Suggests that adolescents are much more influenced by peer group values than by parental values. (DS)

Discussed is the role of values in adolescent development and the value pathologies found in adolescents in residential treatment. The study describes how values are transmitted by unvarying routines, decrees, traditions, and unspoken codes, as well as by certain child-care practices. (Author/KC)

Investigates the value orientations of optimists and pessimists and the value structures of each group with university students in Ankara, Turkey (N=285). Results indicate differences in value orientations of optimists and pessimists. Examination of value structures revealed that optimists were more likely to give priority to self-expansion,…

The fact that youth's aspirations, activities, and attitudes are related both to socioeconomic background and, independently of this, to ethno-cultural background, suggests that forces in society, other than the youth culture, continue to share significantly in the development of value structures in modern youth. (Author)

Assesses the effectiveness of a reading project for seventh graders that taught caring for others. Results, based on 57 students, show that the experimental group became more committed to caring in two out of three cases. Findings indicate moderate support for the use of a literature-based approach to teaching values. (RJM)

The need to take some sort of action to deal with the learning crisis currently taking place in most schools, particularly urban ones, is heavily stressed. (CK)

Presents a case study of one subject's life history, obtained from depth interviews, which reveals the process of change from involvement to noninvolvement in drug use and criminal activity. Explains how, for this subject, rehabilitation was facilitated by specific structural factors which interacted with and altered personal values. (Author/NRB)

Examined personal values and sexual and contraceptive experiences of 75 male and 88 female high school students from a rural county of New York. Results suggested that religiosity was unrelated to students' sexual behavior and use of contraceptives. The different groups of high school students exhibited remarkably homogeneous sexual and…

It is argued in this article that the need to find something certain to which to devote oneself is strongest among youth who are in a state of identity diffusion, and that the search for certainty in such a state is frequently for the genuine, the pure, and the enduring. (Author)

The development of a caring value orientation was investigated in four age groups: grades 6, 8, 10, and 12. Subjects (N=1,247) completed a questionnaire designed to measure preference for more caring personal values. Findings are discussed in terms of theories that hypothesize gender differences in world view. (Author/EMK)

Findings from 27 gay male adolescents revealed that most respondents reported feeling different from other boys as children. Average age of first crush on another boy was 12.7 years; average age for realizing they were gay was 12.5 years. Traditional family values played greater role in predicting coming out experiences than did race. (Author/NB)

Reviews the period of adolescence in relation to religion, religion and society, and the impact of others on adolescent religious beliefs. Provides recommendations for adults who wish to aid the adolescent regarding religion. (Author/RK)

Addresses issue of socialization of the young for participation in society by viewing the family as a micro-society. Congruence between family themes and societally shared meanings is considered, utilizing ideas from the social construction of reality theories of Berger and Luckmann (1966). Three ideal-types of family themes are developed relative…

Examined the spiritual and religious concerns of 114 hospitalized adolescents using the Spiritual and Religous Concerns questionnaire. Results showed the majority believed in God, and half the seriously ill patients experienced a marked change in spiritual concerns. Sex, race, religion, and type of school were other variables. (BH)

Surveyed 100 adolescents to determine how they judged the advantages or disadvantages of being a member of the opposite sex. Females used social standards to identify their judgments while males used sexual standards. (JAC)