Examined the congruency of sex-role attitudes of husbands and wives and assessed how these attitudes are related to the quality of the couple's relationship. The marriages found to have the lowest evaluation of marital quality were those with a traditional husband and a modern wife. (Author/RC)

Discusses family and social change issues as they pertain to family therapists, educators, and researchers. Issues discussed involve conceptualizations of family, competing models of family life, new footings and values, family nostalgia, the myth of self-sufficiency, micro versus macro approaches to families, and Pollyannas versus doomsayers.…

Leisure is examined as a normal and potentially vital component in the contemporary family. Consideration is given to the interplay between work and leisure and the means by which leisure facilitates companionship and family interaction. (Author)

This paper examines the relationship between the extent of shared participation of husbands and wives in leisure activities and the extent of communication and task sharing in the marriage. Because marriage is an interactional system and leisure activities vary in their interactional requirements, a theory is proposed linking leisure activity…

Drawing upon survey data from a probability sample of 331 U.S. Air Force married couples and 101 Air Force single parents, determined the attitudes of Air Force families toward family enrichment and support programs. States implications for family programing. (Author)

Married persons select leisure activities that are compatible with the kind of interaction they prefer in their marriages, and these activities tend to reinforce the marital patterns. (MB)