Abstract
The present study sought to determine whether there were differences between the amount and kind of contact that married and never married professionals have with their families. 508 professionals (n = 331 males, 177 females) responded to a questionnaire designed to assess the types of contacts that they have with their families. Married and never married professionals maintain very similar patterns of contacts with their families. The two questions that produced significant differences dealt more with ownership of homes than with contact. Sex differences were more marked among the married subjects than the unmarried subjects. The author proposes that being single by choice does not disrupt the ties that an individual has with his extended family.
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