Introduction: In Florida, a state that consistently leads the nation in adverse sexual health outcomes among adolescents, numerous demographic and socio-cultural differences exist across the North, Central, and South regions. However, little is known about regional differences in sexuality education and beliefs among teachers. Methodology: Using a…

We develop a new status construction theory argument that apparently valid social realities in which a salient social difference is consistently linked to signs of status and competence induce participants to form status beliefs. Supporting this social validity account, an experiment showed that when an influence hierarchy developed between…

This study, using Hyman Rodman's concept "value stretch" in an attempt to resolve the long-standing controversy over the existence of universal versus class-differentiated success values in American society, surveys white boys from four Massachusetts high schools. (Author/JH)

Spearman's formulation of analogical reasoning as a three-stage process (apprehension of elements, education of relations, and education of correlates) appears to be useful in the study of analogical reasoning. In this project, minimizing the role of element apprehension and manipulating relation-education levels resulted in the unexpected finding…

Aptitude and achievement subtest scores (Ohio Survey Test) of 181 male eighth grade students were factor analyzed. Subjects were classified into four groups on the basis of ethnicity (black and white) and socioeconomic status (SES) (low and middle). Performance on nine tests developed by Guilford, as well as students' grade point averages in…

The present study examined infants' reactions to separation from and reunion with their mothers, and attempted to determine if these behaviors were related to the infants' experiences with their mothers at home. The subjects, 60 Caucasian mother-infant pairs, were observed at home two hours on each of two days and in a laboratory setting. The…

Mothers and fathers of 40 preschool children equally distributed by child gender and socioeconomic status (low and middle) were asked to predict the level of success for their child on 4 achievement-type tasks. (Author/JMB)

This article looks at how vagueness in policy formation, mistaken for a dysfunction, works to reduce conflict and maintain the pursuit of incompatible but desirable goals within organizations. The various conceptualizations of lifelong education and their underlying assumptions and implications are used to investigate the function of vagueness.…

Examined age-heterogamous marriages, testing the notion that such marriages are most prevalent among the upper classes, and the belief that they exhibit poorer marital quality than age-similar unions. Results indicated age-discrepant unions are more prevalent among lower classes. No significant differences in marital quality among couples from…

In order to get a picture of school dropouts and repeaters in the world, UNESCO undertook in 1969 a world wide inquiry on this subject. This article presents a brief analysis of study findings, which show that access to basic education is still far from universal in the developing countries. (DM)

This exploratory inquiry examines the primary relations of relatively stable lower, working, and middle class black couples with focus on friends shared by spouses and the role of the male in family structure. (DM)