Studied the relation between urban psychosocial stressors and intimacy achievement in a sample of 59 African American, Hispanic American, and White adolescent fathers-to-be. Those with higher cumulative psychosocial stressors had lower levels of intimacy, and low interpersonal empathy was significantly associated with intimacy levels. African…

Examines the employment of minorities and women in individual federal agencies as of September 1988. Focuses on the influence of factors including agency size, union strength, blue collar/clerical employment, and the rate of new hires of Blacks, Hispanics, and women. Finds that contextual variables explain much of the variation in integration.…

Almost half of AIDS cases among Hispanics associated with sexual transmission. Of 25 condom brands studied, only half provided Spanish instructions. Readability tests indicate these texts pose difficulties for anyone reading below ninth-grade level. Suggests need to modify AIDS education and prevention materials available to Hispanic community.…

Provides examples of the advantages minority journalists can bring to their work, including life experiences and cultural insights. Interviews three journalists on how their minority backgrounds enriched and improved their job performance. (LS)

Examined records of Puerto Rican/Hispanic patients (N=25) residing in, or discharged from, one nursing home and compared records to those of control group (N=50) admitted during same time. Found Puerto Rican/Hispanic group was younger with more disabilities. Suggests that Hispanic patients' families may not have been able to care for disabled…

Examined nonverbal behaviors among Hispanic and White elementary school students (N=202) involved in small-group cooperative tasks. Groups were gender-homogeneous and consisted of three Hispanic and three White students per group. Found differences between White and Hispanic girls and between White and Hispanic boys. School and social status…

Reviews the literary forms and trends of Chicano literature. Discusses the growing critical canon accompanying the development of this literature, and describes pedagogical approaches to courses and curriculum planning in this area. (SR)

Describes a Chicago, IL, family literacy program that offers simultaneous and connected education for Latino adults and children. Discusses how the Parents as Teachers and ESL parts of the program are connected; how to construct a family literacy curriculum; what language should be used for family literacy instruction; and what happens in a…

Uses the 1980 High School and Beyond surveys to examine Hispanics' higher education outcomes. Hispanic high school graduates are as likely as whites to attend college, but differences in completion rates are significant. Socioeconomic status and grades strongly predict high educational outcomes. Completion differences also arise from Hispanics's…

Describes Connections, a federally funded outreach program designed to help San Antonio children whose families have lost their homes and are crowded into dwellings with friends or relatives. Connections tries to identify these kids, bolster their school work, and provide stability through an afterschool club, where teachers tutor them and provide…

Interviewed second through sixth graders to assess parameters of worry. Found that girls reported more worries than boys, and African American students reported more worries than white or Hispanic students. The three most commonly reported areas of worry were school, health, and personal harm. Anxiety was significantly associated with worry. (BC)

Uses autobiographical and interview data to construct the life history of two educationally successful Chicanos to examine their interpretations of their educational experiences and the sociocultural factors they identified as influencing those experiences. The value of a biographical perspective in analysis of educational success is discussed.…

Examines the determinants of black, Hispanic, and Anglo women's and men's views of the fairness of the division of housework. Results indicate that men's proportional share of time spent on female-typed tasks affects both women's and men's views of how fairly housework is divided, although the effect is stronger for women. (JPS)

Examines communication competence behavior in four contexts for Hispanic Americans and non-Hispanic white Americans. Finds that both groups reported that language adaptability and cultural topics were more important in intercultural than intracultural contexts, but that there were contrasting patterns in nonverbal behaviors. (SR)

Hispanic adolescents (n=171) completed a questionnaire on levels of psychosocial stress, anxiety, depression, and patterns of alcohol use. A strong association between psychosocial stress, depression, and alcohol use was found, suggesting that Hispanic American adolescents use alcohol as a way of coping. (SLD)