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Item Grandparent support of adult grandchildren(2016-05) Huo, Meng; Fingerman, Karen L; Kim, Kyungmin; Zarit, Steven HMany grandparents are involved in their young grandchildren’s lives, providing childcare and support in different ways, but we know little about grandparent support of adult grandchildren. The current study examined how often grandparents supported adult grandchildren and asked whether affection and family needs explained such support. Grandparents in The Family Exchanges Study Wave 2 (N = 198; Mage = 80.19) reported how often they provided multiple types of support to a focal adult grandchild. We generated subscales of emotional support and instrumental support and estimated multiple regression models to examine factors associated with the two subscales of grandparent support. Grandparents’ affection for an adult grandchild was associated with their provision of both emotional and instrumental support. In addition, grandparents were more likely to offer instrumental support when the parents were not employed for pay. Significant associations between grandparents’ affection and their support provision offer limited evidence for intergenerational solidarity theory, suggesting why some grandparents are highly engaged in adult grandchildren’s lives with frequent support. In addition, findings regarding parents’ lack of employment support the family watchdog model and illustrate that grandparents can play an important role in grandchildren’s lives in the face of family needs.Item Hierarchies of Brain and Being: Abraham Maslow and the Origins of The Hierarchy of Needs in German Brain Science(2016-05) Coonan, Daniel JI tell the history of how a theory–that humans have a hierarchy of needs–emerged in 1943 from larger conflicts over the study of the brain and the human being. A stoic, yet passionate neurologist Kurt Goldstein who fled Nazi Germany inspired a young psychologist, Abraham Maslow, with a forceful critique of materialist science; in doing so, hierarchies of brain became hierarchies of mind and self. The theory is widely used in business schools today and by more than few everyday American’s looking for greater success, deeper experiences of spirituality, and, in some cases, release from the sufferings of contemporary American life. This story is about how we make sense of our lives by the “real” established by science and how very much belief in something, whether formula or faith, helps us make sense of the reality of the “real” and thereby create the communities in which we live and strive.Item Poster Presentation: Abraham Maslow and the Origins of The Hierarchy of Needs in German Brain Science(2016-05) Coonan, Daniel JItem The rights and needs of families as they navigate a loved one’s incarceration(2019-06-28) Bresnahan, Emily Frances; Springer, David W.The United States currently has the highest incarceration rate in the world, and with just under 2.3 million people incarcerated across jails and prisons, it also holds the title for the highest incarcerated population of any country. In addition to the direct impact of incarceration on the nearly 2.3 million individuals, their loved ones are also affected. Current research consistently demonstrates that not only are children and other family members negatively impacted emotionally and financially when a loved one is incarcerated, but maintaining family connections is shown to improve the well-being and behavior of incarcerated individuals, reduce recidivism, and ease reentry. Despite this knowledge, state prisons continue to create barriers related to prison visitation and communication that impede families’ abilities to maintain these ever important and positive connections. Currently, limited research exists that looks at the experiences of families as they try to navigate these barriers. Using key-informant interviews with service providers and policy advocates who work alongside incarcerated individuals and their families, this report examines common challenges that family members face when trying to understand and navigate state prison systems. The report also explores the legal rights and expressed needs of families affected by incarceration. Ultimately, the report provides three policy recommendations that recognize the positive impact of familial connections throughout incarceration by proposing legislation that would improve the treatment of families within the prison system, codify family visitation rights, and compel incarceration to occur closer to homeItem Voices of parents in poverty : what do low-income parents need to support their young children?(2015-08) McManus, Molly Ellen; Suizzo, Marie-Anne; Schallert, DianeThis paper examines the needs of low-income parents in supporting the development, education, and well-being of their young children using a collective case study design informed by multivocal ethnography. Findings were obtained from a collective case study by analyzing qualitative interview data from fourteen participants including three mothers, three teachers, three administrators, two district leaders, and three policymakers. The overall findings suggest that preschool administrators were the most aligned in their understanding of low-income parents' needs as expressed by parents, whereas teachers, district leaders, and policymakers were much less aligned with parents' perceptions. Furthermore, the needs identified by low-income parents fell into the basic needs categories of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, whereas needs identified by individuals in positions of power fell into the growth needs category. Finally, individuals in positions of power all identified needs such as training, classes, or workshops that emphasized knowledge transfer from an expert to low-income parents.