The data from the interviews indicated that, in most areas of family life, the middle-income couples had different attitudes and behavior patterns from the urban and rural low-income couples. The data also indicated that husbands and wives seldom agreed in either their marital attitudes or reported behavior. (Author)

The development of locus of control was compared in rural Appalachian Follow Through participants and in lower and middle-class comparison groups. Participation in Follow Through did not enhance internality. A social class by sex interaction was found, and correlations between locus of control and achievement differed for social classes.…

Examines the relation of maternal employment to the development of adolescent children of different sex and social class backgrounds. Subjects were 253 children, 14 to 16 years old, from middle and working class families, and their parents. (Author/MP)

Several early and contemporary theories of the role of play and make-believe are discussed. Studies which have examined the antecedents of social class differences in the young child's play are also explored and their implications for later development and education are analyzed. (Author/AM)

First and second grade Jerusalem children were administered end-of-year mathematics tests. Lower class children from open integrated classrooms scored higher than those in traditional integrated settings, and children in homogeneous settings scored the lowest. The performance of middle class children was differentially affected by integration and…

Focusing on the development among youth of either an integrationist or separatist stance, the responses of junior and senior high school adolescents to a series of attitude items are examined in a factor analysis. Two clear and distinct response tendencies emerged, one an integration-separatist dimension and the other an approach-avoidance…

Various kinds of data are brought to bear upon the problem of selectivity of migration from a town in southern Mexico. It is shown that the wealthier, better educated, Spanish-speaking more cosmopolitan peasants tend to leave Tilantongo more than their poor, illiterate, Indian-speaking counterparts. Within this pattern there are different kinds of…

The impact of sex and gender in the teaching of sociology is discussed, and four stages in the development of sex and gender courses within the sociology curriculum are delineated. Currently sex and gender sociology courses emphasize the diversity of human experience. Pedagogical challenges are examined. (Author/RM)

An exploratory reanalysis is presented of survey results from a random sample of the economically active population in Sweden. Teachers in the sample formed a specific category (n=55). Results showed that the social class orientations of teachers concerning economic and political matters were closest to employers and most distant from workers.…

Black children as a whole had higher rates of homicide deaths than White children, but the difference fades when socioeconomic status is taken into consideration, especially for older children. For children under 5 the leading cause of death was battering; for those over 5 the leading cause was firearms. (Author/BJV)

Examination of 278 American adults on the Attitudes toward Women Scale revealed that females, younger people, and those of higher social status have more liberal attitudes than do males, older people, and those of lower social status. This supports the construct validity of the scale. (Author/BJV)

Reports on interplay between social and developmental processes in children's numerical understandings in working- and middle-class home settings. Methods included interviews with 78 children aged 2 1/2 and 4 1/2 years to assess their numerical understandings, interviews with the mothers about their children's everyday number activities, and…

The hidden curriculum in schools affects students' behavior. Observations from over 60 classrooms show differences in the way students from various academic tracks and socioeconomic backgrounds react to ambiguous situations. The analysis demonstrates that teachers and schools maintain the socioeconomic status quo rather than working for a more…

Examines the effects of socialization on the size of Yoruba children's drawings of a man and a woman through use of the Draw a Person test. Findings support the prediction that male figures were drawn relatively larger than female figures only in the low income group, reflecting the gender inequality that appears typical of the Yoruba social…

Determined if intelligence quotient mean test scores of middle school students could be increased through the use of money and praise. Results indicated lower class performance increased with monetary reward, whites' performance increased with verbal praise, and white females' and middle class males' performance increased with monetary reward…