Recognizing that first time parents often have more questions than answers about child rearing, youth welfare services in the Federal Republic of Germany have been sending a series of newsletters since 1975 to all first time parents from the time of the child's birth to their child's eighth birthday. A board of representatives from the youth…

The evidence indicates that while considerable acculturation has taken place, even the third generation of Japanese Americans still retains certain characteristics of the more traditional Japanese family system. (Author)

Marriage in Magazines, an Experimental College course, was taught during the spring of 1971 at California State University, Fresno. A wide variety of magazines were read, analyzed, and evaluated. The case study'' of one article was presented. Students and faculty viewed the experience as a valuable one and encourage others to explore along the…

Discusses an education process, designed to educate girls and women who have never been to school and to help them to deal more effectively with the realities of human life. (Author/RK)

Article discusses non-formal education for young adults of developing countries through World Education, an American non-profit organization. (MM)

Article describes a pilot project to combine programs in adult literacy and family planning in Turkey. (MM)

Sources of marital power are examined and are found to affect the power distribution. Data points to the conclusion that the differences in marital power are not due to individual resources or personal competence of the partners, but to the discrimination against women in the larger society. (Author)

How a program in family life fits in with the sponsoring community mental health center's treatment services and how the prevention program operates is discussed along with the philosophical foundations on which it is based. (Author)

A report at the annual meeting of the New York Home Economics Associations by eight panelists who had departed from traditional life style patterns. (SB)

Article describes courses in money management and family budgeting used in two Missouri counties in elementary and secondary schools where there are many potential and actual 4-H Club members. (PD)

Recollection of faulty parent child interaction were found to differ among groups with varieties of illness behavior. Normal Ss decribed the most healthy parent child relationship and neurotic Ss the most disturbed. (Author)

It was found that the going-together couples held traditional orientations toward each other with commitment to marriage forming a strong part of this orientation. The effects on marriage rates for living-together couples were seen to depend upon which of the partner's positions prevailed. (Author)

This article examines the stereotypes of women found in six recent marriage and family texts. The paper demonstrates that so called "value free" social science is full of myths and folklore about the female, which are presented as factual, and are used to justify her subordinate status. (Author)