Three studies explored children's adoption of cultural forms of representation. Investigated were (1) children's judgments from students' drawings about the age of the artist; (2) children's preferences for drawings and the extent preferences match teachers'; and (3) differences between drawings children produce for themselves and those they…

Presents a series of articles on the sociology of education in China. The articles address such topics as the establishment and directions of the field in China, the socialization and social aspects of learning in secondary schools, the social influences on achievement scores, adjusting the structure of the educational system, and the social…

Proposes addressing the issue of multiple roles and transitions in the dual-career pattern, and of career socialization by gender. Considers development of more egalitarian attitudes and behaviors in society the major issue. Advocates studies on socialization for changing work and family patterns and for role flexibility and interchangeability;…

Explores the Accelerated Christian Education Curriculum used in a working class, fundamentalist Baptist school in upstate New York. This school blends behaviorism and Calvinism, using rules to regulate students' behavior and cubicle "offices" to isolate students. Speculates on the congruency of this social reproduction approach with…

A classroom game whose objectives are interpersonal contact and competence and a familiarity with French recreational activities teaches students to invite others and get themselves invited to participate in a variety of games and leisure activities and to make the necessary arrangements. (MSE)

A school-based short-term intervention used successfully with impulsive, aggressive, shy, oversensitive, attention-disordered, and language- and learning-disabled elementary school students features exercises and activities such as generating ideas, rehearsing behaviors, and adapting behaviors to help students learn to "enter" play groups and join…

Substantial research on classroom management informs teacher education. But knowledge about student socialization and disciplinary intervention is based on a consensus of experts, rather than on empirical evidence. The author outlines the knowledge base and suggests principles to guide teacher education in these areas. (JL)

Children's joint production and maintenance of a peer culture in preschool settings is crucial to their development of a social identity. Theoreticians and researchers should consider what it is actually like to be a child to understand better how children's activities model and prepare them for the adult world. (Author/JL)

Compared ego identity in adolescents identified as having behavioral problems with those reported not to have behavior problems. Found ego identity achievement, including trust, initiative, and identity, but not autonomy and industry, significantly greater in those without behavior problems. Adolescents who had achieved a higher degree of identity…

Examines family ritual, primarily around ceremonial occasions such as holidays and birthdays, tracing its transmission across three generations. Investigates the diversity, prevalence, and quantity of ritual in families and its change and continuity over historical time. Concludes that ritual provides a sense of continuity and is still important…

Analysis of the video watching behavior of 1,996 Israeli adolescents reveals that small town youth spend much more time watching videos than central city youth. Screen watching has taken the place of real socialization as almost the sole leisure activity of small town adolescents. The social-psychological implications of this are discussed. (BJV)

Categorizes communication dimensions used by new academic administrators to aid in defining their role-making experiences. Reveals how new chairpersons use communication to learn the tasks they need to perform, establish and maintain relationships, structure and respond to the behavior of others, and initiate new ways of doing things. (MS)

Examines responses of sixty preschool children interviewed on their understanding of war. Although the majority of children could not articulate details of the specific nature of war, they indicated that war was bad for morally relevant reasons. Implementations of the findings for preschool educators are discussed. (Author/DST)

Proposes and tests an attributional model of parent social cognition and examines parents'inferences about why everyday child behaviors occur and what consequences these inferences may have for socialization. (HOD)

Reports on a study of engineering students at the Technical University of Norway (NTH) which focuses on the factors that influence women to become students at NTH. Compares study results to national and international studies concerning women and work. (ML)