Responds to previous article in which O'Neil and Greenberger examined relations between patterns of commitment to work and to parenting and level of role strain in parents of preschool-age children. Discusses conceptual/theoretical issues and measurement issues raised in O'Neil and Greenberger and considers what their findings mean. (NB)

Responds to previous article in which Marks critiques authors' article examining relations between patterns of commitment to work and to parenting and level of role strain in parents of preschool-age children. Responds to criticisms by Marks, considering both theoretical and methodological issues. (NB)

The paper examines the cultural and economic aspects of the status and role of women in Australian culture and their affect on mothers of disabled children. Changes which incorporate the feminist perspective are recommended at the policy, regional/local, and individual service delivery levels. (DB)

While professional women may experience their "dual careers" at home and at work as a source of inner fragmentation, this fragmentation can be a vehicle for developing a greater sense of personhood. Recent data show that women who combine work, marriage, and motherhood are experiencing more general psychological well being than are other women.…

Focusing on four Mexican American women from migrant farmworker backgrounds and one woman recently immigrated from Mexico, the study explored the attitudes and experiences of the Mexican American culture considered important by Mexican American migrant women themselves. Extensive open-ended interviews, conducted mostly in the women's homes, were…