This paper presents a model for turn-taking in conversation that is locally managed, party-administered, interactionally controlled, and sensitive to recipient design. Several general consequences of the model are explicated. (CK)

Suggests that patterns of abilities are the best cross-cultural evidence for the effects of environment and culture upon memory development. An object and place recall task was administered to 5- and 7-year-old American and Guatemalan children. (Author/SDH)

The child care statistics in this report concern children under the age of 15 years whose parents or guardians were employed in the labor force or attending school from September to November, 1987. Topics addressed include the ways in which these children were cared for while their parent were at work or in school; the complexity of these…

The purpose of this study was to examine and compare how Israeli-Arab and Eastern-Jewish adolescents view the role of the citizen. Both groups share a minority status within Israeli society, but have different socializing environments and different political and cultural status. The study population consisted of 118 Israeli-Arab and 279…

The unusually elaborate system of nicknaming in the Romanian village of Bigar, wih a population of 340, is influenced by the region's history. Every villager has a legal name consisting of a given or first name and a family name, both conforming to Romanian orthography. The villagers may also use the corresponding Czech forms in informal contexts…

Although women have made remarkable gains during the present century in terms of voting rights, education, and recreational and employment opportunities, the fact remains that their metamorphosis from "fair sex" to "full persons" is still an ongoing process. This paper examines certain historic educational and scientific…

A study compared salient variables of Canadian English from two concurrent sociodialectal surveys, one for Ottawa, Ontario and one for Vancouver, British Columbia. Using the Labovian model of phonological variation in association with sociological parameters and other linguistic variables within each specific area, the analysis investigated four…

This booklet on Pennsylvania covers the state's history through 1960. Chapter 1 provides background on the land, the Native Americans, and the first European explorations while Chapter 2 details the Quaker influence from 1681-1776, the political and economic developments, the settlers, the social and cultural process, and the colonial wars. In…

Intended as an introduction to those about to visit the United States for the first time, this booklet provides general information about the United States and its people. The title, derived from Mark Twain's observation that "the only distinguishing characteristic of the American character I've been able to discover is a fondness for ice…

This report examines a study of parent involvement in children's preschool education. The first of five chapters discusses the demographic and social changes that have escalated the home-school relationship, and made parent involvement an essential element of a successful preschool experience. The second chapter reviews the literature and includes…

This report notes that eating disorders are frequently described as a diet and fitness program gone wild. It outlines and describes five sociocultural influences which have been identified for eating disorders: (1) emphasis on thinness; (2) glorification of youth; (3) changing roles of women; (4) emphasis on fitness and sport programs; and (5) the…

The symposium reported in this document was a cooperative project of people interested in parks and recreation, and particularly in the international aspects of the movement known as Sports for Everyone. The following papers were presented: (1) "Overview of the World-Status of Sport for Everyone" (Jurgen Palm); (2) "Development of Leadership and…

Examines the relationship between sex-role self-concepts and various life style plans in young women. (Author)