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Chen, Jie-Qi; Goldsmith, Lynn T. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 1991
Reviews the research comparing the social and behavioral characteristics of only children and children with siblings in China. Results are mixed, and many of the studies are seen as having methodological flaws. (BB)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Chinese, Chinese Culture
ROSSI, PETER H.; BLUM, ZAHAVA D. – 1968
THIS REPORT PROVIDES AN EMPIRICAL AND THEORETICAL REVIEW OF HOW THE POOR DIFFER FROM THE REST OF SOCIETY, HOW THESE DIFFERENCES ARISE, AND HOW THEY ARE MAINTAINED. SINCE THE POOR DIFFER FROM THE REST OF THE WORKING CLASS ONLY IN LEVEL OF EDUCATION, OCCUPATION, AND INCOME, IT WOULD SEEM THAT THEIR DIFFERENCES ARE QUANTITATIVE RATHER THAN…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cultural Differences, Educational Experience, Income
Leonard, Wilbert Marcellus, II – 1977
The document describes a field study to investigate the relationship between altruism and blood donating behavior among members of a large midwestern college community. Altruistic behavior is interpreted as combining three motivations: (1) reward-cost, also referred to in terms of behavior as social exchange; (2) social responsibility and…
Descriptors: Altruism, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, College Students
BLUM, ZAHAVA D.; ROSSI, PETER H. – 1968
DRAWING UPON RECENT STUDIES OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, THIS PAPER DISCUSSES THE BASIC CLASS-RELATED CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POOR. THE POOR ARE DESCRIBED SPECIFICALLY IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS, HEALTH CHARACTERISTICS, DELINQUENCY, AND SEX AND FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS. OTHER CORRELATES OF SOCIAL CLASS POSITION WHICH ARE DISCUSSED INCLUDE THE…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Adjustment (to Environment), Aspiration, Behavior Patterns