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Roshco, Bernard – 1975
This book attempts to show how the relationship between the American daily press and other social institutions determines the press's definition of news, where it seeks news, and how that news is presented. Chapter 1 discusses news as a force of information, examines news as a sociological problem, and describes the difficulty of defining news.…
Descriptors: News Media, News Reporting, Newspapers, Press Opinion
Gosselin, Robert R. – 1989
This report reviews studies investigating both the characteristics of abusive families and the efficacy of treatment interventions for abusive parents. The investigation emphasizes variables such as the individual characteristics of the parent, individual characteristics of the child, and family patterns that are related to child abuse. Particular…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Family Counseling, Family Environment, Family Problems
Leung, Eric Kwok-Wing – 1975
The purposes of this study were to: (1) explore and interpret sociologically and historically the factors that gave rise to the Chinese language schools; (2) compare and analyze sociologically the responses of two opposing groups of Chinese leaders to the justification of the language schools; (3) shed light for a better understanding of the…
Descriptors: Chinese Americans, Community Leaders, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational History
Boone, Sherle Leon – 1975
The purpose of this study was to investigate the Language Agression Hypothesis. This hypothesis suggests that measurable high language proficiency is associated with low observable aggression and low language proficiency is associated with high observable aggression. Consideration was also given to qualitative differences in aggressive behaviors…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Problems, Black Students, Cognitive Processes
Download full textDelgado, Bettina Marissa – 1995
Depression is known as one of the most common mental disorders found in the general population. Research that attempts to look specifically at depression and how it relates to Hispanic women however, is rare in contrast to the volumes of literature on depression itself. The purpose of this paper is to acknowledge, review, and critique the…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Depression (Psychology), Educational Attainment, Emotional Problems
Soy, Rosa H.; Sanchez, Isabel – 1975
The purpose of this essay is to uncover the factors which have so greatly affected the educational and social aspect of the Puerto Rican's life in the New York metropolitan area. It is concluded that school systems are obviously not going to foster disorder or encourage criticism. The initiative is up to the community. The Puerto Rican community…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Community Involvement, Cultural Influences, Economically Disadvantaged
Morgan, John A., Jr. – 1979
A review of the literature concerning educational finance, taxation, and California's Proposition 13 (1978) reveals that educational institutions encountered financial pressures before the passage of Proposition 13, and that these pressures--hardly specific to California--are highly visible in the South Carolina Technical Education System. The…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Planning, Community Colleges, Declining Enrollment
