Examined maternal employment decisions after birth of first child. Findings from 164 new mothers revealed that occupational status, family income, role commitment, division of labor, and job stress distinguished mothers who returned to employment and those who stayed home throughout first year. Financial need was most important reason for…

This study compared the responses of husbands and wives regarding decision-making in two cultures, Greek and American, as obtained by two different sampling techniques. The American data were obtained from 160 couples who lived in the Detroit area and who had a child under 6 years old. The Greek sample was 133 wives and 117 husbands, none of whom…

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…