This paper studies the perception of fairness of the income-tax splitting benefit of married couples under the German income-tax régime using interview data from 219 North German employees. The great majority of subjects disapprove of the present boon of tax splitting, which is considered as...

Based on information collected from a sample survey of 480 Korean migrants who had worked in the Middle East, and in-depth interviews with 39 households.

Effects of a psychosocial intervention program on spouses of cancer patients, and on the cancer patients themselves, will be described. A six session intervention program, which included support, problem-solving and coping skills, was designed to help spouses to cope with the stress of caring...

This paper reports findings from the first of a series of interviews with men treated by coronary grafting, and with their wives. Seen immediately after angiography, these couples were asked about their social and conjugal roles, attitudes to the men's illness, and changes to their...