The paper analyses the principles that govern the family relationships from the point of view of the Family Code and of the Civil Code (in force by Law no 287/2009) needed both for the settlement of those aspects related to the family relationships in those matters where the legislation is not...

The relationship between marital splits and personal income changes is of great relevance to social policy. The aim of this paper is to provide new longitudinal evidence for Britain about the relationship between marital splits and changes in personal economic well-being using data from the...

This study examines the initial price performance of family and non-family controlled IPO firms listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) between 1988 and 1999. Ownership and control are significant factors that influence managerial incentives, whereas the dynamics underlying family...

In this paper, we present a figurational approach to studying family relationships drawing from Norbert Elias’s notion of figuration that combines insider and outsider perspectives to complex relational dynamics. In recent discussions on intimacy and personal lives, the family has been...

The aim of this case-control study was to explore the relationship between parenting practices, parent–child interaction and childhood dental caries, using a sample of 5–8-year old children from the Netherlands. Cases were defined as children with four or more decayed, missing or filled...