Reviews literature on the experiences of Asian Indians living in the United States. Discusses integration problems, the different needs of professionals and non-professionals, and effects of and reactions to the recent Supreme Court ruling classifying this group as non-Caucasian. (KH)

Discusses six factors that help determine which groups and individuals will be most successful in the process of bicultural socialization: (1) cultural overlap; (2) cultural translators; (3) feedback; (4) problem solving skills; (5) bilingualism; and (6) appearance. Discusses implications for social work. (JAC)

"Adhesive adaptation" occurs when aspects of a new culture and social relations with members of the host society are added on to immigrants' traditional culture and social networks, without replacing or modifying any significant part of the old. Interviews with 615 Korean immigrants empirically confirmed this adaptation model. (Author/KH)

This paper presents arguments and evidence from research and practice in support of a series of statements concerning inclusion of students with disabilities as a force for school renewal and the building of the school community. The statements are: (1) inclusion heightens awareness of the school as community; (2) inclusion is a cultural force for…

This paper discusses the results of a study that investigated youth and adolescent psychosocial variables associated with community exclusion and whether there are consistent pathways of exclusion associated with those psychosocial variables or clusters of variables. The investigators obtained a complete set of demographic data on 35 adolescents…

Judaism is, through its scholarly traditions, both inclusive and isolationist. In the Bavli Talmud the rabbis discuss whether or not the Torah, or any other sacred writing, can be translated into the languages of the "goyim" (Hebrew for nations, generally referring to nations other than Israel) and have that translation continue to…

Over a 3-year period, the National Inclusive Camp Practices (NICP) project examined camp practices and youth outcomes at 14 resident camps and outdoor schools that fully integrate youth with disabilities into their programs. These outdoor programs were predominantly 1 week long. Data on camp practices and on 742 participating youth with and…

A regional and State analysis of minority group admissions (men, black students, students of Spanish-speaking background, and American Indian or Oriental background) to RN and LPN/LVN schools of nursing in 1971-72 is tabulated and discussed. (DS)

The evidence indicates that while considerable acculturation has taken place, even the third generation of Japanese Americans still retains certain characteristics of the more traditional Japanese family system. (Author)

Examined here is the theory of ethnocentrism, competition, and differential power leading to a stratification of power within a region or unit of people. (JB)

Argues that pluralistic societies, characterized by the number of blocs, recency of colonial rule, and existence of several religious minorities, are not in essence racialist; racialism arises out of pluralism when one group has a powerful advantage over other groups, as in the U.S., South Africa, and Brazil. (RJ)

Critical analysis of the new school of commentators who have declared that the social problems ignored in the 1950s are less serious than they seem, that nothing is wrong with America that lowering of objectives would not solve, and that the country will be in worse shape if people keep trying to solve these social problems. (RJ)

It is concluded that most older men are married, while most older women are widows. Widowhood breaks many societal ties. With nine million in the U.S., widows are a significant social group, with numerous implications. (SD)

In a paper prepared for the conference on "Migration and Behavioral Deviance, November 4-8, 1968, Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico, the author compares "the attitudes of Mexican American adolescents who were born and reared or whose parents were born and reared in the United States with those adolescents who migrated or whose parents migrated…