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Lee, Alfred McClung – Social Problems, 1972
Charges that the term alienation" has no scientific usefulness or meaning; and that it is useful only to formula-peddling counselors and spokesmen for the status quo when dealing with problem" minority groups. (JM)
Descriptors: Conformity, Dropout Attitudes, Individual Power, Majority Attitudes
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Thomson, Robert Polk – Peabody Journal of Education, 1972
Field teaching hopes to accomplish more than its format makes possible," since what is needed is a change in the social structure, not merely in attitudes and values. (Author/SP)
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Field Instruction, Lower Class, Lower Class Students
Flinn, William L. – Amer J Sociol, 1970
This study attempts to illustrate the influence of structural effects on innovativeness. Several methods are used to isolate the external constrains and community values from the individual's internalized values and personal attributes." (Author/SE)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Community Influence, Farmers, Group Norms
Adamson, J. H. – Int Educ Cultural Exch, 1970
As a Fulbrighter in India, the author describes life in India for an American and tells how he coped with the Indian students' Anti-Americanism. (IR)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Exchange, Exchange Programs, Fellowships
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Fajana, Ade – Phylon, 1972
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Educational Development, Educational Policy
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Kimball, Solon T. – Journal of Aesthetic Education, 1972
In response to Daniel Bell (AA 511 929), the author considers American culture - life style and social class, the institutional frame-work, the economic and industrial organization and influences, and the cultural role of universities - and concludes that America is not a divided but a richly pluralistic society. (JB)
Descriptors: American Culture, Cultural Influences, Cultural Interrelationships, Cultural Pluralism
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Ehrle, Raymond A. – Journal of Employment Counseling, 1971
It has been proposed that in order to meet the dilemma of societal viability, an open aristocracy or elite may be the most effective form of social structure while every effort is made to have the individual establish a strong ego identity within the context of the social order. (Author)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Individual Development
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Himes, Joseph S. – Social Forces, 1971
The concepts of adding" and linkage" are used suggesting a series of factors, which, when taken into account, explain the eruption of aggressive racial conflict in the 1950's and 1960's. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Black Leadership, Black Organizations, Black Power, Motivation
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Tolor, Alexander; Salafia, W. Ronald – Psychological Reports, 1971
Descriptors: College Students, Hypothesis Testing, Individual Characteristics, Interpersonal Relationship
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Morrison, Denton E. – American Behavioral Scientist, 1971
To explain social change, one must know not only about the aspiration level of individuals or about the resources available in the environment, but the coordination over time, of these two elements in relation to each other. (Author)
Descriptors: Aspiration, Disadvantaged, Group Dynamics, Interaction Process Analysis
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Knowlton, Clark S. – Journal of Mexican American Studies, 1970
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Economic Factors, Ethnic Studies, Family (Sociological Unit)
Landecker, Werner S. – Sociol Soc Res, 1970
Descriptors: Attitudes, Intergroup Relations, Political Influences, Research Problems
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Noe, Francis P. – Journal of Leisure Research, 1970
Descriptors: Age Differences, Classification, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies
Nimbark, Ashakant – Soc Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Area Studies, Beliefs, Cultural Background, Developing Nations
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Starr, Paul D.; Roberts, Alden E. – International Migration Review, 1982
Describes research investigating the effects of community structure on the adjustment of Vietnamese refugees in America. Emphasizes how congruence between individual characteristics and characteristics of the receiving community determine successful refugee adaptation to a new environment. (MJL)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Background, Community Characteristics, Family Characteristics
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