Studies have shown that members of the working class are often overworked, underpaid, overtaxed, and unhappy. They tend to be distrustful of new ideas and methods and to rely on their extended families to meet their needs for human contact. One way in which the working class person may have a chance to widen the character of his interactions with…

Tests Super's model of career adaptability by examining the relationship between career development concerns, values, and role salience among cement factory workers (n=881). They responded to the Adult Career Concerns Inventory, the Values Inventory, and the Salience Inventory. Results supported both Super's model of career adaptation and his…

This article is adapted from "Chew Heong v. United States: Chinese Exclusion and the Federal Courts", written by Lucy Salyer, associate professor of history at the University of New Hampshire, for inclusion in the Federal Judicial Center's project, "Federal Trials and Great Debates in United States History." In 1882, Congress…

To contribute to a fuller understanding and awareness of the hazards involved in industries as well as to call attention to steps being taken to solve safety problems, this pamphlet surveys five industries cited among those having the highest rates of job-related injuries in the country. Industries include: (1) Roofing and Sheet Metal, (2)…

A summary of results from a survey conducted in Great Britain of workers' experiences of adult education and their attitudes towards it is presented. Sample and interviews, findings, summary, and implications for future policy are examined. Results indicate that social awareness is not fostored by adult education, as educators supposed. (LH)

Revision of paper read at meetings of the Seventh World Congress of Sociology, Varna, Bulgaria, September 1970. (NQ)

Recent investigations show the cause of the free education movement to be urbanization trends rather than the demands of laborers. (RA)

In recognition of the continuing importance of women's contributions to the Veterans Administration mission, and in response to a growing interest in the subject on the part of both men and women, this brief reading list has been designed as a general introduction to the concerns of women, their work and their place in society. The list was…

Documents age differences in the relative importance of intristic work satisfactions as determinants of the individual's sense of global well-being. It appears that, toward the end of the period of labor force participation, the satisfaction men derive from work is transferred from the actual experience of work to its consequences. (Author)

Examines the historical and social context of the rise of the militant trade unionist, and his role in French Society. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Most of the leadership throughout the labor movement have been concerned about the lack of rank and file participation in labor unions. An evaluation of the relationship of labor education and union participation is explored. (WL)

Through the activities of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme, employers can help their young employees develop not only the vocational side of their lives, but also their personalities, which will indirectly affect their work. (Editor/RY)