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Chafetz, Janet Saltzman – Journal of Family Issues, 1980
There are four strategies spouses may attempt to employ in cases of conflict: authority, control, influence, and manipulation. Rates of marital dissolution are a function of the relative equality between spouses in terms of the types of conflict-resolution strategies they are able to employ. (Author)
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Divorce, Industrialization
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Johnson, G. David; Hendrix, Lewellyn – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1982
Presents a multivariate model for explaining cross-cultural variation in sexual stratification as implied in Collins's theory. Tested the model with subsample of societies (N=74) from the standard cross-cultural sample. Results were inconsistent with Collins's theory. Kinship and family variables were better predictors than economic and political…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Economic Factors, Family Relationship, Models
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Olson, Philip – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1987
The future of the elderly in the People's Republic of China will be influenced by political agenda, degree to which traditional values toward the aged are preserved, degree to which eldercare support is built on the existing social structure, eldercare program institutionalization in the state budget, and the elderly's continued integration into…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Models, Older Adults
Osmond, Marie Withers – 1981
This paper explores radical critical theory, which questions the most fundamental assumptions of traditional family sociology by posing alternative ways of uncovering the realities of marriage. The first section provides a background in radical-critical theory, while the second section attempts to locate the radical-critical perspective within the…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Critical Thinking, Family Life, Family (Sociological Unit)
Ramanujam, B. K. – 1984
The cross-cultural validity of many models of personality development has been challenged because of their emphasis on Western ideals of individuation, setting goals for oneself, and aggressively pursuing those goals. The model of Hindu society presented in this paper is different. Case studies of two individuals who sought psychological help are…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Caste, Conflict Resolution, Cultural Differences