Assertiveness, defined as perceived confidence to express true feelings in interpersonal relationships, has been reported to correlate with HIV risk avoidance. However, Japanese social structure encourages "amae" or self-repression. The present study investigated the implications of "amae" for HIV risk avoidance among Japanese university students.…

The aim of this paper is to study the online teaching styles of two teachers who each tutor a networked learning community (NLC), within the same workshop. The study is undertaking empirical work using a multi-method approach in order to triangulate and contextualise our findings and enrich our understanding of the teacher participation in these…

The Diola-Fogny of Senegal, West Africa, socially intuit with the meta-linguistic terms "big" and "thin" the tense/lax vowel contrast that is basic to their phonology. The two terms are primarily used to identify speech variation among individuals and groups. (Author/RM)

THE BACKGROUND AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SPANISH SPEAKING PEOPLE OF THE SOUTHWEST ARE DISCUSSED. THE SPANISH SPEAKING PEOPLE ARE A HETEROGENEOUS GROUP COMPOSED OF SPANISH-AMERICANS, MEXICAN-AMERICANS, AND MEXICANS INTERMIXED WITH INDIANS. THE SOUTHWEST WAS SETTLED BY THEM DURING THE 16TH AND 17TH CENTURIES. HERE THEY WERE ISOLATED UNTIL THE 19TH…

The work of this Trinidadian novelist is an example of a body of literature with much to say to the analyst of social systems. The key concept underlying his work, 'the colonial' is analyzed here through non-fiction, novels, stories, and journal material. (Author/AM)

This study examines the utility for understanding loneliness of a model of social identity intended to represent the psychological effects of demographic variables and their interactions. The results are discussed in terms of the contribution of the identity model to predicting and understanding the relationships of social structure to loneliness.…

Traces the development of the Marrist controversy. (AM)

Indicates that television news coverage of unemployment in early 1983 contained few explicit explanations. Reveals a diversity of thematic structures that (1) revealed the societal frameworks within which television journalists constructed their stories, and (2) raised question as to whether television acts as a disseminator of a "dominant…

This article presents an analytical framework of the divergent ideological viewpoints currently characterizing practice in continuing professional education. Two variables are discussed that are believed to be crucial for understanding the different ideological viewpoints held by continuing educators: the perspective on professionalism and the…

Describes paths in research and theory development which will reconstitute the relevance of each for the other and sociology for society. Maintains that a theory of purposive action for individuals must be the foundation for macrosocial theory. (JDH)

Examines seven variables basic to the idea of community in relation to the organization of institutions: status, role definition, mobility, unifying theme, sanction, system, communication, and decision-making. Argues that the unifying theme is the major independent variable which influences the developmemt of an effective institution. (KH)

The intent of this article is to demonstrate the existence of political moieties at Teotihuacan by gathering evidence for dual organization in Mesoamerica, providing information regarding the operation and functions of political moieties, and indicating how the evidence now available conforms to a general model of moieties. (Author)

Author gives reasons for lack of educational change, the primary one being the support of the status quo by teachers and administrators. (SP)

The concept of rights as a conceptual entity, as a social phenomenon, and as a current in contemporary thought is discussed. (Author/CB)