Reviewed trends in household living arrangements and examined the potential consequences of types of living arrangements for levels of social integration. Examined data from a 1978 national survey (N=3,692) showing that persons living alone frequently exhibit higher levels on measures of "extra-household" social connectedness than those…

Examined the marital status differences in the frequency and sources of loneliness among older women. Showed that loneliness for married women revolved around the marital relationship, whereas the amount of time since the marital dissolution and the quality of the closest friendship were critical for formerly married older women. (Author/ABB)

A statewide sample of 234 individuals, 70 years of age or older, was employed to assess the nature and prominence of intimate friendships in the social world of aged men and women. There was little sexual differentiation in the characteristics of intimate friendships in late life. (Author)

The impact sex and marital status have upon circumscribing the social relationships of the elderly is explored. Data reveal that the widowed, as a group, are no more isolated from their kin and friends or from associations in religious organizations than married individuals. (Author)

Greek organization members generated the scale of prestige for Greek organizations. Another sample of Greek organization members furnished data on their dating and the Greek affiliations of their dating partners. Prestige homogamy was evident in the findings but none of the three attributes distinctive of rating-dating was found. (Author)

Used the investment model to predict relationship status and satisfaction among a sample of heterosexual dating couples. On several dimensions, females had cognitions that were more relationship maintaining than males. Findings suggest that females may be more invested in their relationships than males. This greater investment may provide them…

Using sexual exclusivity as an indication of commitment to a partner, examines commitment within dating, cohabitation, and marriage. Employing data from the National Survey of Women (1991), finds that cohabitation, in terms of sexual commitment, is more similar to dating than marriage, and that cohabitation, relative to marriage, is selective of…

This extensive article covers three aspects of the premarital dyad: courtship development, dating behavior and satisfactions, and mate selection. It appears that the interplay of needs and roles seems to be a major part of discussion relevant to mate selection. (Author/CJ)

Parental activities such as attending cultural events, doing volunteer work, and socializing with friends are investigated in relation to the educational attainments of children. Differences are found between fathers' and mothers' activities and their effects on the attainments of boys and girls. Alternative explanations are considered. (EMK)

Using the 1987-88 National Survey of Families and Households, this research examines normative beliefs about marriage and cohabitation among non-Latino whites, Mexican Americans, and mainland Puerto Ricans. Results indicate Mexican Americans tend to be more pronuptial than non-Latino whites. They evaluate marriage more positively relative to…

Examined black and white adolescent dating behavior before and after desegregation in a Northeast Texas Community. Questionnaires were administered in segregated high schools in 1964 and the desegregated high school in 1974 (N's are 367 and 432, respectively). Results indicate blacks' dating behavior has changed in direction of whites, while…

Examines cohabitation in premarital childbearing among U.S. women. Utilized data from the National Survey of Families and Households and the New York Fertility, Employment, and Migration Survey. Marked racial and ethnic differences in the role of the cohabiting union in family building were evident. Interprets findings in terms of long-standing…