Spain’s Living Daughters

Living with veteran fathers: analyzing the psychological and emotional needs in daughters of veterans (A phenomenological study)

Background and Aim: Although there is quantitative research on the impact of war on psychological, social and emotional aspects of veterans, there is little qualitative research on the effect of war in veterans’ family and life. The aim of this research was to analyze the psychological and emotional needs in daughters of veterans. Methods: This is qualitative research with descriptive phenomeno...

America's sons and daughters.

Hilary Valdez, MS, is a Survivor Outreach Services Coordinator for the U.S. Army in Tokyo, Japan and provides services that support the Families of Fallen Soldiers. He conducts support groups and life skills training to the community and leadership. My reassignment to the desolate, harsh environment of the Mojave Desert came as quite a shock. Leaving my family to join sturdy, hard core Marines ...

Parental Favoritism toward Daughters

Fathers’ and daughters’ heights

Sons, Daughters, and Parental Behaviour

The prevalence of son preference and its implications for family behaviour in developing countries have received a great deal of scholarly attention, but child-gender bias is believed to be empirically unimportant in wealthy, non-traditional societies. Studies by sociologists and psychologists during the past 30 years, however, have documented consistent discrepancies between the behaviour of p...