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référent affectif

English translation: affective role

15:22 Jan 19, 2010
French to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / sociology
French term or phrase: référent affectif
Lorsque les enfants grandissent, ces rôles évoluent : les parents gardent un rôle de référent affectif, mais leur rôle d’éducation et de protection s’estompent progressivement.
transperth
Local time: 11:33
English translation:affective role
Explanation:
the parents maintain an affective role

http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/350/350-093/350-093.html
Instrumental and Affective Roles
Individuals within a family have both instrumental and affective roles to fulfill. Each serves an important function in maintaining healthy family functioning. Instrumental roles are concerned with the provision of physical resources (e.g., food, clothing, and shelter), decision-making and family management. Affective roles exist to provide emotional support and encouragement to family members. Both sets of roles must be present for healthy family functioning. In addition, families must also consider issues of roles allocation and accountablility.
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SJLD
Local time: 05:33
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Thanks everybody. It is very hard to choose the best answer as they are all valid. But this is the one I finally ended up using.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1affective referrent
Rebecca Davis
4 +1emotional support person or emotionally supportive role
Marcia Miner
4affective reference position
Drmanu49
4affective role
SJLD
3 +1emotional anchor
John Detre
3while parents may still offer comfort and reassurance
polyglot45
2an emotional touchstone
MatthewLaSon


  

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affective reference position


Explanation:
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The middle position on the scale is labeled “neutral” and reference positions ..... Additionally all of these cultures agree that parents are powerful and children ..... International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 16:123-143. ...
www.sociology.org/content/...003/mag.html -

Drmanu49
France
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
affective referrent


Explanation:
I think it's as simple as that

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Note added at 5 mins (2010-01-19 15:28:06 GMT)
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Sorry, that should be referent with one f

Rebecca Davis
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:33
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Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  B D Finch: Can you cite any examples of the "affective referrent" being a person?
36 mins
  -> there are certainly lots of examples of parent-referent behaviour, so I don't see why a parent shouldn't be an affective referent
agree  rkillings: Jargon is jargon.
3 hrs
  -> Indeed it is...
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emotional support person or emotionally supportive role


Explanation:
a consultant for personal or emotional issues

Marcia Miner
Local time: 21:33
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Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  B D Finch: How many parents consider themselves to be their school-age children's "consultant for personal or emotional issues"?
9 mins
agree  Verginia Ophof
48 mins
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while parents may still offer comfort and reassurance


Explanation:
while your parents may still be the people you turn to when you are in need of TLC, their role as educators and protectors will start to diminish

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Note added at 50 mins (2010-01-19 16:12:39 GMT)
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it really is a matter of register and that you alone can see from your text but I suspect we would go for more 'normal" English, though perhaps not quite so colloquial as here

polyglot45
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
affective role


Explanation:
the parents maintain an affective role

http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/350/350-093/350-093.html
Instrumental and Affective Roles
Individuals within a family have both instrumental and affective roles to fulfill. Each serves an important function in maintaining healthy family functioning. Instrumental roles are concerned with the provision of physical resources (e.g., food, clothing, and shelter), decision-making and family management. Affective roles exist to provide emotional support and encouragement to family members. Both sets of roles must be present for healthy family functioning. In addition, families must also consider issues of roles allocation and accountablility.


SJLD
Local time: 05:33
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Thanks everybody. It is very hard to choose the best answer as they are all valid. But this is the one I finally ended up using.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
emotional anchor


Explanation:
parents continue to provide an emotional anchor but...

John Detre
Canada
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Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Philippa Smith
16 hrs
  -> thanks Philippa
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
an emotional touchstone


Explanation:
Hello,

That's how I read it.

Nevertheless, parents remain an emotional touchstone in adoles- ( ents' lives. Even if adolescents spend little time with parents, they typically remain


books.google.com/books?isbn=0521006058...

I hope this helps.

MatthewLaSon
Local time: 23:33
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