This paper explores possible intergenerational socialization into science on the part of mothers who are scientists in relation to their school-age daughters. Its aim is to describe ways in which mothers who are scientists foster or fail to foster orientation to science fields. The exploratory and naturalistic study is conducted in the "context of…

Qualitative interviews and field observation were used in a study that examined the duties, satisfaction, organizational constraints, and career pathways of advertising agency account executives. In addition, the study compared the personnel functions of two different agencies--one large and one small. Results showed that the functions of account…

Sport values follow societal values, and, in American society, it is evident that men have determined the social, political, and economic values upon which this country has established its laws. An overview of the social influence of men in comparison to that of women in the development of American society points out how men and women have assumed…

It is argued in this paper that, while newborn infants are ignorant of the the life-ways of the society into which they are born, by age 3 children have become socialized participants of their culture. It is the thesis of the discussion that the rapid development of babies into participants of society is accomplished through a finely tuned…

Four null hypotheses were formulated to test for relationships between pairs of identical and fraternal twins and their parents on measures of locus of control. Two additional hypotheses were formulated to test for differences between mean scores of identical and fraternal twins and scores of their parents on these same constructs. Twenty pairs of…

Although the effectiveness of role play and its vicarious learning experiences for counselor training is well documented, little research has focused on the impact of the order of playing the roles on skill development. To investigate the effect of ordinal position, 36 beginning counseling students, 24 female and 12 male, with a median age of 30,…

This article discusses play as necessary for children if they are to develop satisfactorily from a social, moral, physical, or intellectual point of view. Children must be provided suitable opportunities for play, graded for age, adjusted to sex and other personal differences, and related to prevailing activities, popular interests, community…

Argues that teacher training is less rigorous than training for other professions and consequently beginning teachers experience more anxiety in trying to perform their various roles in the classroom. (CD)

The effects of family life, background, and social class are discussed in relation to the mental health of the adolescent. (DEP)

An express attempt to integrate the following two concerns in the socialization of minority children by examining the relationship among minority adults or parents, minority youth or students, and teachers in public schools located in the minority community. Continuity between family and school as agents of socialization and generational conflict.…

Discusses six impediments to independent expression of opinion: risks of disapproval, lack of perceived alternatives, fear of disrupting the proceedings, absence of shared communication, inability to feel responsibility, and sense of impotence. Asserts that to overcome these impediments, socialization oriented to the critical evaluation of…

Theoreticians and practitioners have assumed rather constant roles for women in developing psychosocial theories of aging. A review of recent developments challenges these assumptions and suggests that role inconstancy rather than constancy may account for feminine resilience in old age. (Author)

Discusses implications of the tradition of pervasive sexism in American education and suggests possible corrective changes in administrative and curricular practices. (JG)

Graduate students are socialized by educational institutions to become docile, timid, and conventional. In graduate school, creativity and quality are left unrewarded, while conventionality and quantity are looked upon with favor. The graduate school experience which emphasizes a dissertation supervised by advisors who threaten the student with…

A brief review of the subject matter of Soviet investigations of upbringing which points out some of the problems encountered by Soviet research on upbrining and suggests potential areas for improvement. (EH)