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What's Fair Is Fair? Role Of Justice In Family Labor Allocation Decisions, Constance Gager
What's Fair Is Fair? Role Of Justice In Family Labor Allocation Decisions, Constance Gager
Department of Family Science and Human Development Scholarship and Creative Works
The theoretical basis on which wives and husbands in the United States evaluate the fairness of the division of household labor is explored. Based on distributive justice theory, separate interviews with wives and husbands are conducted to identify and define the household inputs or contributions that are valued as well as the underlying justice principles that guide household labor allocations. The findings suggest considerable variation in the value placed on household chores and the underlying justice principles used when allocating housework. Gendered expectations also play an important role in these allocations.
Likelihood Of Developing An Alcohol And Cannabis Use Disorder During Youth: Association With Recent Use And Age, Ken C. Winters, Chih-Yuan Lee
Likelihood Of Developing An Alcohol And Cannabis Use Disorder During Youth: Association With Recent Use And Age, Ken C. Winters, Chih-Yuan Lee
Department of Family Science and Human Development Scholarship and Creative Works
Aim: We extend the literature on the association of early onset of drug use and estimated risk for developing a substance use disorder (SUD) by investigating the risk that recent onset of alcohol and cannabis use confers for developing a substance use disorder at each chronological age of adolescence and young adulthood (12-21-years-old). Design: Using 2003 data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health [Substance Abuse Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA), 2004. Overview of Findings from the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Office of Applied Studies, NSDUH Series H-24, DHHS Publication No. SMA-04-3963, Rockville, MD], …
Understanding The Effect Of Structural Violence On The Educational Identities Of Hispanic Adolescents: A Call For Social Justice, Pauline Garcia-Reid
Understanding The Effect Of Structural Violence On The Educational Identities Of Hispanic Adolescents: A Call For Social Justice, Pauline Garcia-Reid
Department of Family Science and Human Development Scholarship and Creative Works
School social workers are in a position to positively influence the educational experiences of those students placed most at risk by current school practices, and data indicate that Hispanics are particularly vulnerable in this regard. An examination of trends and educational outcomes are provided as evidence of the educational challenges encountered by many impoverished Hispanic youths. The theory of structural violence is then introduced as a way of conceptualizing the current educational climate experienced by many low-income Hispanic adolescents. Although it is used in this article to explore the experiences of Hispanic youths, it is important to recognize that structural …