A sample of children aged 7 to 11 were surveyed concerning their feelings about their family lives, their friends, schools, health, and neighborhood activities. (JMF)

This investigation studied the relationship between personality and influence means by additional measures of personality in the marriage relationship. One such measure is based on the Eriksonian development approach. (Author)

Reports on changing family composition, family interaction, and family relationships with the larger world as reflected in children's books. Covers eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. (RH)

Discusses the impact of relocating on corporate employees and their families and indicates the need for corporate services and social work intervention in this area. The author explores some of the psychosocial effects of relocating that have received little attention. (Author/BEF)

The article considers the degree to which social science research has revealed important variations across Chicano families and concludes with some general comments on family disorganization and family persistence. (NQ)

Contraception and elective abortion are two of the controversial ethical issues with which social workers must deal. Since policies regarding these issues have recently been established by the courts, the author presents a review of the relevant decisions. (Author)

Examines the way family and kinship patterns change in the process of immigration. It discusses first-generation immigrants in the United States and their fusing of old and new cultures to create a new kind of family life; and describes the family's dynamic interplay between structure, culture, and agency. (GR)

Recommends the development of a routine to transform the morning getting-ready battleground into a congenial team effort. Offers hints for a successful routine, including expecting everyone to be dressed before breakfast; considering having no TV; eliminating most morning decision-making; involving everyone; and not using rewards with routines.…

Interview with Mary Leue--founder of the Free School in Albany, New York, and of "SKOLE: The Journal of Alternative Education"--discusses what she learned and how she was influenced by her parents, the relationships between the generations from the 1920s to the present, and the need to respect the knowledge and wisdom of older persons.…

Examines reports of marital problems from couples at different stages of the life course. Results indicated that presenting problems were generally the same, regardless of whether the couple was newly married, in the childbearing years, or married over a decade. Moreover, wives reported more problems in the their relationships than did husbands,…

Reviews new findings on college students' perspectives on their living arrangements after their parents' divorces and their relations with their parents as a function of their living arrangements. Students endorsed living arrangements that gave them equal time with their fathers, they had better outcomes when they had such arrangements and when…

Examined attitudes of Scottish 9- to 12-year-olds toward their siblings. Found that siblings were perceived to be a significant source of support and help and were especially important for children with few other supportive relationships. Sibling caretaking was viewed positively by both parties. Siblings held special importance even if they did…

Content analysis of a sample of 100 picture storybooks about family life published 1943-1993 reveals no significant differences in the frequency of appearance of different family types or ethnicities over time. Dominant images remained the nuclear (63%) and Caucasian (67%) family. (Contains 37 references.) (SK)

Study finds that the transition of grandchildren to higher education improves the quality of the grandparent-grandchild relationship. For grandparent mentoring, there is evidence of a generational stake, with grandparents overestimating their mentoring role during this transition. Findings indicate that the intergenerational literature can be…