Tests several hypotheses derived from the Guttentag-Secord theory which relates societal-level sex ratios to women's status and roles. Finds that the effects of sex ratio on women's roles are more pronounced in developed countries but that correlations between sex ratio and certain dimensions of women's roles provide little support for the theory.…

Presents an expansion of power-control theory of delinquency based on household characteristics. States that this refined theory accounts for fluctuations in delinquency rates due to social class and gender. Maintains the theory calls for major changes in studying class, gender, and delinquency, as well as for a new appreciation of importance of…