Describes how the tracking system in two schools contributed to greater rates of failure, academic decline, alienation, and delinquency among non-College bound students. An alternate model is included. (DM)

Discusses a transcultural perspective on social policy and the aged, particularly Chicano aged. Suggests the need for social policies to accommodate intragroup difference, i.e., social class, age, income, personalities, and sex roles. Concludes qualitative research and vital statistics are needed for better policymaking. (AH)

Radio recordings were made of the conversations of 30 girls just under four years of age at school with their teachers and at home with their mothers. Frequency and type of question asked by the children and frequency and type of answer given by the adults were analyzed, revealing home/school and social class differences in all measures. (MP)

Current political and legal institutions must be restructured to accommodate the new, higher levels of social diversity brought about by technological progress. Those who are committed to civil rights should recognize the need to tolerate and even encourage diversity, instead of attempting to recreate the homogeneity of yesterday's mass society.…

Examined two explanations for the strong relationships between indices of social class and characteristics of marital attitudes and behavior. Results indicated that, education aside, neither female nor male occupational groups differed with respect to 14 indices of marital attitudes and behavior. Education emerged as a major predictor. (Author/RC)

When denied a position in favor of a minority with lower scores and grades, some White males complain that they have achieved these scores and grades through their own efforts. A variety of factors which influence scores and grades a person achieves are taken into consideration. The least of the factors is shown to be the person's effort. (JN)

Elaborates on the relative deprivation model proposed by Liang and Fairchild (1979), and explores the relationship between income and financial satisfaction. Financial satisfaction is influenced by relative deprivation and distributive justice. Race and age also relate to social comparison and financial satisfaction. (Author)

The prevailing view of educational theory is that its purpose is to be translated into practice. Theory is most practically applicable to situations which educators expect to confront at some future time. (JN)

Describes a frame game based on power differences which is applicable to discussion of such issues as affirmative action, minority relations, prestige and status differences, and hierarchical authority. Five references are listed. (Author/LLS)

Compares the language usage of a working-class couple and a small-town mayor. Uses a Marxian rhetorical perspective to connect language styles and class distinctions. Considers the educational implications of this connection. (RL)

High and low SES mothers of one- and three-year-old children (N=104) were interviewed. Results showed that low SES mothers believed that infants acquire basic cognitive skills later and that the introduction of cognitively stimulating activities should occur later than did high SES mothers. (JMB)

Evidence from interviews with 87 mothers of mentally handicapped children indicates that anxiety scores and perceptions of family problems are not consistently related to children's handicaps. It also questions whether "protectiveness" by mothers of the severely handicapped should be considered "overprotectiveness" since this…