Findings indicated that girls suffered from poor body image and dissatisfaction with weight more often than boys did. Findings also supported the notion of an interaction between context and individual. Sex differences were differentially moderated by the communities in which the adolescents lived. (RH)

Examined influence of provider settings, organizational structures, and community climates on long-term care resource allocation. Analyzed care plan decisions at four Social/Health Maintenance Organization sites for same seven clients. Found differences by site in eligibility determination, allocation of care plans, types and mix of services…

African American adolescents (132 males and 128 females; age M=14.8 years, SD=0.92) enrolled in an urban community social skills development program participated in a study assessing the relationship among perceptions of family and community social support, fear of calamitous events, depression, and anger expression. Expressing fear of calamitous…

Storytelling is a performance medium which is enhanced by the qualities indigenous to small towns: collective memory and common history. A type of narrative peculiar to small towns, the community-wide anecdote, is one example of storytelling. The transmittal of such tales is termed "endemic performance" because the retelling of the tales…

The influence of media awareness on family planning adoption is examined according to 3 models: selective perception, reinforcement, and cognitive dissonance. (Author/JC)

This paper outlines current changes in American adoption practice and the controversies surrounding these changes. It includes a discussion of the role that neo-Kantian and utilitarian perspectives have played in American adoption policy and practice, and offers an alternative, the communitarian perspective, described by Sandel (1984). Adoption…

The basic skills of reading, writing, and performing simple mathematical operations are not adequate for the non-college bound high school graduates to be fully prepared to enter the job market. Businesses today require employees who can communicate effectively, solve complex and unanticipated problems, and exercise tact and judgment. If the…

This manual compiles information on affecting public policy related to child care services. It is intended as a basic guide to political action for child care advocates. Information needs of legislators, guidelines for lobbying, basic legislative terminology, political action principles, tips on testifying and suggested strategies for statewide…

AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, TO THE AUTHOR'S KNOWLEDGE, NO ACTION EITHER BY THE POTOWATOMI OR INTERESTED WHITES HAD BEEN TAKEN TOWARD SETTING UP A HEAD START PROGRAM FOR THE POTOWATOMI OF KANSAS. THE AUTHOR STATES WHY, IN THIS OPINION, THE POTOWATOMI DO NOT NEED A HEAD START PROGRAM. IN SPITE OF THE BELIEF, THE REPORT ATTEMPTS TO GIVE BASIC…

This report presents the background of the development of two questionnaires designed to gather information which would aid in evaluating family and community aspects of day care. The first questionnaire schedule is designed to be administered to parents of children presently enrolled in centers, and the second schedule is for parents of children…

Researchers have examined the relationship between the competitiveness of elections and the responsiveness or receptivity of officials put into office by those elections. The author describes his research into the competitiveness of school board elections and the receptivity of those board members. Receptivity is defined as an official's support…

Problems in planning and developing a curriculum for primary grades in developing countries are discussed in this booklet. It is noted that no generalizations can be made to cover all developing countries, but it is possibly worthwhile to list certain problems and restraints which are common to the majority of systems and which must be considered…

The article suggests that the regional origins constitute an important factor in determining the variations in the establishment of Chicano communities. Compared are the experiences of Mexicans in the community area of South Chicago, Illinois and a closely situated city, East Chicago, Indiana. (NQ)

Reports that the media were perceived by the public as having considerable influence on community affairs in comparison to a number of other groups in the private sector. (FL)