Author focuses on why parents abuse their children and what can be done to them stop. (Editor)

Huckleberry House for runaways recognizes that its clients are in crisis but follows the notion that crisis can be creative. (DM)

Presented is a case history of the family dynamics of a family with a blind 17-year-old son from the viewpoints of each of the three normal family members and of the counselor. (DB)

A sweeping panoramic overview of the broad field of marriage counseling, this paper gives attention to some of the major problems and issues it faces and offers a suggestion concerning coordination and cooperation. (Author)

Constructive aspects of parent and handicapped child separation are noted, in addition to suggestions for training and finding babysitters. (KW)

Evaluates the effects of preschool training and social work services on reading readiness, social maturity, and family dysfunction among children whose parents receive public assistance. (Author)

Charges American social science with systematic bias in its treatment of black families so as to exaggerate the amount and kind of pathology of black family life and ignore the health aspects; only black scholars and scientists may correct this idea. (JM)

Describes government and industry efforts to avoid the loss of productive manpower due to alcoholism among both blue-collar and white-collar workers. (BH)

Compared film programs on family violence and alcoholism, in an alcohol rehabilitation program. Patients (N=77) were evaluated for their reactions to the two film programs. A majority of patients rated the film program on family violence very highly, indicating a need for such interventions in alcohol rehabilitation. (JAC)

Investigated the impact of age and premarital fertility status on subsequent marital dissolution for Black and White women (N=6,374). Results using multivariate proportional hazards models indicate that premarital births, but not premarital pregnancies, increase risk of marital dissolution, and an increasing age reduces the risk of divorce.…

Compared the family coalition structure of normal and neurotic family triads. The primary coalition within normal families was between mother and father with a secondary father-son coalition. Disturbed families exhibited a secondary coalition between mother and son. Normal families possessed a relatively differentiated hierarchical family…

Contrasted 30 delinquent adolescents who had attempted suicide with 120 delinquent controls. Suicidal ideation, depression, gender, a tendency to act out, conflict with parents, childhood hyperactivity, and the interactions of gender with depression and with acting out accounted for 49 percent of the variance in suicide attempts. (Author)