Family Violence: Incidence of Intimate Partner Violence in the U. S., The
Over the course of their lives, one-third of all American women experience physical violence at the hand of their intimate partners over the course of their lives. Children who are exposed to such family violence grow u..
Family Violence: Patterns of Intimate Partner Violence
Studies show that violence tends to occur in predictable patterns starting with emotional violence, then escalating into severe physical assaults followed by a show of remorse. Women often stay in violent relationships ..
Family Violence: Preventing Family Violence
Not all families experience the bruising effects of abuse, but every family has its share of crises, some quite predictable. What helps families survive the difficult moments intact? The first step many believe is deve..
Fitting In: Peer Groups and Adolescence
Adolescence is a time during which many teens not only distance themselves from their parents, teachers, and other adult authority figures, but find themselves in active conflict with them. During this period, teens ofte..
Fitting In: Socialization Within the Family
Socialization is the lifelong process by which people develop their personalities and learn about their culture. For virtually everyone, that process begins within the family, during the earliest days of life.
Fitting In: Socialization and Social Class
One of the most striking contrasts between working class and middle class parents is reflected in their very different attitudes about rules and authority. Often, children from working class or poor families are taught t..
Fitting In: Socialization and the Media
Perhaps more than any other socializing force, the powerful reach of the media extends throughout the life course. It has become especially important in today's society, both because it is so pervasive and because we are..
Fitting In: Socialization in Non-Intact Families
There are many aspects of family life that play an important role in a child's socialization experience. The stability of the family unit is one of the most crucial.
Fitting In: Socialization in School
Apart from home and family, school is arguably the most influential setting in which childhood socialization takes place.
Global Challenges and Relief Efforts
Professor of Sociology and History Craig Calhoun discusses the wide range of cultures and political systems in Southeast Asia and Africa, places which he says most Americans never hear about unless there's an earthquake,..