This paper discusses the role of income in altering the risk of unstable marriages among white and nonwhite men. A causal model in which education and occupation are seen as causes of income is examined but research concluded that income rather than other indicators has the direct effect on marriage stability. (Author/CG)

Offers a non-evaluative description of family characteristics which may be present in incestuously abusing families. Families referred for treatment (N=48) for ongoing incestuous abuse were studied. Findings indicate that a broad set of systemic variables, rather than singular psychopathology, contribute to the etiology and maintenance of…

This paper is adapted from the final report of the Homelessness Project at the Bureau of Applied Social Research, Columbia University, New York, a research program conducted from 1965 to 1968.

Used observations and family reports to examine the relationships between family economic stress factors and adjustment of adolescent boys. Economic pressures were associated with parental demoralization, which was related to marital conflict and disruptions in parenting. Disruptions in child-rearing behavior had adverse consequences for…

Second in a series of seven volumes containing the proceedings of the 1983 Australian Family Research Conference, this publication deals with family law. Papers and authors included are: "Attitudes of Divorced Men and Women to the Family" (Margaret Harrison), "Dispute Resolution in Australian Family Law" (Henry Finlay),…

Explores reasons for the apparent difficulty that African-American males and females have in establishing and maintaining stable relationships. Data from the National Survey of Black Americans and other sources indicate numerous explanations for the situation, including economic factors. Trends for the future of African-American relationships and…

A literature review of the Educational Resources and Information Center (ERIC), Psychological Abstracts, and Dissertation Abstracts International was conducted to examine research data and observations concerning the problems faced by males during and after divorce. Based on a scheme of divorce elements developed by Bohannon (1970) these problems…