Social science literature dealing with Chicanos has long pointed to the importance of the family. Unfortunately, many of the generalizations that have been accepted rest on unproved assumptions and rely on negative and stereotyped descriptions. Future research must examine the impact of external social forces on internal family interaction. (RLV)

Describes an instructional method for college marriage and family courses which uses theoretical and practical experience in understanding family relationships, personal growth, and family structure. (Author/CK)

The Automatic Interaction Detector (AID 3) was used to develop a model based on the interaction of predictors of life satisfaction. Predictors were used representing demographics, environmental variables, and social psychological variables. The most important predictors of life satisfaction were family life satisfaction, personal health…

Investigates causal dynamics underlying the negative relationship between wife's employment and family size. Results indicate that during early stages of marriage and family building the presence of young children consistently exerts a strong negative effect on wife's employment. The effects from wife's employment to her subsequent fertility are…

The interest in family policy on the part of academic and political leaders may offer new opportunities to enact social legislation. Serious violations of civil liberties may threaten individuals and nonconventional families. Risks implicit in the adoption of a national policy outweigh the possible gains. (Author)

Income maintenance policies are geared to reducing the risks of parental dependence on children. Although such help is extensive, families do not possess unending resources for attending to the complex health and social needs of aging relatives. Discusses present income maintenance strategy as well as alternatives to traditional care. (Author)

Children deprived of the normal give-and-take of family during the first three years of life often suffer long-term psychological damage, according to Alberta Siegel, professor of psychology and psychiatry in the behavioral sciences, Stanford University Medical School. Discusses the importance of a caring environment as a requisite for language…

This review is aimed at highlighting the impact of economic deprivation on the family, the nucleus of any social system. The low income families receiving "aid for families of the dependent children" (AFDC) are the focus. (Author)

A study explored perceptions of 42 mothers of children with disabilities about the amount of instrumental and psychological support offered by maternal and paternal grandparents. Grandmothers were perceived to be more supportive than grandfathers and the mothers' parents were perceived to be more supportive than the fathers' parents. (Author/CR)

Analyses of 1965-82 panel study of early baby boomers revealed that regular worship attendance, but not religious beliefs, was associated with involvement in children's education, contact with parents, and staying married. Higher income greatly increased likelihood of divorce. Discusses "culture war" and "cultural toolkit"…

Parents from families referred by a social service department completed a questionnaire measuring ego differentiation among family members and provided information from which a genogram of families' multigenerational relationship systems was constructed. Results indicated that families had lower levels of differentiation than a nonclinical norm…

English and French versions of the Canadian Home Economics Association's position paper describe the place of home economics/family studies (HEFS) in education and worldwide trends indicating the need for HEFS. Suggests it is the only subject with the primary focus on preparing students for everyday life in an increasingly complex global society.…