Investigates bullying behavior in 8-12 year old children in Athens (Greece), using a self-report bullying inventory. Reports that 14.7 percent of children reported being victims of bullying, 6.25 percent stated that they were bullies, while 4.8 percent saw themselves as both. States that boys were usually in the latter categories. (CMK)

Presents a study examining individual differences, such as sex, gender, self-discrepancies, and self awareness. Determined how the differences affect anger and verbal aggressiveness among a sample of U.S. college students (n=445). Reports that repressing anger is explained by masculinity and public self-awareness; while expressing anger is caused…

Compared high achieving adolescent girls' ideal and real career aspirations to adolescent boys' aspirations, examining the influence of grade level, achievement level, and an all-girls school environment. At all achievement levels, girls were commensurate with boys in ideal and realistic career aspirations. High achieving girls exceeded the…

Poverty, inequality, and discrimination endanger women's well-being. Poverty is a consistent predictor of depression in women. Economic inequalities relate to reduced life expectancy and various negative physical health consequences. Discrimination maintains inequalities, lessens economic security, and exposes women to unmerited contempt.…

Investigated student evaluations of the quality of their women's and gender studies experiences and predictors of experience quality. Student surveys indicated that higher initial appreciation/acceptance of diversity, capacity for interpersonal relationships, and class expectations predicted more positive experience ratings. These relationships…

Argues that counselor educators have a responsibility to address gender issues and to find ways that encourage the exploration of these issues. Discusses professional standards and their bearing on gender, proposes models and strategies for incorporating gender issues, outlines a feminist training model, and explores Gender Aware Therapy as a…

Describes powwow practices, participants, music, and dance, as well as conflicts over gender issues, secular versus spiritual interests, and relations between Indians and non-Indians. Argues that the powwow is best understood in dual paradoxical terms: it plays a unifying role in Indian life, affirming tribal and supratribal identity and…

Examined the relations between components of masculine gender role conflict and specific symptoms of psychological distress among 130 men seeking counseling services. Masculine role conflict significantly predicted paranoia, psychoticism, and obsessive compulsivity. Future research should explore elements of effective prevention and remediation of…

Articulates the factors in operation when racism and sexism influence decision making in child protective services (CPS) and the devastating effect they have on clients and practitioners. Details a case study with the recommendation that understanding these interrelated experiences is a prerequisite for inclusive, equitable systems reform. Poses…

Explores the role of U.S. women, in particular "house-wife activists," during post-World War II conservatism. Focuses on women living in Los Angeles (California) and the suburbs surrounding the city. Addresses topics, such as women's groups and patriotic bookstores operated by women. (CMK)

Uses an interrogation strategy to investigate whether learners would utilize stereotypic prior knowledge when asked to learn factual information about men and/or women. Focuses on male and female undergraduate students (n=120) who studied facts on men, women, or both genders. Includes references. (CMK)

Utilizes feminist writing on social class to investigate the interplay of ethnicity, race, and class in the production of femininities. Asserts that politically engaged cultural studies of class are important to analyzing the identifications of girls living in multi-ethnic cities. The case study of a London school highlights complexities faced by…

Examines the experiences of 12 working class women attending an Access course at an inner city further education college. Risks and costs involved in transitioning to higher education were evident in the women's narratives. Material and cultural factors inhibited their access to higher education. The desire to "give something back"…

Considers whether gender is significant in determining teachers' versions of critical pedagogy. Contends that in the academy, women have not had much of a choice but to be adversarial, particularly in the "feminized" field of composition and rhetoric. Concludes that by confronting students as equals rather than adversaries, educators open…

Interviews Nancy Welch, an Associate Professor of English and Women's Studies at the University of Vermont. Discusses Welch's background and attitudes towards writing instruction and the field of composition theory. Notes the intersections of women's studies and composition studies. (PM)