Marital conflict management: Gender and ethnic differences

On the basis of 120 interviews with spouses from 60 ethnically diverse marriages that had lasted at least 20 years, this article explores how couples cope with marital conflict from the early years of their relationships to the present time. The article focuses on conflict management styles from face-to-face confrontation to avoidance, and gender and ethnicity influences an styles of coping with conflict. Implications for social work practice ave discussed.