Some of the more generally accepted forecasts of future developments in American society are set down in this paper as the foundation for a discussion of the educational objectives that will prove most important during years to come. The document identifies several trends: in world social attitudes, in population growth and shifts, and in the…

This paper presents a profile of Hispanic mothers who work and/or study, based on interviews in the 1979 National Longitudinal Survey. Particular focus is placed upon occupational and educational aspiration, as well as on the cultural and economic conditions which shape them. Data for Hispanic mothers are presented with similar data for Black and…

The prevailing focus in gerontology is on services rather than relationships. Consequently we are less familiar with the prevalence of kinkeeping. In intergenerational family research, women as family kinkeepers have been described as the hubs of family solidarity, bringing their families together, corresponding with family members, and monitoring…

This paper focuses on the migration process, and emphasizes the role of women, focusing on the degree to which marginality is not simply a residual effect of, but is a significant casual force for adaptation, in its successful outcome, however that may be defined in individual cases. The migration process is reviewed using data from working class…

The study of density and crowding has expanded rapidly, due in part to concern about the impact of high density on the quality of life. In this paper results of a study which focused upon the intervening role of neighborhood variables in the experience of urban density are reported. Residents of moderately dense urban areas were surveyed and…

This study examined the degree to which readers' affective responses to levels of language usage reflect their attitudes toward language usage. The subjects, 51 college juniors and seniors, read nine simulated newspaper interviews and completed five semantic differential scales that indicated their impressions of the interviewee's personality and…

These instructional activities are designed for teachers to use with junior high students. They serve as a brief yet practical introduction to the issue of sexism as it affects men. The first section provides background information about the issue of male sex role stereotyping. It is for the teacher's use only. It describes the techniques society…

To determine the decisionmaking and communication patterns of disadvantaged farm families (DFF) and the linkage between interpersonal sources of information used by them and research-based information sources, a pilot study was conducted with the following focus questions: (1) Who are North Carolina's DFF and what are their characteristics? (2)…

In the past decade the amount of legislation and litigation involving informal marriages has increased. Historically, a close connection between marriage and property law has existed. However, children today are less important for property inheritance purposes because informal marriages have increased in popularity and are accepted among diverse…

Political and social changes that have increased the public's interest in educational vouchers are summarized in three categories. The first category, new support for the arguments made by voucher advocates, includes Milton Friedman's suggestion of a free and competitive market for education, and John E. Coons and Stephen D. Sugarman's…

In order to determine West German rural youths' involvement in and availability to the mechanism of social change, surveys of youth aged 17-28 in towns of less than 5,000 people were made in 1955, 1968, and 1980. Between 1955 and 1980 the social structure of rural youth changed dramatically, especially in employment. In 1955, 55% of rural youth…

The development of national communications systems, particularly radio and television, and the impact of this technology on the largely traditional society of Indonesia was the focus of this two-year repeated survey sponsored by UNESCO. The sociocultural effects of radio and television communications on Indonesian national integrity, language use,…

Numerous advocacy groups concerned with "death with dignity" have formed in response to medical advances which extend the process of dying. Natural death legislation and the Living Will are but two examples of suicide advocacy for the terminally ill. These groups are emerging world-wide and range from conservative insistence on passive…

This paper reviews the work of Ira Gordon in parent education from 1966 to 1978, presenting societal trends and the ways in which these trends were reflected in both his research and in his parent education programs. Gordon's work in the area of child and family services is traced through six programs in terms of societal perceptions of families…

This annotated bibliography presents 126 selected references on the topic of cults. Focusing mainly on religious cults, including the Reverend Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church and the Hare Krishna groups, the entries examine allegations of mind control tactics over converts, issues raised by the allegations, and controversial methods used by…