A REVIEW OF EXISTING RESEARCH WAS MADE ON THE TOPIC OF POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION OF AMERICAN YOUTH. THE AUTHOR POSED THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AS SUBTOPICS TO THE OVERALL RESEARCH REVIEW--(1) WHAT IS POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION, (2) WHAT DO YOUNG AMERICANS BELIEVE ABOUT POLITICS, (3) HOW DO YOUNG AMERICANS ACQUIRE POLITICAL BELIEFS, AND (4) HOW IMPORTANT…

The application of information integration concepts to judicial, political and moral judgments is discussed. The authors describe how the information integration theory can provide a unitary treatment of judgement on both conception and quantitative levels. The decision-making processes involved in the courtroom setting, political choice, and…

Two waves of telephone interviews with a sample of 141 voters were used in a study of political communication effects during the 1974 congressional election in the Illinois 24th Congressional District. Seven variables specified by the combined-effects model were derived from the interviews and factor analyzed. Two factors were found and…

The effect that four years of college has on student personality test scores was examined at Shippensburg State College. The personality measure administered in all three Centennial Class testings was the "Runner Studies of Attitude Patterns". The 14 Runner variables are categorized as control-oriented, freedom-oriented,…

The major function of science fiction writers is to describe the nature of and to find resolutions for the role conflicts which confront their social group as it moves into the future. Most science fiction performs what is best described as a "magical" function. The conscious exploration of the meaning of various social roles is seldom attempted;…

Suggests that adolescents are affected by and involved in the school political grievance system in a number of ways. Under some conditions students seem to be prime transmission belts of parental dissatisfaction. Students come to interpret grievances according to role patterns exhibited by their parents. (Author/AM)

On the premise that social policy analysis necessarily occurs within a political and ideological perspective the author outlines a radical perspective and examines the educational issues involved in developing and presenting the radical view of social policy analysis in social work education. (Editor/JT)

Explores the way in which female characters were represented in the novels written at the height of last century's feminist movement. Women portrayed as venturing beyond the traditional roles of wife, mother, and keeper of the home inevitably met defeat, thereby warning those tempted to challenge the social conservatism of the times. (MB)

Relationship between education and political party preference is examined for non-Southern males and females using retrospective data from a national sample of high school students followed up in 1970 at age 30. Effect of social class background on partisan loyalties appears to decrease in proportion to the number of years of higher education…

Examines the structure of foreign policy opinions of United States citizens using a representative national sample and a wide range of foreign policy issues. Examination of attitudes toward world problems, detente, and international organizations demonstrated that mass opinion develops from complex attitudes. The strongest influence on attitudes…

Describes a study of the effects of student participation in school policy-making upon student attitudes. Data were collected from students in a comprehensive high school and a small alternative school within the comprehensive school. Students in the alternative school participated more in policy-making and also showed more positive attitudes.…

Examines how Soviet elementary textbooks inculcate political attitudes about Lenin, history and current events, and the importance of the Soviet army. Excerpts from readers are included as illustrations of political instruction. (AV)

A factor analysis of Rotter's internal-external locus of control scale is described. The four factors extracted were there correlated with several political attitude instruments. Results lead authors to suggest a modification in Rotter's scale, particularly in the "just world" items. (JKS)

This paper examines the political outlooks of high school teachers and parents of a randomly selected national sample of 1965 high school seniors. Correlations between teacher-parent pairs show very modest strength or direct agreement between the two socialization agents, although there are negative relationships on any measure. (Author/RM)

An introduction to a Special issue of the Journal of Social Issues (JSI) by the guest editor, which reviews psychology's concerns with race relations and race related issues during the fifties, sixties and seventies, summarizes past JSI issues pertinent to those issues, and introduces the ten articles in this issue. (Author/JM)