Journal of Marriage and the Family · 1969 · 12 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesSocial PsychologySociologyFamily DevelopmentFamily StudiesGenderFamily ConflictFamily RolesGender And FamilyParent-child InteractionParent-child RelationshipsParentingFamily Authority StructuresFamily Power RelationsGender Roles In CouplesGender Roles In FamiliesParent-adult Child RelationsParental AuthorityParental ConflictParental Power
Parental and child roles in families characterized by distinctive marital authority patterns are studied in two samples (486 adolescents, 201 parents) by questionnaire and interview. If the authority roles of husband and wife are highly differentiated, the boy and girl roles and (with respect to open expression of affection and democracy) the adult and child roles, are more sharply differentiated. The father-daughter relationship is especially affected. However, these parents are not less permissive. The dominant-sex adolescent is more controlled by parents and the focus of more parental conflict. General sex differences are also reported.