Separateness and Togetherness

Interdependence Over the Life Course in Japanese and American Marriages

Bibliographic Data

ID2927433
AuthorsBerit Ingersoll-Dayton (0000-0001-5063-4130, University of Michigan, corresponding author), Ruth Campbell (0000-0001-7324-1313, University of Michigan), Yukiko Kurokawa (University of Tokyo Hospital), Masahiko Saito (0000-0002-4307-3598, University of Tokyo Hospital)
Year1996
Volume13
Issue3
Pages385-398
Publication date1996-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Social and Personal Relationships (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0265-4075 • E-ISSN: 1460-3608
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0265407596133005
OpenAlexW2064623647
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited21

This study examines cross-cultural conceptions of interdependence within marriage over the life cycle. Older Japanese and American couples participated in a narrative interview in which both spouses jointly discussed the story of their marriage. The resulting data were analyzed qualitatively and several salient themes emerged. Interdependence among couples varied across cultures and between racial groups. Further, the couples' feelings of intimacy and distance were renegotiated over the life course. The implications of these findings are discussed in relation to family development theory

Developmental psychology · Feeling · Life course approach · Narrative · Salient · Sociology · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender Studies · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges

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