Child adjustment to divorce is discussed as an interaction among four components: (1) beliefs, values, and attitudes surrounding modern family life; (2) social supports that reduce stress, and stability of the postseparation environment; (3) nature of preseparation and postseparation family functioning and support systems; and (4) children's…

Discusses parents' use of family support systems in terms of personal social networks, material and emotional support, sources of information, and ethnic differences. Implications for educators are mentioned. (Author/DB)

Beginning in the late 1960s, the sexual revolution resulted in new lifestyles, drug cultures, out-of-wedlock pregnancies, and a higher incidence of venereal disease. Many schools initiated sex education programs aimed at developing an understanding of interpersonal relationships, human development, and responsible personal behavior. (FG)

Considers various social changes affecting the American family including: the rise in single-person households; growing percentage of older adults; the increase in single-parent families; and the increase in working married women. Discusses various needs of children and older adults, as well as the role of community organizations. Prepared by The…

The radical implication and conservative influence of Dewey's work as a sophisticated feminist theory is discussed using three aspects of his thought: his understanding of school as a "public" institution; the designation of morality as a "force" in the world; and his linkage of the concepts of freedom and service. (Author/SJL)

The direction home economists are taking toward the future is examined from the standpoints of the role of homemaker, the consumer culture, the part that media plays, advertising, economics, lifestyles, medical care, skill development, and community life. (CT)

Discusses the status of preschool education in the industrialized nations today. The results of three studies show that preschool students demonstrate rapid gains in I. Q., and children who experience preschool programs do not have to repeat classes as often as those children who do not attend. (SA)

Discusses recent changes in industry practices designed to make worklife more accommodating to family life. Cites examples of companies which are establishing new work schedules (flex-time, four-day weeks), providing counseling services and day care, and giving increased consideration to family impact when making job transfer decisions. (SJL)

The purpose of this paper is to describe and to evaluate an in-service workshop in family life education presented by the author in Calgary, Alberta, and to identify some of the implications of this experience for other in-service education for family life educators. (Author)

Considers what needs to be done to help along the growth of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD). (Author/RK)

Mother and grandmother attitudes in two and three-generational Taiwanese households were studied. Grandmothers adhered more to traditional childrearing attitudes than their daughters-in-law who adhered more in two-generational households. Widowed grandmothers have less influence on daughter-in-law socialization practices and participate more in…

Married persons select leisure activities that are compatible with the kind of interaction they prefer in their marriages, and these activities tend to reinforce the marital patterns. (MB)

This paper proposes that a National Center for the Study of Divorce be established and presents a possible organizational structure for such a body. (Author)

Assessed marital conflict and endocrine function in 90 newlywed couples. Blood samples were examined to provide composite and daytime values for three stress hormones and three related hormones. Data provided a window on endocrine function in couples for whom the day included conflicts. Discusses findings in the context of gender models of marital…

Includes "Introduction" (Zvonkovic); "Work-Family Conflict and the Quality of Family Life" (Weigel et al.); "Generational Differences in the Meaning of Retirement from Farming" (Marotz-Baden et al.); "Economic Resources, Influence and Stress among Married Couples" (Greaves et al.); "Needs and Priorities in Balancing Paid and Family Work" (Nichols…