These papers examine societal forces and demographic trends that will affect private camping in the next decade. Each paper begins with an executive summary. The body of each paper then documents the conclusions and speculates on the implications for camping. Reference lists also are provided. "American Values and Organized Camping" by F. M.…

Instructional materials for use in the U.S. Foreign Service Institute's Russian language training program are based on the diary of a fictional foreign service officer stationed in Moscow. The materials, written in both English and Russian, are organized as chapters in the diary. A quiz accompanies each chapter and focuses on the influence of…

This paper examines the socio-cultural problems affecting new immigrants. The first part presents a person-centered ecological theoretical framework with two points of departure: the individual in his/her biological cognitive and socio-cultural sphere, and the person's communicative behavior. The data is drawn largely from a 1967-1979 project in…

Modern educational research has its foundation in the fact finding techniques of the great educational organizers and administrators of the last century. Those individuals brought about the change from education administered in terms of tradition, to education administered in terms of knowledge. They created an atmosphere in education, accepting…

Designed for use as supplementary instructional material in a cultural anthropology course, this learning module uses a systems approach to allow students to see the connections and similarities which most cultural groups share on the basis of the type of economic organization that they exhibit. The module begins with a general discussion of…

Foreign language teachers should be aware of certain sociolinguistic concepts that can be termed "language ecology," which has been defined as the study of a "language and its environment." These concepts are: classification, users, domains of use, concurrent languages, internal varieties, written traditions, standardization,…

Whether social work will be able to forecast successfully ways to meet the needs of children and families in the 1980s depends on how it responds to the broader issues that society presents. The author discusses the future trends of social services in terms of political, social, and economic events. (Author)

Briefly explores some of the ideas of Edward Sapir in relation to the problem of human rights in our society; Sapir was perhaps the greatest American anthropologist of the twentieth century and certainly one of the greatest social scientists of the last several decades. (Author/JM)

A sample of 1123 young people in Hong Kong responded to a number of statements concerning family norms. Data suggest that with regard to relationships between husband and wife, and parents and children, views are more consonant with the norms of the Western conjugal family than the traditional Chinese family. (Author)

In the late 1960's there was the beginning of a movement toward ethnic identity in the United States. Ethnic leaders have typically attributed to the term "ethnicity" certain sociocultural traits. The author of this monograph examines the ethnic movement as both a cultural and socioeconomic phenomenon. Many of the traits attributed to ethnicity…

The article deals with the problems experienced by language minorities in Europe. The relevant social and political characteristics of the historical period in which the minorities appeared are outlined, and a model for the process of assimilation is given. Emancipation of the language minorities is discussed. Available from Humanities Press,…

Choice of language style depends on personality, society and culture, or in another view, on personal needs, immediate situation and background situation. Some of the literature on this subject is reviewed. Available from Instituut voor Toegepaste Linguistiek, Vesaliusstraat 2, B. 3000 Leuven, Belgium. (TL)

The speaker discusses the role of the Society for Popular Culture in adult education with particular attention to training and leisure time pursuits brought about by the overall change in society--school reform, mobility of population, increased leisure, and the goals of vocational training. (Author/BP)

Discussion of many-sided, genuinely synthetic approach to evaluation of the scientific and technological revolution taken in close connection with the underlying social processes. (Author/ND)

Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association (Chicago, 1968).