Parent-child and Stepparent-Stepchild Relationships inStepfamilies

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  • ステップファミリーにおける親子関係・継親子関係と子どもの福祉
  • ステップファミリーにおける親子関係・継親子関係と子どもの福祉 : 子どもにとって「親」とは誰か
  • ステップファミリー ニ オケル オヤコ カンケイ ・ ママオヤコ カンケイ ト コドモ ノ フクシ : コドモ ニ トッテ 「 オヤ 」 トワ ダレ カ
  • : Critical Reconsideration from the Child’sWell-Being Perspective
  • 子どもにとって「親」とは誰か

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<p>　There has been social pressure upon stepfamily members into behaving as if they belonged to a conventional nuclear family, in spite of the fact that stepfamilies</p><p>tend to have uniquely complex family structures. Who should be parents of</p><p>children in stepfamilies is defined by social institutions such as family laws regarding</p><p>custody arrangement after parental divorce, adoption of stepchildren,</p><p>and family register system, and by underlying family values. The definition, in</p><p>turn, leads adult members in stepfamilies to such behaviors. These behaviors</p><p>then affect children’s well-being negatively. Researchers in Japan are not duly</p><p>interested in this process. These conventional stepfamilies of the scrap and</p><p>build household or substituting parent model are based upon the assumptions;</p><p>⑴ parent-child relations presuppose parental marital relations, ⑵ the existence</p><p>of one of the parents and its values are disregarded or underestimated, ⑶ a</p><p>stepparent is expected to substitute the vacant parent’s position, ⑷ a custodial</p><p>parent and his/her new partner（ stepparent） tend to form a parenting team just</p><p>like a first married family, and ⑸ a stepfamily is a household unit whose members</p><p>share the same interests. These assumptions are critically examined in contrast</p><p>to the ideas guiding emerging stepfamilies in the expanded and intercon︲</p><p>nected network or continuing parent model. Challenges for more child-centered</p><p>policies and new directions in supporting stepfamilies are also discussed.</p>

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