Analyzes historical changes in the odds of persons progressing within the Hungarian educational system. Changes appear to demonstrate the effectiveness of (1) elimination of a class-based, dual structure of primary education, and (2) administrative control over the process of social inequalities in access to schooling. (Author/GC)

Adults (N=309) aged 18 to 90 completed a survey exploring various aspects of reminiscence. Used analysis of variance and chi-square to assess differences in reminiscent behavior across age, sex, education, and social class. On several dimensions sex emerged as a more important variable than age. (Author)

Challenges Robert Michels' argument that both oligarchy and goal displacement are inevitable in protest organizations. Shows that in the Southern Farmers' Alliance, the leadership's pursuit of its own interest in organizational permanence contributed to both the rejection of a potentially successful reform program and the demise of the…

Investigated possible score bias on the MMPI among Blacks and Mexican-Americans who were receiving aid to families with dependent children. (Author)

Sixty middle-class and 60 lower-class children between the ages of three and five were asked to respond to six types of "wh-questions." Social class significantly affected the overall frequency of correct responses within each age group of children tested. (Author/DB)

Family configuration correlates of fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence constructs are examined. (SS)

Responses of 480 Georgia students (ages 11 to 18 years) to the Dalton Vocational Importance Questionnaire developed to test Ginzberg's theory of occupational choice were analyzed to determine effects of ability, race, and socioeconomic status on perceived importance of capacities, interests, and values. (Author)

An examination is made of dependency in the area of educational analysis and policy formation on the use of metaphorical thinking. A clarification is made of the conceptual difficulties that arise from the inability to understand the difference between the phenomenological world and the symbolic world. (JN)

Indicates that the most salient differences on foreign policy exist between occupational groups and within generations. Discusses the prospects for early achievement of domestic consensus on issues of international politics and American foreign policy. (Author/RL)

Childrens' understanding of motives for behavior was investigated by showing interpersonal situations on silent films to 6- to 14-year-old children from middle- and working-class backgrounds. (CM)

A study of the effectiveness of the mass media in informing the Hispanic and Anglo populations in western Texas found the price per person of creating initial awareness through social relations was considerably greater. However, many Hispanics receive educational information through social contact with those who hear it from mass media.…

Used Smilansky and Parten/Piaget play measures to assess social class and sex differences in Singapore preschoolers' play at home and preschool centers. Found that parallel and functional play were higher at home than in centers and associative/cooperative play was higher in centers than homes. Smilansky scores were higher at centers than homes,…

Describes a "fourth critique" emerging in the field of sociology. Developing a perspective on the intersection of race, gender, and class, this perspective is an important revision of feminist sociology and feminist theory which tend to emphasize gender and is also corrective of race relations perspectives, which often omit gender.…

Explores multiple and dynamic intersections of gender with race, culture, and class in psychosocial identity formation to minimize the risk of homogenizing or polarizing understanding of these characteristics. Seeks to promote dialogue among helping professionals concerning the pivotal role of these simultaneous intersections in affecting clients'…

Investigated the relationship between joint attention and toddler's race, sex, and SES. Found that joint attention related to a "persisting" mother, whether or not the toddler accepted the initial maternal bid. Females engaged in joint attention bouts and nonpersistent maternal responses after the bid was accepted more often than males. Race and…