Middle Age and Marriage: Affiliative Men and Assertive Women.

Grunebaum, Henry

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ERIC Number: EJ209247

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1979

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Middle Age and Marriage: Affiliative Men and Assertive Women.

Grunebaum, Henry

American Journal of Family Therapy, v7 n3 p46-50 Fall 1979

Reviews recent literature on psychological changes that occur in middle age in men and women which indicate that men tend to become more affiliated and women more assertive. A series of cases are presented to illustrate the impact of these changes on middle age and marriage. (Author)

Descriptors: Affiliation Need, Assertiveness, Behavior Change, Case Studies, Marriage, Middle Aged Adults, Psychological Needs, Sex Differences, Spouses

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reference Materials - Bibliographies

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Language: English

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