Sylvia M Asay
Biographic Data
| ID | 780278 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sylvia M Asay |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sylvia M |
| FAMILY NAME | Asay |
| SIGNATURE | ASAY S M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nebraska at Kearney |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Supporting Families in Crisis
Families experiencing transition and difficulty often need external support. Third places provide opportunity for external social connection and support through informal relationships. This paper examines how the third place model shares concepts with family theory and how it connects to the field of Family Science as a useful framework for helping individuals and families. The paper provides insights useful for the design of successful third pla…
A Qualitative Examination of Male Enrollment in Family Science Courses
This qualitative study examines undergraduate perspectives concerning the paucity of male students in family science courses. Two hundred and eighty‐eight students from three universities answered open‐ended questions concerning male enrollment in these courses. Although participants described a social stigma regarding women in family science, males believed that females are more likely to take family science courses because females are more conc…
Implementing a Strengths-Based Approach to Intimate Partner Violence Worldwide
Texting among United States young adults
The current study examines general text messaging tendencies, patterns of and reasons for texting family members, and the impact of texting on familial relationships among a young U.S. adult sample. Participants were recruited through Facebook; they then completed an online questionnaire. Data from 127 young adults (men: 38; women: 87; unidentified: 2) are analyzed and compared by gender. Findings suggest that young adults text at high rates per …
Awareness of Domestic Violence Within the Evangelical Community
Strong Families Around the World
The family is one of society's oldest and most resilient institutions. Although the structure of the family may vary around the world, the value of family endures. Most of the research on families, historically speaking, has focused primarily on the problems or weaknesses of families. Over the past three decades, researchers have studied families from a strengths-based perspective. Around the world researchers have found that families are amazing…
Family Strengths and Challenges in the USA
Families in the United States are faced with many challenges both within the family and in the social environment. To balance this discussion of challenges, an exploration of how the strengths of families and couples—their positive abilities and attitudes toward life and each other—help to create an intimate family environment in which love, satisfaction, happiness, and comfort predominate. The discussion will focus on the work of two research te…
Epilogue
A positive and useful approach to conceptualizing families from a global perspective links family strengths, community strengths, and cultural strengths and demonstrates how families use these valued tools to meet the many challenges they face today in a difficult world. In this epilogue, we develop conceptual models from all three levels of strength from an analysis of the 18 countries discussed in this text, and two visual models are also prese…
Family Strengths in Romania
Romania is situated in the southeast of Central Europe with more than two millennia of agitated history. The main dimensions of the Romanian cultural model are represented by Latinity and Christianity and have involved very consistent principles. This article is focused on the specific aspects of the Romanian family and its present transformation under major structural changes in the socio-cultural context. In Romanian contemporary society there …
Sachs, Steven B., Voices of Reason; Adolescents Talk About Their Future Over Time
SACHS, Steven B., VOICES OF REASON; Adolescents Talk About Their Future Over Time." Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 34(4), pp. 613–614
Ozment, Steven, Ancestors; The Loving Family in Old Europe
"OZMENT, Steven, ANCESTORS; The Loving Family in Old Europe." Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 34(4), pp. 614–615
The Challenge of Conducting Qualitative Family Research in International Settings
The challenge of interviewing families in a different cultural setting is complicated. The researcher not only needs to be aware of but must plan for these particular challenges to approach a successful study. Being aware of the obstacles that might be associated with an international study can serve to prepare the researcher in advance, thus alleviating some unnecessary delay in the field. This examination focuses on the issues that surround gai…
Strong Families Around the World
The family is one of society's oldest and most resilient institutions. Although the structure of the family may vary around the world, the value of family endures. Most of the research on families, historically speaking, has focused primarily on the problems or weaknesses of families. Over the past three decades, researchers have studied families from a strengths-based perspective. Around the world researchers have found that families are amazing…
Epilogue
A positive and useful approach to conceptualizing families from a global perspective links family strengths, community strengths, and cultural strengths and demonstrates how families use these valued tools to meet the many challenges they face today in a difficult world. In this epilogue, we develop conceptual models from all three levels of strength from an analysis of the 18 countries discussed in this text, and two visual models are also prese…
Family Strengths in Romania
Romania is situated in the southeast of Central Europe with more than two millennia of agitated history. The main dimensions of the Romanian cultural model are represented by Latinity and Christianity and have involved very consistent principles. This article is focused on the specific aspects of the Romanian family and its present transformation under major structural changes in the socio-cultural context. In Romanian contemporary society there …
Implementing a Strengths-Based Approach to Intimate Partner Violence Worldwide
A Qualitative Examination of Male Enrollment in Family Science Courses
This qualitative study examines undergraduate perspectives concerning the paucity of male students in family science courses. Two hundred and eighty‐eight students from three universities answered open‐ended questions concerning male enrollment in these courses. Although participants described a social stigma regarding women in family science, males believed that females are more likely to take family science courses because females are more conc…
Texting among United States young adults
The current study examines general text messaging tendencies, patterns of and reasons for texting family members, and the impact of texting on familial relationships among a young U.S. adult sample. Participants were recruited through Facebook; they then completed an online questionnaire. Data from 127 young adults (men: 38; women: 87; unidentified: 2) are analyzed and compared by gender. Findings suggest that young adults text at high rates per …
Awareness of Domestic Violence Within the Evangelical Community
Family Strengths and Challenges in the USA
Families in the United States are faced with many challenges both within the family and in the social environment. To balance this discussion of challenges, an exploration of how the strengths of families and couples—their positive abilities and attitudes toward life and each other—help to create an intimate family environment in which love, satisfaction, happiness, and comfort predominate. The discussion will focus on the work of two research te…
The Challenge of Conducting Qualitative Family Research in International Settings
The challenge of interviewing families in a different cultural setting is complicated. The researcher not only needs to be aware of but must plan for these particular challenges to approach a successful study. Being aware of the obstacles that might be associated with an international study can serve to prepare the researcher in advance, thus alleviating some unnecessary delay in the field. This examination focuses on the issues that surround gai…
Sachs, Steven B., Voices of Reason; Adolescents Talk About Their Future Over Time
SACHS, Steven B., VOICES OF REASON; Adolescents Talk About Their Future Over Time." Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 34(4), pp. 613–614
Ozment, Steven, Ancestors; The Loving Family in Old Europe
"OZMENT, Steven, ANCESTORS; The Loving Family in Old Europe." Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 34(4), pp. 614–615
Strong Families Around the World
The family is one of society's oldest and most resilient institutions. Although the structure of the family may vary around the world, the value of family endures. Most of the research on families, historically speaking, has focused primarily on the problems or weaknesses of families. Over the past three decades, researchers have studied families from a strengths-based perspective. Around the world researchers have found that families are amazing…
Family Strengths and Challenges in the USA
Families in the United States are faced with many challenges both within the family and in the social environment. To balance this discussion of challenges, an exploration of how the strengths of families and couples—their positive abilities and attitudes toward life and each other—help to create an intimate family environment in which love, satisfaction, happiness, and comfort predominate. The discussion will focus on the work of two research te…
Epilogue
A positive and useful approach to conceptualizing families from a global perspective links family strengths, community strengths, and cultural strengths and demonstrates how families use these valued tools to meet the many challenges they face today in a difficult world. In this epilogue, we develop conceptual models from all three levels of strength from an analysis of the 18 countries discussed in this text, and two visual models are also prese…
Family Strengths in Romania
Romania is situated in the southeast of Central Europe with more than two millennia of agitated history. The main dimensions of the Romanian cultural model are represented by Latinity and Christianity and have involved very consistent principles. This article is focused on the specific aspects of the Romanian family and its present transformation under major structural changes in the socio-cultural context. In Romanian contemporary society there …
Awareness of Domestic Violence Within the Evangelical Community
Texting among United States young adults
The current study examines general text messaging tendencies, patterns of and reasons for texting family members, and the impact of texting on familial relationships among a young U.S. adult sample. Participants were recruited through Facebook; they then completed an online questionnaire. Data from 127 young adults (men: 38; women: 87; unidentified: 2) are analyzed and compared by gender. Findings suggest that young adults text at high rates per …
Implementing a Strengths-Based Approach to Intimate Partner Violence Worldwide
A Qualitative Examination of Male Enrollment in Family Science Courses
This qualitative study examines undergraduate perspectives concerning the paucity of male students in family science courses. Two hundred and eighty‐eight students from three universities answered open‐ended questions concerning male enrollment in these courses. Although participants described a social stigma regarding women in family science, males believed that females are more likely to take family science courses because females are more conc…
Supporting Families in Crisis
Families experiencing transition and difficulty often need external support. Third places provide opportunity for external social connection and support through informal relationships. This paper examines how the third place model shares concepts with family theory and how it connects to the field of Family Science as a useful framework for helping individuals and families. The paper provides insights useful for the design of successful third pla…
Sociology (12 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Political science (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (3 works) · Medicine (3 works)