Sentences with phrase «on biological ties»

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Where the plot fails to add complexity, it delivers in its message: reminding us that in the face of mindless violence and intolerance (and the threat of biological warfare) we must focus on what unites us to rise above those who would rupture the ties we have crafted.

As a rule, courts impose biological paternity on a man who has no biological ties to the child when he presents himself to the world as the father of a child.

An unanswered question for future research to explore is why close ties to resident stepmothers do not result in better outcomes for adolescents despite the fact that adolescents report being closer on average to resident stepmothers than to nonresident biological mothers and as close to nonresident biological mothers who maintain contact with their children.»

«The stronger association between adolescent outcomes and ties to nonresident mothers compared with ties to stepmothers stands in contrast to the results reported in prior research on resident mother families where close ties to resident stepfathers are more strongly associated with positive adolescent outcomes than ties to nonresident biological fathers (King, 2006; White & Gilbreth, 2001), suggesting important differences in the role of nonresident parents and stepparents by gender....