Spouses frequently depict changes in important aspects of marital relationships as threats to the permanence of those relationships. However, the effects on permanence are better explained in terms of the partners' viewpoints or ways of interpreting the changes. Six common polarities of viewpoint illustrate this point. (Author)

A scenario based on the premise that the role of student affairs within colleges and universities will remain unchanged in the future. If it is not plausible, it is because maintenance of such a role is not possible, given projected changes and current developments in society and higher education. (Author)