The concept "patterns of cultural choice," defined as patterns of money and time use among which people may choose to some degree, is contrasted with terms such as lifestyle and subculture. Eight research articles, comprising this journal issue, which employ alternative strategies of isolating choice patterns, are introduced. (Author/RM)

The two goals underlying this study were to provide the first data on how educators feel about learners' emotional displays, and to relate those viewpoints to their interactive behavior in specific learning environments. Prior to this investigation there was no literature addressing the socialization of emotion in schools, in fact, the bulk of…