Focuses on a sample composed of 52 black economically secure families and finds that these families present a picture of husband and wife jointly working together in the maintenance of their families and in making decisions about their lives. This research suggests that, among some black working class families, the wife dominant relationship does…

This paper characterizes sex as a status characteristic, presents data supportive of the characterization, and offers suggestions for remedying the noted imbalance. (Author/AM)

This study obtained data about marital relationships of parents of 1056 college students, and used the data to test ideas in Rodman's theory that resources and authority beliefs influence marital power. The clearest finding was that normative structure was more important than resources in accounting for variances in power. (Author)

Research on 115 colleges and universities tests hypotheses about the relationships between organizational characteristics--including size, horizontal and vertical differentiation, complexity, and the qualifications of the faculty--and decentralization of authority in four areas: new departments, dean appointments, salary raises, and leaves of…

A discussion of ombudsmen in Australian universities looks at their role, relevant legislation, problems arising from the limited powers of the position, and the initiation and investigation of complaints. (MSE)

Discusses the positive effects that can be attained in a library when senior management successfully supports library directors, and the importance of understanding the director's role and management style in order to increase his or her effectiveness. (CLB)

Education in democratic leadership requires teaching and encouraging students to improve their capacities for observation, reflection, imagination, invention, and judgment. The liberal arts college has a role in educating a nation of citizen-leaders who will treat civic and societal leadership as an individual obligation. (MSE)

Defines and contrasts the rhetorical status (individual's and groups' potential influence in society through symbols) of some Blacks and Whites under slavery, and analyzes the more powerful forms of persuasion employed by many Blacks during and after Reconstruction. (SR)

Problems in the impending transfer of British polytechnics away from local control and toward centralization are discussed. Political and practical considerations in the decision to centralize are examined. (MSE)

Examined whether status would affect avoidance of personal space invasions. Drinking behavior of male passersby at water fountain in administration building was recorded while either low status, high status, or no confederate stood near fountain. Results showed a significantly lower rate of drinking when high status confederate stood nearby than…

Investigates children's ability to recognize the legitimate authority figure in a structured authority situation. Thirty children at each of three age levels--5, 8, and 11 years--were administered the Authority Measure, an instrument designed to elicit children's reasoning about authority figures. (Author/RWB)

Introduces a discussion of power bases in academic setting that includes the following papers: "The Argument from Setting: Theatre in the Liberal and Fine Arts" by John Gronbeck-Tedesco; "The Practical Issues" by Vincent Angotti; and "Conservatory Training within the Academic Institution" by M. E. Comtois. (PD)

Investigated relationship between aspects of organizational structure and alienation as experienced by personnel (N=603) employed in nine social services organizations. Interviews with personnel making executive decisions, those making supervisory assessments, and those concerned with client interaction revealed that the best predictions of…

The literature on decentralization focuses on exchange of power and school reform. Rather than uncovering details of organizational processes, researchers attempted to impose inappropriate models upon them. Unable to explain how decentralization happens, they judged the process unsuccessful. Decentralization remains to be studied and understood.…

This study examined the relationship among principals' behavior in administering regulations, their hierarchical influence, and teacher loyalty to principals. A significant relationship was found between rule behavior of secondary principals and teacher loyalty, and hierarchical influence was significantly related to teacher loyalty for both…