Journal of Comparative Family Studies articles from June 2000

Journal of Comparative Family Studies archives from June 2000

How Constructions of Ethnicity and Gender Contribute to Shaping Non-traditional Family Patterns: Some Introductory Comments [*].
June 22, 2000... R. ROBIN MILLER [**] SANDRA LEE BROWNING [***] INTRODUCTION Family has long been an important form of social organization (Levi-Strauss, 1949; Lenski, Nolan, and Lenski, 1995). Berger and Kellner (1975) suggest that marriage, in...

Japanese and U.S. Marriage Experiences: Traditional and Non-traditional Perceptions of Family.
June 22, 2000... LINDA G. BELL [*] DAVID C. BELL [**] Within middle class families in the United States, the marriage is considered to be the center or foundation of the family. Two people marry, forming a new family. In Western fairy tales, marriage...

Ethnically Heterogamous Marriages: The Case of Asian Canadians [*].
June 22, 2000... JESSIE M. TZENG [**] INTRODUCTION In an ethnically diverse society, such as Canada, the increases in intersection of group affiliations may promote intermarriage. A person often belongs to several social groups, for example, people...

Sharing a Man: Insights From Research [*].
June 22, 2000... R. ROBIN MILLER [**] SANDRA LEE BROWNING [***] INTRODUCTION Research on the black male/female marital process has been limited and polarized into discussions on the impacts of culture or structure on the black family. This has...

Women without Children: A Contradiction in Terms?
June 22, 2000... MYRA J. HIRD [*] KIMBERLY ABSHOFF [*] Ever accelerating structural, technological, economic and cultural changes in society provide a widely accepted explanation for the collapse of shared values and behavioural patterns within...

Women Caring for Elderly Family Members: Shaping Non-Traditional Work and Family Initiatives.
June 22, 2000... JUDY SINGLETON [*] INTRODUCTION Because many family caregivers are now also in the workplace, it is far less possible to sharply separate the work and family lives of employees. Informal caregiving by women, and to a lesser extent by...

Cindrella's Sequel: Stepmothers' Long-term Relationships with Adult Stepchildren [*].
June 22, 2000... BARBARA H. VINICK [**] SUSAN LANSPERY [***] INTRODUCTION This paper is based on reports of 25 women who married men with children from a previous marriage. Its main purpose is to describe, from the women's points of view, what has...

Covenant Marriage: A New Alternative for Traditional Families [*].
June 22, 2000... KATHERINE BROWN ROSIER [**] SCOTT L. FELD [**] INTRODUCTION: THE COVENANT MARRIAGE ALTERNATIVE A special issue of this journal devoted to alternative family forms suggests the growing number of individuals who construct family...