This study is concerned with the relationship between marital problems and the use of formal and informal networks. A total of 780 problems that were identified with eight different categories were reported by 305 subjects. All of the subjects were employed, married, and had same-race spouses. / The purpose of the study is to describe in an exploratory manner the use of social networks, generally, and informal and formal networks, specifically, in discussing marital problems by subject characteristics: informal network involvement, gender, race, presence of children, socioeconomic status, and the subject's rating of problem seriousness. Organizational linkage theory serves as the theoretical reference for the conceptualization and construction of the research questions that are investigated in this study. / Forty-eight percent of the reported marital problems are not discussed with anyone. However, 47 percent are discussed with members of informal social network members, and five percent are discussed with formal network members. Problems that are experienced by females and whites are discussed with network members (informal or formal) significantly more frequently than are problems experienced by males and blacks. In addition, problems that are perceived to be more serious are discussed significantly more frequently than are problems perceived to be less serious. Furthermore, there is greater differential use of networks when the problems are perceived to be more serious. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 45-04, Section: A, page: 1218. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1984.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75299 |
| Contributors | LEFLORE, LARRY., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 123 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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