Two sociologists briefly cite their research findings and opinions on cohabitation on the college campus. Of their sample 300 students 29 percent of the males and 18 percent of the females had had cohabitation experience. The authors believe that incidence of cohabitation will increase on campus and in the community at large. Therefore, more…

Forty-four family-oriented, prime time television program episodes (30 hours) aired in November and December 1982 were selected for content analysis from 12 commercial television series which met selection criteria for Neilsen Television rating, airing time, and theme. Family oriented programming was defined as any series with a primary theme that…

Synthesizes and elaborates current thinking on gender perspective. Presents basic concepts, questions, and connections at each level of analysis. Uses care in marriage to illustrate perspective. Notes that, rather than ask whether women or men are more caring, gender perspective asks what conditions are necessary for women and men to care.…

Investigated work-family connections and economic success among women and men small business owners. Analyses of data from 3-year panel survey of 99 women and 312 men showed considerable gender similarity in processes through which business and individual characteristics affect personal earnings, although women were disadvantaged in some…

Examines theories of gender differences. Discusses alpha bias, exaggeration of gender opposition, as characteristic of psychodynamic and sex role theories; and beta bias, denial of gender differences, as evident in systems theories. Calls for new model of gender differences which recognizes asymmetry in women's and men's roles and…

Using data obtained from surveys and group interviews, sex differences in migratory behaviors, work patterns and conjugal relations were compared between male and female immigrants moving seasonally between Mexico and the United States. Men's traditional role as providers and female equality in marriage were strengthened through employment in the…

This study involved a variety of data gathering techniques focusing on almost every aspect of multilateral marriages. Specific topics covered included sex as motivation, group sex, sleeping arrangements, cohesion, sexual problems, jealousy, roles and sex differences. (Author/CG)

Considered life changes accompanying parenthood within the context of personal and marital life dimensions. Results indicated that wives perceived more overall life change and more change in their personal lives than husbands. Seven personal and five marital variables significantly discriminated between the responses of husbands and wives. (WAS)

Reviews Jessie Bernard's writings on women, work, and family. Explores the dilemmas of caring, the feminization of work, work and family roles over the life course, and the two worlds of women and men. Suggests implications for future research on women's work and family roles. (BH)

Reviews a 1983-84 study of the marital and parental behavior of lesbian wives and mothers and gay husbands and fathers. Discovered differences between the men and women in: overall demographics, marital history, marital problems and their impact, parenting issues, and dealing with homosexuality. (Author/ABB)

A study of 108 female and 120 male gifted high schoolers' career and family plans indicated that both sexes display similar plans. The majority plan on a professional career, marriage, and children. More gifted females than males plan a professional career and do not perceive a work/family conflict. (Author/CL)

The research findings are reviewed under headings that reflect aspects of the wife role as it is defined in the theoretical formulations. In addition, a large body of hitherto unexplained sex differences in marital satisfaction are examined. (Author)

Examined gender as conditional variable in effects of family satisfaction and economic strain on psychological well-being among married people (n=197). Analysis supported hypothesis that positive effect of family satisfaction was greater among women than among men. Contrary to predictions, inverse effect of economic strain was same for women,…

Expanded concept of family work to include emotion work as well as housework and child care. Survey data from 205 married women revealed that husbands' performance of emotion work, as compared to performance of both housework and child-care tasks, had strongest positive effect on wives' marital well-being. Emotion work was negatively related to…

Recent societal changes suggest that images of motherhood and fatherhood are changing and that a model of contemporary parenting is emerging which reflects men's significant involvement in parenting and women's significant involvement in providing for the family economically. This study collected data pertinent to this emerging model by…