Jannette Alexander
Biographic Data
| ID | 5507611 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jannette Alexander |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jannette |
| FAMILY NAME | Alexander |
| SIGNATURE | ALEXANDER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Los Angeles |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Changes in family functioning amongst nonconventional families
The emergence of alternative family styles was an expression of the counter-culture's search for different, more responsive ways of addressing family responsibilities and roles. The diversity of values and child-rearing practices among alternative families is described, and findings are examined in terms of the economic, educational, and caretaking functions of the family
Customs, coupling, and the family in a changing culture
Rapid change in social customs with respect to sexual relations and family structure has accentuated the problem of differential diagnosis. This paper considers the difficulties in distinguishing those forms of behavioral that represent healthy exploration in the service of coping with social change from those that represent individual pathology masked by social change. Case examples illustrative of this contemporary clinical dilemma are offered
The Role of Children in Alternative Family Styles
An examination of parents and children in alternative family lifestyles points toward changing ideologies with respect to values such as achievement, future planning, and authority. These attitudes have implications for their child‐rearing practices and influence a restatement of parental roles and responsibilities of children. Variations in structure, composition, and organization of the family contribute to these changes
Alternatives in child rearing in the 1970s
Drawing upon pilot interviews and home observations representing 50 families from rural and urban communes, single middle-class mothers, and “unmarried marrieds,” the child-rearing practices, values, and beliefs of counter-culture groups are examined and compared with those of two-parent nuclear families of the 1970s. Attitudes and practices of “new” families bring into focus a number of fundamental issues, such as effects of multiple caretaking,…
Unique aspects of a union population's influence on service delivery
Program and policy developments of a union-sponsored psychiatric service, responsive to the characteristics of its community, are the outgrowth of experiences with a particular life style. Shaped by the job demands, the industry systems, and the social-psychological set of the area, this life style has produced family problems requiring a special mix of mental health services
The Role of Children in Alternative Family Styles
An examination of parents and children in alternative family lifestyles points toward changing ideologies with respect to values such as achievement, future planning, and authority. These attitudes have implications for their child‐rearing practices and influence a restatement of parental roles and responsibilities of children. Variations in structure, composition, and organization of the family contribute to these changes
Unique aspects of a union population's influence on service delivery
Program and policy developments of a union-sponsored psychiatric service, responsive to the characteristics of its community, are the outgrowth of experiences with a particular life style. Shaped by the job demands, the industry systems, and the social-psychological set of the area, this life style has produced family problems requiring a special mix of mental health services
Alternatives in child rearing in the 1970s
Drawing upon pilot interviews and home observations representing 50 families from rural and urban communes, single middle-class mothers, and “unmarried marrieds,” the child-rearing practices, values, and beliefs of counter-culture groups are examined and compared with those of two-parent nuclear families of the 1970s. Attitudes and practices of “new” families bring into focus a number of fundamental issues, such as effects of multiple caretaking,…
The Role of Children in Alternative Family Styles
An examination of parents and children in alternative family lifestyles points toward changing ideologies with respect to values such as achievement, future planning, and authority. These attitudes have implications for their child‐rearing practices and influence a restatement of parental roles and responsibilities of children. Variations in structure, composition, and organization of the family contribute to these changes
Customs, coupling, and the family in a changing culture
Rapid change in social customs with respect to sexual relations and family structure has accentuated the problem of differential diagnosis. This paper considers the difficulties in distinguishing those forms of behavioral that represent healthy exploration in the service of coping with social change from those that represent individual pathology masked by social change. Case examples illustrative of this contemporary clinical dilemma are offered
Changes in family functioning amongst nonconventional families
The emergence of alternative family styles was an expression of the counter-culture's search for different, more responsive ways of addressing family responsibilities and roles. The diversity of values and child-rearing practices among alternative families is described, and findings are examined in terms of the economic, educational, and caretaking functions of the family
Psychology (5 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Child rearing (1 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (1 works) · Coping (psychology) (1 works)