This collection of essays addresses the role of culture in the functioning of families and the socialization of children. Following an introduction by Irving Sigel, the 15 essays are: (1) "Parent-Child Interactions in Urban Indian Families in New Delhi: Are They Changing?" (Jaipaul Roopnarine and Ziarat Hossain); (2) "Chinese Families" (Harold Stevenson and others); (3) "A Comparison of the Parent-Child Relationship in Japan and the United States" (Alan Fogel and others); (4) "The Socialization of Australian Boys and Girls in Middle Childhood for Independence and Achievement" (Alan Russell and Graeme Russell); (5) "Family and Socialization in Turkey" (Cigdem Kagitcibasi and Diane Sunar); (6) "Moral Socialization of the Child in the Soviet Union from Birth to Age Seven" (E. V. Subbotskii); (7) "The Socialization of Instrumental Competence in Families in the United States" (D. Bruce Carter and Wendy Middlemiss); (8) "The Parent-Child Relationship and Socialization in the Context of Modern Childhood: The Case of Sweden" (Gunilla Dahlberg); (9) "Family and Parent-Child Relations in Spain" (Jesus Palacios); (10) "Families in Puerto Rico: An Analysis of the Socialization Process from a Macrostructural Perspective" (Sheila Archilla); (11) "Mother-Infant Interactions of Haitian Immigrants and Black Americans Living in Miami" (Tiffany Field and others); (12) "Family Relationships and Patterns of Childrearing in the Caribbean" (Garrett Lange); (13) "Parenting in Polynesia: A View from the Marquesas" (Mary Martini and John Kirkpatrick); (14) "The Parent-Infant Relationship and Social-Emotional Development among Aka Pygmies" (Barry Hewlett); and (15) "The Cultural Context of Socialization: A Much Ignored Issue!" (Jaipaul Roopnarine and D. Bruce Carter). Each essay includes references. (TJQ)