Gail Gamache
Biographic Data
| ID | 4187367 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gail Gamache |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gail |
| FAMILY NAME | Gamache |
| SIGNATURE | GAMACHE G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Social and Demographic Research Institute, University of Massachusetts , USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Ethnic Exploration and Consciousness of Difference: Chinese Adoptees in Early Adolescence
Ethnic exploration is one path for children adopted internationally to develop an understanding of how and why they are different from others, and to build personal biographies that bring together adoption, race, and national origin. In this article, we draw on the concept of consciousness of difference to analyze the ethnic explorations of 282 Chinese adopted girls. Where race was salient and positive in daily life, ethnic exploration during ear…
Bi-Cultural Socialization and Ethnic Identity in Daughters Adopted from China
To varying degrees, parents who adopt children from China attempt to bring Chinese people, language, and culture into daily life as a way to help their adopted children feel proud about their ethnic heritage. Do attempts to provide bi-cultural socialization really influence ethnic identity? And, if so, what are the costs and benefits? In this article we draw on a longitudinal study of families with children adopted from China to describe their pr…
The Development of Ethnic Identity Among Chinese Adoptees: Paradoxical Effects of School Diversity
The development of attitudes towards one's own as well as other ethnic groups are childhood precursors of ethnic identity. The current paper examines the formation of ethnic attitudes among 266 school-age children who were born in China and adopted by Americans and, at the time of the study, were attending 254 different elementary schools across the country. We hypothesized that a disposition to associate socially desirable traits with being Chin…
Overrepresentation of Women Veterans Among Homeless Women
Objectives. This study estimated the proportion of veterans among homeless women and their risk of homelessness relative to that of nonveterans. Methods. Data came from 2 surveys of homeless women (1 clinical and 1 nonclinical) and 1 survey of domiciled women. Results. The proportion of veterans (4.4%, 3.1%) among homeless women was greater than the proportion among domiciled women (1.3%, 1.2%). When we computed odds ratios for being a veteran am…
Homeless Veterans of the Mil-Volunteer Force: A Social Selection Perspective
Recent research has shown that men who served in the military during the early years of the all-volunteer force (AVF) have a higher risk of homelessness than do veterans of other eras and nonveterans of comparable ages. The current article draws on data from the 1996 National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients in order to examine differences between currently homeless veterans and nonveterans in the number of months they had been…
Childrearing Values in the United States and China: A Comparison of Belief Systems and Social Structure
Introduction Child-rearing Values of Americans and Chinese Data, Measures of Variables, and Strategies of Data Analysis Child-rearing Values and Their Predictors: Findings from the U.S. Sample Child-rearing Values and Their: Findings from the Chinese Sample The United States and China Comparisons Conclusions and Implications Appendix A Appendix B Apepndix C Appendix D Bibliography Index
Family Experiences with Mental Illness
Preface Introduction Mental Illness and the Family Family Experiences in Ohio: 1989-1992 The Research Landscape What Basic Needs Did Family Members Provide? What Troublesome Behaviors Did Family Members Try to Control? How Much Did Family Members Spend? What Were the Emotional Costs for Family Members? What Were the Positive Aspects for Family Members? How Involved Were Other Members of the Family Household? Family Experiences in Ohio: 1995-1997 …
West Meets East: Americans Adopt Chinese Children
Preface Introduction Adopting from China The New American & Chinese Families The Birth Country Parental Attitudes Public Reactions Looking to the Future Bibliography Index
Overrepresentation of Women Veterans Among Homeless Women
Objectives. This study estimated the proportion of veterans among homeless women and their risk of homelessness relative to that of nonveterans. Methods. Data came from 2 surveys of homeless women (1 clinical and 1 nonclinical) and 1 survey of domiciled women. Results. The proportion of veterans (4.4%, 3.1%) among homeless women was greater than the proportion among domiciled women (1.3%, 1.2%). When we computed odds ratios for being a veteran am…
The Development of Ethnic Identity Among Chinese Adoptees: Paradoxical Effects of School Diversity
The development of attitudes towards one's own as well as other ethnic groups are childhood precursors of ethnic identity. The current paper examines the formation of ethnic attitudes among 266 school-age children who were born in China and adopted by Americans and, at the time of the study, were attending 254 different elementary schools across the country. We hypothesized that a disposition to associate socially desirable traits with being Chin…
Homeless Veterans of the Mil-Volunteer Force: A Social Selection Perspective
Recent research has shown that men who served in the military during the early years of the all-volunteer force (AVF) have a higher risk of homelessness than do veterans of other eras and nonveterans of comparable ages. The current article draws on data from the 1996 National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients in order to examine differences between currently homeless veterans and nonveterans in the number of months they had been…
Ethnic Exploration and Consciousness of Difference: Chinese Adoptees in Early Adolescence
Ethnic exploration is one path for children adopted internationally to develop an understanding of how and why they are different from others, and to build personal biographies that bring together adoption, race, and national origin. In this article, we draw on the concept of consciousness of difference to analyze the ethnic explorations of 282 Chinese adopted girls. Where race was salient and positive in daily life, ethnic exploration during ear…
Family Experiences with Mental Illness
Preface Introduction Mental Illness and the Family Family Experiences in Ohio: 1989-1992 The Research Landscape What Basic Needs Did Family Members Provide? What Troublesome Behaviors Did Family Members Try to Control? How Much Did Family Members Spend? What Were the Emotional Costs for Family Members? What Were the Positive Aspects for Family Members? How Involved Were Other Members of the Family Household? Family Experiences in Ohio: 1995-1997 …
West Meets East: Americans Adopt Chinese Children
Preface Introduction Adopting from China The New American & Chinese Families The Birth Country Parental Attitudes Public Reactions Looking to the Future Bibliography Index
Childrearing Values in the United States and China: A Comparison of Belief Systems and Social Structure
Introduction Child-rearing Values of Americans and Chinese Data, Measures of Variables, and Strategies of Data Analysis Child-rearing Values and Their Predictors: Findings from the U.S. Sample Child-rearing Values and Their: Findings from the Chinese Sample The United States and China Comparisons Conclusions and Implications Appendix A Appendix B Apepndix C Appendix D Bibliography Index
Overrepresentation of Women Veterans Among Homeless Women
Objectives. This study estimated the proportion of veterans among homeless women and their risk of homelessness relative to that of nonveterans. Methods. Data came from 2 surveys of homeless women (1 clinical and 1 nonclinical) and 1 survey of domiciled women. Results. The proportion of veterans (4.4%, 3.1%) among homeless women was greater than the proportion among domiciled women (1.3%, 1.2%). When we computed odds ratios for being a veteran am…
Homeless Veterans of the Mil-Volunteer Force: A Social Selection Perspective
Recent research has shown that men who served in the military during the early years of the all-volunteer force (AVF) have a higher risk of homelessness than do veterans of other eras and nonveterans of comparable ages. The current article draws on data from the 1996 National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients in order to examine differences between currently homeless veterans and nonveterans in the number of months they had been…
The Development of Ethnic Identity Among Chinese Adoptees: Paradoxical Effects of School Diversity
The development of attitudes towards one's own as well as other ethnic groups are childhood precursors of ethnic identity. The current paper examines the formation of ethnic attitudes among 266 school-age children who were born in China and adopted by Americans and, at the time of the study, were attending 254 different elementary schools across the country. We hypothesized that a disposition to associate socially desirable traits with being Chin…
Bi-Cultural Socialization and Ethnic Identity in Daughters Adopted from China
To varying degrees, parents who adopt children from China attempt to bring Chinese people, language, and culture into daily life as a way to help their adopted children feel proud about their ethnic heritage. Do attempts to provide bi-cultural socialization really influence ethnic identity? And, if so, what are the costs and benefits? In this article we draw on a longitudinal study of families with children adopted from China to describe their pr…
Ethnic Exploration and Consciousness of Difference: Chinese Adoptees in Early Adolescence
Ethnic exploration is one path for children adopted internationally to develop an understanding of how and why they are different from others, and to build personal biographies that bring together adoption, race, and national origin. In this article, we draw on the concept of consciousness of difference to analyze the ethnic explorations of 282 Chinese adopted girls. Where race was salient and positive in daily life, ethnic exploration during ear…
Psychology (6 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (4 works) · Ethnic group (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Anthropology (3 works) · China (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works)