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Kaestner, Elisabeth; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1977
The Sensation-Seeking Scale and The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory were administered to 30 white, 30 black, and 30 Hispanic male narcotic drug abusers. White subjects scored significantly higher on the five Sensation-Seeking subscales. No significant differences were obtained between ethnic groups on state or trait anxiety. (Author)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Patterns, Drug Abuse, Ethnic Groups
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Kuo, Eddie C. Y.; Hassan, Riaz – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1976
An analysis of interethnic marriage in multi-ethnic Singapore shows that those who marry across ethnic boundaries are more likely to be those: (a) who have been previously married; (b) who marry across the religious lines; and (c) who come from the lower and upper occupational groups. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cross Cultural Studies, Ethnic Groups, Intergroup Relations
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Mueller, Charles W.; Campbell, Blair G. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1977
Influence of early occupational achievement of single never-married women on subsequent marital status is examined for a national sample of U.S. females, aged 30-44 in 1967. For white females, a positive relationship is observed between occupational achievement and likelihood to remain single; for black females, the relationship is much weaker.…
Descriptors: Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Career Choice, Ethnic Groups
Ziegler, Suzanne – 1979
A field method approach explored the social world of Anglo-, Chinese- and Italian-Canadian children in four schools and neighborhoods in Metropolitan Toronto. Field workers observed and interacted with their subjects over a four-month period, dividing each work week between two neighborhoods. These workers were able to observe whether a given…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Cross Cultural Studies, Demography