Introduction; Adolescents and Their Families: A View of the Issues; THE FAMILY AS A CONTEXT AND FAMILY PROCESS 1 Ecology of the Family as a Context for Eluman Development: Research Perspectives; The Influence of Parenting Style on Adolescent Competence and Substance Use; Parental Religiosity Family Processes, and Youth Competence in Rural, Two-Parent African American Families; Development During Adolescence: The Impact of Stage-Environment Fit on Young Adolescents' Experiences in Schools and in Families; Family Ecologies of Ethnic Minority Children; Patterns of Interaction in Family Relationships and the Development of Identity Exploration in Adolescence; Changes in Adolescents' Daily Interactions with Their Families from Ages 10 to 18: Disengagement and Transformation; Authoritative Parenting and Adolescent Adjustment Across Varied Ecological Niches; 148 Stress Levels, Family Help Patterns, and Religiosity in Middle- and Working-Class African American Single Mothers; 175 Strengths of Black Families: A Black Community's Perspective; Parental Ethnic Socialization and Adolescent Coping With Problems Related to Ethnicity; VARIATIONS IN FAMILY STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION Presidential Address: Families, Lies, and Videotapes; Conceptions of Parental Authority in Divorced and Married Mothers and Their Adolescents; Maternal Role Satisfaction, Mother-Child Interaction, and Child Temperament: A Process Model; Caught Between Parents: Adolescents' Experience in Divorced Homes FAMILY AND ECONOMIC STRESS Socialization and Development in a Changing Economy: The Effects of Paternal Job and Income Loss on Children; Kinship Support and Maternal and Adolescent Well-Being in Economically Disadvantaged African-American Families; Linking Family Economic Hardship to Adolescent Distress; Changes in Parents' Work Status and Adolescents' Adjustment at School TEENAGE PARENTING Characteristics of Married and Unmarried Adolescent Mothers and Their Partners; The Effects of Maternal Age-at-Birth on Children's Cognitive Development