This study is concerned with examining the structural and interactional features of the person's childhood family of orientation as they relate to never marrying as an adult. Separate analysis is carried out for males and females throughout the paper. (Author)

Studied recent changes in the organization of men's lives using census (1960,1970) and Current Population Survey (1980) data. Found considerable changes, with men spending less time in families with children and more time outside of marriage. Changes were pervasive across educational levels, racial categories, and geographic areas. (NRB)

Reports research on the nature of enduring sexual liaisons among homosexual men. Such relationships vary widely and may be subinstitutional adaptions to lack of community support. Gay men committed to the heterosexual world were less likely to enter enduring relationships. Open marriage is the more enduring form of gay male liaisons. (Author)

How do family arrangements affect subjective well-being? We investigate this issue using data pooled from the IsssA and HILDA, both large, representative national samples of Australia (pooled n = 38 447). Our regression analysis of cross-sectional and panel data examines how large are the differences in life satisfaction according to marital…

Data from three recent U.S. national surveys corroborate earlier evidence indicating that married persons, as an aggregate, report substantially greater global happiness than any category of unmarried persons; and the difference, according to the data reported here, is greater for females than for males. Includes comments by Jessie Bernard at end.…

Compared characteristics and recidivism of 820 shock probationers with recidivism of parolees, straight probationers, and persons sentenced to residential facilities or halfway houses. The results indicated that age, prior juvenile or adult commitments, unemployment, and marital status were related to recidivism for all male shock probationers.…

This study attempts to determine the main socioeconomic factors influencing the decision to retire before age 65 among Canadian men and women. The study concludes that early retirees tend to be single men and married women employed by others who are better educated and whose nonearned income is higher than those who retire at a later age.…

Married women with or without children appear to experience less success in academic life. Marital and, for men, parental status may enter reward decisions as a possible indicator of perceived financial need. Perception of sex discrimination appears to be more accurate among women than men. (Author/JB)

Among 4,462 former servicemen surveyed, testosterone levels were positively related to not marrying and marital instability, and negatively related to every aspect of marital quality examined. Findings are analyzed in relation to three sociological theories of marital success based on socioeconomic status (educational attainment, income, and…

Using data from the U.S. Consumer Expenditure Survey 1998, this study analyzes how much money different types of households spend for domestic services on "female" and "male" tasks. We test alternative hypotheses based on economic and sociological theories of gender differentiation. Contrary to arguments that marriage lowers the risk to one…

This article focuses on the ways in which patterns of marriage and fertility shape older people's involvement in community groups and their support networks. The data are from Australia, Finland, Germany, Israel, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Findings show that childless older adults, regardless of…

As the divorce rate continues to rise, increasing attention is being paid to the impact of parental divorce and remarriage on the children from these families. A study was undertaken to investigate the impact of family process and organization, in intact, divorced, and stepfather families. Subjects were 36 families (12 families from each group)…

The purpose of this study was to determine whether there are differences in perceptions of the university environment between married male students and single male students. Seventy-five upperclass male students were selected at random from the university's single on-campus, single off-campus, and married off-campus undergraduate population. All…

Examined the linkage between psychological well-being and marital status in 2,500 men. Results indicated little difference in psychological well-being before or after divorce/separation, suggesting that the relationship between marital status and well-being is not necessarily causal. (JAC)