Open AccessSOCIAL WORKERS' AND GENERAL PRACTITIONERS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS CHILD‐REARING ENVIRONMENTS—TRADITIONAL OR NON‐TRADITIONAL?
Author(s) -
Baum Frances E.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
community health studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.946
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1753-6405
pISSN - 0314-9021
DOI - 10.1111/j.1753-6405.1986.tb00092.x
Subject(s) - value (mathematics) , psychology , social value orientations , nuclear family , significant difference , social psychology , social work , nursing , developmental psychology , medicine , sociology , political science , economics , microeconomics , machine learning , computer science , anthropology , law
Family structures and the behaviour of individuals within families is changing. Assessment of these changes is, in part, a reflection of values. Difference in value—orientations towards the family can be an important factor in interactions between professional workers and their patients or clients. This study reports on a survey of social workers' and general practitioners' attitudes towards different types of families and their suitability for child‐rearing. General practitioners were found to have a more traditional orientation than social workers, although both groups favoured the nuclear family model. Implications of value differences between professional workers and those who consult them are discussed.