Explored possible gender differences in clothes-shopping behavior among adolescents. Findings from 387 college students revealed that: parents financially assisted sons and daughters equally; there was no gender difference in shopping frequency; mothers more frequently shopped with sons than with daughters; fathers rarely shopped with any…

Surveyed alcohol use patterns among Mexican American (N=402) and Anglo American (N=116) college students. Results indicated significant differences in whether or not students drank, with whom they drank, how frequently, where, and what they drank. Found ethnicity had the strongest influence. (Author/RC)