Analyzes social and ideological changes in U.S. society that resulted in definition of world as containing two spheres, private sphere of women and public sphere of men, and consequences of this view. Argues that the two-spheres imagery was ideological tool used to justify restrictions on women's involvement in economic and political activity and…

Addressed underlying demographic correlates of interracial marriage as distinct among Black women and men. Found that interracially married tended to be younger, more likely to have been married before, and more distant in age from their spouses. Persons born in North and foreign countries were more likely to be married to non-Blacks. (Author/NB)

Data on couples show that rates of domestic violence are related to attitudes about violence and to social structural variables. With respect to physical punishment of one's children and to spousal violence, findings show a spouse's violence has greater impact on the respondent's violence than the respondent's own attitudes about violence.…

Studied differential valuation of conformity and self-relevance as an antecedent to the use of physical punishment. Data from a sample of cultures indicated that a different cultural emphasis on conformity relative to self-reliance had a substantial positive effect on physical punishment. (Author/RC)

Results of this study of Wisconsin high school seniors were consistent with explanations involving role processes and structural effects. Same-sex influence appeared. Father's influence was related to instrumental orientations in boys. Contrary to expectations, there was no evidence of changing sex roles in the patterns of influence between 1964…

Examines one aspect of conjugal role relationships--leisure activities which are "consumption" from the urban point of view. A sample of young adults in two adjacent neighborhoods in Tel Aviv was interviewed. The findings indicate significant differences in the relative degree of joint leisure activities of the neighborhoods. (Author)

Presents a multivariate model for explaining cross-cultural variation in sexual stratification as implied in Collins's theory. Tested the model with subsample of societies (N=74) from the standard cross-cultural sample. Results were inconsistent with Collins's theory. Kinship and family variables were better predictors than economic and political…

Evaluates the Bardis Familism Scale. Data were collected in 1975 from 586 Indian college students. Results indicate that the scale consists of two separate subscales, labeled Nuclear Familism and Extended Familism, which coincide exactly with Bardis' revised subscales. The scale strongly indicates two dimensions of familism. (Author/BEF)

Describes uniqueness of "family realm" from other human experience spheres and implications in regard to family phenomena theories. Concludes, from five position papers presented, that "family" theories originating from nonfamily realms have significant limitations. Suggests "family realm" concept is helpful in evaluating current theories and…

Examines the interplay of historical research and theory building in family studies, expanding discovery of complexity in family life of past times, potential usefulness of W.I. Thomas's theory for such research, and the essential contribution of age and life course to the historical application of the Thomas approach. (Author)