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Marriage Role Perceptions Of Husbands And Wives Separated By The Vietnam War, Ella Arlene Bentson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose was to determine how husbands and wives who had been separated because of the war in Vietnam perceived each other during separation. Martial roles were used as the vehicle to convey perception.

A random sample of Jl couples was selected from among the married officers and enlisted men of Marine All Weather Attack Squadron 225 which was based at DaNang, South Vietnam. A questionnaire designed to determine perception of spouse was sent to men in Vietnam and to their wives who resided in various parts of the United States.

The major findings are summarized as follows:

1. Correlation of …

A Definition Of The Role Of Homemaker By Two Generations Of Women, Genevieve Wise

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This research is an attempt to investigate to what degree society, as represented by a selected group of married women, is accepting the role of the working wife and mother, and to what degree the traditional definition still prevails in the minds of two generations of women.