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Wyatt, Ronald J. – Communicator, 1973
Descriptors: American Indians, Ancient History, Archaeology, Cultural Background
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Shea, Brent Mack – Social Science Record, 1973
An assessment of the end of the student movement finds the factors of suppression, combined with some concessions to student demands, as likely contributions to its demise. (Author/KM)
Descriptors: Activism, Dissent, Failure, Social Action
King, Tom – Indian Historian, 1972
The effect of adaptive stresses operating on hunter-gatherer communities in California environments is discussed. (FF)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Anthropology, Ethnology, Human Geography
Kenna, Margaret E. – Didaskalos, 1971
Descriptors: Anthropology, Content Analysis, Cultural Interrelationships, Metaphors
Fraser, Clara – Women - A Journal of Liberation, 1970
The author, a member of Seattle Radical Women, states some of the beliefs of her organization: (1) women's liberation must come through a movement of radical women; (2) the woman" question is a multi issue matter; (3) female subjugation is the oldest form of world oppression; and (4) organization support is based primarily on political ideology.…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Females, Feminism, Organizations (Groups)
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Edwards, Walter F. – Language in Society, 1983
Takes the position that the use of creole and English varieties in Guyana is socially motivated. Examines the linguistic behavior of nine groups of individuals from three communities within a theoretical framework proposed by LePage. The framework shows these groups, and the individuals, exploiting the codal resources of their society to their…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Creoles, Language Research, Language Usage
Marien, Michael – World Future Society Bulletin, 1982
Discusses the current state of future studies and the major societal and intellectual trends emerging from futures research. The author describes two possible scenarios of the post-industrial society. The first is based on service industries and the other on self-reliance. The role of future studies and higher education is considered in each. (AM)
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Human Services, Social Change
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Duranti, Alessandro – Language in Society, 1983
Addresses the relevance of a functional approach to the study of speech genres. Discusses the variation factors that can explain and partly predict spontaneous performances of a traditional genre of Samoan speechmaking. (EKN)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Ethnography, Language Styles, Performance
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Etzkorn, K. Peter – International Social Science Journal, 1982
Music reflects and influences the social structures of every culture. Cultural variations in the range of musical expression, the recording industry's impact on the lives of musicians and the diffusion of musical styles, and the roles of the audience are discussed. (AM)
Descriptors: Audiences, Mass Media Effects, Music, Musicians
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Reid, J. Jefferson; Whittlesey, Stephanie M. – American Behavioral Scientist, 1982
Describes the archaeological reconstruction of domestic life in Grasshopper, Arizona, a mogollon pueblo community which began around 1300 A.D. Categories of space and domestic activities are discussed. An analysis of variations in the patterns of household types within the pueblo is included. (AM)
Descriptors: Archaeology, Family (Sociological Unit), Life Style, Sociocultural Patterns
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Lawrence, Michael – Journal of Moral Education, 1982
Presents a response to P.C. Potgieter's article "Moral Education in South Africa" (v9 n2 Jan 1980). Philosophical and sociological inconsistencies in Potgieter's paper are pointed out. The author argues that Potgieter ignores the socio-structural complexities which often make South African's moral education a form of indoctrination. (AM)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Social Structure
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Trueba, Henry T.; Wright, Pamela G. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1981
Summarizes ethnohistorical development of modern ethnography and assesses potential of this research methodology for study of bilingual classroom interactions. Looks at bilingual classroom from standpoint of conceptual and analytical problems to be faced in dealing with a bilingual and bicultural population. (Author/BK)
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Ethnography, Interaction Process Analysis
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St. Clair, Robert N.; And Others – ITL Review of Applied Linguistics, 1981
Discusses dichotomy between social and psychological aspects of language education. Suggests teachers need to investigate social and political contexts of language use in their classrooms in order to provide balanced approach to language use in curriculum. (Author/BK)
Descriptors: Language Attitudes, Political Socialization, Second Language Learning, Social Environment
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Bryant, James – Physical Educator, 1979
A view of possible careers in physical education in the year 2001 A.D. and suggestions for career planning for the future are outlined. (JMF)
Descriptors: Career Planning, Change, Futures (of Society), Physical Education
Rowland, Willard D., Jr., Ed. – Public Telecommunications Review, 1980
Reviews American economic and social trends relevant to the public television system. Implications of these trends are discussed and improvements for future development are suggested. (BK)
Descriptors: Change, Economic Climate, Population Trends, Public Television
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