Parents of special needs kids need support when it comes to someone watching them while they work. ... One thing they lack is the support of extra help while parents are at work. "Two thirds of families with disabled children told researchers that they were unable to access essential support services in their community, while only 14 per cent said their local area provided all the services they need" (Breaking Point ). ... Care is another big factor when it comes to supporting children with disabilities. ... In addition lack of support, there are other things society can improve on e...

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Most family problems being with a few simple things, poor parenting practices including harsh inconsistent lack of supervision and support, parental psychopathology, family history of antisocial behavior, antisocial family values, instability in the family, and limited resources. ... Some families cannot seem to settle conflicts. Family members may deny that problems exist. ... These include stresses in family relationships (directly in that there are stresses between family members; indirectly that the family unit is under threat e.g. through a parent's employment situation). ... Family ...

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A traditional family structure in the U.S is considered as a family support system involving two married heterosexual individuals providing care and stability for their biological offspring. ... When it came to school, the biggest factor that helps the students succeed was the support and encouragement from the teachers and counselors. ... They collected data by comparing 27 families with single heterosexual mothers, 20 families with lesbian parents, and 26 two-parent heterosexual families as the child entered adulthood. ... Golombok and Badger's study concluded that there are higher leve...

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Newspapers reported acts of family violence which kill or maime. ... Few have a real understanding of what constitutes family violence, what causes family violence, and what society needs to do to help solve this social problem. ... Family violence has been traditionally viewed as a social or family problem. ... The social and family structures that can affect family violence are the social attitudes concerning violence, the private nature of the modern household and the structural inequality that exists in the modern family. ... Examination of fairy tales, folklore and nursery rhymes will g...

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ICONIC AMERICAN FAMILY AT THE END OF THE MILLENNIUM. ... It gives them an atmosphere of acceptance, intimacy, support, and trust regardless of the kind of society they were brought up in and the times they happened to live in. ... American families typically have what is called a modified extended family structure. ... Therefore the image of American family is gradually changing. ... Therefore, Americans are reinventing the family. ...

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She provides history on the culture of her land, it's terrain, her personal family's beliefs and health status. ... Her family remains in Thailand, but E.S. has a sister moving here next summer - also marrying a gentleman that she met on-line. ... Her relationship with her family has remained close thanks to the computer and face time capabilities that she has. ... To her knowledge she has no genetic disease in her family although she has a sister with elevated triglyceride levels also. She denies that there have been any serious illness in her family but does remember her grandm...

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During times of war, families are often separated by long distances, and families during the Revolutionary War were no different. ... Throughout their on-going communication the Adams write about their family, concerns with the status of the war and its outcome, but most importantly political views of the time and specifically the critical issue of equality that Mrs. ... Abigail shares with her friend the idea that they should sign a petition in support of the equality movement and that she even threatened Mr. ... The most disheartening statement he makes is about what he sees the greatest acc...

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The name Willis is a surname, often referred to as a last name or family name, is a name passed down through a family from generation to generation. ... I'm trying to write this paper on the history of my family. ... We had many women prayer warriors in our family, I being one. ... When the question is asked who supports me in my life, I would have to say my Pastor, because God used him to change to encourage me to give myself to God. ... My Pastor prays for me and family. ...

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There is also an increase in the amount of families whose income is not enough to sufficiently support them. ... There is currently now a five year limit on the amount of time a family can receive money from this organization, because Congress is trying to emphasize putting the recipients to work at jobs with which they can then support themselves. ... One finding was that the aid to families with dependant families increases significantly over 30 years. ... Changes in the federal welfare rules and different proposals to stop federal subsidy levels for 2003 are expected to reduce the number of...

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For example, one who has lived with drug abusing families is more vulnerable to become a drug abuser themselves if they cannot properly cope with the situation. ... Protective factors such as extended support systems, supportive families, and strong personality dispositions can decrease the likelihood that one, with other risk factors, may take to a life of crime. ... Doctor Andrew Sum, referring to education and career decisions by young adults, states "Our ability to generate family stability and safe communities is strongly influenced by this." By decreasing the extended support syste...

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If the adults aren't able to support their family, it comes to the point where children have to drop out of activities in school to work because the parents can't pay for them. ... This shows that the individuals working their minimum wage jobs aren't earning enough income to live, or support their families. ... With all of the expenses of living, and supporting family, raising the minimum wage isn't the ultimate solution if it doesn't keep pace with inflation. ... The average family household income in 2012 was $64,053. ... There are resources for financial aid, emoti...

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A second document which further supported this notion was "document F". ... They could easily buy supplies to help support their travels. ... Moreover, the document stated how men were very apprehensive about leaving their families to go protect the borders of the colonies, because they were leaving their families very vulnerable. ... These events led to a society which produced unusual patterns of family life. ... In part, this was because one of the greatest cures to the long hard New England winter was a good morale and family support mechanism. ...

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A second document which further supported this notion was "document F". ... They could easily buy supplies to help support their travels. ... Moreover, the document stated how men were very apprehensive about leaving their families to go protect the borders of the colonies, because they were leaving their families very vulnerable. ... These events led to a society which produced unusual patterns of family life. ... In part, this was because one of the greatest cures to the long hard New England winter was a good morale and family support mechanism. ...

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The effects of divorce on children have become an essential family issue to the society for many years. ... Such variables include the child's perception of the relationship, the age of the child, the gender of the child, family socioeconomic status, child's social competence prior to the divorce, and outside support. ... When social class is controlled, children in female-headed families perform no worse than children from two-parent families on measures of intelligence, academic achievement, and educational attainment. ... Family disruption alters daily routines and work schedules...

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These immigrants face great struggles in finding a well-suited job to help them financially provide for their families. ... When crossing the border, migrant workers could either go to California or another state that will support them. ... In reality it's really hard for them to find work to support their families. ... If the government spends any money towards these workers, they'd have to spend billions of dollars just supporting them. ... Most Latin American immigrants travel from Mexico to California just so they can have a better life to support their families. ...

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Passive euthanasia is removing life support or not providing CPR to a dying patient. ... People do not want to be a burden to their families. ... Another problem that doctors have faced is when a patient can no longer decide for them self, should the family be able to decide when life support should be stopped? In some cases, the doctor wants to keep the patient alive and the family does not. ... Most of my family supported his wishes; however no doctor was willing to perform an assisted suicide. ...

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PTSD splits families apart, because family go through secondary victimization. ... Families are victims as well as veterans. ... The U.S Government should support the veteran families by assisting them with mental health services. ... This shows the lack of support towards our beloved veterans. ... This proposal would protect our veterans and give them the proper support and care they need. ...

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Adoption: Homosexuals Need Not Apply In the last decade the ever changing face of the American family "has seen a sharp rise in the number of lesbians and gay men forming their own families through adoption, foster care, artificial insemination and other means" ("Fact Sheet"). ... Homosexual couples hoping to start families look towards adoption to make their dream a reality, but in many states this is a dream that will never be realized. ... The president of the Family Research Council, Ken Connor argues "[t]here is an abundance of research that children do best when raised by a mother and...

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But, there is a "limitations" section that specifically denies the head-of-household benefits to taxpayers who are supporting non-biological and non-adopted children. Therefore, a gay or lesbian taxpayer who supports his or her partner's child and who is ineligible to adopt the child has fewer post-tax dollars in which they could support the child. ... Family and medical leave is guaranteed to employees to take care of parents, children, or spouses. The Family and Medical Leave Act does not provide leave to care for a domestic partner or a domestic partner's family member. ...

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According to the ACLU, the law is "an unmistakable violation of the Constitution" and "a deplorable act of hostility unworthy of the support." ... Gay and lesbian couples who consider themselves as family and are indeed families, are constitutionally required to be treated equally as any other U.S family . ... President also ordered government agencies to extend additional benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees, including child-care services and expanded family leave. ... President Obama supports civil unions but civil union is not what many gay couples want. ... Also, this admini...

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Welfare is the provision of a minimal level of well-being and social support for all citizens, sometimes referred to as public aid. ... If the family makes more than they are not eligible to receive the benefits (USDA).The minimum wage in the state of Oregon is $9.25/hour. ... This is enough to support and buy the necessary things to keep a household alive and healthy. ... In turn they are unable to work and need other resources to feed their families. ... It is unfair to American citizens that their hard work and their taxes go to illegal immigrants to support and feed their families. ...

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Families with children constitute approximately 35 percent of the homeless 4. ...working people account for an average of 30 percent of the homeless 5. ...homelessness is found to be a chronic and recurring event." ... Stagnating wages, lack of health insurance, domestic violence, changes in social services and welfare programs, cuts in benefit programs, such as Aid to Families with Dependent Children, Food Stamps and Elderly Assistance, single parent families, drug addiction, mental health problems, natural disasters, job displacement due to military actions, and affordable housing shor...

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The government defines a family of four as being poor if they generate a yearly income of $15,569 or less, although the average improvised family's income was only around $10,000 in 1995. ... The Chicago coalition for the homeless states that a person must be employed full time and earn more than $8.29 per hour in order to exceed the federal poverty level for a family of four. ... These people are less likely to be able to obtain support such as treatment, case management and the help that is necessary to find and maintain permanent housing. ... New York University did a study that concl...

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In reality, the American Revolution was not supported or condoned by all American colonists, as we are sometimes led to believe. ... (Chalmers, 2) Unfortunately for the loyalist cause, Chalmers writing was too wordy to enlist any more support from the common man. ... It was the rebel militias that actually eliminated a great deal of the loyalist support throughout the war. ... The weakening of the loyalist support proved to be a major downfall for the British armies. ... This elimination of colonist support proved to be a major collapse for the English, Britain, lacking loyalist support in t...

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In reality, the American Revolution was not supported or condoned by all American colonists, as we are sometimes led to believe. ... (Chalmers, 2) Unfortunately for the loyalist cause, Chalmers writing was too wordy to enlist any more support from the common man. ... It was the rebel militias that actually eliminated a great deal of the loyalist support throughout the war. ... The weakening of the loyalist support proved to be a major downfall for the British armies. ... This elimination of colonist support proved to be a major collapse for the English, Britain, lacking loyalist support in t...

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