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Journal of Family and Economic Issues Volume 18, Number 1 Spring 1997 From the Editor Ramona Kay Zachary Heck Merging Family and Firm: An Integrated Systems Approach to Process and Change Daniel J. Weigel and Deborah S. Ballard-Reisch Health Care of American Indian Elderly: Determinants of the Perceived Difficulty Obtaining Access to Health Care Gong-Soog Hong and Sung-Young Hong Determination of Reentry Wages of Displaced Homemakers Wendy A. Campione and Max Jerrell Role Involvement of Farm Women Sharon M. Danes and Donald G. McTavish Explaining Female Teenagers’ Sexual Behavior and Outcomes: A Bivariate Probit Analysis with Selectivity Correction Diamando Afxentiou and Clifford B. Hawley Journal of Family and Economic Issues Volume 18, Number 2 Summer 1997 THEMATIC ISSUE New Horizons for Family and Consumer Economics: The Research Agenda in Asia Guest Editors: Gong-Soog Hong and Richard Widdows From the Guest Editors Gong-Soog Hong and Richard Widdows Analysis of Food Consumption Patterns in China: Nonparametric and Parametric Approaches Jessie X. Fan and Wen S. Chern Emergency Fund Adequacy of Asian Americans Gong-Soog Hong and Y. Emily Kao Expenditure Patterns of Divorced Single-Mother Families and Two-Parent Families in South Korea Sook-Jae Moon and Soon-Hee Joung Expenditure Differences of University Degree Holders Across Occupational Sectors in Malaysia Masnah Mohd Zain, Norhasimah Abdul Aziz, Zuraidah Mohd Sanusi, Norhayati Mohamed, Nor’Aisah Ahmad, Norasibah Abdul Jalil, Richard Widdows, and Kaili Yieh Time Use of Employed Mothers in Korea: A Cross-Cultural Comparison Kyung-Ja Doo and In-Sook Ju Consumption in the Korean Wedding Ritual: Wedding Ritual Values, Consumer Needs, and Expenditures Cheol Park Differences in Factors Attracting Consumers to Taiwan’s Supermarkets and Traditional Wet Markets Charles Trappey and Meng Kuan Lai Announcements Journal of Family and Economic Issues Volume 18, Number 3 Fall 1997 From the Editor 229 Ramona K. Z. Heck Divorce, Educational Attainment, and the Earnings Mobility of Sons Kenneth A. Couch and Dean R. Lillard The Family Economic Strain Scale: Development and Evaluation of the Instrument with Single- and Two-Parent Families Jeanne M. Hilton and Esther L. Devall Absence Because of Family Responsibilities: An Examination of Explanatory Factors Audrey VandenHeuvel The Sandwich Generation: Dependency, Proximity, and Task Assistance Needs of Parents Laurie Stenberg Nichols and Virginia W. Junk Announcement Journal of Family and Economic Issues Volume 18, Number 4 Winter 1997 From the Editor Ramona K. Z. Heck Hierarchical Financial Needs Reflected by Household Financial Asset Shares Jing J. Xiao and Joan Gray Anderson Bequest Expectations: Evidence from the 1989 Survey of Consumer Finances Y. Emily Kao, Gong-Soog Hong, and Richard Widdows Cracks in the Seams: Durability of Child Care in JOBS Welfare-to-Work Programs Marcia K. Meyers Family Home Businesses: Who Buys Health Insurance? Elizabeth Scannell and Gong-Soog Hong Announcement