This paper considers the construction and experience of racisms among a sample of primary school children in Ireland during a period of intensive immigration. Placing children's voices at the centre of the analysis, it explores how children's constructions draw upon discourses of "norm" and "other" in relation to national…

The dependence of married women upon men for their achievement of social status is examined. Results indicate that both husbands and wives appear to pay rather little attention to the attainments of wives when evaluating their own social status. However, a status-sharing model is not totally ruled out. (Author)

In this paper some historical, ethnological, and contemporary aspects of the phenomena of the social status of art was examined. (Author/RK)

An argument on the conditions under which colleges will be able to affect the role allocation of students emphasizes that colleges may differ in the kinds of people they are expected to produce and in the kinds of changes in individuals that they can expect to affect. (Author/KM)

Discusses the educational implications of research into sociometric status and cognitive style in kindergarten children. (RB)

The 396 publications that treat various aspects of the social and economic status of women are organized alphabetically by author under these categories: (1) General, (2) Historical, and (3) 19th and 20th Centuries. Each entry includes the author, title, publication information, pagination, an occasional description of the contents, Library of…

Prestige rankings of artistic occupations, perceived income and actual earnings of artists, and social image of artists are reviewed in this article. The results of surveys are presented. (DS)

Describes the stratification position of women as generally more complex than that of men, because of class distinction of organizational power. Asserts that many women, in presenting the front-stage image of an organization, in performing considerable surplus domestic labor, and in employment and leisure activities, are involved primarily in…

Evaluates the relations between visual attention received from peers and social competence in young preschool children by correlating Q-sort scores for social competence with visual regard. Results suggest that visual regard from peers may index general social visibility rather than social competence. (SKC)

Presents a situational approach to understanding an aspect of social identity in later life--the social stigma of old age. Conceptualizes social stigma as an attribute which is perceived to be discrediting, incongruent with expectations, and nonpivotal in regard to the cluster of attributes associated with a specific social category. (Author)

Suggests that the social position and value of old age are normally of little importance in the personal lives of older people, partly because of the limited salience of age within their informal networks. Factors that heighten the salience of being old may reduce well being. (JAC)

This study explored relational schemas in children's friendships. A total of 96 children (45 males and 51 females from grades 3, 4, and 5) from an urban elementary school in the northeast participated in both phases of the study. During phase 1, children completed a series of sociometric measures: (1) peer liking nominations; (2) peer disliking…

Exploring the bipolar (manic-depressive) and the unipolar (depression without mania) subtypes of primary affective disorders, this study determines whether the conforming attitudes of bipolar subjects are related to depression as possible coping mechanisms. The findings explain the less self-reported depression and psychopathology in the bipolar…

Three basic strategies and a number of nonreactive research methods are suggested as checks on data procoduced through questionnaires and interviews. (PS)