A sample of family sociologists is analyzed to uncover the theoretical frameworks used in their training, teaching, research and counseling. The ranking of the 20 most frequently named theorists and the frequency and weighted index of their ranking are reported. (Author)

A theoretical model of seven antecedents of marital satisfaction was developed and tested using path analysis. The reported ease of the most recent familial role transition and the frequency of companionate activities both had positive direct effects on marital satisfaction. (Author)

A social power theory of parental identification is presented, in contrast to sex-role theories of identification, which argues that the more parental power each parent is perceived to have, the higher the degree of adolescent identification with that parent. (Author)

The "information availability model" of heterosexual attraction was tested by having subjects go on a series of five encounters. It was found that both physical attractiveness and the personality variable, anxiety, had early and continuous effects on liking. It was concluded the model is an inadequate explanation of heterosexual…

The Automatic Interaction Detector (AID) method of data analysis is utilized with 512 low income families. Results show that associations of the predictor variables with marital intactness are neither linear nor additive. Nevertheless, two variables emerge in explaining marital intactness: mode of decision-making and strategy of conflict…

The study of kinship models permits a useful alternative to techniques relying on sociometric measures or kinship terminology for the understanding of modern kinship. Presented at the annual National Council on Family Relations Convention, New York, 21 October 1976. (Author)