TY - JOUR
T1 - Defining the family
T2 - The role of personal values and personal acquaintance
AU - Gavriel-Fried, Belle
AU - Shilo, Guy
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - Applying Schwartz’s values theory and Allport’s contact theory, this study examines the role of personal values and personal acquaintance with non-traditional families as mediators of the association between socio-demographic variables (SES) and family concept. In the first known study of its kind on the Jewish-Israeli family, a sample of 1518 adult respondents took part in a panel survey. The main findings underline the strong contribution of personal acquaintance with non-traditional families and the values of Conservation, and Self-Transcendence as mediators of the association between SES and family definition. In addition, women, the better-educated, and secular respondents are more inclusive in the types of relationships sanctioned as family. These findings shed light on the complex mechanisms by which personal variables, SES and individual values, and the environmental variable of personal contact with non-traditional families underpin the definition of family, and further support the utility of Allport and Schwartz’s theories.
AB - Applying Schwartz’s values theory and Allport’s contact theory, this study examines the role of personal values and personal acquaintance with non-traditional families as mediators of the association between socio-demographic variables (SES) and family concept. In the first known study of its kind on the Jewish-Israeli family, a sample of 1518 adult respondents took part in a panel survey. The main findings underline the strong contribution of personal acquaintance with non-traditional families and the values of Conservation, and Self-Transcendence as mediators of the association between SES and family definition. In addition, women, the better-educated, and secular respondents are more inclusive in the types of relationships sanctioned as family. These findings shed light on the complex mechanisms by which personal variables, SES and individual values, and the environmental variable of personal contact with non-traditional families underpin the definition of family, and further support the utility of Allport and Schwartz’s theories.
KW - Family
KW - Jewish-Israeli families
KW - Personal acquaintance with non-traditional families
KW - Personal values
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84964412305&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13229400.2015.1020991
DO - 10.1080/13229400.2015.1020991
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AN - SCOPUS:84964412305
SN - 1322-9400
VL - 22
SP - 43
EP - 62
JO - Journal of Family Studies
JF - Journal of Family Studies
IS - 1
ER -