The authors isolate seven patterns of cultural choice using a cluster analysis of a multidimensional scale of items from a 1977 survey of leisure activities in the South. They then use regression analysis to isolate the social demographic correlates of the clusters. (Author/RM)

Using a multiple-indicator multiple-cause model to analyze a 1972-73 national survey of consumer expenditures, the author isolates four patterns of spending on leisure activities and identifies the social and demographic characteristics of people exhibiting each pattern. (Author/RM)

Evaluation as a meta-activity is a process which assumes that the definition of problems is itself problematic. In evaluation as a technical activity, agreed criteria are applied to agreed policy problems. This distinction has important implications for the role of universities and research funding. (Author/CM)

Experiences concerning the health attitudes, conditions, beliefs, and needs of Indochinese refugees settling in Linda Vista, California are related. It is noted that, while the Indochinese have much to learn about western standards, Americans must learn about the Indochinese to be able to help them. (CJ)

Sociocultural factors that may affect the Mexican-American population's accessibility to and use of health care systems are discussed, including language barriers, socioeconomic status, educational attainment, folk and religious beliefs, and family influence. (CJ)

Increasingly, adults are turning to helping professionals for assistance in coping with problems brought on by social circumstances. Counselors continue to rely on the client's psychological resources in helping them deal with stress. Counselors of adults must always take into account the effect of social change and individuals' reactions. (PAS)

One of America's oldest and most distinctive ethnic minorities are the Cajuns of Louisiana. Cajuns are typically Roman Catholic, rural, emphasize kinship relations, and speak or understand both English and Louisiana French. The schools attended by Cajuns are reasonably well-supported and dynamic. (JN)

Considers 10 features of Japanese educational system which have produced egalitarian educational outcomes and the relation between these egalitarian educational outcomes and egalitarian changes in the structure of adult society. Major shift in national directions and emergence of determined and idealistic teachers are key factors. Makes…

Discusses the role of schools in preparing students to confront future problems of society. Outlines secondary-school-level teaching modules on underemployment and the end of affluence. Suggests that we must acknowledge the probability of extraordinary attempts of the disillusioned young to change the system. (Author/KC)

Describes the social and educational factors affecting the generation of high quality educational research and the degree of its utilization in developing countries. Examples of imaginative and appropriate research from several countries are included. The author recommends increased flexibility and imagination in future research designs. (AM)

Presents suggestions for administrators to follow at the local level in dealing effectively with conditions in the 1980s. Lists what we now know about schools and the situations in the present decade that will contribute to educational change. (Author/WD)

Discusses the fundamental aspects of verbal communication and analyzes its functions in terms of social needs. Takes an historical perspective to distinguish different levels of social development characterized by different communication requirements and stages of language evolution. From these premises, it argues for a sociocultural approach to…

Reviews the status of children and the law historically and in modern society. The interaction of the child and parent with social institutions such as the library is discussed, and specific questions are raised for librarians to consider in providing service to children. Bibliography is provided. (BK)

The author draws attention to the closed network of social settings in India which have built-in devices to frustrate any advance for interview or conversation. He maintains that adult education does not mean teaching the mother tongue, but teaching a philosophy of change and structural reconstruction through the mother tongue. (Author/ CT)

Arguments for the development of the cross-cultural comparative sociological study of sport and physical activity are presented. (JMF)