An approach to the study of drug sub-culture groups and a model for predictive research in the identification and isolation of heroin addicts are developed in this thesis. The basic methodologies employed are the linguistic methods of Kenneth Pike and Claude Levi-Strauss for use in the analysis of social phenomena. Communicative mechanisms by…

Modern behavioral scientists have emphasized the importance of environmental influences in human behavior. If the basis for behavior development and change rests within the environment, an understanding and use of the methods of control by change agents, especially teachers, can result in more prosocial behavior. Planned reinforcement could…

This report describes the beliefs, attitudes and practices of members of the student community who use drugs and the social structure that supports drug use. The study focuses on the cultural frame of reference of the middle class drug user, especially those factors which seem to contribute to the legitimization of drug usage. The study utilized…

The problems of shoplifting are increasing in importance and complexity. In the United States, the majority of those apprehended for department-store shoplifting were youths. This paper considers shoplifting in department stores, in supermarkets, on college campuses, etc., in the United States and other countries. The focus is on the psychology of…

Approximately one-third of all mistreated children are of school age at the time they are mistreated; the nation's schools can play a vital role in helping the young victims and their families. (JD)

Compared four groups of men from a Danish birth cohort: those at high risk for serious criminal involvement (with severely criminal fathers) who avoided and who evidenced serious criminal behavior, and those at low risk (with noncriminal fathers) who evidenced or did not evidence criminal behavior. Found the mean intelligence quotient score of the…

Behaviorally disordered students have been the most underserved population in special education. Scientific research and bureaucratic regulation are used unwittingly to avoid recognition of deviant child behavior. Strategies for nonrecognition of deviance include dissociation of the student from the problem, invalidation of the referral source,…

Serious delinquent behavior may be part of a disabling and durable condition that consists of multiple antisocial and dysfunctional behaviors, often runs in families, and eludes effective short-term treatment. The socializing influence of long-term supportive family treatment is discussed as a therapeutic alternative. (Author/JW)

A 14-month-old was well-treated by his family until 6.5 months old, when his young mother was traumatized, and the child became neglected and physically abused. Explosive destructive behavior not seen in him before was then observed, supporting the hypothesis that the abused become abusers due to excessive unpleasure, which mobilizes their…

Examines various aspects of psychodrama outcome research and summarizes in tabular form 23 outcome studies published between 1952 and 1985, interpreting them as a whole. Concludes that psychodrama constitutes a valid alternative to other therapeutic approaches, especially in promoting behavior change in adjustment, antisocial, and related…

Offers and tests a model of the relationship between self-rejection and deviance, mediated by disposition to deviance. Results indicate self-rejection has a strong direct effect on disposition to deviance, which in turn has a strong relationship to deviant behavior. (TRS)

Resistance theory draws attention to the existence of conflict and antagonism in schools and in pupils' resistance to schools' authority and ideology. In "Learning to Labor," Paul Willis unduly romanticizes resistant practices by the subjects of his ethnography. An alternative view of resistance permits a more socially and historically…

Examines the parental disciplinary practices under which children's modeling of prosocial television portrayals are likely to be maximized and minimized. Two types of enduring parental styles of discipline--induction and sensitization--were used in gathering data from a field survey which employed mother-child pairs. (Author/DST)

Based on research which has followed the behavioral development of 133 subjects from infancy to early adulthood, discusses incidence of behavior disorders, defines the concept of temperament, and briefly discusses findings. Remarks on the usefulness of the "goodness of fit" concept for tracing developmental sequences. (GC)

Recent works in the areas of social typing and labeling suggest that teachers may play a critical role in the perpetuation of deviant adolescent careers. This notion is examined through use of data obtained from all sixth- and seventh-grade students attending a middle school in western New York State. (Editor)