":"857-884"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jftr.12577","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141755149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}