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Although a burgeoning literature explores the international dimensions of populism, we still know little about how populist leaders gain international popularity. This paper describes how Viktor Orbán, the Prime Minister of Hungary, has emerged as the role model of international right-wing populism. It demonstrates that Orbán actively supplied himself as an example that like-minded politicians should follow. We draw on the concept of legitimation strategies to illustrate why Orbán markets himself as the leader of an international movement against liberal ideologues (Wajner, 2022). At the same time, populists in many countries have searched abroad for a successful model to follow. Orbán's anti-migration policies and his defense of conservative family values constitute chapters of an illiberal playbook that right-wing populists are eager to implement. We use the concept of authoritarian learning to develop this demand-side perspective (Hall and Ambrosio, 2017). Empirically, we demonstrate our argument through an analysis of speeches delivered at a leading gathering of right-wing populists and moral conservatives: the Hungarian editions of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) that took place in Budapest in 2022 and 2023. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Stories sometimes move us; this study examined the factors that strengthen the perception of core values based on the core value goodness hypothesis of being moved. Focusing on the infinity of core values, we hypothesised that the reaffirmation of the finite nature of human beings would emphasise core values. This study examined the factors that promote being moved: finitude salience and value orientation. The participants responded to a family value scale. Subsequently, a descrambling task to manipulate finitude salience was used. The participants composed sentences such as "Everything that exists in this world is finite" and primed finitude. Subsequently, they watched a video on the theme of family love and rated their feelings. From the results, we found that (a) the participants oriented towards the value themed in the video (i.e., love) were more strongly moved by it; and (b) when finitude was salient, people oriented towards the themed value in the video were moved more strongly by it than those who were not. This suggests that the feeling of being moved occurs when we recognise an infinite core value, in contrast to our finite existence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Studies have shown that older people do not dissave and that they dissave slower than theoretically predicted. They also rarely use wealth decumulation products like annuities and reverse mortgages, despite the longevity insurance these provide. Most extant explanations characterized financial decumulation choices as rational, independent, and egocentric, overlooking the socioeconomic context and cultural values. The Confucian cultural heritage concerning family values may provide an alternative explanation and enrich the understanding of this phenomenon. Consequently, we explored how adults aged 50 years and older in Hong Kong reason about their financial decumulation choices, specifically with respect to four financial decumulation products: annuities, reverse mortgages, joint accounts, and wills. Focus groups and semi-structured interviews were used to collect data in this participatory qualitative study, conducted in partnership with older adults and law students. Sixty community-dwelling residents in Hong Kong ages 50–70 years participated in the study. The results show that wealth decumulation is largely influenced by relational and family values and is complicated by intersecting political, social, and cultural circumstances. The Confucianism-based, collectivist familism and filial piety underpinning Hong Kong society incline adults to adopt an attitude of self-restrain when making financial decumulation choices. Family morality values must be considered in the development of retirement products and retirement protection policies in contemporary Chinese society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

BackgroundMethodsResultsDiscussionComplex Care Programs (CCPs) provide care for children with medical complexity (CMC). The broad impact of CCP participation on families is unknown. This study sought to elucidate what families value about participation in a CCP and what additional benefit families hope CCPs will provide.Surveys from families of CMC in a CCP were collected over the course of two years. Responses were summarized for two fixed response satisfaction questions. Qualitative responses to two open-ended questions exploring CCP value were analyzed using content analysis.Most families (95% and 97%) were somewhat or very satisfied with the CCP. All families would recommend the CCP to others. For the question “What has improved for your family?,” nearly half mentioned Impact on Family. Other prevalent themes were Tasks of Care Coordination and Addressing Medical Needs. For the question “What else would you like to see improve?” most families reported No Concerns. Other responses addressed Community Resources; Unmet Expectations; Care Plan Development; and Transitions.Families identified improvements related to CCP missions (i.e. care coordination and medical co-management) but also intangible impacts. Findings will help CCPs prioritize activities valued by families and direct development of a tool to evaluate family impact. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

ObjectiveMethodResultsConclusionResearch to date has produced compelling evidence of the potentially traumatic consequences of racial discrimination among Black adolescents and adults. Seldom explored, however, is how the potentially traumatic effects of racial discrimination may be shared across the family context. To clarify the relevance of racial trauma across the family system, the current study examined the relationship between racial discrimination and trauma symptoms among a sample of Black adolescent-caregiver dyads.Data were drawn from a larger self-report survey study examining Black family life experiences. For this study, data from 202 Black adolescents (Mage = 14.50, 52% female) and their caregiver (Mage = 41.63, 83% female) were used to test actor-partner interdependence models examining the associations of racial discrimination and trauma symptoms.Significant actor effects revealed that racial discrimination was positively associated with self-reported trauma symptoms among adolescents and caregivers. Additionally, partner effects were found, such that adolescent and caregiver experiences of discrimination were positively associated with the trauma symptoms of their family member. Analyses also revealed that the association between racial discrimination and trauma symptoms among caregivers was dependent upon youth experiences of racial discrimination.The current study lends credence to theories linking racism and trauma-related symptomatology across the life course and family system. Collectively, study findings highlight the importance of understanding the effects of racism beyond the individual and underscores the value and need for family tailored interventions that can repudiate the shared impact and potential intergenerational effects of racial discrimination across Black families. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Throughout the historical process of institutional change, traditional family fertility values (TFFV) have largely persisted and been preserved as an informal institution, maintaining a substantial influence in present times. Building upon reflections on the theory of endogenous institutional change aimed at reducing transaction costs, there's significant merit in harnessing TFFV to enhance governance efficiency. Drawing on the CFPS data from 2010 to 2018, this study examines the impact of TFFV on the performance evaluation of grassroots governments. Results indicate that TFFV have a more pronounced influence in rural areas compared to urban regions, and significantly affects the evaluation of grassroots government performance. This influence remains uninfluenced by internet and exhibits an inverted U-shaped pattern. Additionally, its influence on the evaluation of government work performance becomes even more noteworthy when TFFV are more emphasized. The reasons for these observations lie in the endogenous characteristics of TFFV, closely tied with traditional political values and affected by clan culture. Given that the endogenous trajectory is difficult to alter and cannot be overlooked, it's imperative to factor in TFFV when governing rural grassroots. Governance strategies should be tailored depending on the varying influence of traditional values in different regions to optimize governance efficiency. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article examines conflicts of class affiliation in the bodily practices of young Polish men of working-class origin. The empirical basis of the analysis is individual in-depth interviews with biographical elements carried out in 2022 as part of a study on the bodily practices of four generations of Polish men. The article contains the state of research on practices in the context of class affiliation. The theoretical framework is based on the concept of classist phantasm and middle-class hegemony. The study shows the critical importance of working-class backgrounds in shaping and controlling the body throughout the lifespan. The piggy bank ethos is one of the key categories emerging from the analysis, and research participants remain trapped in negotiating class identity reflected in bodily practices. In negotiating their class affiliation, men experience conflict with the values of the family of origin from their early teenage years. As they study and strive for advancement, they pay a hidden emotional cost, as they must authenticate themselves as deserving of their place in the middle class. Even if they are upgrading to the middle class (as working adults), they remain in the power of the piggy bank ethos. The study’s main conclusion is that social advancement is only partly achievable. Climbing up the social ladder, the study participants still balance middle-class practices and working-class values, which become apparent in what they do about the body [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

AbstractFilial piety and perfectionism are associated with life satisfaction and are influenced by family values. This study examined the roles of filial piety beliefs and perfectionism in life satisfaction among 379 young adults aged 18 to 25 in Malaysia (n = 199) and the United Kingdom (n = 180). In both samples, reciprocal and authoritarian filial piety beliefs showed positive correlations with life satisfaction, while maladaptive perfectionism correlated negatively with life satisfaction. There was a positive correlation between adaptive perfectionism and life satisfaction only in the Malaysian sample. In both samples, adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism mediated the relationship between reciprocal filial piety and life satisfaction, but in opposite directions. That is, higher reciprocal filial piety was related to higher adaptive perfectionism and greater life satisfaction; higher reciprocal filial piety was also related to lower maladaptive perfectionism and better life satisfaction. Furthermore, maladaptive perfectionism mediated the relationship between authoritarian filial piety and life satisfaction in both samples; higher authoritarian filial piety was related to higher maladaptive perfectionism and reduced life satisfaction. However, specifically in the Malaysian sample, higher authoritarian filial piety predicted greater adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism. Findings highlight the importance of considering traditional family values, individual differences, and their interaction when evaluating subjective wellbeing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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AbstractObjectiveMethods and MeasuresResultsConclusionAlthough linked with subjective wellbeing, little research has examined relations of values with health behaviors and health. Because values are principles that guide behavior across situations, this exploratory retrospective study examined how individuals’ highest value relates to their health behaviors and health.Participants were 3865 (aged 18–89 years) adults who completed the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS), a nationally-representative survey administered by the US National Cancer Institute. HINTS 5 Cycle 4 data were collected early in 2020. Participants selected the value most important to them in their day-to-day life from a set of seven values. Five categories of health-related measures were assessed in relation to values: substance use, physical activity, cancer screening, general health, and coping.Top values were safety of family (29.9%), happiness (20.9%), and autonomy (14.1%). Findings indicated that some top values, such as health and religion, were associated favorably with some health behaviors, while other top values, such as happiness or autonomy, were in some instances associated with poorer health behaviors.These results, while exploratory, suggest that individuals’ highest value may be meaningfully related to their health behaviors and self-reported health status. Future research into values and health appears warranted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this work, we deal with non-stationary multivariate time series, proposing a method which uses copulas to produce more accurate forecasting. The idea is to apply a copula-based approach to identify change points and then split the time series into consecutive segments based on these change points. In each segment, we define the best-fitting copula family and forecast values of the time series of each segment using the corresponding fitting copula. We apply our model to a financial data set to test the predictive power of our approach. A simulation study is also presented for a detailed illustration and assessment of our proposed methodology. Based on the results of numerical analysis, we observed that our proposed approach will help us to improve the accuracy of forecasting in comparison with other existing methods such as traditional time series forecasting as well as neural network forecasting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Using the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (a total of 66,188 participants from 15 European countries) and the European Gender and Generation Survey (a total of 121,248 participants from 12 countries), we investigated i) whether differences in political attitudes and attitudes toward family values (i.e. attitudes toward homosexual couples, attitudes toward female reproduction) are associated with differences in the average number of children, and ii) whether such an association between fertility and attitudes affects the population share of these attitudes in subsequent generations. We found that in most of the countries analyzed, right-wing (conservative) individuals have, on average, more children and grandchildren than left-wing (liberal) individuals. We also found that the proportion of right-wing individuals increases from generation to generation. Since political attitudes are presumably evolved traits that are socially and genetically transmitted from one generation to the next, these findings may suggest that demographic differences can lead to shifts in prevailing political attitudes. Thus, to some extent, demography may explain longer-term political trends. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present work intends to present aspects of education today, it discusses the proposals for permanent education and the challenges in the technological era, contemporary pedagogy inside and outside the school and its role in non-school spaces. It is theoretically based on Paulo Freire (2018), Werneck (2019) and Paiva Neto (2024), among others. This work is justified from the moment in which the aspects of valuing education and family participation within the teaching process are discussed and intends, therefore, to serve as a parameter for parents who will be able to become aware of their role in their children's learning. Being a bibliographical research, it was developed from theoretical-bibliographical study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: The focus is on family values, marital satisfaction, and the intention for subsequent childbirth. By classifying parents based on family values and examining marital satisfaction and the intention for subsequent childbirth within these groups, the study will provide insights into future childbirth trends and identify factors influencing the intention for subsequent childbirth among different groups. Methods: This study was conducted with parents of children aged 0 to 5 attending six daycare centers in Korea, using a questionnaire to gather responses regarding family values, intention for subsequent childbirth, and marital satisfaction. Descriptive statistics were employed to analyze the characteristics of the key variables, and latent profile analysis was conducted to classify latent groups based on family values. In the verification of differences, the three-step approach was used. Results: First, the latent profile analysis revealed three groups: the 'neutral values group' with lower emphasis on gender roles compared to other group, the 'individualistic values group' with lower values on marriage and children but higher emphasis on gender roles, and the 'family-centered values group' characterized by higher levels of various sub-factors in overall family values. Second, comparing marital satisfaction and intention for subsequent childbirth among latent groups, the FCVG showed significantly higher levels than the TVG and the IVG. Conclusions: In their marriages, couples differed in the values they held regarding parenting, marriage, and children. Therefore, maintaining strong values in marriage and parenting and establishing a family serve as the foundation for realizing new selfhood through parenthood. Simultaneously, forming values within the new roles of being a spouse and a parent is crucial. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The work establishes the unique solvability of a boundary value problem for a 3D linearized system of Navier–Stokes equations in a degenerate domain represented by a cone. The domain degenerates at the vertex of the cone at the initial moment of time, and, as a consequence of this fact, there are no initial conditions in the problem under consideration. First, the unique solvability of the initial-boundary value problem for the 3D linearized Navier–Stokes equations system in a truncated cone is established. Then, the original problem for the cone is approximated by a countable family of initial-boundary value problems in domains represented by truncated cones, which are constructed in a specially chosen manner. In the limit, the truncated cones will tend toward the original cone. The Faedo–Galerkin method is used to prove the unique solvability of initial-boundary value problems in each of the truncated cones. By carrying out the passage to the limit, we obtain the main result regarding the solvability of the boundary value problem in a cone. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present study aims to document and analyze information related to significant ethnomedicinal plants in rural communities of Northeastern Madhya Pradesh, India. Data collection involved the use of open-ended and semi-structured questionnaires to gather information on ethnomedicinal plant usage, including specific plants, applications, and traditional healing practices. Quantitative indices such as Relative frequency of citation (RFC), Use value (UV), Family use value (FUV), Informant consensus factor (ICF), and Jaccard's coefficient of similarity (JCS) were employed to quantify and analyze the gathered information. A total of 201 medicinal plants, belonging to 170 genera and 76 families, were recorded for treating various diseases, with trees (43%), herbs (33%), and climbers (13%) being predominantly used. Plants such as Hedychium coronarium and Cordia macleodii exhibited high RFC and high UV, particularly for treating eye and blood pressure problems. Vanda tessellata showed a high informant consensus factor for treating ear-related problems. Positive correlations were found between RFC and UV (0.631) and RFC and FUV (0.159). The study highlights the prevalence of traditional healing practices using medicinal plants in the area. Documentation of ethnomedicinal species and their therapeutic applications could stimulate further exploration into phytochemical and pharmacological investigations, potentially leading to the development of novel pharmaceuticals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This autoethnographic project explores my familial context regarding the concepts of covering and narrative inheritance. According to Yoshino, "to cover is to tone down a disfavored identity to fit into the mainstream." On the other hand, narrative inheritance refers to stories given to children by and about family members. The stories we inherit within the family provide us with a framework to understand our identities through our forebears. In talking about what we inherit narratively, we achieve a sense of completion and fulfillment. All the narratives included in this article render pivotal moments in my family history of truth omission and distortion, which, in hindsight, began to predominate my family's communication style in the wake of my mother's death in October 2003. Utilizing creative autoethnographic narratives to investigate covering in the context of my narrative inheritance, I attempt to fill in the holes that I have come across examining my family history and unpacking my identity, and to piece together family silences and secrets. In doing so, I aim to fulfill my narrative inheritance and illuminate ways that secrets can breed tension in family relationships, disorient our identities, and disrupt our lives. I hope that providing this evocative account can foster better understanding of how members of a family present values, restrain identity, constitute communication styles, and negotiate family culture by engaging in patterns of covering. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As a white woman raised in a rural community in a heteropatriarchal, evangelical Christian family whose tradition is hard work and family values, the author lived within the boundaries of those archetypal, stereotypical roles until tragedy struck, shaking the foundation of her self-concept as mother, wife, woman. This crisis invited a deterritorialization of self-concepts that imprisoned her, exposing her gendered existence, which she chronicled in journals over the period of this reimagining of self. Reflection on this personal writing reveals its role in developing not only the identity of a writer but the identity of a woman in the shattering and reimagining of facets of her "self" when a spouse's moral undoing threatens her sense of being. In this autoethnographic study, the author's Deleuzian approach to reflecting on identity through journal dipping into her own writing in a time of trauma and self-examination explores the possibilities for applying hermeneutics to personal texts to free the potential for rhizomatic expansion of feminine becoming born when the cultural expectations of feminine being in the United States South are fractured. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Given the great potential of Generation Y for the tourism industry, their perceptions, and opinions of family-run hotels, which dominate tourism, were explored through 20 semi-structured interviews. The study shows that Generation Y perceives the image of family-run hotels positively and emphasizes traditions, small-scale structures, authenticity, and trust while highlighting their hospitableness. Our results underline the assumption of responsibility to family firms, including the importance of word-of-mouth, in the communication between Generation Y and family firms. Based on organizational identity theory, family-run hotels can build on their core values to build family firm images, contributing to differentiation, and establishing customer relationships. This study relates Generation Y to the tourism industry context, which family firms mainly run. The findings suggest that Generation Y should be targeted as a segment for the family-run tourism industry and that research should be expanded. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study explored the experiences of solo parents who provide simultaneous support to their minor children and senior parents in selected resettlement areas in Cavite, Philippines. Specifically, it sought to determine the reasons for their role pursuance, unravel the adversities they encountered and the coping strategies they employed, and identify their motivations for continuously juggling their multigenerational responsibilities. Using narrative analysis, the stories of eight participants selected through non-proportional quota sampling were uncovered and interpreted. Findings revealed that the high regard they placed on cultural family values and traditions drove them to become caregivers for two generations. The demands of having young and old dependents led them to face financial constraints, unfulfilled aspirations, work interference, and health-compromising behaviors associated with their role as family mediators. Social support systems and multiple sources of livelihood played a significant part in easing these burdens. Despite the hardships entailed in their household responsibilities, they managed to carry on due to the long-term care needs of family members and the positive feelings they acquired from caregiving. This may further support the need for implementation or amendment of policy programs intended to provide recognition and workplace consideration for individuals in this unique familial position.

Introduction. In the context of globalisation and the intensification of international contacts, there is an increasing need to understand the intercultural differences and similarities between Russian and Chinese youth, particularly in significant areas such as family values. Aim. The present research aimed to identify and analyse the differences and similarities in the perception of family values among students from various cultural contexts. The methodology and research methods. The research methodological framework was grounded in the principles of cultural anthropology, sociology, pedagogy, and psychology, facilitating a multifaceted understanding of the phenomenon under investigation. The study involved 160 students from higher educational institutions in the city of Tyumen, representing both Russian and Chinese cultures. This comprehensive approach incorporated quantitative methods, enabling a visual representation of the cultural features and nuances in the perception of family values and their hierarchy among Chinese and Russian students in Tyumen higher educational institutions. Results. The results indicate that, despite existing cultural differences, Russian and Chinese students demonstrate a similar respect for the institution of family and are committed to preserving family traditions. Scientific novelty. The scientific novelty of this study lies in its reflection of current trends and changes in the perception of family values within the context of cultural exchange, making it significant in the framework of modernity. Practical significance. The practical significance highlights a deeper understanding of intercultural interactions and can serve as a foundation for further sociocultural research in the area of family values.

Background. The implementation of the task of introducing children to the traditional moral values of the Russian people, socio-cultural norms and cultural traditions of their families is highlighted among the priorities in the new Federal Educational Program for Preschool Education. Therefore, the development of methods for studying the cultural traditions of the modern family is an important practical aid to specialists in enriching partnerships with parents. Objective. To study family traditions in the families of pupils and to analyze current aspects of interaction between preschool educational institutions and families in matters of increasing the spiritual and moral potential of young families. Sampling. The study involved 47 teachers and 230 parents of children of early and preschool age from preschool groups of educational institutions in Moscow. Methods. The research was carried out on the basis of a questionnaire developed by the authorsto study the traditions of upbringing in the modern family, as well as in the educational practice of preschool teachers and their interaction with parents. Results. A qualitative and quantitative description of the data obtained using questionnaires separately for teachers and parents is presented, as well as summary tables for processing quantitative and qualitative data. The most significant results of the sociological survey related to the views and attitudes of the generation of young parents and current teachers to various aspects of the multifaceted problem of preserving and using family traditions in the spiritual and moral education of preschoolers are analyzed and summarized. The methodology of sociological survey on the study of family traditions in the practice of parental education and educational practice of teachers in communication with children and cooperation with parents was developed. A comparative analysis of the results of the survey of teachers and parents was made on a number of issues. The most relevant areas of cooperation with families to popularize family traditions are highlighted. Conclusions. The approbation of the methodology for studying family traditions makes it possible to further extend its use beyond the Moscow region. It is important for educators to actively involve young families in the revival of traditions, keep calendars of family events and chronicles in order to form closer ties between generations and promote positive socialization of children.

The article shows how Russian students assess the role of the university as a socialization institution in strengthening the value of family and in their preparing for marriage, birth and raising children. Based on the results of the sociological study conducted in 2023, the authors consider issues related to the content of the educational process and make some recommendations for its optimization in the context of the state demographic policy. The empirical basis of the study consists of (1) the data of the survey of the Russian student youth from Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Kazan, Irkutsk, Orenburg, Pskov, Krasnodar, Perm and Stavropol (N=719); (2) the results of a series of focus groups with students of the Perm State National Research University (N=36). The article aims at identifying the ideas of Russian students about the influence of the university environment on the formation of family values. According to the students, the university educational environment still focuses on solving educational problems: transferring knowledge and skills required for successful employment of graduates and creating favorable conditions for learning - providing students with dormitories, forming scholarship funds. The authors argue that the measures taken to strengthen family values in universities are still insufficient: the students rate the lowest such conditions as taking into account the marital status of graduates when distributing them to workplaces, the availability of psychological and medical services, and the use of different formats for discussing family and childbearing issues. At the same time, some universities update and strengthen the guidelines for maintaining a balance between educational and upbringing activities related to family values. The authors make a conclusion that it is necessary to further improve educational-methodological, organizational, infrastructural and other conditions for maintaining a family-friendly environment at the university.

The American parenting economy is built around the notion that raising children is a matter of private parental investment. This essay outlines briefly the features of what is best characterized as, not family-friendly, but rather family-hostile policy in the United States, before it proposes two reasons for why the ideal of parental investment holds its grip. The first is the historical political entanglement of neoliberalism with neoconservatism that continues to entrench the focus on traditional family values. The second is the more recent cultural backdrop of building knowledge infrastructure around “the economic way of looking at parents” to repurpose economist Gary Becker's Nobel Laureate lecture title, which has permeated public discourse and reframed “childrearing” as “parental investment.” Therefore, the possibility of policy change is not simply a matter of political struggle. A potent obstacle to family-friendly policy is cultural. Parents and nonparents will not demand, nor will politicians embrace, radical institutional transformation of the American family policy if we do not shift our thinking. We need less economic reasoning and more sociological imagination, recognizing that parenting, no matter how intimate and personal it seems, is inextricably and thoroughly bound up with social structures and culture. And that raising children—all children in the manner they deserve—is not a matter of private investment but a common responsibility.

In modern Russia, the family institution is a matter of national security. This research featured the key transformations of the modern Russian family. The article presents the transformation stages in the context of the actual social relations, identifies the factors of these changes, and establishes the main trends that characterize the current state of the Russian family. Family models have become more diverse, as well as the strategies of couple relationship and parenthood. The traditional family functions are undergoing some transformations, e.g., new formats appear while others fade into the past. The modern family is characterized by individualism and rationalization instead of standards. Late parenthood requires more available reproductive technologies. These new trends are to be observed all over the country and in all age groups. Young metropolitan dwellers manifest rationalization and freedom of choice: they make marriage and divorce decisions quite easily, see marriage as optional, and are prone to late marriage and parenthood. The concept and implementation of state family policy in modern Russia need to take into account the abovementioned trends, as well as the actual attitude of the population to family relations and parenthood.

Despite recent trends toward introducing female characters with increasingly active roles in video games, there is still a noticeable conservatism regarding shaping central female protagonists in Ubisoft’s franchises. However, in Assassin’s Creed Origins, the trajectories of the protagonists, Bayek and Aya, are as different as possible. While Bayek’s gamic narratives are centered on family values aimed at avenging the death of his dead son, Aya’s story and scholarly origins revolve around direct cooperation with elite politicians like Cleopatra to achieve the same purpose. I show that Aya embodies hegemonic femininity based on her social location, not only in class and race but also in gender as a source of power superior to the masculinity of her husband, Bayek (the “intersectional domination” framework). Subsequently, analyzing relevant comments on Reddit, I argue that the ambivalent reactions to Aya’s femininity coincide with a postfeminist playerbase, with ambiguous and often contradictory attitudes towards Aya’s better intersectional location. Considering digitally mediated misogynist tensions exemplified by #Gamergate and other viralized communities via Reddit, I explore the inequalities between the two characters in Assassin’s Creed using a postfeminist lens and highlight potential implications for video games and gender studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Family partnerships should be a central component of teacher preparation. Although research provides family engagement strategies, little research offers teacher educators guidance from the perspectives of families themselves. The purpose of this convergent mixed-method study was to begin to fill the void in the literature by investigating family perspectives of theirs and their children's experience in 10 reading clinic/literacy lab literacy specialist preparation programs across the United States and Canada. Through analysis of survey ratings (N = 132) and responses to structured interviews to (N = 84), this study found that families valued clinic/lab tutors building relationships with them, responding to their children's strengths and needs, promoting self-efficacy, and working together as partners. Methods used in this study can provide a useful model for how teacher educators can intentionally seek input from families. Findings have implications for teacher educators advocating for and centering family engagement in teacher preparation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Separate marital surnaming (fūfubessei) has been a controversial issue in Japan for many years. Although the Civil Code and the Koseki Law allow the choice of surname for a married couple to be either the husband's or the wife's surname, this same legislation prevents a married couple from holding separate surnames. Despite calls for change to allow freedom of choice for couples strengthening in recent years, no progress in this direction has been forthcoming. This study focusses on migrant Japanese married couples in Australia to investigate if their attitudes and behaviour relating to marital surnaming are impacted by living in country where more liberal legislation allows for diverse arrangements for couples. The results indicate that those who have acculturated to life in Australia tend to be more favourably attuned to diverse arrangements than Japanese in Japan. However, those migrant couples less acculturated to Australian life tend to hold on to traditional cultural beliefs. The research also highlights the significant role of filial piety in the choices and attitudes of migrant Japanese couples in Australia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We investigate the rationality of Weil sums of binomials of the form W u K , s = ∑ x ∈ K ψ (x s − u x) , where K is a finite field whose canonical additive character is ψ , and where u is an element of K × and s is a positive integer relatively prime to | K × | , so that x ↦ x s is a permutation of K. The Weil spectrum for K and s , which is the family of values W u K , s as u runs through K × , is of interest in arithmetic geometry and in several information-theoretic applications. The Weil spectrum always contains at least three distinct values if s is nondegenerate (i.e., if s is not a power of p modulo | K × | , where p is the characteristic of K). It is already known that if the Weil spectrum contains precisely three distinct values, then they must all be rational integers. We show that if the Weil spectrum contains precisely four distinct values, then they must all be rational integers, with the sole exception of the case where | K | = 5 and s ≡ 3 (mod 4). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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According to Melinda Cooper's Family Values, neoliberal and socially conservative policies have come together throughout the 20th century to support the normative family as the primary tool to internalize the costs of individual behavior and to privatize distribution. Despite a wealth of research and detailed policy analysis, Cooper's work suffers from both ideological blinders and an overly narrow vision of the family itself. Cooper's work ultimately fails to take the family seriously as an emergent and self-reproducing institution that is unlikely to be replaced fully in any sense by government policies, however well framed. Her analysis also fails to provide a good-faith analysis of the neoliberal and socially conservative scholars she discusses. At the same time, Cooper's analysis is a useful one for classical liberal and libertarian thinkers who have, in the past, struggled to know what to do with the family as an institution and how to balance concerns about state coercion against concerns about coercion in the private sphere. It therefore provides a call for classical liberal and libertarian scholars to think more seriously about the family and how a narrow focus on freedom from government might ignore real and serious threats to human freedom in other areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite Hegel's thorough exploration of the interplay between politics, family dynamics, and the role of self‐consciousness in family processes, his work has been notably absent from discussions within family science and human development. This paper aims to bridge this gap by conducting a comprehensive review of Hegel's contributions, addressing historical issues, and presenting arguments for the relevance of Hegelian concepts in family research, including an overview of methodological possibilities. The paper begins with a concise introduction to Hegel's views on family and society, examining key theoretical concepts such as marriage and family capital. Following this, the discussion delves into the application of Hegelian notions of spirit and develops a list of family values based on my interpretation of Hegel's works. The conclusion underscores the importance of Hegelian thought, emphasizing its potential as an epistemological foundation for advancing family science. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to assess whether varying input communication factors impacted participants' perceived confidence, motivation, and likelihood to act (i.e., share or discuss their preferences and values with their clinician or family/caregiver) when receiving tailored communication from a values-clarification tool. Methods: This study was conducted over a two-month period at the North Carolina Basnight Cancer Hospital. Patients with hematologic malignancies participated in evaluating three distinct messages that varied on three input communication factors. Results: Results from this study indicate that most study participants preferred messages that were moderately direct, contained succinct question prompts, and that were empowering. Results also indicate that diverse perspectives and external influences may impact confidence and motivation toward discussing preferences with their clinicians. Discussion: Our findings suggest the importance of validating the input communication factors within values-clarification tools before presenting results to patients and the need to evaluate potential disparities in patients' participation toward discussing their preferences. Evidence from this study provides direction for future research efforts focused on improving shared decision-making among older adults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aimed to assess the genetic parameters associated with survival against acute hepatopancreatic necrosis (S_AHPND) and white spot syndrome virus (S_WSSV) in controlled challenge settings, as well as survival in commercial ponds (S_COMERCIAL) and within a high biosecurity genetic nucleus (S_NUCLEUS). Two lines were studied: one with a history of resistance to WSSV (RES) and another focused on rapid growth but susceptible to WSSV (GRO). All traits were analyzed as binary (alive or dead), and (co)variance components were estimated using a within-line multivariate linear animal model. Heritabilities for S_AHPND and S_WSSV ranged from 0.09 to 0.15 and from 0.01 to 0.14, respectively. In the case of S_COMMERCIAL, heritabilities spanned from 0.01 to 0.23, and for S_NUCLEUS, they were between 0.02 and 0.08. Notably, genetic correlations (rg) between S_WSSV and S_AHPND exceeded 0.50 in both lines. When examining S_COMMERCIAL, rg with S_AHPND in GRO were estimated at values between 0.25 and 0.51, while in RES, they ranged from 0.23 to 0.62. Regarding S_WSSV, rg ranged from − 0.04 to 0.60 in GRO and from 0.22 to 0.76 in RES. The rg between S_NUCLEUS and the other traits fell within the range of − 0.15 to 0.74. Spearman correlations between the family breeding values for all four traits were estimated to be between 0.31 and 0.66. In summary, this study found that additive genetic variation for these traits ranged from low to moderate. The results suggest the potential for a correlated response in overall commercial survival (S_COMERCIAL) when selecting for improved specific-pathogen resistance against both S_AHPND and S_WSSV. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we scrutinize a collection of meromorphic functions known as normal families, prove the theorem that normal families share a holomorphic function, and present several illustrative counterexamples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Persistent concerns about the digital divide are typically framed as a deficit of Internet access, skills or participation. Despite advances remedying first- and second-level divide issues, scholars have found that not all benefit equally from the Internet use resulting in the theorising of a third-level digital divide exploring the social determinants critical to benefit from the Internet use. Presenting analysis for three families from Aotearoa New Zealand, this work highlights the importance of the family in creating children's digital disposition. Applying Bourdieu's Theory of Practice concepts, we illustrate how parent's habitus informs children's responses to the digital world, shaping diverse forms of 'digital capital' which may result in 'capital gains' for some, and less capital benefits for others. Findings suggest that the forms of digital capital that are valued by families are closely tied to class positioning and cultural background. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We evaluate asymptotically the smoothed first moment of central values of families of primitive cubic, quartic and sextic Dirichlet L -functions, using the method of double Dirichlet series. Quantitative non-vanishing results for these L -values are also proved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In cooperative games with transferable utilities defined on a variable set of players, we characterize the family of values satisfying efficiency, linearity, the equal treatment property, and the weak null player out property. The last property weakens the usual null player out property, and together with efficiency, it is interpreted as considering equal support from others for null players. Together with the fact that efficiency, linearity, and the equal treatment property characterize the Shapley value along with the usual null player out property, our result reveals how weakening the null player out property can expand the possibilities of solutions. The characterized family contains well-known values in the literature, such as the Shapley value, equal division value, equal surplus division value, and the egalitarian non-separable contributions value, etc. In addition, each value in the characterized family is determined by an infinite sequence of real numbers. Furthermore, the equal treatment property in our characterization can be replaced by the balanced contributions property for symmetric players. Comparing this result with the existing one also shows that how weakening the balanced contributions property more can expand the possibilities of solutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Domestic cooking is changing the world over. Kitchen technologies and the smartphone transform the way we cook and whom we cook with. Coupled with urbanisation and the shrinking of households, cooking seems to be an increasingly solitary practice. At the same time, these processes did not change who cooks; across the globe it is mostly women who prepare the daily meal for their families. Yet, rather than treating domestic cooking solely as a gender relations issue, this article presents ethnographic research with low-income domestic cooks in Marrakech, Morocco, to argue that unequal generational relations are also important drivers of change in family life. Paradoxically, rather than cook alone or simplify meals, kitchen appliances and social media were employed to continue preparing elaborate family meals. Through a thick description of the preparation of a spread called amlou and of pizza, this article explores why domestic cooking remains centralto idealised notions of womanhood and family life in Marrakech and beyond. It introduces the concept of culinary connectivity to understand how new technologies were employed ininter-generational negotiations of cooking knowledge and power. Moreover, while the crafting of culinary connectivity enables young generations of low-income womento emancipate themselves from age-based power in the home, these practices also enmesh them in new relations of dependence on money and the market. By making cooking central to understanding the (re)production of everyday family life in the context of poverty, this article contributes to cross-cultural studies of food and to regional debates about the family. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we establish the expected order of magnitude of the k th-moment of central values of the family of Dirichlet L -functions to a fixed prime modulus over function fields for all real k ≥ 0. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents the results of a research carried out in a rural area of Satu-Mare County, which aimed to identify the practices regarding work in family agricultural households of rural children in connection with their school education. Our study is an exploratory research on the involvement of rural children in household work, as well as of the meanings that parents give to family work and school education, taking into account their value systems, expectations, relationships with their families and other relevant factors. For the collection of quantitative data, we used a questionnaire based survey on a representative sample of children and their parents, while for the qualitative data semi-structured interviews were conducted with parents and focus group interview with teachers. The research results reveal that the involvement of children in the work of family households is considered by parents as a natural component of the family socialization of children, related to the need to acquire work skills characteristic of the rural way of life. Among parents there is a preoccupation for the balance between school education and household activities, with an emphasis on the relevance of practical education. Child labour can negatively affect school performance; however, rural life offers children valuable hands-on learning opportunities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this study was to understand the knowledge, attitudes, and willingness of medical students in their clinical internships towards organ donation and to assess how traditional oriental culture plays a role. This study conducted an online cross-sectional survey using a cell phone application with a self-designed questionnaire based on the Delphi method. This study was conducted among medical students in their internships in hospitals in nearly 20 provinces of China. The questionnaire consisted of 17 main questions and a knowledge quiz. The results were analyzed with descriptive statistics using the software Microsoft Excel 2021 and SPSS 26. A total of 225 medical students participated in this study, distributed among college, undergraduate, and postgraduate clinical internships. 96% of the medical students agreed with the value of organ donation, but the highest willingness to donate the whole body was only 38.22%. Among them, traditional culture, family values, and religious factors played important both positive and negative roles. Medical students have better knowledge about organ donation, but it rarely comes from professional education. Traditional concepts, family values, and religious factors play both a facilitating and hindering role, which can easily lead to moral dilemmas. Although it is not possible to make productive changes in the short term, we could still make improvements through educational changes, research breakthroughs, and institutional improvements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This study examines how family values in a firm can impact non‐market strategies. Given that family members on the board tend to pursue non‐economic, especially family related, values, we attempt to specify how the perspectives, values, and tastes of family members serving on the board can be infused into the firm's environmental performance. Since actions addressing environmental issues are less directly related to family values than other types of CSR actions, such as donations and services to the local community, the family‐value‐infused characteristics of boards that represent family firms' pursuit of socio‐emotional wealth, can make firms less committed to environmental issues. Using our comprehensive sample of large U.S. firms consisting of 15,086 firm‐year observations between 1998 and 2016, we find that when family values are treated as a critical factor for non‐market strategies, family dominated firms are less likely to pursue corporate environmental responsibility. We also find that both external and internal factors can positively moderate the family firm's environmental underperformance by diluting the family values. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: Creating value in family firms is considered a challenge, especially with the entry of the second generation. It is important to identify the obstacles and solutions to the challenges in the value creation process. This article answers the question of what factors prevent the success of the G1 and G2 in value creation and what solutions are there to deal with these challenges. In this research, the construct of "5 management levers at the corporate analysis level and the capabilities of G1 and G2 at the level of family analysis" were used. This research identifies and describes some of the barriers firms face and solutions are provided in this field. Method: To investigate the above relationships, a literature review method and case study of 5 firms were used with 13 semi-structured interviews with G1 and G2 and experts in the publishing industry. After the theoretical saturation of the findings, they were matched with the theoretical views of the background, and finally, the resulting data were analyzed using the analytical method of Straus Corbin. Using the construct of "5 managerial levers (Crossan, 2010)and capabilities of G1 and G2 in solving value creation challenges (Soluk J. K., 2021)" at the level of corporate and family analysis, based on the findings of axial and selective coding, a descriptive model and a theoretical framework were presented. Results: The factors of solving conflicts and obstacles with the interaction of two generations, acceptance of G2 in the firm, succession and empowerment of the new generation and reducing the risk aversion of the G1 with the arrival of the new generation and specialists were recognized as the main categories. and the factors of creating vision and motivation and flexibility in G1, interactions and exchanging knowledge and ideas between two generations, changing management style, structure and systems by transferring management to the new generation and creating an innovative culture and changing culture with The arrival of G2 and specialists were recognized as twogeneration value creation solutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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