Emphasizes the greater power of producers over consumers, those controlling distribution of valued goods beyond the family having most power. Describes how, historically, population replacement requirements have interacted with modes of subsistence technology to shape the differential distribution of power and prestige by sex, citing evidence from…

Notes that the well-educated young have in the past been trendsetters for much of society, and looks to that group for information about present and future family issues. Considers the issues of changing sex roles, self-realization, combining families and careers, cohabitation, marriage and divorce, child rearing, and caring for aging parents. (NB)

Examined the relationship of various leisure activity patterns to individuals' overall satisfaction with time spent with their spouse and to global marital record in 251 married individuals. Found time spent either in individual activities or with others excluding spouse was significantly correlated with marital distress. (Author/ABL)

Contends that by using nonfiction writing as a daily developmental process, a child finds a predictable, nurturing, and accepting environment which helps teachers understand their students, helps children learn, and promotes acceptance of both the student and the child. (MS)

A unit plan for providing support to nondisabled siblings of disabled children features such activities as guest speakers, lectures, discussion groups, and role playing. The program helps siblings to understand the disabilities and develop positive feelings toward their disabled sibling. (CB)

Discusses familial influences in anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Reviews descriptions of family interaction, familial correlates of course and phenomenology of symptoms, and studies of familial transmission. Concludes that certain personality factors, possibly genetically determined, predispose the individual to greater sensitivity and vulnerability…

This article argues that the promotion of cognitive development in children is a heavily value-laden enterprise and that educators need to understand this so they can value and nurture an appropriate diversity of competencies in children. Nine claims about values and cognitive development are considered. (MT)

Examined satisfaction expressed by 158 Southern Black husbands regarding life in their families. Modal response was that their family life was "good." Most closely associated with family life satisfaction was adjusted family income, followed by health. Education was significantly related in bivariate relationship, but not in the multiple…

The purpose of this article is to advance understanding of the individual and family from a systems perspective and to facilitate interdisciplinary communication between individual and family theorists. This article outlines the systems concepts in human development and family theories to show that the groundwork for unification is already…

Presents a conceptual outline for incorporating the subject of computers into a home economics program, through such topics as consumer education, family living, privacy, and decision making. (SK)

In a family meeting all members participate equally and try to solve problems that affect each member individually and as a whole. Ground rules for starting a weekly meeting are offered. (DF)

Identified stressful aspects of stepfamily living in 63 high school students who completed a questionnaire. Results indicated that overall stress was not high and was often related to adolescence rather than stepfamily living. Discipline issues and not being able to visit the absent biological parent were rated most stressful. (JAC)

Thirty-eight married extension agents (40 percent of the married agents in Pennsylvania) were interviewed and their responses analyzed on three scales. Results showed that extension work negatively affects family life due to the job's absorptive characteristics and indirect effects of emotional and psychological spillover agents bring home. (SK)

Empirical research was reviewed to observe the effects of family factors on leisure behavior, and leisure behavior effects on marital and family outcomes. Research recommendations are made. (DF)

Used loan-approval data to analyze the effects of life-cycle stage on housing consumption. The detailed typologies were not generally superior to the more simplified approaches, except for per capita consumption. For per capita consumption, price, and quality, clear evidence is found for structural nonhomogeneity across life-cycle stages. (JAC)