This study compared 42 male homosexual college students with heterosexual controls on 19 life experience factors. The factors were developed from a biographical questionnaire and, in turn, were used to develop subgroups homogeneous with respect to previous experience. The homosexuals differed on 8 of the 19 dimensions. The pattern was one…

Article discusses two opposing models that have been developed to explain what happens when a child is exposed to violence. (GB)

Black and white, male and female, rich and poor, American teenagers have the herding instinct. Sometimes the kids get together for fun, sometimes for trouble, sometimes for political purposes--but mostly they crave recognition, recognition, companionship, and excitement. Gangs are a way of life for many adolescents, part of the ritual of growing…

This study is an attempt to discover predictors of examination averages and marijuana usage from factors derived from 70 biographic and personality variables. The sample consisted of 521 students living in residence at the University of Alberta. The 70 variables included the first-order personality factors from Form A of Cattell's (1962) 16PF…

Compares violence and aggression in childrens books and television shows during the past ten years, concluding that conflict has been treated honestly and in proportion to other human behavior in children's books. (RB)

A repeated-measures study examined personal and social predictors of patterns of college freshman drug use. Frequency, stage, and self-reported significant adverse consequences of use, were predicated by high social support of use, low expectations for goal attainment, high personal functions of use and high attitudinal tolerance of use.…

Discusses recent trends in heroin addiction in Washington, D.C. In 1969 a comprehensive, multimodal treatment program for addicts was introduced and a major law enforcement commitment was made to reduce the heroin supply. These factors, together with changing community attitudes, may be responsible for a remarkable decline in heroin addiction. (JR)

Therapeutic techniques based on guided group interaction are being used widely in Kentucky institutions in the treatment of juvenile delinquents. The peer group plays a key role as the catalyst for change. (Author)

Career Counselors should reevaluate some personal attitudes toward gay individuals, increase their knowledge of the gay experience, and consider the role of advocate for young homophiles seeking employment. (Author)

Adaptations of token reinforcement and time out from reinforcement were used for reducing the highly disruptive classroom behavior of a first grade boy. High and low rates of disruptive behavior were paralleled by changes in tardiness from recess behavior thus indicating generalization of conditioning. (Author/CG)

Excerpted from Youth in Transition, Volume 3: Dropping Out -Problem or Symptom?" (Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1971). Discusses the results of a nationwide research study set up to distinguish between causes and effects of a group of tenth grade boys who did or did not become dropouts. Professional…

This interview between psychologists and a member of the Gay Liberation Front focuses on referral to a gay organization as one of the options a gay client might use to gain peer relationships. (Author)

Techniques recommended for establishing and maintaining rapport with deviant groups focus on overcoming problems of social distance and mistrust. Although based on experience with juvenile delinquents and drug addicts, the suggestions made are held to offer potential for wider applicability. (RJ)