Reports on a survey of Ontario public library users and university students about the work of librarians and lawyers. Results in the following areas are discussed and compared for lawyers and librarians: perceptions of the work done; salary estimates; prestige; intelligence; and percentage of males in the field. (16 references) (MES)

Analyzes relationships among popularity, reading, and self-concept in 79 second grade students. Results indicate that high-SES (socioeconomic status) students were more popular than low-SES students, and that unpopularity correlated significantly with reading ability, self-concept, and SES. (MM)

This article proposes a critical framework for the study of teachers as political actors inextricably involved in conflict over the purposes and direction of public education. Discussed is the way teachers are viewed as affected by theories of schooling, the occupational culture of teachers, and the politics of gender in teaching. (MT)

Examined how assessments of role behavior in the family and relative deprivation in work-family situations were linked with depression among homemakers (N=130) and employed married women (N=135). Results showed that negative evaluations of role behavior in the family were more depressing to homemakers than to employed women. (NRB)

The findings from part 2 of the seventh annual American School Board Journal survey of school board members are reported. Demographic characteristics including sex, age, ethnic background, education, marital status, occupation, income, and board service are listed by region, showing that board members are generally well off. (TE)

Examines various topics related to education, careers, and social status in China. Indicates that advantages of science/technology careers are the direct result of recently adopted policies designed to encourage and make better use of China's scientists and engineers. Comments on political factors which help shape career choice are included. (JN)

Ethnic membership and classroom social status were examined in relation to ratings of stressful experiences among Hispanic and Anglo elementary school students. Anglo children seemed to feel more successful as students but were also more anxious. Survey methodology and results are given. (Author/DF)

This study investigated the relationship of academic achievement of categories of social status (popular, rejected, isolated, and amiable), peer acceptance and social impacts among 145 elementary school children. Academically able students were more often considered amiable or popular, while the below average achievers were more often rejected.

Examines the possibility that properties of family and kinship systems influence the status of the elderly independently of economic factors. Cross-cultural data are employed to support the hypotheses that the status of the elderly is directly related to the occurrence of unilocal (particularly patrilocal) customs of postmarital residence. (JAC)

Explores the effects of modernization on the aged in Samoa, where age has traditionally brought increasing status and respect. Data from participant observation and interviews suggested that rapid and extensive societal changes have not eroded the status of these elders. Cultural values are crucial intervening variables. (JAC)

Focuses on the integration of the Negro into the mainstream of cultural and social development in the United States. Particular attention was spent on the problem of getting white people to translate agreement on integration in principle into integration in fact. (Author/RK)

This review focuses on the socialization of status inequality in male and female children and the implications of this process for adult behavior. It notes that sexual equality is generally the exception rather than the rule, and that gender differences are often in fact status differences. (NG)

This study examined the work experiences of master's-prepared professional staff in community colleges. In-depth interviews with six such non-faculty staff at each of three Illinois community colleges (n=18) revealed the nature of their work, their perceptions about their duties and status, and their experiences with decision making. Findings of…

This paper focuses on the filtration process of culture during communication in education with reference to visual elements. An introduction provides a review of some communication models--graphic representations of theories that attempt to predict and explain the process of communication. These simple models are discussed: Aristotle's model of…

Considers four linguistic assumptions which bear on any multidialectal teaching situation: There is no single monolithic Standard English in the United States, a given native speaker is not structurally or linguistically deficient, differences among dialects are superficial, and the matter of dialects is one of social status. (RB)