The variables of age, father's education, rural upbringing, religion and region in which one was raised are related to the complexity of the child-rearing environment. Data suggests an increase in modern man's intellectual flexibility is a reflection of the complex conditions characterizing the modern world. (JB)

A conference on research relating to how children acquire their systems of values and morality was held with the overall objective toward improving the quality of human life through greater scientific understanding of the developmental processes and the support of research on these complex problems. Participants stressed that many child-rearing…