An exploration of current U.S. societal values and their antecedents, and the effect of these values on adult attitudes towards children. (BRT)

Reviews articles and books which can be used as references and textbooks in high school and college courses dealing with Middle Eastern history and culture. (Author/DB)

Discusses the pattern formed by Germany's towns and cities, with some remarks on the changes in that pattern since 1945, and the major influences that have shaped the appearance and structure of the German city. The role of the motor car and the new low-density suburb are noted. (EJS)

Recent trends in childrearing, work, and welfare are described, revealing a basic change in the division of labor among parents. This is interpreted as a "role-shift gap" that generates pressure on the state to subsidize child care. Specific interrelationships between childrearing, work, and welfare are examined. (Author/MA)

This article examines the language needs of culturally different clients from a Black perspective, discusses the problems of languages-in-contact, and presents specific ways for teachers to improve the language competencies of Black students. (Author/HMV)

Reports on a 2 1/2-year research and demonstration project which had as its major goal the development of procedures by which American Indian families could be assisted to avert child separation. Addendum contains comments on the relationship between the problems described by the author and the Indian Child Welfare Act. (BR)

This paper lists four interdependent family characteristics, and argues that they have been distinguishing features of the Western family for several centuries. They are: family membership, mother's age during childbearing, spouse age difference, and presence of other people. Their interrelationships and possible importance in personality…

In explaining both fertility and family development, relationships among patterns which existed under slavery and the changes which they underwent during the century following the Civil War remain a subject of continuing interest, although the answers are by no means as obvious as was formerly thought. (Author)

This article describes a study attempting to correlate language style in elementary school children with sociocultural factors. (Text is in French.) (CDSH/CLK)

This article explains why students should be aware of cultural difference between the source and the target language if they are to make effective use of the latter. (Author/DB)

The political integration of Mexican immigrants is a slow and uneven process. This article discusses these three political orientations found in this population; (1) individual/system blame; (2) perceived discrimination; and (3) support for collective activities. These orientations are influenced by structural relations and institutional policies…

Many immigrant women from Europe settled in Lowell, Massachusetts and worked in textile mills. They lived in enclaves with little knowledge of others beyond their ethnic boundaries. Ethnic groups were in closer proximity in the work place, but the women were uneasy mingling with those outside of their culture. (VM)

Describes a set of exercises for students of college courses on courtship, marriage, and the family. The exercises simulate the life of a relationship from dating to marriage and family life. Presents issues related to application of the simulation in the classroom and analyzes student response to its use. (Author/AEM)

In contrast to the dominant "common elements" knowledge transfer theory, an interpretive perspective is developed, according to which appropriate transfer is socioculturally rather than objectively defined and is selective. Via a synthesis of cognitive research, thinking-skills instruction features effective in promoting transfer are identified.…

This article offers four classroom activities based on the 10 trends identified in Naisbitt's 1982 book, MEGATRENDS: TEN NEW DIRECTIONS TRANSFORMING OUR LIVES. The activities are based on a data retrieval chart, a consequence chart, reverse historical chronology, and guided fantasies. Includes samples of the charts. (JDH)