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The concept of marginality is applied to women after reviewing its meaning and applicability to other groups. A discussion of females' Altruistic Other orientation and more open sex-role-identity ensues. Suggestions are made to foster the goal of reducing women's marginal status.

A construct, the altruistic other orientation (AOO), is introduced and used to examine a life-long attitude of self-sacrifice in women originating in the male-female relationship. Research exploring this construct utilizes the Walstedt Altruistic Other scale and a revision of the Schaefer Parent AttitudeResearch Instrument on a sample of 106 middle-aged women. The hypothesis that women who do not accept the altruistic other orientation are more likely to be self-supporting in their middle years and attain more academic degrees than those who do was confirmed (p < ,001 ). In addition, father socialization practices were found to be significantly correlated with the daughter's academic achievement, economic independence, and A 0 0 adoption (p < .05 to p < .001).

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