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Although the matter cannot be decisively settled by available data, it appears that Poland & other socialist countries exemplify the manner in which macrosocietal changes effect microrelations & units. This relationship of 'macro' to 'micro' is directly opposite that found in the West. The role & status of women in Poland has changed markedly, & has done so as the result of changes in the political & economic systems made from the top. Traditionally, Polish families have been important in the reproduction of culture, with most of this task falling to women. Hence, women have enjoyed high status in the family but not in the economic or political spheres of society. The postwar period of revolution & modernization (chiefly industrialization) has greatly changed this. With education functioning as the major determinant, women have come to play an increasingly greater role in the LF, to such a degree that head of household is now defined simply as that member of the family who contributes most to the means of subsistence. However, domestic chores & child raising duties have not changed at the same rate, although they too have been altered, with more men assuming responsibilities, especially where women work permanently. Although women have not come to occupy top positions in proportion to their number in the LF, trends in that direction can be demonstrated. 4 Tables. F. Hydoski.