The article describes the various ways couples cope when wives are offered job transfers. (Author/BP)

Data from three recent U.S. national surveys corroborate earlier evidence indicating that married persons, as an aggregate, report substantially greater global happiness than any category of unmarried persons; and the difference, according to the data reported here, is greater for females than for males. Includes comments by Jessie Bernard at end.…

Describes a project completed by 100 couples enrolled in marriage courses regarding mate selection. These couples exchanged information with their partners in the areas of economics, religion, children, sex and a miscellaneous category. (Author/HMV)

This study offers a rank order of successful marriages, according to birth order in Israel. The results of two studies show that marriage consisting of a first born and a later born are more successful than marriages composed of two first borns or two later borns. (Author/PC)

This collection of readings addresses special issues with which men must deal in modern society. It was written for counselors at all educational levels, social workers, community therapists, private practitioners, clinicians, teachers, hospital workers, and Employee Assistance Program workers. The book is divided into five sections that deal…

Child sexual abuse continues to be a problem despite efforts towards prevention. The burden of protecting children still falls mainly on women, yet society's general attitudes take away from women the tools they need to do this job. Mothers of sexually abused children have been blamed for their daughters' abuse because of their emotional…

This is a participant's workbook for a workshop on coping with conflicts and targeted to married couples, especially those in young marriages, and to employees of businesses or corporations. The session titles are: (1) Mismatching Scripts; (2) Changing Scripts; (3) PIESS (Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, Social, Spiritual) Needs; (4) Getting…

Practical or "tacit" knowledge has been argued to be critical for managerial success. Mentoring may be one way in which tacit knowledge is learned. This study examined the relationships of tacit knowledge, mentoring, gender, and competence. Subjects were managers (N=57) in a southern city. No significant gender differences were found on…

Surprisingly little research has studied the relationship of sex roles and marital adjustment, although one would assume these variables would be related. In addition, no significant relationships have been found between androgyny and marital satisfaction. To study the relationship of sex roles, particularly androgyny, to marital adjustment, 55…

The article discusses the laws governing the institution of marriage, and points out that these laws are not the same for females and males. Laws concerning divorce, alimony, custody of children, child support payments are discussed. The inequalities of the laws are pointed out. (Author/RM)

Revealed Difference data on 45 Filipino couples is utilized to demonstrate that the amount, type of resolution, and quality of conjugal communication processes varies with the type of issue being discussed. Three issue-areas were investigated: family obligations, husband-wife problems, and parent-child problems. (Author)

Excerpted and adapted from the book, "New Directions for Parents of Persons Who Are Retarded", the article focuses on changing attitudes toward sex and the retarded and the principles of sex education. (DB)

The assumption that the family as an institution is experiencing a continuous and rapid loss of functions is challenged. Instead, the institution is seen as assuming new sets of responsibilities in the areas of sexual intercourse, recreation, and therapeutic services. (Author)

A survey of marriage and family enrichment programs in the United States and Canada was undertaken. The findings are presented and, based on these and other data, an analysis is undertaken of the present status of the marriage and family enrichment movement. (Author)

This article advocates the use of a problem-oriented approach for the measurement of change in patient status. The objective is to elicit a small number of specific and important problematic behaviors. Therapists can then rate changes in these behaviors periodically. (Author)