Maternal education has been shown to be among the most powerful determinants of child mortality in developing countries. The mechanisms that link maternal education to improved child survival remain largely unclear, however. Using the 1990 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey, …
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The essential thrust of this focus paper is ministry to Seventh-day Adventist spouses of unbelievers. A person's relationship to God and to his/her spouse are the deepest commitments possible to human beings. Much stress results when love runs deep on both axis. This paper seeks…
The focus of this study was to understand the experienced stressors of three married military couples separated by the war in Iraq. The couples consisted of three active duty enlisted male Marines in the United States Marine Corps and their female civilian spouses. Six themes, g…
Recent figures compiled by the U.S. Bureau of the Census indicate that approximately 4.5% of the population experiences the death of a parent before reaching the age of eighteen. We know that children who have lost a family member are at increased risk for underachievement and p…
This thesis-project looks at the problem of sexual failure among spiritual leaders, with a goal of providing resources for a seminar/workshop for these professionals. It begins by considering, from an evangelical perspective, the biblical teaching on human sexuality, and marriag…
Sexual behavior and condom use of both men and women are of increasing interest to researchers due to the expansion of the population studies field to include reproductive health following the International Conference on Population and Development (1994 in Cairo) and the rise of…
Based on one-hundred-and-twenty extensive interviews with women garment factory workers in Bangladesh, this research examined the impact of independent income earnings on women workers' lives in the context of their families, their fertility decisions and fertility behavior, and…
According to the 1990 Population Census, the total population of Indonesia is 179.3 million. The growth rate has been declining in the last two decades. Between 1971 and 1980 the average annual rate of population growth was 2.32 percent, while between 1980 and 1990 it was only 1…
Being a Christian and going to church have gone hand in hand for centuries: "Good Christians go to church." After all, Paul said, "Forsake not the gathering of yourselves together," (Hebrews 10:25). For many Christians, church is an automatic and essential part of their faith. H…
The study of reproductive decision making and the control of therapy management is a significant sphere of inquiry with implications for women's reproductive health, and the analysis of gender and power relations at the household level and in society. This study examines reprodu…
This is a cross-national study with samples drawn from six countries in the Arab and Asian regions. The countries are Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia. The data are taken the from the World Health Organization's surveys conducted in these countries in 1…
This collection of poetry challenges the conventional, body-centred definition of motherhood, which subtly privileges women who have undergone the actual, physical process of birthing a child, and marginalizes those who cannot fulfill the biological requirements. It is the story…
This inquiry study uses qualitative methodology to explore implications of how two groups, adult former hostages and related supportive others, managed adversity both during a major stress event and the ensuing twenty years. Resilience theory development and implications for soc…
The failure of the family to pass on the faith from generation to generation, in obedience to Pentateuchal commands, is a partial explanation for the downward cyclical trend of the nation of Israel in the Book of Judges. This theme is part of the larger purpose of alerting Israe…
This project investigates intergenerational transfers in two very different settings: Malaysia (using the Second Malaysian Family Life Survey, MFLS-2) and the United States (using the Asset and Health Dynamics Survey, AHEAD). In Malaysia, economic development and demographic tra…
In Indonesia rapid and massive industrialization has altered the traditional structure of work and family. These changes have led to an increased female participation in the labor force, the formalization of work, and the tendency to flexibilization of work. Simultaneously, fami…
In order to implement effective child health programs, it is important to know which children are most at risk and which inputs will most efficiently augment their survival chances. It is also important to keep in mind, however, that simple correlations between parental behavior…
Ibibio families in southeastern Nigeria are experiencing many changes through today's forces of modernization. Evangelical families and churches feel such effects, especially with Nigeria's present political and economic instability. This study examines some of the effects of mo…
This qualitative study investigated the experiences of latency children and their families when a reservist father was deployed during wartime. The study also examined some of the family dynamics that occur in reservist families during a wartime deployment. Data was collected th…