Approximately 8.9 percent of Canadian families can be classified as one-parent families. Two reports, published in 1971 review the problems of Canadian one-parent families, and make recommendations which will affect the lives of these families. The major findings and recommendations of the two studies are reported in this paper. (Author)

This article describes the effect of serious illness on the family, delineates the family's critical role in resolving problems that will protect the family's stress-mediating function and mitigate the impact of stress on individual family members. (Author)

Describes the work of Future Homemakers of America in helping disaster victims stabilize their families in the aftermath of Hurricane Agnes. (MU)

A child patient may play one of several fixed roles in the family. As scapegoat, his shortcomings are emphasized; as baby, his dependence, weakness, and immaturity are rewarded; as pet, love and praise, some undeserved, are won; and, as peacemaker, he must promote peace at the cost of suppressing his own feelings. (ST)

Discusses conventional treatment of family harmony and conflict in a consensus-equilibrium framework, suggests as more fruitful approach view of family as a system in conflict. Briefly outlines premises underlying such a frame of reference and explores its implications for study of family. Revision of paper presented at Ohio Valley Sociological…

In group discussions involving several families, the therapists attempt to clarify defective communication patterns that exist in these families and to help them develop more effective communication as a means of restoring family equilibrium. (Author)

Discussions of sexual situations may stir erotic feelings in both therapist and patient. Experienced counselors can handle these emotions, but less scrupulous ones may exploit the patient. (Author)

Describes diagnostic perspectives for viewing dysfunctional families. Presents three general types of models (process, structural, and historical) and organized them along a continuum from most descriptive to most inferential. Presented at the 39th Annual Conference of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, October-November…

Telephone home survey can be used to identify child behavior problems accurately and assess their frequencies and setting conditions for "normal" children. This technique appears to provide reliable information useful in the design of community-targeted behavior management packages. (CMG)

Data on the relation between marital turmoil (i.e., discord and divorce) and behavior problems in children are reviewed. Several parameters of this relation are outlined, including type of marital turmoil, form of the child's behavioral response, sex differences, age effects, parental buffering, and effects of parental psychopathology. (Author/MP)

Changes in work and family roles, disparities between employer and family expectations, and lifestyle changes have created new perspectives on relationships between home and work. Family life education can integrate and enhance the interrelatedness of family life with the roles, responsibilities, and stresses of work life. (SK)

Reviews research and theory on procedural justice concerning family disputes, and discusses existing proposals for reform of family court procedures. Holds that adversary proceedings in custody disputes may be more beneficial to older children and disputing parents than nonadversary procedures. Identifies areas for needed research in procedural…