Abstract
The paper reviews a study done on one mid-western correctional facility that explored the possible antecedents of correctional staff work on family conflict. The paper examines the measures of validity and reliability, as well as proposed changes in methodology for increased validity and reliability. The paper also looks at methodology for the reliability of future studies.

Outline:
Part 1: Validity and Reliability in General
Face Validity
Content Validity
Criterion Validity
Predictive Validity
Construct Validity
Alternate-Forms Reliability
Inter-observer Reliability
Inter-item Reliability
Part 2: Improvements in Reliability and Validity
Replication of the Study

From the Paper
"Self reporting studies are inherently, unless carefully crafted, in the areas of validity and reliability. When reviewing validity, the three measurement areas of idiosyncratic individual errors, generic individual errors, and method factors are all difficult to overcome in self reported studies. The perception of self and of surroundings can be as varied as the individuals self reporting the results to the researchers. Further, the motivation to be completely accurate and candid with the researchers is not evident, especially in this case where the researchers were paying for the results. The researchers chose to study only one correctional facility, and of the 450 possible respondents, received only 275 responses. (Lambert & Hogan, 2006, p.21) These factors lead to the low levels of validity and reliability further explored below."

Tags:validity, reliability, replication, methodology

Abstract
This paper identifies various work-family conflicts in the career path of women. It focuses on issues such as time restriction, psychological run-over from work to family and from family to work, cultural conflicts of women's roles and the fact that women are less likely to be promoted or tenured when they have small children. The paper then discusses what can be done to address these issues.

Table of Contents:
Purpose Of The Research
Research Questions
Importance Of The Research
Methodology
Literature Review
Summary And Conclusion

From the Paper
"The methodology of the proposed study is one of a qualitative and phenomenological nature and is to be conducted in the form of a critical and extensive review of literature (Silverman, 2001) of academic and professional nature. A phenomenological approach is appropriate in understanding the experiences of a group of individuals. (Stewart, et al, 1998) The review of literature "shapes the study...and promote cumulative advances in knowledge." (Padgett, 1998) A qualitative review of literature is appropriates in the approach to conceptualization of social reality. (Punch, 2000) The literature review is stated to "serve four broad functions: (1) demonstrates the underlying assumptions behind the general research questions; (2) demonstrates that the researcher is knowledgeable about related research and the scholarly traditions that surround and support the study; (3) shows that the researcher has identified some gaps in previous research; and (4) refines and redefines the research questions by embedding them in larger traditions of inquiry." (Marshall and Rossman, 2006)"

Tags:children, promotion, time

Abstract
The paper relates that the family as a unit is not a static social unit but rather a dynamic group of individuals who interact with each other in dyads that involve the parents, the parent and child and siblings. The paper explains that conflicts are an inevitable part of these relationships and peak during adolescence, when their reasoning faculties become more formal and start to doubt the infallibility of parents and older siblings. However, the paper shows how conflict resolution can be achieved by ensuring that both parties reach a "win-win" compromise by different methods of negotiation utilized in different social scenarios outside of the family unit.

Tags:family, conflict, resolution

Abstract
This paper reviews a study from the 2006 Professional Issues in Criminal Justice: A Professional Journal entitled "Possible Antecedents of Correctional Staff Work on Family Conflict." The paper explains that the study was conducted on one Midwestern correctional facility. The different measures of validity and reliabliity are reviewed and discussed. The methodology of the study and possibly ways to improve it are proposed. Finally, the methodology for repeatablity is proposed.

From the Paper
"This paper shall review a study done on the possible antecedents of correctional staff work on family conflict. This study was conducted on one mid-western correctional facility. The measures of validity and reliability shall be explored. Proposed changes in methodology for increased validity and reliability shall also be explored. Finally, methodology for repeatability for future studies shall be explored."

Tags:prison, guard, psychology, trauma, jail

From the Paper
"One of the largest transformations in family life over the last decades has been the rise of the dual-earner family. The number of families which are dual-earner, married couple households has increased dramatically, having overtaken "traditional" breadwinner/homemaker families in number as early as the mid-70s, continuing into even through the late 1980s and 1990s. Despite the phenomenal growth in this segment of the population, very little has been done to meet the growing needs of dual-earner families. With the prevalence of mothers and fathers in the work force, inevitably we find that there is a conflict. Caregivers in the workforce face the difficult decision to choose between their family and their jobs, and unfortunately, most employers do not do enough to help."

Tags:squeeze, time, family, values, dual, earner, century

Abstract
This paper explores the issue of working parents and the conflicts they face between juggling their family responsibilities with their work schedules. Specifically, the paper makes reference to a large number of studies conducted into this issue, including Chow and Berheide, Voydanoff, Frone, Russell and Cooper, Bronneberg, Hammer, Allen and Grigsby and Frone, Yardley, and Markel in 1997. The paper looks at working mothers and the effects on their own and their children's lives.

From the Paper
"Research has been conducted in the field of work-family conflict for a number of years. Initially studies on family and work were being conducted as being two separate areas of research. But later research has focused to be dealing with the interrelationship between family and work and between work and family. Based on quantitative survey research, present research aims to promote a relationship between work, family and community."

Tags:women, mother, child, employment

Abstract
This paper presents a research paper that examines the family's impact on family-run businesses, looking the extent to which a family's impact will cause conflicts (when the family system and family system overlap) and which conflicts are positive and which are negative. The paper includes the questionnaire and resulting data from each question, which is presented in tables and graphs. Based on the review of the relevant literature and the findings from the questionnaire, the paper recommends enlisting the assistance of family members in financing and operating the enterprise; however, clear ground rules on how conflicts will be managed must be established. A case study of a family-run business is included as well as several tables and charts.

Table of Contents:
Research Questions
Research Objectives
Research Background and Literature
The Definition of Family Business
The Importance of Family Businesses
Family Dimension and Business Dimension
Table: Measures for Family Orientation and Business Orientation
The Managerial Behavior and Performance of Family Business
Table: Unique Qualities of Family-Owned Enterprises
Conflicts in Family Business
The Resolutions to Conflicts
Table: Common Conflict Resolution Techniques
Table: Individual Styles of Conflict Resolution
Research Methods
Table: Comparison between Different Research Methods
Project Plan
Data Analysis
Introduction
Part One: Case Study of a Family Managed Business: Harvey's Hardware
Part Two: Survey Results
Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations
Summary
How Family Influences the Management Behaviors and Business Performance In Family Business
How Conflicts are Likely to arise in Family Business
How Conflicts Influence the Management Behaviors and Performance
How to Solve Conflict
Future Development of Family Business
Conclusion
Recommendations
Appendix: Proforma Copy of Family Owned Business Survey
Appendix: Questionnaire Data Analysis Output Results

From the Paper
"On one hand, issues related to family dimension include: children involvement, succession, family income, and share distribution. Some scholars perceive the family dimension as a restraint of the business requirements. If a conflict between the family system and business system occurs, the business requirements are likely to be neglected. However, on the contrary, the advantages of the family dimension are also evident; it helps to build long-term relationship, corporate culture, and helps family members to gain an in-depth knowledge of the business "

Tags:ownership dimensions nepotism connectivity, case study

Abstract
This paper discusses the book, "Integrating Work and Family" written by Saroj Parasuraman, and examines the modern conflict between work and family from a number of perspectives. The paper explores specific types of work and family conflicts and explains the impact that they have on the involved parties. The paper argues that these conflicts stem from changes in work and family situations during this century. The paper expresses the potential damage that can arise from clinging to old stereotypes of the nuclear family.

From the Paper
"In Integrating Work and Family, Parasuraman attempts to examine the conflict between family and work from a variety of those impacted, including individuals, employers, consultants, and counselors. The book notes that while there has been a great deal of discussion about family/work conflicts, such conflicts remain a serious problem. Writes Parasuraman, "The problem of balancing work and family arises from work-family conflict, which reflects a mutual incompatibility between the demands of work role and the demands of the family role" (p. 3-4). Integrating Work and Family is made up of 21 chapters, and covers a wide range of topics. Parasuraman begins the book with a historic overview of the relationships between work and family, and discusses how this relationship has changed over time. The author then provides a number of different perspectives on the relationship between work and family, ranging from that of a person who struggles to maintain balance, to a counselor's perspective on managing tensions inherent in the conflict between work and family, to a view of the research surrounding work-family issues."

Tags:career, home, life

Abstract
This paper discusses conflict within the family in relation to married couples, courts, and adolescents. The paper further discusses the types of conflict resolution, and places focus on the concept of the win-win approach to conflict resolution within the family. Through research the paper discusses concepts that have been tested that provide information on positive outcomes in conflict resolution associated to this concept.

From the Paper
"When conflict occurs within modern society it is often exhibited through two predominant types of confrontation. Destructive conflict involves outcomes that are based on competition during the conflict. In this instance there are generally two opposing forces that are determined to dominate the other, and the stakes become higher between the individuals as they attempt to take measures to inflict emotional pain on each other. Constructive conflict, however, allows individuals to learn, and grow through the experience that is progressed through the idea that both parties will ultimately "win" in the outcome of the exchange. Cahn (1994) contends that constructive conflict is, by nature, a method of developing socially, and maintaining intimacy between couples (p. 114). Cahn (1994) suggests that every person must possess his or her individualism, as well as the association with a family unit (p. 114)."

Tags:conflict, resolution, family

Abstract
The theme of conflict in James Agee's most popular work, "A Death in the Family", is one of the most powerful motivating forces that serves to drive the plot. This paper assesses the extent of conflict in "A Death in the Family" and will demonstrate that conflict serves to develop the characters and press the plot forward.

Tags:conflict, agee, death