Though families still provide the primary function of early socialization, problems may arise when values and methods used by schools and teachers conflict with those of the parent or exclude the parent. Discontinuities between family and school emerge because of the differences in their function and purpose. (JN)

This model postulates that because of women's socialization they lack strong expectations of personal efficacy in relationship to career-related behaviors, thus failing to realize their capabilities and talents. Sex differences in the access to and availability of information important to developing strong expectations of personal efficacy are…

Examined the significant influences in predicting preferred traditional versus egalitarian marriages among university students. Overall, male university students preferred traditional marriages while female students preferred egalitarian marriages. Sex interacted significantly with desired family task involvement, desired job task involvement, and…

A content analysis of television programs presented during times likely to have high proportions of children in the audience indicated that entertainment programs contain messages about the political system which are often negative or inaccurate. (Author/MER)

Mothers', fathers', and peers' differential reward and punishment of 3- and 5-year-old children's sex-typed behaviors were examined using a laboratory analog of a natural play context. Implications for social learning and reciprocal-role development are explored and a social network perspective on children's social development is discussed.…

Outlines steps toward integrating student opinion into the policy and decision-making structure of the school. The objective is to provide students a way to achieve meaningful participation in the school setting. The relationship among academic achievement, dropout rates, and student participation is discussed and a student opinion questionnaire…

Women had higher high school grades and academic ability test scores in Grade 9. By 11 years after high school, men had more education and were earning more money. Sex differences in realization of achievement potential were found across all socioeconomic levels, and found to be partially due to role conflict. (Author/JAC)

Youths perceive mothers and fathers as more conservative or traditional than their parents' responses justify. Youths exaggerate parental agreement. This polarized misattribution is independent of the gender of the youth, reflecting the "generational stake" of each cohort involved in socialization interaction. (Author)

Suggests that an individual's culture may be seen as a developing interaction to three different levels of experience--personal, interpersonal, and impersonal--and that English teachers need to think out their work in relation to all three levels. (GT)

The adverse effects of socialization through education are discussed. Socialization's impact on nondominant class, race, and (particularly) sex groups are noted, and options for dealing with the problem are presented. (JMF)

Data from two juvenile correctional facilities indicate that the deprivation model is a better predictor of adaptation to confinement for males than is the importation model. For females, variables from both deprivation and importation models have a significant impact. (Author)

This analysis of the turn of the century public policy debates on state provision of school meals brings to light the political forces that continue to determine the health and well-being of urban school children. (JD)

The goals of the liberal arts are to educate the critical, relationship probing, bridge building, autonomous person. (MJB)

The educational system serves to perpetuate the capitalist hegemony. Research on the role of education in maintaining a system of structured social inequality has tended to emphasize the structure of schooling rather than the content. (JN)

Examines the principles of social-learning theory and their application to community practice. Two diverse case examples to illustrate behavioral modeling in social action and the use of behavioral goals as criteria for evaluating outcomes of community intervention are presented. Other possible applications of social learning are also suggested.…