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McIntosh, John L. – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1984
Discusses tribal differences in Native American suicidal behavior. Similarities among these studies are noted, including data sources, the concentration of suicide among the young, intratribal group heterogeneity with respect to suicide, suicide methods employed, and alcohol involvement. The implications of obtaining figures from official agencies…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Behavior Patterns, Cultural Differences

Saracho, Olivia N. – Journal of the Association for the Study of Perception, 1983
Reviews research on the cognitive style of Mexican-American students by identifying and describing several important components including field-dependence-independence and cultural influences. Extensive cross-cultural research has provided insufficient evidence to formulate generalizations on the influence to cognitive style on school achievement.…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Style, Cultural Differences, Field Dependence Independence

Namyniuk, Lorraine; Brems, Christiane; Kuka-Hindin, Carolee – Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling, 2001
Investigates substance use patterns among 192 pregnant substance-using women to assess whether ethnic differences exist regarding drugs of choice, frequency and recency of use, and severity of use. Results reveal that substance use patterns differed across ethic groups. Findings suggest that prevention and intervention efforts have to be tailored…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Counseling Techniques, Cultural Differences, Drug Rehabilitation

McMillen, Jay B. – Journal of Leisure Research, 1983
Leisure participation patterns among Mexican-Americans were studied and compared to participation patterns among Anglo-Americans. Both groups demonstrated similar patterns in terms of the extensiveness and frequency of their participation. Influences of language, social isolation, and kinship groups are discussed. (Author/PP)
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Behavior Patterns, Cultural Differences, Ethnic Groups

Markides, Kyriakos S. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1981
Presents a literature review on death-related attitudes and behavior of Mexican Americans. The 1976 Kalish and Reynolds study concludes that Mexican Americans are more accepting of death than other ethnic groups. Some findings suggest the opposite may be true. Offers an alternative interpretation of findings plus future research suggestions.…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior Patterns, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Wiseman, Richard L. – 1980
Noting that one means of better understanding the nature of cultural differences is to elucidate the cognitive differences between members of differing cultures, this paper examines Alexander Luria's sociohistorical theory of functional cognitive systems. The paper first describes Luria's notion of functional systems, the crux of which postulates…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Communication (Thought Transfer)

Hosp, John L.; Hosp, Michelle K. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2001
An overview of the behavioral aspects of the "African-American Behavioral Style" (AABS) includes examples of behaviors associated with this style and comparisons to the behavioral style generally associated with Caucasian students. Methods of assessing student behavior are examined in relation to cultural differences in behavior and…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Black Students, Cultural Differences
Cartledge, Gwendolyn; Tam, Kai Yung; Loe, Scott A.; Miranda, Antoinette H.; Lambert, Michael Charles; Kea, Cathy D.; Simmons-Reed, Evette – 2002
This monograph examines the special educational needs of culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) children and youth who are also diagnosed as having behavior disorders (BD). Following an introductory chapter, chapters 2 and 3 address the specific populations of Asian Americans (usually underrepresented in the BD population) and African…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Black Students

Andrade, Sally J. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1982
Variables of sex, ethnicity, social class, and race continue to be confounded in social science research on Mexican American families. Analysis of the stereotypic images of Chicanas (as submissive maternal figures) generates policy recommendations to bicultural research institutions for vigorous affirmative action programs to recruit and promote…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Behavior Patterns, Cultural Differences, Educational Attainment

Khan, Kanwar Habib; Cangemi, Joseph P. – Education, 1979
The paper defines and discusses various social learning theories. Central to most theories of how an individual acquires socially acceptable behaviors are the processes of imitation, or observational learning, and identification, or modeling. The effectiveness of each process is noted. (SB)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Cultural Differences, Identification (Psychology)

Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne; Furstenberg, Frank F., Jr. – American Psychologist, 1989
Reviews the state of knowledge on adolescent sexual behavior in the following areas: (1) onset of sexual behavior as a function of cohort, gender, and ethnic differences; (2) biological, social, and cognitive processes underlying such behavior; (3) demographic trends in the use of contraceptives; (4) research problems; and (5) successful programs.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Biological Influences, Child Development