Journal of Marriage and Family

THE BURGESS AWARD LECTURE* Family relationships across several generations are becoming increasingly important in American society. They are also increasingly diverse in structure and in functions. In reply to the widely debated "family decline" hypothesis,...

Changing Families, Changing Responsibilities: Family Obligations Following Divorce and Remarriage. Lawrence H. Ganong & Marilyn Coleman. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. 1999. 203 pp. ISBN 0-8058-2691-2. $45.00 cloth. Marilyn Coleman and Larry Ganong's most...

This article assesses the effects of children on parents' involvement in caregiving. On the basis of interviews with 273 respondents, we address the effects of having children on care given to kin and nonkin; assess the effects of children's characteristics,...

This paper uses data from the 1992 National Health and Social Life Survey to examine emotional satisfaction and physical pleasure from sex in intimate unions for adults in the U.S. Using perspectives from evolutionary biology and rational choice theory,...

Family: The Making of an Idea, an Institution, and a Controversy in American Culture. Betty G. Farrell. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. 1999. 199 pp. ISBN 0-8133-1545-X. $59.00 cloth, $20.00 paper. In this concise book, Betty Farrell takes on the "family...

Past research on the intergenerational transmission of parenting concentrates on the continuity of harsh or abusive parenting, for the most part relying on retrospective reports of early upbringing. This study investigates the intergenerational transmission...

This 2-part study uses national longitudinal interview data from parents and their adult children to examine the way in which predivorce marital conflict influences the impact of divorce on children. In the 1st study, we find that the dissolution of...

Parenting in Stepfamilies: Social Attitudes, Parental Perceptions and Parenting Behavior in Hong Kong. Gladys Lan Tak Lam-Chan. Hants, England: Ashgate. 1999. 289 pp. ISBN 1-84014-969-8. $69.95 cloth. Negative attitudes in Chinese culture are reflected...

Does the experience of violence in a cohabiting union lead participants away from marriage and toward separation, or does violence have only minimal impact once other characteristics of unions and their participants are controlled? This issue is examined...

In telephone interviews, 212 adolescents described all disagreements arising the preceding day that involved parents or friends. Conflicts were organized in a similar manner in both relationships: Topics, resolutions, and outcomes were linked together...

Understanding Domestic Homicide. Neil Websdale. Boston: Northeastern University Press. 1999. 289 pp. ISBN 1-55553-393-0. $55.00 cloth, $22.50 paper. Neil Websdale makes a meaningful contribution to the family violence literature in his book, Understanding...

Using data on 189 adolescents who have a living biological father and a resident stepfather, we examined the effects of children's relationships with both fathers on child outcomes. Interview data from mothers and stepfathers provide an assessment of...

Using a purposive sample of 37 single men aged 16 to 30, in-depth face-to-face interviews, and a grounded theory approach, we explore males' subjective experiences as procreative beings. Our study is informed by symbolic interactionism and 2 sensitizing...