More than 600 never-married college students completed a questionnaire regarding their attitudes toward 10 contraceptive options. Results were analyzed separately for Blacks and Whites, and then for males and females. Findings are discussed. (MT)

A questionnaire was administered to 1,142 Black and White university students of both sexes in an effort to determine the relationship between eroticism, romanticism and sexual identity. Results indicated that males were more erotic, females more romantic, and that the discrepancy was greater for Blacks than for Whites. (Author/CM)

Students in grades 6 through 12 from 12 rural school districts responded to a questionnaire measuring attitudes toward and use of drugs or alcohol. Results show that attitudes became more liberal as grade level increased, that males tend to be more prone to use illicit drugs, and that ethnic differences were exhibited that did not corroborate…

Focuses on attitudes toward mathematics and correlated outcomes in a college-level social-statistics course. Examines differences between males and females, African-American, Hispanic, and Caucasian students. Contains 27 references. (DDR)

Examined the effect of increased proportion of women incumbents on the prestige and desirability of six high status occupations. Black and white male and female college students (N=200) rated these occupations. Proportion of women did not affect the prestige ratings of the occupations but did affect desirability. (Author/BH)

A survey of college students sought their perceptions concerning Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in relation to five other leading health problems for young adults, as well as five crucial social issues facing the nation. An analysis of the results includes differences in perceptions by gender and race. (JD)

Analyzed relationship of gender, race, and age to academic advising style preferences in college freshmen (N=201). Found Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Scores on sensing-intuition and thinking-feeling, gender, and English entry level were significantly related to advising style preferences of freshmen. (Author/ABL)

Examined the cross-racial validity of friendship qualities and the value of reciprocity in friendship with 40 white and black fifth graders in a multiracial elementary school. Found that reliable alliance was considered significantly more important as a friendship quality by black than by white students, with 10 qualities, including reciprocity,…

Investigated gender and racial/ethnic differences in college students' support for affirmative action in higher education. Multivariate analyses of data from a diverse sample of 290 students found greater differences along racial/ethnic than gender lines. European- and Asian-American students expressed greater opposition to affirmative action.…

Presents results of a study which examined science achievement, attitudes, sex differences, and racial differences among nine-year-olds. Also compares these results to those from three previous National Assessment of Educational Progress studies. Implications for elementary school science instruction are included. (JN)

Determines how race and gender of columnist and reader interact to influence readers' perceptions of the credibility of the opinion column. Examines whether regional differences would relate to credibility, using 594 students from two universities 2,500 miles apart. Finds no differences in credibility by race or gender of the columnist until…

Survey responses of 704 college students revealed that majority had at least 1 grandparent and some had 8 or more. Students identified degree of closeness with closest grandmother and grandfather. Students' perceptions of grandparent and grandchild roles were generally positive, indicating affection and respect for grandparents. Found differences…

Examined business students' (n=203) attitudes relating to sequencing of career and family events for women. Results indicated gender, attitudes regarding women's timing of career and children, and women's ability to balance work and family demands were significantly related. There was a relationship between attitudes toward timing of marriage and…

Surveyed 189 eleventh graders to assess attitudes toward war in general and attitudes toward Persian Gulf War. Reactions to war were associated with gender, race, and school setting. Students in study were slightly less supportive of war, in general, but more supportive of Gulf War than were past subjects on conflicts of their day (Vietnam and…