This report seeks to assist employees of the military services to increase their awareness of and knowledge about Hispanics beyond what they see in popular culture. The report includes an overview and update about Hispanic demographics in the United States. It also discusses a few cultural issues and provides information intended to help…

This study seeks to investigate the interrelationships between three areas of science education: (1) the nature of science (NOS); (2) socioscientific issues; and (3) critical thinking. More specifically, the research addresses three questions: (1) How do high school biology students conceptualize the meaning and interpretation of data, cultural…

Zeigler's device on "how do you rate recreationally" was administered to 386 nationals from four countries representing four levels of societal sophistication. The differences among and within the strata of nations which were found to exist in recreational inclination and in the forms of recreation are discussed in this article. (Author/KP)

A discussion of Intelsat, the first operational system of global interconnections relying solely on communication satellites. (Author/HB)

An assessment of the end of the student movement finds the factors of suppression, combined with some concessions to student demands, as likely contributions to its demise. (Author/KM)

The effect of adaptive stresses operating on hunter-gatherer communities in California environments is discussed. (FF)

The author, a member of Seattle Radical Women, states some of the beliefs of her organization: (1) women's liberation must come through a movement of radical women; (2) the woman" question is a multi issue matter; (3) female subjugation is the oldest form of world oppression; and (4) organization support is based primarily on political ideology.…

Takes the position that the use of creole and English varieties in Guyana is socially motivated. Examines the linguistic behavior of nine groups of individuals from three communities within a theoretical framework proposed by LePage. The framework shows these groups, and the individuals, exploiting the codal resources of their society to their…

Discusses the current state of future studies and the major societal and intellectual trends emerging from futures research. The author describes two possible scenarios of the post-industrial society. The first is based on service industries and the other on self-reliance. The role of future studies and higher education is considered in each. (AM)

Addresses the relevance of a functional approach to the study of speech genres. Discusses the variation factors that can explain and partly predict spontaneous performances of a traditional genre of Samoan speechmaking. (EKN)

Music reflects and influences the social structures of every culture. Cultural variations in the range of musical expression, the recording industry's impact on the lives of musicians and the diffusion of musical styles, and the roles of the audience are discussed. (AM)

Describes the archaeological reconstruction of domestic life in Grasshopper, Arizona, a mogollon pueblo community which began around 1300 A.D. Categories of space and domestic activities are discussed. An analysis of variations in the patterns of household types within the pueblo is included. (AM)