A discussion of the readaptation process of 70 physicians who returned to Peru to practice medicine after completing postgraduate training in the U.S. (1965-1975) covers the determinants of the decision to return; academic, familial, and adaptational problems; and the physicians' impact on medical education and health care services in Peru. (NQA)

Discusses family influences on vocational development and maturity, and on perceptions of the vocational counseling client. Briefly describes family systems theory and applies it to the career counseling process. (WAS)

A total of 37 school-age children reared in 27 lesbian households were compared with 38 school-age children reared in 27 heterosexual single-parent households. Investigated were subjects' psychosexual development and emotions, behavior, and relationships. Results indicated groups did not differ in gender identity, sex role behavior, or sexual…

Reviews four major ways of measuring children's fearful behavior (through behavioral rating scales, self-report measures, projective techniques, and physiological measures). Makes the point that disruptive behaviors in dental settings are seen in relatively few children, with marked diminutions in anxiety occurring in the preschool years. (RH)

Using a nationally representative sample of six- to eleven-year-old children, examines the relationship between socioeconomic status and ability in the light of the potential mediating effects of family structure and childhood experience. Found socioeconomic indicators to exercise greater effects upon verbal abilities than upon nonverbal…

Marital discord accounted for much of the association between having a parent with bipolar disorder or unipolar depression and school problem behavior, but the same variable did not explain the relationship between having a schizophrenic parent and problems in school. (Author/CL)

Presents several major components of family systems theory that have strong potential for influencing career choice. Suggests implications and recommendations for using family systems theory in the career counseling process. (RC)

Discusses effective family position as a new variable developed to measure the effect of birth order and childhood home environment on the likelihood of becoming an alcoholic. Constructs of fixation and regression may also be helpful in differentiating two types of alcoholism. (JAC)

Reviews research and data on youth employment, particularly among minority groups, and discusses the roles of the school and the family. Holds that the success of future efforts to assist youth depend on (1) the commitment of resources to the disadvantaged; and (2) a multidisciplinary, multiagency approach to youth employment. (Author/GC)

Examines the extent of adolescent drug abuse and alcoholism, psychological factors that lead to drug abuse and drinking, and treatment approaches that have been used with young people. Focuses on drug-abusing family systems and the roles of the school and the community in combatting drug abuse. (Author/GC)

The support of her husband, children, and friends was vital to the author when she embarked on graduate study and later into a career. This article is part of a theme issue on women and leadership. (SJL)

Studies complex factors contributing to the development of adolescent psychoses in two stepbrothers. Neurodevelopmental difficulties make them vulnerable to their parents' fears and conflicts. This affects the quality of their total life experience and the kind of parent-child relationships leading to their psychoses. A discussion by Saul L. Brown…

Employment of adolescents aged 16-18 in two-parent families was analyzed in relation to personal and family characteristics; adolescent orientations, expectations, and attitudes toward working; and parental attitudes toward working. Working adolescents generally reported that their job had a positive rather than negative effect on overall quality…

Family configuration correlates of fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence constructs are examined. (SS)