Book reviewed in this article:Sari Roth‐Roemer, Sharon Robinson Kurpius, and Cheryl Carmin. New York: W. W. Norton&Co. 1998. Pp. 465. Hardback, £33.00. ISBN 0 393 70268 5.A. R. Block, E. F. Kremer, and E. Fernandez. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. 1998. £139.95. ISBN 0 803 82680 7.Christina Lee. London: Sage. 1998. Pp. 256. Cloth, £45.00; Paper, £14.99. ISBN 0 761 95729 4.David S. Krantz and Andrew Baum. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. 1998. Pp. 320. £55.95. ISBN 0 805 8