The effect of sex role socialization on the achievement motivation of black preschool children of differing social classes was examined. Evidence showed that nontraditional sex role training leads to higher achievement motivation for girls and that traditional training leads to higher achievement motivation for boys. The multidimensional nature of…

Examines the motives of U.S. servicemen and Filipino women to intermarry. Concludes that U.S. servicemen both denigrate North American women and deny the cultural differences between themselves and Filipino women, while Filipino women are motivated by fate and economic security. (SRT)

Elitism has become a new way of diminishing opportunities for minorities and women without mentioning race or sex. This unfortunately is occurring at a point in the nation's history when the subcomminant groups are beginning to break through barriers that formerly excluded them. (Author/GC)

Traces the emergence and development of an Israeli protest movement--the mainly slum-based Black Panthers--its politicization, and its decline. Looks at this development and the issues raised by the Panthers against the backdrop of the conflictual relations in Israeli society. (RDN)

Focuses on attitudes of Mexican Americans toward issues relating to current U.S. immigration policy and the Simpson-Mazzoli Bill. Data suggest significant differences in attitudes between Mexican Americans of different generations, income and occupational levels, and regions. Attitude differences between Mexican-American leaders and random…

Cites pronounced gender differences in high school course enrollment. Proposes a framework for looking at course "choice" and explores the way course choices are embedded in the social organization of gender and class categories both inside and outside the school. (Author/GC)

English as a second language teachers and students must become culturally aware to understand the impact of their own and others' cultural influences on language learning. Suggestions for integrating cross-cultural awareness into the language classroom are offered. (DF)

A total of 24 middle class and 16 lower class preschoolers were observed during free play period on 30 consecutive school days. The behaviors of the children were coded by combining the social play categories of Parten and the cognitive play schemes of Smilansky. Results indicate a significant difference in types of play by class. (Author/SB)

Effects of action content and verbal codability of stimulus pictures, parental occupational status and verbal intelligence upon nonverbal serial recall were investigated in white first graders. (Author/SB)

This study investigated whether the child behaviors and personality traits parents talk about frequently are also highly valued. The purpose of the study was to adapt Triandis' methodology (Triandis, Bontempo, Leung, & Hui, 1990) of assessing the importance of values across cultures to the assessment of the importance of personality…

This book contends that in the United States, manner of speech and educational background reflect cultural status, and it attempts to prove through interviews with six American women that what is described as illiteracy is in fact shutting down in response to those in positions of power. After an introduction, "Language, Literacy, and…

Presents and tests a theory which specifies the conditions under which adolescents shift their valuations between three sets of reference sources--fathers, mothers, and peers; the thesis incorporates components from four interpretations of parent--adolescent cleavage, summarily entitle Push, Pull, Selective Attachment, and Drift. (Author/JM)

The article reviews the history of American Indian education, discussing the Indian perspective of educational self-determination. (FF)

Students selected by teachers as possessing leadership qualities are most likely to be first born; findings suggest that social class appears to be a factor in the relationship between ordinal position and leadership although generalizations could not be made from one society to another on the basis of this study. (Author/KM)

Studies the relationship between social class and intelligence age five among 400 children of mature birthweight and without significant prenatal complications, in order to identify variables which would statistically account for the influence of social class upon I.Q. (Author/JM)