The main concern of this research is to test a causal model of intergenerational transmission of attitudes toward divorce based on symbolic interaction and role theory. The study employs cross-sectional data. / Specifically, the study investigates the direct effects of relative divorce frequency among kin group members, gender and perceived parental marital happiness during childhood on the attitudes toward divorce and marital role expectations of Puerto Rican students enrolled in a vocational and technical school, a community college and a four-year college in Puerto Rico. Also, the indirect effects of perceived kin and perceived parental attitudes toward divorce, family of origin structure and marital role expectations are examined. / In general, relative divorce frequency among kin group members, the perception of parental marital happiness during childhood and gender seem to operate through perceived kin and perceived parents' attitudes toward divorce to affect attitudes toward divorce during late adolescence. Parental marital instability and perceived kin's as well as perceived parents' attitudes toward divorce have a liberalizing effect on children's attitudes toward divorce. / No differences are found between children from intact and unstable families in their marital role expectations. However, females are more androgynous than males in their expectations regardless of their family of origin structure. Interestingly, in the areas of expectations toward housekeeping and premarital sex, females report less androgynous expectations than do males. / Implications for marriage and family therapy and suggestions for future research are addressed. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 46-08, Section: A, page: 2455. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1985.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75610 |
| Contributors | LOPEZ, NILDA S., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 228 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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