The author provides a historical review of the Snedden/Prosser Paradigm to enhance understanding of the social efficency philosophy that obviously influenced passage of the Smith-Hughes Act of 1917. This paradigm promoted a form of social control that mandated students' occupation and social position based on background and ability. (CH)

Israeli census data and information from the Juvenile Probation Services are presented to examine socioeconomic variables versus country of origin as predictors of juvenile delinquency. A weak relationship was found between country of origin and juvenile crime, but over time, crime is more closely related to socioeconomic status. (VM)

Organizational efforts of Black women from the post- revolutionary period to the depression are examined. Informal community organizations of slaves led to benevolent and self-improvement organizations among free women. Major concerns were the family and the uplifting of the race. (VM)

Reviews and rebuts seven common arguments that intelligence (g) is of little or no practical importance in employment. Illustrates in several ways the profound effect that differences in intelligence in a work force may have on the structure and functioning of whole societies. (Author/ABB)

Discusses the recent concern over the imbalanced international flow of cultural products into Taiwan--such as films, television programs, and news from developed to developing nations--as it has fed the apprehension that imported popular music may have socialized Taiwanese audiences with alien values and ethics. (JD)

Allowed to immigrate to Canada partially because of lobbying efforts by voluntary agencies established by Ukrainian Canadians, the post-World War II Displaced Persons (DPs) soon began to conflict with their predecessors. The DPs' creation of several new organizations alienated the receiving Ukrainian society and hampered the latter's overseas…

A national housing survey revealed that 2.5 percent of all older Americans lived with nonrelatives, another 7 percent were interested in sharing their current unit with others, and 8 percent of older homeowners were interested in converting part of their home into a separate rental unit. However, many reported housing-related problems including…

Private schools exist to serve other goals than religious ones and these may include unstated discriminatory goals. The author outlines obstacles to minority participation in private schools and points out that federal policy against discrimination in schools will carry over into private schools. (MD)

Minority communities' survival is dependent on their ability to grow and develop economically as America moves into an age of computer technology and telecommunications. In order to do this, minorities must attain and maintain equal access to the new technology. (GC)

Outlines the crisis-engendering tensions and the main stages of youth identity formation through the history of Israel. Details the historical, political, and psychological origins of identity crises among Israeli youth and the coping styles they have developed. (RDN)

This paper addresses the growing interest among social scientists in studying the experiences of so-called mixed-race (or multiracial, biracial, or mixed heritage) individuals, when the study of multiraciality risks reinforcing the notion of fixed races. Distinguishing mixed-race people as a category assumes that there are pure races to begin with…

It was hypothesized that an enhancement of goal objects would occur for children who were frustrated from receiving these goal objects. Three dependent measures were used to measure the frustration effects: size estimation, verbal evaluation, and selective attention. (Author)

Traces briefly some of the main relationships between poverty and education in Canada. (DM)