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Woosley, Mary Ann – Communication: Journalism Education Today (C: JET), 1978
Examines characteristics of today's teenagers and discusses their buying power and buying patterns. (GT)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Consumer Economics, Demography
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Zimering, Stanley; Domeischel, Joseph R. – Journal of Drug Education, 1982
Reviews the literature indicating that a growing number of the elderly are becoming dependent on alcohol. Presents statistics and characteristics of the elderly alcoholic. Describes diagnosis and treatment programs. Includes recommendations. (RC)
Descriptors: Alcoholic Beverages, Alcoholism, Behavior Patterns, Demography
Molnar, Joseph J. – 1979
Presenting a model for the comparative analysis of farm organizations, this paper analyzes the farm firm as a complex organization; identifies key structural dimensions of an agricultural production unit; and reviews various organizational perspectives for their utility in understanding and explaining the behavior of farm operations and farm…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Behavior Patterns, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
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Prendergast, Michael L. – Journal of American College Health, 1994
Reviews recent research on college students' substance abuse, discussing the nature and extent of substance use and examining the effect of demographics and personality, year in college, grade point average, residence, motivation, and attitudes. Suggestions for coping with problems of campus alcohol use are offered. (Author/SM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Patterns, College Students
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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