This dissertation address concerns the distribution of influence in decision-making groups. One general hypothesis of the study was that influence perceptions of group members depend upon the phases of decision-making in which they participate. Another was that the effects of participation would vary with the nature of the decision task or with…

This report on youth and politics was one of a series of working papers on the activities, and behavior of young people between 15 and 21 years of age. It was intended to provide background information while the Massachusetts Committee on Children and Youth prepared a comprehensive report on the status of children and youth in the Commonwealth for…

Little is known about subordinate attributions connected with perceptions of supervisory influence. Data about first- and second-level supervisors from a nationwide insurance organization revealed that perceived supervisory influence was significantly related to perceptions of supervisory effectiveness, influence over valued rewards and the task,…

Explains how a popular novel can be used to introduce a variety of issues and concepts which are typically covered in introductory sociology courses. This approach avoids problems involved with duplication of brief selections of literature from various sources. Kesey's novel is especially useful for examining power structure and socialization…

To achieve success in the community, the community educator must understand how power is used by the local power structure and show the community leaders how community education will help their community. (Author/MLF)

It is in cases where disruptive students are dealt with by school disciplinarians possessing extensive discretionary power that the school's recognition or denial of student rights and interest assumes sharpest focus. (MJB)

Explores the position of community college president and the qualities including intelligence, political wisdom, and a willingness to work hard, which affects presidential tenure and longevity. Suggests techniques of timing, reassurance, building on exising concerns, respecting the past, persuasion, compromise, and co-opting. (TP)

While a largely undergraduate population will probably be unsuccessful at unionization, the student voice will discover or create new methods of involvement in collective bargaining negotiations. Administrations should take the initiative in resolving the student role. (Author/LBH)

The relationship between a group's power and prestige or status hierarchy and group members' patterns of reward allocation was investigated. The addition of evidence concerning actual task performance results in the alignment of reward and status rankings and encourages the use of distribution rules stressing equity as opposed to equality.…

In this second of a four-part series, the kind of resource development that is going on in the Four Corners region and how it affects the Navajo people living there are discussed. (NQ)

Asserts that the study of human behavior is the study of social interaction. Describes a theoretical perspective from sociology and shows how it relates to the alcoholic family. Analyzes the dynamics within a family affected by alcoholism to examine who has the power, who maintains control, how one loses power, and how power is exhibited. (NB)

Men's power is emphasized in the family power literature on marital decision making. Little attention has been paid to women's power, accrued through their deeper embeddedness in intrafamilial roles. Micro-level analysis of family power demonstrates that women's positions in the family power structure rest not on the horizontal marital tie but…

Explores the relationship between libraries and archives, given that archives frequently are located administratively and physically in libraries. The reasons for this organizational cohabitation, and the need to recognize archives as a unit distinct from the library, are discussed. (CLB)

The purpose of this study was to determine the levels at which decisions are generally made in the public schools of North Carolina and the amount of autonomy vested in the principalship. A questionnaire mailed randomly to 128 principals resulted in 89 usable replies. Results are presented. (MT)

Explored relative decision-making authority of husbands and wives in 47 single-career and 54 dual-career families. Found that in dual-career families, husbands had less power and wives had more power than in single-career families. Relative power of spouses was not significantly different in two family types. Dual-career families were more…