Despite slack in some computer companies, overall demand for new electrical and electronic graduates continues to be strong. Employment potential also exists in such areas as government, manufacturing, utilities, and defense (especially aerospace industries). (DH)

Analysis of data on the occupational prestige of women workers in Cuba or Mexico who immigrated to the United States showed that immigrant women do not fare so well as immigrant men in converting their resources into occupational prestige. Differences between Mexican and Cuban women, however, are larger than gender differences. (KH)

Assesses the employment status of mentally retarded young adults. Results indicated that the total unemployment rate was 58 percent, almost three-fourths of those who were employed earned less than $500 per month, most individuals had never used professional job placement services, and those who were employed had obtained their jobs through family…

Highlights survey results on the status of females in full-time, tenured or tenure track faculty positions in chemistry. Indicates that males still dominate PhD-granting chemistry faculties and that, although the number of women is increasing, the increase is not proportionate to the rate at which they are earning chemistry PhDs. (JM)

A long-term study of 456 inner-city males showed that, by age 47, the children of chronically dependent and multiproblem families were almost indistinguishable from the children of more stable families in terms of mean income, years of employment, criminality, and mental health. (CMG)

During the 1970s the most important shift in the distribution of the sexes by occupation was the larger female representation among managers; the proportion of specific occupations that were male-dominated declined, but the share that were female-intensive remained the same. (Author/SK)

Issues raised by the Yugoslavian practice of worker self-management are examined: government flexibility, effects of cultural pluralism and adult education, structural changes and trends, and social class formation. (SK)

Reviews the literature related to vocational behavior and career development published during 1983, including 445 articles in 42 journals. The review is organized around issues pertinent to the counseling psychology perspective (career development, vocational choice, assessment, intervention) and the industrial/organizational psychology…

Discusses employment prospects for chemists and chemical engineers working in energy research and development (R & D) based on the Department of Energy report "Energy-related Manpower, 1983." Indicates that conclusions related to R & D funding and employment are uncertain because of the difficulty in predicting future changes in…

Data were gathered in six states from personnel in state departments of public instruction, institutions of higher education with educational administration preparation programs, and a stratified random sample of eight school districts in each of the six states to determine if a disproportionate supply/demand ratio existed among school…

The findings of a study comparing the types of medical careers of female and male physicians in North Carolina in 1973 are reported. The main question addressed is whether female physicians have different medical careers, in terms of primary specialities and the settings of practice, from male physicians. (LBH)

Analyzing long-term institutional investment trends, the author lists 20 specific potential high-growth career areas which counselors doing career counseling should be aware of. (Author)

Work histories of male psychiatric patients were compared to see if they varied as a function of psychiatric diagnosis. Results indicated the more severe the maladjustment, the less likely the men were to have been employed above the semiskilled level of occupations. (Author)

These highlights include information on the immigration and population, educational characteristics, employment characteristics, poverty characteristics, family characteristics, and income of Japanese Americans, Chinese Americans, Philipino Americans, Korean Americans, and Hawaiians from the 1970 census. (JM)

Primarily middle-class women (N=212) were classified as "still working,""retired," or "housewives most of their lives" according to self-report. Analysis showed women who have worked much of their lives are not at a disadvantage relative to those who have not in terms of number of social resources at their disposal. (Author)