[DOWNLOAD] "Family Rituals, Religious Involvement, And Drug Attitudes Among Recovering Substance Abusers (Report)" by North American Journal of Psychology * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: Family Rituals, Religious Involvement, And Drug Attitudes Among Recovering Substance Abusers (Report)
- Author : North American Journal of Psychology
- Release Date : January 01, 2011
- Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 219 KB
Description
A ritual can be defined as a repetitive patterned interaction that is practiced in a variety of settings (Wolin & Bennett, 1984). These patterned interactions can range from everyday routine activities to more sophisticated observances. Rituals can tap deeply into a family's shared sense of identity and affect the behavior of all family members. Wolin and Bennett (1984) state that rituals can stabilize an individual's identity in the family by clarifying expected roles, delineating boundaries within and without the family, and defining rules. Rituals also inform us about family resilience and pathology. Dysfunctional families often report severe ritual disruption or disorganization of their ritual activities, suggesting that the stability and consistency of key rituals may provide important information about a family's social and emotional coherence (Churchill & Stoneman, 2004; Fiese, 1993). Spagnola and Fiese (2007) highlighted recent evidence suggesting that variations in family ritual are connected with variations in academic and social skills development. Despite these connections between family rituals and childhood development, very little research has focused on the influence of family rituals on reducing risky behavior. Family Rituals and risky behavior