The application of Western methods of development had impeded rather than encouraged progress in many countries. Cultural differences influence the success or failure of a program. (JB)

Poverty may resist elimination because society needs it for its own security and well being. (DM)

A student, herself a member of the movement, urges the organization of a cell of high school women. She discusses the need, as she sees it, and some of the practical points to be considered in establishing a cell. She calls upon other Movement members for suggestions to help such a cell become a reality. (CJ)

Discusses the concept in the context of the conceptually designed and sequentially organized social studies instructional materials developed at the University of Illinois Social Studies Curriculum Study Center in cooperation with USOE/DHEW. Copies of the final report, An Evaluation Report of the Sequential Social Science Courses for the Secondary…

Suggests ways in which school social worker can help youngster and his family adjust to the school and community, as well as ways in which the school can create a learning climate which takes into consideration the cultural differences of thechild. (CJ)

The hypothesis that, when occupationally based pressure for transformation of identity is greatest, there will be a weakening of kinship solidarity, was tested on a comparable sample of American and Japanese students. Findings supported the hypothesis for the American sample but not for the Japanese sample. (Author)

In response to Jean Anyon ("Social Class and School Knowledge," Curriculum Inquiry 11:3-41), the author doubts four of Anyon's findings about social justification in the presentation of curricula in working-class schools. He finds greater diversity among schools than did Anyon and greater influence of ethnicity than of class. (JW)

It is proposed that language instruction focusing more on sociocultural aspects would enhance commmunicative competence. Three broad objectives are discussed: (1) an understanding of certain basic sociocultural patterns expressed by the language; (2) awareness of the language's diversity; and (3) familiarity with certain fundamental…

Eight patterns of cultural choice, isolated from data collected in a 1973 national survey using a hand-crafted clustering technique, cannot be arranged in hierarchical order by social class, bringing into question the hypothesized association between culture class and social class. (Author/RM)

Eleven articles explore a broad range of issues relating to tourism and the leisure profession, including: (1) need for social science research on tourism; (2) economic and population trends; (3) federal legislation and programs to encourage tourism from abroad; (4) tourism education; (5) marketing aproaches and strategies; and (6) studies of…

This essay examines how themes emerging in the writing of New Left thinkers resemble those espoused by traditional American cultural conservatives. The views of Donald Davidson, a representative of the Southern Agrarian movement, concerning industrialization in the United States and the role of progressive education in socialization are discussed.…

This article reports on issues concerning the popularity of video games and the effects the games may have on youngsters. Parents' concerns about lack of supervison at video arcades and school absenteeism are voiced, and communities' efforts to restrict the arcades are related. The position of the national Parent Teacher Association is stated. (PP)

A number of interacting factors are discussed which significantly influence the development and expression of adolescent sexuality, including: (1) biological development; (2) societal trends; (3) psychological aspects; (4) familial patterns; and (5) historical and political influences. Adolescent cognitive development and psychoanalytic theories…