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Role of Family Members in Sport Motivation, Involvement and Expertise of Track and Field Athletes in France by Lassalle, Geoffrey, Recours, Robin, Griffet, Jean

“…Familial influence towards sport in general is well documented in the scientific literature. But what about the influence of family when the same sporting…”
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Child Fostering in Senegal by Beck, Simon, De Vreyer, Philippe, Lambert, Sylvie, Marazyan, Karine, Safir, Abla

“…Child fostering is a practice widespread in Sub-Saharan Africa whereby children are temporarily sent to live with a host family. Using a rich household survey…”
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The Relationship Between Parental Involvement and Elementary Students' Academic Achievement in China: One-Only Children vs. Children with Siblings by Wei, Wei, Wu, Yifang, Lv, Bo, Zhou, Huan, Han, Xiuhua, Liu, Zhaomin, Luo, Liang

“…One-only children have long been a research concern and previous studies have consistently found that one-only children posed academic advantages. However, we…”
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The Changes in Mainland Chinese Families During the Social Transition: A Critical Analysis by Xu, Anqi, Xia, Yan

“…China has seen a rapid urbanization and industrialization, and a dramatic improvement in the quality of life and living conditions since its economic reform…”
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Do Fathers Who Took Childbirth Leave Become More Involved in Their Children's Care? The Case of Spain by Fernández-Cornejo, José Andrés, Escot, Lorenzo, Del-Pozo, Eva, Castellanos-Serrano, Cristina

“…This article is based on a survey that we conducted among 1,130 couples with children 3-8 years old, in Madrid and its metropolitan area. This allowed us, in…”
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A Counterfactual Analysis of the Gender Gap in Parenting Time: Explained and Unexplained Variances at Different Stages of Parenting by Buchanan, Tom, McFarlane, Adian, Das, Anupam

“…This paper uses the 2010 General Social Survey in Time Use (Canadian time diary data, N = 1,932) to examine the gender gap in parental time allocated to…”
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The Family in Modern South Africa: Insights from Recent Research by Sooryamoorthy, R., Makhoba, Mzwandile

“…The family in South Africa does not present uniform characteristics. It exhibits features that are dissimilar in terms of structure, form, role and functions…”
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China's One-child Policy and the Changing Family by Feng, Xiao-Tian, Poston, Dudley L., Wang, Xiao-Tao

“…China's one-child policy was initiated in late 1979. Since its inception, nearly 150 million single children have been born in China. It is believed that this…”
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Weaving Individualism into Collectivism: Chinese Adults' Evolving Relationship and Family Values by Chen, Ruoxi

“…In this study, the author used structural equation modeling to test a hypothesized model of the correlations among Chinese adults' age, education experience,…”
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Caring Responsibilities, Change and Transitions in Young People's Family Lives in Zambia by Day, Caroline, Evans, Ruth

“…Young people in Zambia and other African countries affected by the HIV epidemic are under increasing pressure to obtain a good education and employment to…”
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African Single Mothers' Experiences of Work and Career in South Africa by Mkhize, Nhlanhla, Msomi, Ronelle

“…The work and career experiences of African, single mothers from low socio-economic backgrounds have been ignored in previous research: the literature has…”
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Role Reversal of Rural Black Grandparents in South Africa by Mtshali, Mduduzi Nkosinathi Gladwin

“…This paper explores the changing role of grandparents in rural Black families in pre and post-apartheid South Africa since the legacy of apartheid has resulted…”
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Trapped Between National Boundaries and Patriarchal Structures: Palestinian Bedouin Women and Polygamous Marriage in Israel by Aburabia, Rawia

“…There are no accurate data on the prevalence of polygamy in Palestinian society in Israel, but many estimates indicate that polygamy is about 20/36 percent of…”
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Correlates of Single Motherhood in Four Sub-Saharan African Countries by Odimegwu, Clifford O, Mutanda, Nyasha, Mbanefo, Chidimma M.

“…Despite the increase in the number of singlemother families in Sub-Saharan Africa as a result of family breakdown and increasing non-marital childbearing,…”
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Intergenerational Coresidence in China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan: Comparative Analyses Based on the East Asian Social Survey 2006 by Yasuda, Tokio, Iwai, Noriko, Yi, Chin-chun, Xie, Guihua

“…A high percentage of elderly parents who live with their adult children is one of the notable living arrangement patterns among senior citizens in East Asia…”
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Leaving Home of Migrant and Dutch Young Adults: Parent-Child and Peer Relations by Kleinepier, Tom, de Valk, Helga A. G.

“…This study examines the role of parents and peer relations on home-leaving behavior among young adults of migrant and Dutch descent. Data come from the TIES…”
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GUEST EDITOR COMMENTS: INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL ISSUE by Sooryamoorthy, R.

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Grandparents' Role in Spanish Families' Work/Life Balance Strategies by Meil, Gerardo, Rogero-García, Jesús, Romero-Balsas, Pedro

“…In recent years, grandparental childcare has been instrumental to Spanish parents' ability to engage in paid work. At the same time, the use of formal…”
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Parent-Child Relationship Quality and Filial Obligation Among American and Korean College Students: The Moderating Role of Children's Gender by Hwang, Woosang, Ko, Kwangman, Kim, Injee

“…College students' perceptions of filial obligation can differ across individual, familial, and cultural contexts. However, comparative and empirical studies on…”
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