Describes and integrates data concerning the hypothesis that many "normal" men possess the proclivity to rape. Identifies responses that distinguish convicted rapists from the general population; analyzes the relationships between reported likelihood of raping and responses found to characterize rapists; and examines the relationship between…

Studied student, school, and staff characteristics to determine factors related to the disproportionate numbers of male and Black students suspended or expelled from school. School practices and conditions said to mediate the problem are identified. (Author/MW)

Explored patterns of marital complaints in a sample of 209 divorcing men and women. Used two codes of complaints. Results indicated that marital complaints varied over time and by sex, education, social class, length of marriage, and income. Some complaints were correlated with symptoms of mental health disturbance. (Author/RC)

How women medical students and residents perform in comparison with their male peers was examined in a study of the performance of medical students who matriculated at the University of North Carolina from 1970-1974. The study used the deviation score approach in reporting comparisons. (MLW)

Views delinquent behavior as a defense against low self-esteem brought on by poor performance in school. This contention was tested for boys in two age groups (11 to 14, and 15 to 18 years). Findings supported the study's view for older boys but not for the younger age group. (APM)

Reports on the childhood antecedents of the sexual division of labor, analyzing the family chores and paid employment of boys and girls, ages 2 to 17. Data show family background characteristics and structure have little impact compared to sex and age as determinants of sex typing. (Author/APM)

Fifth-grade boys of relatively good, average, and poor reading ability were assessed on tasks in which success and failure were manipulated. Consistent with predictions, poor readers displayed characteristics indicative of learned helplessness and low self-concepts of ability, including low expectations and less persistence. (Instructional…

Current efforts in sex education tend to focus on adolescent females rather than adolescent males. Parents, schools, community agencies, and religious institutions must be responsive to the adolescent male's need for knowledge about himself as a developing sexual person. (Author)

Explores the effects of religion/ethnicity on educational and occupational attainments of White males. Suggests that future research should focus on the structural contexts in which these effects occur. (ST)

Most men had made a satisfactory social and emotional adjustment over time, but a significant number were troubled by chronic illness. The most common stress factor reported was death of a friend. Past personality patterns coupled with current life stress factors were not predictive of present personality functioning. (JAC)

Different movement difficulties were presented and Fitts' Law was confirmed, with a linear relationship between movement time and information load. Measures of capacity placed ESN boys at least five years behind age-matched normal boys. Their performance was also lower, yet their strategies on the serial task followed similar patterns. (Author/SJL)

Data on the 1979-80 enrollment in United States medical schools provided by the Association of American Medical Colleges are presented. Female medical student enrollment increased and figures do not support the notion that underrepresented minorities have been adversely affected by the Bakke decision. (MLW)

Seventy-four U.S. male academic social scientists provided career stage data that were analyzed and compared. The active publishers had a less varied career but continued their research beyond retirement. The moderately active and inactive publishers began careers with teaching and administration and reported sharper separation at retirement.…

The sample for this study consisted of 200 White, middle class, senior liberal arts majors, equally divided into four political groupings: conservatives, moderates, liberals, and radicals. Questionnaire items gauged specific occupations of interest and the various extrinsic and intrinsic satisfactions subjects expected to derive from work. (SJL)

Results of a study to determine the effect of participation in high school athletics on access to college are reported for males, females, Blacks, and Whites. Results indicate that participation in athletics facilitates the formation of educational goals and enchances prospects for attending college. (Author/KC)