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Inventory of Marriages with Outside Sexual Contacts (1977), circa 1977

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Subseries 1.1:

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

This subseries consists of documents related to a 1977 study on marriages with outside sexual contacts that Latham conducted for a Sociology 484 class at California State University, Fullerton. The subjects of the study were couples in heterosexual marriages in which at least one of the partners engaged in homosexual activity outside of the marriage. Both partners completed a series of questionnaires about the marriage, including the Locke and Locke-Wallace Marital Adjustment Tests. Latham's hypothesis was that it is not necessarily the strength of a person's homosexual identity, but rather his or her change in self-concept from the time of marriage that determined his or her marital adjustment. The series includes the surveys from the study, and survey administration and data analysis information. The paper that Latham wrote on the study has not been located, but the data analysis information includes notes that describe the project.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1977

Creator

Access

The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.

Extent

1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Arrangement

Surveys included in the study arranged in numerical order based on the numbers assigned by Latham. These are followed by the eight surveys Latham rejected for the study, with the alphanumeric codes assigned by Latham. The rejected surveys are labeled with an "F" if only the female partner responded, "M" if only the male partner responded, "D" if the couple was divorced, and "W" if the respondent was widowed. Items containing information of a personally sensitive nature have been moved to a restricted file. Materials relating to the study follow the surveys.

Repository Details

Part of the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California Repository

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