The focus of this paper is on consumer learning processes, processes by which adolescents acquire skills and attitudes relating to the consumption of goods and services. It examines intrafamily and mass media communication as they affect consumer learning processes, and describes some demographic predictors of consumer learning. (Author/VW)

In this paper, I will focus on the variations in interaction in a home for 'emotionally disturbed' children between members of the staff and the inmates, how these variations are related to the broader organizational context," and how these variations affect the fates of the children and help or hinder the goals of the home." (Author)

Observes that different kinds of observational sets may elicit different empathic responses from the observers, and that these responses can influence the observers' subsequent willingness to be helpful. (MB)

Discusses student unrest in colleges and universities and emphasizes the role of the honors program. Proposes solutions to problems delineated. (IR)

A review of 42 controlled treatment studies suggests that several intervention strategies have produced positive effects. These strategies include operant procedures, structuring of activity and play material, symbolic modeling, coaching, and peer socialization. However, studies have generally failed to determine the durability of treatment…

Examined the relationship among selected ascribed and achieved traits and their relationship to occupational attainment, using a longitudinal sample of males (N=583). Data suggest that achieved and ascribed variables do not operate seperately. Residence in childhood and number of siblings had a significant effect on adult job status. (JAC)

Characteristics of women physicians are determined primarily by their professional education, socialization into medical roles, and the organization of their practices. They more nearly resemble men physicians in professional attributes than they do other women in the population. Yet changes in admissions, curriculum, and rewards are necessary to…

Investigated relationships among socioeconomic status, family constellation, parental practices, and preschool-age children's awareness of and rationales for rules and conventions. Children's knowledge of rules and conventions was related to social class variables. Parental behaviors were found to be better predictors of the level of children's…

Describes educational practices in Japan based on data gathered during visits to 14 nurseries (comparable to United States daycare centers), supplementary visits to residential infant and preschool shelters, elementary schools, an after-school center, and teacher training colleges. Focuses on socialization practices and related cultural values and…

Characteristics of the aggressive, severely behavior disordered (BD) child are discussed, with a focus on classification and identification criteria. Additional factors directly related to the behavior of an aggressive, severely BD child are also considered: biological factors, familial factors, cognitive factors, frustration (specifically…