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Bombas, Leonidas C. – 1984
This bibliography on Greeks in Canada includes annotated references to both published and (mostly) unpublished works. Among the 70 entries (arranged in alphabetical order by author) are articles, reports, papers, and theses that deal either exclusively with or include a separate section on Greeks in the various Canadian provinces. (GC)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Greek Americans, Immigrants, Sociocultural Patterns
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Elliott, George P. – American Scholar, 1975
Article considered the Theater Of Honesty, a school of thought that bares all in its efforts to be totally honest, and the nudity in plays that accompanied it as he questioned the need for dramatic production to conform to its principles. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Acting, Dramatics, Honesty, Sociocultural Patterns
Chabe, Alexander M. – Adult Leadership, 1969
Descriptors: Communism, Non Western Civilization, Religion, Sociocultural Patterns
BOWEN, J. DONALD, ED. – 1968
THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF TEXTS DESIGNED TO HELP THE STUDENT ACHIEVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF FILIPINO CULTURE AND ACQUIRE ENOUGH PROFICIENCY IN TAGALOG TO COMMUNICATE EASILY AND MEANINGFULLY, THESE INTERMEDIATE READINGS ARE COORDINATED WITH THE EDITOR'S "BEGINNING TAGALOG" (ED 014 696). INCLUDED IN PART I ARE READINGS WRITTEN ESPECIALLY FOR THIS TEXT…
Descriptors: Language Instruction, Reading Materials, Sociocultural Patterns, Tagalog
Krishnamurthi, M.G., Ed.; Ramanujan, A.K. – 1967
This anthology of modern Kannada fiction is written for the second-year student of Kannada who has finished an intensive course such as is covered in "Kannada: A Cultural Introduction to the Spoken Styles of Language" (ED 016 196). It is assumed that the student is familiar with all the basic structures of the language and writing system and will…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Fiction, Kannada, Reading Materials
United Nations, New York, NY. – 1970
Presented is a summary of considerations Specialized Agencies within the United Nations have given to the problems of the human environment. Uppermost are the problems of pollution--air, water, noise, marine, radiation, food, pesticide--as well as those of economic and social concern, environmental health, and misuse of the environment. Agencies…
Descriptors: Agencies, Committees, Environment, Pollution
Curtis, Joseph E. – Parks and Recreation, 1987
Park and recreation agencies now devote much time to concerns that relate more to revenue production than to wholesome recreation. Several changes in society that will affect recreation are highlighted, and nine challenges to make the recreation profession strong and visible are offered. (MT)
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Parks, Recreation, Sociocultural Patterns
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Kline, Katherine; Gordon, Richard – Social Education, 1986
Presents 10 photos and a narrative depicting the culture of a remote village in Shanzi province, 400 miles southwest of Beijing. Provides information for obtaining additional print and audiovisual material on this village. (JDH)
Descriptors: Chinese Culture, Elementary Secondary Education, Sociocultural Patterns
Berger, Yves – Revue de Louisiane/Louisiana Review, 1973
Discusses the progressive decline of Cajun French culture in Louisiana since the time of the expulsion from Acadia, and a recent movement to restore and preserve that culture and language. (DD)
Descriptors: Cultural Background, French, Industry, Sociocultural Patterns
Kristensen, Karl – Northian, 1971
Descriptors: Anthropology, Religious Factors, Social Systems, Sociocultural Patterns
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Wilk, Richard R.; Rathje, William L. – American Behavioral Scientist, 1982
Describes a theoretical model for archaeologists which relates household functions to variations in household size and organization. Household functions are defined as resource production and distribution, transmission of property, and family reproduction. The applicability of this model to a project on Mayan archaeology is discussed. (AM)
Descriptors: Archaeology, Family (Sociological Unit), Models, Sociocultural Patterns
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Little, Todd D. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1997
Practical and theoretical issues are discussed for testing the comparability, or measurement equivalence, of psychological constructs and detecting possible sociocultural differences on the constructs in cross-cultural research designs. Issues are explicated in the framework of multiple-group mean and covariance structure analyses. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Sociocultural Patterns
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Schement, Jorge Reina – Information Processing and Management, 1990
Analyzes the growth of information work to test Bell and Porat's view that the information society is postindustrial. The measurement of information work is discussed, information occupations in the service sector and industrial sector are described, and the effect of modern management on the growth of information work is considered. (28…
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Occupations, Social Change, Sociocultural Patterns
Bugeja, Michael – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2004
In this article, the author shares his views on cellphones and real-world communication. He claims that the cellphone has changed society more than the home computer, which it has assimilated. Cellphones sound during worship, wakes, births, graduations, hearings, trials, and accreditation meetings--interrupting life-changing spiritual or secular…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Information Technology, Sociocultural Patterns, Interpersonal Relationship
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Vanderburg, Willem H. – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2004
Jacques Ellul's claim that technique became an autonomous phenomenon during the middle of the 20th century, and subsequently a system, means that the influence people have on technique is much less decisive than the influence technique has on people. As a sociohistorical description of the relationship between technique and society, it can be…
Descriptors: Engineering Technology, Sociocultural Patterns, Industrialization, Creativity
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