Used meta-analyses to determine the effectiveness of behavioral marital therapy (BMT) and premarital intervention (BPI) studies. Found gains that were generally maintained over time, and equal for couples in Europe and the United States. Demonstrated higher effect sizes for comparisons of BMT with no treatment placebo control groups, whereas the…

Analyzed the housework time of 1,618 White couples. Found that the salience of work and family roles in the family life cycle affected the respective amounts of time that spouses allocated to household labor. Women spent less time in housework before and after childbearing stages, and husbands spent more time in domestic labor during periods of…

Examined influence of adolescent development, parent-adolescent relationship, and psychological characteristics of midlife adults on marital satisfaction during transitional period of the family life cycle between childhood and adolescence. Marital satisfaction during the family's adolescent years was negatively influenced by distance in the…

This study of 75 families with at least one preschool child examined the effects of sex-role orientation and wife's employment status on the division of housework and child care and husband and wife's satisfaction with that division. Results indicate that where wives work outside the home, husbands and wives share child care and housework more.…

Reviews the prevailing concept of "career," compares this perspective to a group of women elementary school teachers' concepts of their own careers, and shows how the traditional concept is inadequate for describing these teacher's "careers." Includes a discussion of a revised conceptualization of career that describes the patterns of women's…

This symposium includes three papers that provide new insights into the caregiving experience. Papers focus upon a group of caregivers who appear to be at special risk for negative outcomes, the family caregivers of older persons suffering from Alzheimer's Disease or a related disorder. (Author/ABB)

The theme, the teacher of vocational agriculture, is discussed from the perspectives of a former student, a parent, a spouse, an agribusinessman, a college dean, and a school administrator. Includes an article on preparing the teacher of vocational agriculture for the future. (CT)

An exploratory study suggests that legal and medical training can have a negative impact on marriage: role behaviors learned during professional socialization and transferred to the spouse role are not conducive to a satisfying marital relationship, and student and spouse roles compete for time and personal commitment. (MSE)

Focuses on factors that have encouraged or prevented married women's strong attachment to the labor force. Factors include lessening family responsibilities, increases in their previous work experience, changing attitudes toward women's roles, higher educational attainment, and improved health. The article also examines the impact of these…

The transition from adolescence to adulthood is marked by role changes, including movement out of the student role and entry into the adult roles of worker, spouse, and parent. This study examined the temporal order in which these role changes occur and the causal factors that determine this order. (Author/RM)

This book explores the dilemma of the increasing obsession with work and the resulting imbalances between career and family life. Through theoretical frameworks and case examples it discusses the negative consequences of the societal phenomena of over-work and over-dedication to careers, which have been misdiagnosed or ignored by mental health…

Drawing upon survey data from a probability sample of 331 U.S. Air Force married couples and 101 Air Force single parents, determined the attitudes of Air Force families toward family enrichment and support programs. States implications for family programing. (Author)

The employment status of the wife had no significant impact on perceptions of husband competence or provider competence. White husbands perceived themselves as most competent providers when wives held blue collar jobs, while Black husbands perceived themselves as most competent providers when wives held white collar jobs. (Author/CT)

Points out that changing attitudes are responsible for more women working outside the home. Shows that the tendency for women to work and their higher status when working reinforce each other. Suggests husbands' attitudes become more favorable towards working women when they become used to their wives working. (Author/RC)

Outlines a developmental perspective for understanding the dynamics of remarried families. Uses case examples to illustrate the importance of adding to the current family situation both a view of critical points in a family's history, and expectation for its future paths. (RC)