Tests the hypothesis that patients who were contacted more often by their relatives would stay a shorter time in the hospital. Results support the hypothesis. (Author)

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)

This study examines the relationship between lower-class Israeli girls' perceptions (N=53) of various patterns in families of origin and attitudes concerning desirable patterns in their future families. It was found that traditional role allocation is desirable to the girls in the area of household roles. (Author)

Examines how children see themselves in terms of needs met and unmet through their "home space." Subjects were 100 boys and girls, grouped in four age brackets (7-9; 10-12; 13-15; and 16-18). (Author)

This paper examines some of the aspects of compliance, its antecedents and consequences, that emerged from a sutdy of 136, 2 1/2 year-old boys. The investigation studied parent-child interaction by means of naturalistic home observation, ratings based on observation and interviews, and experimental procedures. Four compliance criterion measures,…