Assessed the relationship of self-reported symptoms of psychopathology to self-reported alcohol abuse. Participants (N=72) completed a questionnaire. Findings identified several psychopathological areas related to alcohol abuse: social skill deficits, anxiety, addiction proneness, impulse discontrol, and self-destructive ideation. These results…

This article argues that the current Watergate burglary reflects a confusion about individual responsibility that can be traced to the education system. It is stated that teachers see themselves as the agent of political socialization for the student and yet are afraid of controversy. (JA)

This paper describes the methodology of computer simulation experimentation in assessing the socilization of political officials in Seattle, Minneapolis, Vancouver, and Winnipeg. (BB)

A review of The University and Revolution (Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N. J., 1969) by Gary R. Weaver and James H. Weaver, editors. (DB)

A method for teaching social philosophy is described. (CK)

High school students participated in a field experiment that tested the effects of exposure to early election returns in a nonpartisan referendum. Students in the brighter classes changed their vote less frequently, but when they changed their preferences they showed a greater bandwagon effect. Students in the classes of lower academic achievement…

Suggestions for those interested in preparing videotapes intended to foster socialization in young children. (LS)

The author describes her childhood experiences as a Mennonite and considers the problems and the benefits associated with growing up "different" and "plain" in American society. (GC)

Identifies conceptual problems in using political efficacy attitudes as indicators of socialization into political systems. Suggests that difficulties arise from the multidimensionality of the efficacy concept and from researchers' inability to distinguish efficacy from related constructs in political socialization literature. Proposes approaches…

We still do not know what impact interscholastic sport has on the individual, on the student body as a whole, on the institution, and on the community. (Author/IRT)

Emphasis in adult education on qualifications and competence stigmatizes disadvantaged groups with a deficient identity. However, cultural studies indicate that people are competent developers of their own identities, who contribute to social life in a wide variety of contexts. (SK)