Discusses the changing forms and styles of the family unit in existence today. Proposes the need for new methods of presenting nutrition education to these diverse family forms. (MA)

Marriage, baptism, membership, and church committee records are used in this paper to trace the form and evolution of the social boundaries which Detroit's white Anglo-American Protestants created for themselves at various levels of social contact. Together, these records provide an indication of small group associational patterns in an urban…

Latinos of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and other Spanish origin are described. Antecedents that may account for differences found in levels of educational attainment, occupational and employment status, and income among the subgroups of Latinos are also discussed. (Author)

Studies on the differences in socialization experiences of boys and girls are reviewed. The effects of increasingly common maternal employment on this process are considered. (SJL)

The paradigm of a future global society may already exist in a nonbureaucratic organization structure called a Segmented Polycephalous Network (SPN). A SPN consists of autonomous segments with horizontal linkages, multiple leaders, and a common ideology. Grass roots movements and multinational corporations are examples. (SJL)

Reviews research on status and mobility rates between generations and describes a design for studying intergenerational mobility from the perspectives of children and their parents. Findings indicate that proxy reports are not as accurate as self reports. (Author/DB)

The social and educational theories of Basil Bernstein are examined. (JD)

It is illustrated that Spanish has influenced Sayula Popoluca lexicon, phonology, and grammar. The article focuses on the phonological changes in the language caused by the Spanish influence. (NCR)

The article determines the linguistic affiliation of the Nakipa and Yakakwal peoples, who became extinct before the turn of the century, as Paopai and Kiliwa, respectively. The article uses ethnohistoric and historic sources to explain the theory. (Author/NCR)

In the past decade the family has been taking many forms. In deciding to participate in a new family form, each individual must weigh the costs and rewards. One way to view these is via a continum of the interpersonal, intrapersonal, and legal costs and rewards incurred with each option. (Author)

Results were interpreted as suggesting that sociocultural factors may change the rate of development but not its course. (Author/JMB)

This article suggests using both Spanish and English television commercials to stimulate classroom dialogue and language practice. Drills can be contextualized if based on these commercials and the films can stimulate socio-cultural conversations in the target language. (CHK)

By using multivariate statistical techniques, various demographic and descriptive variables were related to a behavioral measure and an attitudinal measure of volunteer behavior among college students. The findings reveal some significant differences in the antecedents and motivations of Chicano and Anglo college student volunteer workers. (Author)

Argues that the generation gap is the collision of two distinct cultures--a youth culture and an adult culture. Each culture is expressed through verbal and nonverbal norms that enhance a feeling of group kinship but hamper communication with members of the other culture. (JG)

In seven studies, 7300 U.S., 891 Iranian, 534 Indian, and 216 Ghanaese persons aged four to 99 were interviewed regarding their consciousness. There were cross-national differences. (Author)