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Couple Strains in Communal Households: A Four‐Factor Model of the Separation Process
Author(s) -
Jaffe Dennis T.,
Kanter Rosabeth Moss
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1976.tb02486.x
Subject(s) - separation (statistics) , process (computing) , sample (material) , factor (programming language) , separation process , demographic economics , social psychology , psychology , econometrics , economics , statistics , mathematics , computer science , engineering , chemistry , chromatography , chemical engineering , programming language , operating system
A four‐factor model is proposed for understanding the separation process of couples living in urban communes. The factors influencing separation are considered to be contextual conduciveness, systemic strain, generalized beliefs, and precipitating events. Case studies of separating couples who were members of a larger sample living in communal households are presented to illustrate ways in which couples exhibited each of the above factors. Separation is seen as dependent on these factors, singly and in combination. The ways in which communal households deal with separation are also discussed.