Die motivering vir die studie was die leemte aan en behoefte vir navorsing oor dubbelloopbaanhuwelike en tussenrolkonflik in Suid-Afrika. Die doelstelling was om vas te stel of daar 'n verband tussen tussenrolkonflik en werkstevredenheid by egpare in dubbelloopbaanhuwelike bestaan, en of eggenotes in sodanige huwelike tussenrolkonflik en werkstevredenheid verskillend ervaar. 'n Teoretiese ondersoek oor tussenrolkonflik en werkstevredenheid is gedoen. Die empiriese ondersoek het bestaan uit die meting van hierdie veranderlikes met behulp van Tussenrolkonflik- en Behoeftebevredigingsvraelyste. Die resultate toon aan dat daar geen statisties beduidende verbande tussen die veranderlikes bestaan nie. Daar bestaan ook geen statisties beduidende verskille tussen mans en vroue in dubbelloopbaanhuwelike ten opsigte van hul ervaring van tussenrolkonflik en werkstevredenheid nie. Die studie dra by tot 'n beter begrip van tussenrolkonflik in dubbelloopbaanhuwelike, en toon aan dat die Tussenrolkonflikvraelys betroubare resultate in die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks kan lewer. Die resultate toon egter dat wyer, meer gesofistikeerde navorsing belangrik is. / In order to fill the gap in existing research on the topic, this study was undertaken to establish whether a relationship exists between interrole conflict and job satisfaction in married couples with full time careers, and whether these couples experience interrole conflict and job satisfaction differently. A theoretical study regarding interrole conflict and job satisfaction was undertaken. In the empirical study these variables were measured using Need Satisfaction and lnterrole Conflict Questionnaires. No statistically significant relationships were found between interrole conflict and job satisfaction; and no statistically significant differences exist between men and women with regard to their experience of job satisfaction and interrole conflict. The research contributes towards a better understanding of interrole conflict in dual career marriages, and indicates that the lnterrole Conflict Questionnaire can deliver reliable results in the South African context. However, the results show the importance of wider, more sophisticated research. / Industrial and Organisational Psychology / MCOM (Bedrysielkunde)

This study examined five seminal television series — I Love Lucy, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Jeffersons, The Cosby Show, and Home Improvement — for episodes of conflict. Those episodes of conflict were then analyzed through thematic analysis. Using Baxter's (1988) relational dialectical tensions as a theoretical framework, the internal tensions present in romantic relationships (i.e., autonomy v. connection, novelty v. predictability, and openness v. closedness) served as themes to organize the data. After identifying the dialectical tensions present in each of the series, the shows were then compared to determine if a shift had occurred in each of the dialectics over time. / Department of Communication Studies

This study examined the relationship between love attitude and marital adjustment across five stages of the marital life-cycle in Nigerian society. The subjects for this study were 202 volunteers from six protestant churches representing six cities in the southern part of Nigeria. An average of 20 couples were representatives of each of the five marital life-cycles. Each of the subjects completed the Love Attitude Inventory (LAI), and the Marital Adjustment Test (short form) (MAT). Wilk's multivariate analysis revealed no significant differences between husbands' and wives' love attitude and marital adjustment across the five stages of the marital life cycle. Multivariate analysis split-plot 5.2 with repeated measures revealed no significant difference for the total sample among the groups, but indicated a significant difference between love attitude and marital adjustment for the total sample using sex as a factor. A univariate test of the MAT and LAI indicated that the MAT accounted for the difference. A canonical correlation indicated a significant positive relationship between husbands1 and wives' marital adjustment and love attitude within each of the five groups. The findings suggest that husbands and wives included in this study have a good understanding of their roles in the marriage relationship and that the partners have general agreement regarding those roles. The marriage partners apparently have strong influences on each other's perceptions of love attitude and marital adjustment.

This study utilized a qualitative research methodology to examine the perspectives of six subjects, three married couples, choosing abortion to terminate unwanted pregnancies. The subjects were interviewed a few days after the abortion and six weeks after the abortion for a total of 12 hours. The researcher transcribed the interviews and observer's comments written throughout the interview process. The data were qualitatively analyzed to gain an understanding of (a) the factors which contributed to the unwanted pregnancies; (b) the process by which the couples Chose abortion to terminate the unwanted pregancies, (c) factors which contributed to the decision; (d) factors surrounding the abortion procedure; and (e) factors which predisposed the couples to different kinds of post-abortion reactions. This analysis indicated that inconsistent birth control usage was but one factor in the unwanted pregnancy. decision to abort the unwanted pregnancy created relationship conflicts because each subject had different ideas and needs in regard to managing the unwanted pregnancy. Although all of the subjects expressed relief after the abortion procedure was completed, they also expressed feelings such as guilt, sadness, and a sense of loss. All of the couples in the study experienced relationship stress, and discussed relationship issues in the interviews. More concern was verbalized about the relationship than the abortion for the couples in the study. Two of the couples expressed a commitment to making personal changes to improve the marital relationship. For the married couples in this study, the decision to terminate the unwanted pregnancy and abortion mirrored the decision-making and conflict resolution process utilized by the couples in other situations.

The problem of this study was to determine if the sex role identification, age, education, and income of employed married couples were related to their perception of who should and does perform household tasks. The forty-five couples were volunteers from organizations for working women. Each spouse completed a Bem Sex Role Inventory and a Household Task Inventory. Using Chi-square and t-tests no significant differences were found between sex role identification, education level, income level, and the sharing of household tasks. When a Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient was used, age and sharing of household tasks were found to have an inverse relationship with the young sharing more tasks. The study concluded that couples expect household tasks to be shared but females tend to perform the traditional feminine tasks and males the traditional masculine tasks.

Lam Siu Mun. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 126-137). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgements --- p.i / Declaration --- p.iii / Abstract --- p.iv / 論文摘要 --- p.v / Chapter Chapter 1: --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background of research --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Objectives and Significance --- p.7 / Chapter 1.3 --- Research Questions --- p.9 / Chapter 1.4 --- Map of the Thesis --- p.10 / Chapter Chapter 2: --- Literature Review --- p.12 / Chapter 2.1 --- Prevalent Theoretical Explanations on Gender Relation --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2 --- Gender Perspective: Multiple Levels of Analysis on Gender Relations --- p.16 / Chapter 2.3 --- The Gender Relation in Hong Kong --- p.29 / Chapter 2.4 --- Analytical Framework --- p.31 / Chapter Chapter 3: --- Research Methodology --- p.33 / Chapter 3.1 --- Conceptual Framework --- p.33 / Chapter 3.2 --- Methodology --- p.46 / Chapter Chapter 4: --- Marital Negotiation Dynamic in Gendered Resources --- p.49 / Chapter 4.1 --- Influence of Economy on Marital Negotiation --- p.49 / Chapter 4.2 --- Influence of Culture on Marital Negotiation --- p.54 / Chapter 4.3 --- Influence of Kinship System on Marital Negotiation --- p.59 / Chapter 4.4 --- Conclusion --- p.63 / Chapter Chapter 5: --- Marital Negotiation Dynamics-Cases for Working Class --- p.66 / Chapter 5.1 --- Marital Negotiation in Traditional Provider-Traditional Homemaker Family --- p.67 / Chapter 5.2 --- Marital Negotiation in Traditional Provider- Egalitarian Homemaker Family --- p.73 / Chapter 5.3 --- Marital Negotiation in Egalitarian Provider-Egalitarian Homemaker Family / Chapter 5.4 --- Conclusion --- p.86 / Chapter Chapter 6: --- Marital Negotiation Dynamics- Cases for Middle Class --- p.89 / Chapter 6.1 --- Marital Negotiation in Traditional Provider-Traditional Homemaker Family --- p.89 / Chapter 6.2 --- Marital Negotiation in Traditional Provider- Egalitarian Homemaker Family --- p.94 / Chapter 6.3 --- Marital Negotiation in Egalitarian Provider-Egalitarian Homemaker Family --- p.99 / Chapter 6.4 --- Conclusion --- p.104 / Chapter Chapter 7: --- Conclusion --- p.107 / Chapter 7.1 --- Summary of Finding --- p.107 / Chapter 7.2 --- Implication --- p.110 / Chapter 7.3 --- Limitations and Recommendation for Further Study --- p.116 / Appendix 1: Profile of Informants and Families --- p.118 / Appendix 2: Guiding Questions for the semi-structured Interviews --- p.122 / Bibliography --- p.126 / List of Tables --- p.138 / Table 1.1 Educational attainment by sex --- p.138 / Table 2.1 Labor force participation by sex --- p.138 / Table 2.2 Female Labor force by marital status --- p.138 / Table 3.1 Employed persons by sex and occupation --- p.139 / Table 4.1 Median monthly employment income by sex and occupation --- p.141

Thesis (D. Min.)--Denver Conservative Baptist Seminary, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 135-151).

Thesis (D. Min.)--New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 2007. / Abstract. Includes final project proposal. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 118-123, 57-61).

Thesis (D. Min.)--New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1999. / Includes abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 76-79).

Thesis (D. Min.)--New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 2002. / Includes abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 131-137).