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Peer reviewedDella Fave, L. Richard – Social Problems, 1974
Explores factors influencing people to either support or oppose the idea of economic equality, emphasizing that low income people apparently oppose equality: a literature review is interpreted as suggesting the existence of an underlying belief structure consisting of five elements, all of which would have to be present if equality is to be…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Cultural Influences, Economic Opportunities, Economic Status
Peer reviewedDavidson, Chandler; Gaitz, Charles M. – Social Problems, 1974
In order to determine whether poverty is the result of the work orientation of the poor, a secondary analysis of data obtained from a stratified sample of the Houston population was conducted, controlling for age, sex, and ethnicity: the findings are interpreted as casting doubt on the "culture of overty" hypothesis as it relates to work…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Economically Disadvantaged, Ethnic Distribution, Ethnic Groups
Elias, James; Gebhard, Paul – Phi Delta Kappan, 1969
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Attitudes, Educational Responsibility, Interviews
Download full textGottfredson, Linda S. – 1979
Nationally representative longitudinal data on 2548 white men and 822 black men aged 15-24 in 1966 were used to assess changes in aspirations and attainment between 1966 and 1971. Occupational as well as educational level was considered. Predictions that aspirations would be lowered when men failed to advance in educational level over a one year…
Descriptors: Ability, Academic Aspiration, Achievement, Blacks
Rice, Thomas J. – 1977
In this study, social mobility of the labor force in four urban areas, two in Canada and two in the United States, is researched. Based on data provided by a questionnaire, four components of social mobility are analyzed: (1) structural change patterns of occupational mobility; (2) social origins of nonmigrants; (3) intergenerational mobility; and…
Descriptors: Demography, Males, Occupational Mobility, Occupational Surveys
HOLLAND, SUSAN S.; WETZEL, JAMES R. – 1966
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION OF NEGRO AND WHITE WORKERS IN METROPOLITAN AREAS WAS COMPARED BY USING DATA COLLECTED IN THE MARCH 1966 "CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY." POVERTY TRACTS IN THE LARGE METROPOLITAN AREAS WERE IDENTIFIED, AND EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF PERSONS LIVING THERE WERE COMPARED WITH THOSE OF CITY DWELLERS OUTSIDE THE POVERTY TRACTS.…
Descriptors: Black Employment, Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged, Employment Patterns
WERTS, CHARLES E. – 1967
A HETEROGENEOUS SAMPLE OF 246 FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES REQUIRED ALL ENTERING FRESHMEN TO FILL OUT A SHORT INFORMATION FORM WITH REGISTRATION MATERIALS. THE 76,015 MALES AND 51,100 FEMALES GAVE INFORMATION ON FATHER'S OCCUPATION, FATHER'S EDUCATION, AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADE AVERAGE. A STUDY OF THE DATA SUGGESTS THAT THREE INFLUENCES, IN…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Attendance, Educational Planning, Family Influence
Union of Pan Asian Communities, San Diego, CA. – 1978
This booklet provides background information and suggestions to those who find themselves providing human care services to Pan Asian clients (Cambodians, Chinese, Guamanians, Hawaiians, Japanese, Koreans, Laotians, Pilipinos, Samoans, Thais, Vietnamese). Included is historical, cultural, and social information about the various Pan Asian groups in…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Asian Americans, Cultural Differences, Human Services
Gaskell, Jane – 1975
Until recently research on women's educational and occupational aspirations has ignored the role of sex role ideology (SRI) and has concentrated primarily on college women. This study was implemented with 270 grade 12 girls, 25 percent of whom were from lower class backgrounds. Four scales of SRI were administered: femininity, power, division of…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Females, High School Students, Identification (Psychology)
Queensland Dept. of Education, Brisbane (Australia). – 1975
This commission report consists of the recommendations made for Australian schools regarding equality, open attitudes, and the school community. The School's Commission places an emphasis on more equal outcomes from schooling. Particular stress is laid on social group disparities and attempts to mitigate them, and on social changes and their…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Attitudes, Committees, Educational Improvement
Stephenson, Bobby L. – 1970
The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare the patterns of psycholinguistic abilities of lower and middle class Negro and white children. The subjects for the study were 160 second grade children in the 90 to 110 IQ range from Northeast Louisiana. They were subgrouped by race and social class (lower-lower, upper-lower, lower-middle,…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Black Youth, Language Ability, Language Learning Levels
Stuempfig, Daniel W.; Maehr, Martin L. – 1970
The purpose of this study was to determine how subjects (high school students) of varying conceptual structure (Harvey, Hunt, and Schroder, 1961) would respond to personal and impersonal feedback on a performance task. It was predicted that whereas abstract subjects would show no difference in motivation under the two feedback conditions, concrete…
Descriptors: Black Students, Concept Formation, Feedback, High School Students
Wintrob, Ronald M.; Sindell, Peter S. – 1968
The purpose of this document is to report on the ways in which formal education of Cree Indian youths influences the development of their psychological identities. The sample for the study was comprised of 109 adolescent Cree Indians from the Mistassini and Waswanipi bands located in north central Quebec. These youths attended elementary and high…
Descriptors: Adolescents, American Indians, Culture Conflict, Curriculum Development
Vandermyn, Gaye – 1974
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) was created in 1969, and its goals were twofold: to make available the first comprehensive data on the educational attainments of young Americans in 10 learning areas and to measure any growth or decline that takes place in the educational attainments of young Americans. In 7 of the 10…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Information Utilization, National Norms
Martinsson, Ann – School Research Newsletter, 1973
A project currently being conducted in Sweden on free written composition at the middle level of comprehensive school is described. The principal aims of the project are listed under three headings: linguistic quality and linguistic development, stimulus measures preparatory to writing, and social differences in writing ability. Included in the…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Intermediate Grades, Language Ability, Language Acquisition
