ABSTRACT
There are many sources of tension for couples and families in intercultural migration. The introduction to these particular strains comes from a group interview, which brought together three of the six couples in Geneva for sabbatical years.5 The discussion took place one evening in the late spring. All three families had arrived during the previous summer, and were about to leave. They had not known each other before the interview, but had a great deal in common: each had two children, ranging in ages from six to 15 years; all were professors, scientists, or teachers. In all three families the wives were professionally active at home, but not in Geneva (although one had worked independently on an academic project): it was the husband’s sabbatical which had brought the family to Geneva.
