The effectiveness of engineering and policy interventions in reducing bicycle accidents on the campus of the University of California at Santa Barbara was investigated. None of the bikeway modifications were found to have been effective in reducing bicycle accidents. (Author/GDC)

The relationship between household income and home ownership is nonlinear, with the effect of increments of income being positive, but at a decreasing rate at the upper end of the range. Whites with a high permanent income have a low rate of tenure probability. (Author/WI)

Provides information about social science research sponsored and coordinated by the Commission of the European Communities. Discusses financial expenditures for research, research trends, and coordination and use of research results. Recommends formation of a three-year program of coordinated research projects. For journal availability, see SO 506…

As the principle of integration instead of segregation has become dominant in the planning and organization of the Norwegian school (1st to 9th grade), different kinds of individualized instruction have been recommended to the teachers to use. This study investigates whether, and to what extent, an experimental program of individualized…

Examines longitudinal sociometric data on adolescent friendship pairs, friends-to-be, and former friends in order to assess homophily on four attributes: (1) frequency of current marijuana use, (2) level of educational aspirations, (3) political orientation, and (4) participation in minor delinquency. The finding that socialization of peers is…

Staff actions are set forth that are involved in proposing increased adjustments in salary levels for female-oriented occupations. Some oversights and miscalculations are detailed that seem to have affected the decisions of the policy body, the board of trustees, of the California State University and Colleges. (LBH)

Examines some questions arising in connection with the application and usefulness of Bradford's Law, which describes the dispersion of articles on a particular subject among journal titles. (Author)

Examines the controversy over the pursuit of knowledge and problems of access and disclosure as this controversy affects political science researchers. Concludes that political scientists must acknowledge the civic and ethical implications of their work. For journal availability, see SO 506 378. (Author/DB)

Discusses current trends in health and health care, assesses significance of current data, and investigates causes and implications of the data for future health and health care. For journal availability, see SO 506 144. (Author/DB)

Examines continuing manifestations of racial prejudice in American society, including the cumulative effects of generations of overt racial discrimination, subtle economic discrimination, and the absence of national commitment to eliminate discrimination. Deplores the lack of data regarding race relations and discrimination. For journal…

Utilizing data on the work experience of women, the authors examine both the empirical specification of human capital models of earnings in the presence of discontinuous work experience over the life cycle and simultaneous-equations models of wage determination and labor supply. (EM)

The relative effectiveness of two methods of instruction, orally-presented lessons and a written version of those lessons, was investigated using a post-test, an attitude scale, and time taken for instruction as criteria. (Author/RK)

Experiences in teaching basic research methods courses to graduate social work students are reported. A model of research learning is proposed based on introductory topics in a reverse order from that of the conventional basic research course. The theory is that data analysis should be the initiating point of research learning, not the final…

Discusses a study which measured responses to anomie scales across black neighborhoods. Findings indicate that American black urban ghettos include a great variety of subculturally distinct residential areas. Concludes that the most crucial variables are those which determine the relationship between neighborhoods and the citypower structure.…

Data gathered from three Papua New Guinea samples on a range of tasks derived from the theoretical positions of Piaget and Bruner were analyzed at the level of individual language/culture groups. (Editor)