Develops a theoretical rationale in support of the concept of "fellowship," the healing cornerstone of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Reviews supporting literature from the areas of personality theory, group psychotherapy, alcoholism psychopathology, and alcoholism psychological treatment. Suggests a common premise and common ground of…

Examines Black leadership recruitment, organization, and styles. Draws from literature dating from the 1930s to the mid-1960s, the transition during the 1960s from "Negro" to "Black" leadership, and the new Black leadership dating from the mid-1960s to the present. (Author/GC)

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)

Examines literary works by first-generation Chinese immigrants and Chinese Americans. Reports that each group has been critical in its portrayals of the other, especially when some direct interaction between the two groups is depicted. Asserts that this literature has shown how ethnocentrism has divided the Chinese in America. (KH)

Conflict and cohesion among different generations of Polish Americans are discussed in this research review. First, demographic figures related to Polish immigration to the U.S. are presented, and the age structure of the present Polish American population is described. It is posited, based on this demographic information, that Polish American…

This paper examines the complex relationship between black adolescents' ethnic identity, school performance, and the effect of the larger social structure on the interaction of these phenomena by reference to the concept of racelessness. This concept captures the endemic tensions and conflicts experienced by black Americans as they seek to define…