Benjamin Schlesinger
Biographic Data
| ID | 124709 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Benjamin Schlesinger |
| GIVEN NAMES | Benjamin |
| FAMILY NAME | Schlesinger |
| SIGNATURE | SCHLESINGER B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 57 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 55 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1961 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Canada and Family Life
Important Canadian factors are discussed to obtain a profile of this country, its communities, and family trends. The challenges for Canadian families are presented and include the sandwich generation, seniors, effects of divorce and remarriage, and same-sex marriages. A review of existing studies related to the strengths of Canadian families is included. The need for families to be strengthened has led to a variety of social supports available t…
The Family Squeeze
The Sandwich Generation refers to the growing numbers of middle-aged people who must care for both children and elderly parents while trying to manage the stress of full-time jobs. 'Everything they say is practical and useful.' – Globe and Mail
The holocaust
Single Parent Families
The purpose of this single parent families bookshelf is to provide potential users with a sampling of recent books that deal with various aspects of single parenting. Books are focused on the time period of 1980 to 1993. Resources include primarily North American and Canadian entries. The titles are presented in the fol- lowing categories: children and one-parent families, cross-cultural references, divorced single parents, ethnicity and single p…
Divorce
Single parent families
Jewish Female-Headed One-Parent Families
This study examined the lives of 55 female-headed Jewish one-parent families, who were primarily separated and divorced. The subjects had been active at some time with the Jewish Family and Child Service of Metropolitan Toronto, and volunteered to be interviewed in their own homes. The paper reports on the responses to open-ended questions, which were related primarily to selected aspects of living in a Jewish one-parent family. Implications for …
One-parent families under stress
Postponed Parenthood
This article discusses the literature on postponed parenthood in the US and Canada. The main reasons for delaying childbearing include 1) medical advances which improve the chances for safe births and healthy infants for older mothers 2) ages at marriage 3) availability of contraceptives and 4) infertility. For older parents it is a conscious decision to have a child. The trend of postponed parenthood changes the traditional family life cycle. An…
The One-Parent Family in the 1980s
Sexual Abuse of Children
The Canadian Jewish Mosaic
Widows and Widowers in New Zealand
There are 146,660 persons over the age of 16 years classified as widowed in New Zealand. They constitute 10.7 percent of all females and 2.6 percent of all males in the population. The paper summarises the available social security benefits to the widowed population, and examines the work of the New Zealand widows and widowers Association a self-help group formed in 1978. An explanatory study of 64 members of this group, based in Auckland is pres…
Single Parent Adoptions
Single parent adoption is a new phenomenon in North America. Social workers will have to deal with this adoption issue at an increasing rate. This paper reviews the findings of existing studies relating to one‐parent adoptions
The International Year of the Child and Children of Lone Parents
The New Zealand Family
During the 1976 census, the population of New Zealand stood at 3,129,383 people, of whom 270,035 were Maori (Department of Statistics, 1978). The country consists of two islands, and 72.5 percent of its population lives on the North Island, and 27.5 percent on the South Island. The urban population of 83 percent lives primarily in seven large cities, and the 17 per cent rural population is spread over the two islands. From 1970-1978, there were t…
Sexual Behaviour in Canada
This collection of papers represents the first Canadian book devoted to the study of sexual behaviour. The papers provide a general view of sexual attitudes, sexual identity, and current sex research in Canada as well as perspectives on the subject from a variety of disciplines.
One Parent Families in Great Britain
The most comprehensive report in the world on one-parent families was released in Great Britain in July 1974 (Finer, 1974). The two-volume, 1,110 page report entitled Report of the Committee on One-Parent Families, cost a little over $500,000, was begun in 1969, and was chaired by the late Sir Morris Finer. The Committee met on 78 occasions, and, in addition, had numerous sub-committee meetings. Nearly 170 organizations submitted evidence to the …
The One-parent Family
Families
The Jewish Family and Religion
In order to understand the relationship of Jewish religion and the Jewish family one has to examine some of the major basic sources dealing with Jewish life. The paper highlights selected commentaries related to the Jewish family, found in the Old Testament and the Talmud. The basic values related to the Jewish family as expounded by the Talmud are explained. The relationship of the celebration of Jewish religious holidays and family life are sum…
Unmarried Mothers in Australia
An increase in both illegitimate births and in the number of single women retaining their offspring has become evident in all Commonwealth industrialized English‐speaking countries. It is shown that women who bear ex‐nuptial children are getting younger, and that about 40 per cent are keeping their children. All States show a gradual increase in ex‐nuptial births, with those in Western Australia and Queensland rising to over 10 per cent of annual…
The Aged in State Housing Commission Accommodations in Perth, W.A
In Australia, males of 65 years and over and females of 60 years are generally regarded as aged persons. Social service and other pensions are payable to this age group. Service pensions are payable to males at 60 years of age
Divorce in Australia in the 1970s–Some Concerns
Clinical Law Training
Family Patterns in the English-Speaking Caribbean
A review of 12 studies completed in the English-speaking Caribbean islands of Bahamas, Barbados, British Honduras, Carriacou, Grenada, Trinidad, and the Virgin Islands, as well as Guyana, is the central focus of this paper. The samples were predominantly rural, lower-class families, and the studies were completed during the 1951-1960 period. The findings of the studies are reviewed, and some comparison is made between the family patterns found in…
Family Patterns in Jamaica
value systems of Japanese-Americans until their ethnicity was no longer a disadvantage for them. In response to extreme discrimination, they must have felt the need for solidarity and mutual dependence within the group. This could have made the Nisei parents protective of their children and less eager for their children to be independent.38 A second interpretation is that there is a difference in value orientation among the native Japanese and th…
Postponed Parenthood
This article discusses the literature on postponed parenthood in the US and Canada. The main reasons for delaying childbearing include 1) medical advances which improve the chances for safe births and healthy infants for older mothers 2) ages at marriage 3) availability of contraceptives and 4) infertility. For older parents it is a conscious decision to have a child. The trend of postponed parenthood changes the traditional family life cycle. An…
One Parent Families in Great Britain
The most comprehensive report in the world on one-parent families was released in Great Britain in July 1974 (Finer, 1974). The two-volume, 1,110 page report entitled Report of the Committee on One-Parent Families, cost a little over $500,000, was begun in 1969, and was chaired by the late Sir Morris Finer. The Committee met on 78 occasions, and, in addition, had numerous sub-committee meetings. Nearly 170 organizations submitted evidence to the …
Remarriage
Canada and Family Life
Important Canadian factors are discussed to obtain a profile of this country, its communities, and family trends. The challenges for Canadian families are presented and include the sandwich generation, seniors, effects of divorce and remarriage, and same-sex marriages. A review of existing studies related to the strengths of Canadian families is included. The need for families to be strengthened has led to a variety of social supports available t…
The Jewish Family and Religion
In order to understand the relationship of Jewish religion and the Jewish family one has to examine some of the major basic sources dealing with Jewish life. The paper highlights selected commentaries related to the Jewish family, found in the Old Testament and the Talmud. The basic values related to the Jewish family as expounded by the Talmud are explained. The relationship of the celebration of Jewish religious holidays and family life are sum…
The Single‐Parent Family in Australia
Studies of single‐parent families in Australia are reviewed and statistical trends related to this type of family pattern are discussed. It is quite evident that family sociology has paid little attention to this growing population in Australia. The categories reviewed include single parents, unmarried mothers, widows, deserted wives and the families of prisoners
The One-Parent Family. Perspectives and Annotated Bibliography
Ho J. Schlesinger Benjamin — The One-Parent Family. Perspectives and Annotated Bibliography. In: Population, 26e annee, n°2, 1971. p. 234
Remarriage as Family Reorganization For Divorced Persons - A Canadian Study
Remarriage is a social institution; that is, it is an established pattern of operating which serves both public and private interests in an orderly, accepted, enduring way. A remarriage contains a valuable combination: the reality of a disruption of some kind and degree, and an attempt at reorganization. In short, as on of several solutions to family breakdown, it warrants examination per se. To date, little attention has been paid to this topic …
Social Work Year Book, 1960
Social Casework for the State
The Multi-Problem Family. A Review and Annotated Bibliography
Modern Family Life in World Perspective
VWITH mass communication bringing the world into our living rooms, many of our students are beginning to develop an awareness of families around the globe. In courses on family life, especially in the larger universities, foreign students are frequently brought in to discuss family patterns in their home countries. North American students travel more, and many of them spend time living with foreign families, learning the culture of the country an…
Need for Poverty Materials
Socio-Cultural Content in North American Social Work Journals
The One-Parent Family
LITTLE RESEARCH has been done on the one-parent family despite the importance of the phenomenon. Of the 44.2 million families tallied in the 1960 Census of the United States, 12.5 percent were classified as one-parent families. According to the Census definition, the one-parent family is a parent-child group consisting of and one or more own sons or daughters under 18 years old living together. The one-parent family is predominantly headed by a m…
Family Patterns in Jamaica
value systems of Japanese-Americans until their ethnicity was no longer a disadvantage for them. In response to extreme discrimination, they must have felt the need for solidarity and mutual dependence within the group. This could have made the Nisei parents protective of their children and less eager for their children to be independent.38 A second interpretation is that there is a difference in value orientation among the native Japanese and th…
The Honeymoon
New Materials in Brief
Film Notes
Remarriage
Family Patterns in the English-Speaking Caribbean
A review of 12 studies completed in the English-speaking Caribbean islands of Bahamas, Barbados, British Honduras, Carriacou, Grenada, Trinidad, and the Virgin Islands, as well as Guyana, is the central focus of this paper. The samples were predominantly rural, lower-class families, and the studies were completed during the 1951-1960 period. The findings of the studies are reviewed, and some comparison is made between the family patterns found in…
In Brief
The One-Parent Family
Ho J. Schlesinger Benjamin — The One-Parent Family. Perspectives and Annotated Bibliography. In: Population, 26e annee, n°2, 1971. p. 234
Family Life in the Kibbutz of Israel
Reply to Review on The One-Parent Family
Remarriage as Family Reorganization For Divorced Persons - A Canadian Study
Remarriage is a social institution; that is, it is an established pattern of operating which serves both public and private interests in an orderly, accepted, enduring way. A remarriage contains a valuable combination: the reality of a disruption of some kind and degree, and an attempt at reorganization. In short, as on of several solutions to family breakdown, it warrants examination per se. To date, little attention has been paid to this topic …
Remarriages in Canada
Sydney Morning Herald 1968 (Title unkown) May 18. P. 8 Thomas, John L. 1951 The factor of religion in selection of marell, Patrick riage mates. American Sociological Review XVI, August:487-491. Vincent, Clark E. 1964 Interfaith marriages. P. 51 in Earl Raab (ed.), Religious Conflict in America. Garden City: Doubleday Anchor Book Co. Yinger, J. Milon 1963 Sociology Looks at Religion. New York: Macmillan. iage mates. American Sociological Review
The One-Parent Family
The Jewish Family
Through the ages the family has been the primary social and religious unit in Judaism. The Jewish family is confronted with changing social values that influence and sometimes conflict with ethnic and religious Jewish values. The four essays in this volume select some highlights related to the development of the Jewish family.
The Widow and Widower and Remarriage
Status of Women in Canada
The One-Parent Family. Perspectives and Annotated Bibliography
Ho J. Schlesinger Benjamin — The One-Parent Family. Perspectives and Annotated Bibliography. In: Population, 26e annee, n°2, 1971. p. 234
Remarriage and Children
There has been little information available in the social work and sociological literature related to remarriage in Australia. In 1968, there were 106,345 marriages of which 14,116 unions involved at least one partner who had been married previously.1 Thus, 13.3 per cent of all the marriages can be considered second marriages for one partner at least. Table 1 summarizes the marital status of bridegrooms and brides at the time of their marriage in…
Sociology (38 works) · Psychology (34 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (14 works) · Political science (14 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (13 works) · Computer Science (12 works) · Developmental psychology (12 works) · History (10 works) · Library science (10 works) · Annotated bibliography (9 works)