Journal of Family Issues articles from May 1998

Journal of Family Issues archives from May 1998

Marital equality: what does it mean?
May 1, 1998... What does equality mean in the context of intimate relationships? In the work place, equality can be defined in terms of explicit organizational guidelines. However, in complex emotional relationships, in which needs and expectations are often...

Performance of household tasks by Vietnamese and Laotian refugees.
May 1, 1998... Family scholars are increasingly emphasizing the need for research reflecting family diversity, including differences related to ethnicity (see McAdoo, 1993; Williams, 1995). Vietnamese and Laotian refugees, comprising the most recent very...

Available but not accessible: an examination of the use of workplace policies for caregivers of elderly kin.
May 1, 1998... The recent growth of the literature examining workplace policies that are useful to employees with elder care responsibilities reflects sociodemographic changes in Canadian society. First, the aging of the Canadian population is well...

The effects of family structure and maternal employment on the development of gender-related attitudes among men and women.
May 1, 1998... Over the past several decades, substantial changes have occurred in gender-related attitudes. Although studies do not show substantial change in gender role behavior, attitudinal changes about the roles of men and women reflect more egalitarian...

Parent-teen communication about sexual topics.
May 1, 1998... One of the biggest threats to the well-being of American teenagers is early and unprotected sexual activity. By the 12th grade, two thirds of girls and three quarters of boys engage in sexual activity, often without effective contraception...

Interracial dating: evidence from personal advertisements.
May 1, 1998... To the degree that more individuals are entering into interracial romantic relationships (Brown, 1987; Brown 1989-1990; Porterfield, 1982), it is important to study these relationships. Census data has indicated a small increase of all...