Annotated Bibliography On Family

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Annotated Bibliography Davies, J. J., & Gentile, D. A. (2012). Responses to children’s media use in families with and without siblings: A family development perspective. Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Studies, 61, 410-425. Retrieved from http://weblib.ucc.edu:2212/ehost/detail?vid=3&sid=5eb40970-2f02-4528-9f3f-ba8ece83e75e%40sessionmgr4005&hid=4112&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=76303547 Annotation Contributing insight into the effect that siblings have on the media habits of family, was the aim of the current study in which two separate samples were used. Three stages of family life was analyzed: families with preschoolers (2-6 years), families with elementary school age-children (7-12 years), and families with adolescents …show more content…

Two was to see whether large groups such as countries or social structural factors such as gender and age, were determinants of whether personal network composition was similar between both. Three was to show if having fewer siblings and the cultural acceptance of relationships and structural tendencies cooperatively generate patterns in network composition. Over a period from 2000 to 2002, data was collected in 25 countries, which consisted of 32, 712 participants who were of the age range of 40-50. The ISSP (International Social Survey Programme) was used to gather data for this study. Based on the results, social structural factors shaped the personal network composition than the country-level factors. In the case of individuals with fewer or no siblings, parents was a substitute in providing the support a sibling would give. Neighbors and close friends were also substitutes for siblings, in which they played a very important role in the personal networks of individuals with few or no siblings. The results from the study suggested that further investigation is needed, despite the limitations. Additional research is necessary to determine how family size in other parts of the world, has an effect on personal network composition. The study highlighted the difference between individuals with a three or more siblings and those with fewer to none and the patterns in network

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