Of all the special fields of inquiry within sociology, the one which most directly and intensively examines inequality is social stratification. The cause, nature, and personal and social consequences of inequality are its proper objects of study. Study of equality is embroiled in a continuing controversy among conservative (functionalist…

The degree to which wives' work decisions reflect the fulfillment of efficiency principles versus a response to social norms and personal needs was analyzed. The National Longitudinal Survey of Women, who were 30 to 44 years of age, provided the data base. To determine if women's work decisions were consistent with maximizing their economic return…

Dr. Harry G. Judge of Oxford University, England, was asked by the Ford Foundation to conduct a series of visits to American research universities and their schools of education. His purpose was to investigate the role of the school of education in the research university, particularly at the graduate level. Dr. Judge visited ten universities and…

In an examination of the notion of person-environment fit as it applies to the socioempathy-social status for mildly handicapped children in mainstreamed and special class settings, 38 mildly learning handicapped (LH) and 234 nonhandicapped students were administered social status instruments. Results revealed that LH Ss in special placements were…

The exploratory investigation was guided by four research questions: (1) what are the similarities and differences in the readiness status between rural and urban first graders; (2) what is the relationship between the readiness status and socioeconomic status of rural and urban first graders; (3) what are the similarities and differences in the…

The general question of how well parents' reports about their preschool children predict school performance was addressed in this study. In addition, the effects of several population characteristics--sex, socioeconomic status (SES), child's age, and birth order--upon the validity of parent reports were investigated. Parents of 391 preschool…

An emerging hypothesis about black progress since the civil rights movement in the United States postulates that economic polarization is occurring in the black community. This hypothesis, which incorporates conflicting earlier theories of declining versus persistent racial differences, suggests that talented and well-educated blacks are competing…

The employment status of nurses was examined in the context of a role-conflict/job-satisfaction model. Data were analyzed from questionnaires from 4,191 nurses currently employed in hospitals or not employed at all. The sample was from a major metropolitan area in the Midwest. The most satisfying aspects of nursing work were shown to be working…

A study of early identification ratings gathered on six cohorts of kindergarten children (N = 14,793) over the school years 1978-79 to 1983-84 revealed substantial relationships between these ratings and students' sex, socioeconomic status, and month of birth. The relationships of early identification ratings in the area of language to these three…

Two studies of behavioral research are presented which represent social psychology in field settings as a resource for the teacher to test behavioral theories. Study A presents the effects of social status upon the behavior of persons of different social position. Study B presents the effect of race and sex upon helping behavior. (Author/DE)

A review of six monographs in the American Sociological Association Rose Monograph Series that examine attitudes toward self as they relate to the pervasiveness of American values concerning happiness and equality of opportunity. (EH)

The author's thesis is that education for work must be accorded the dignity it had prior to industrialization. (AJ)

The spontaneous language behavior of 100 mother-child pairs was observed in an effort to link it with social class membership. Results indicated that some differences in verbalizations existed and furnished support for the socio-linguistic theories of Basil Bernstein. (Author/SDH)

This study reports findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of the high school class of 1972 concerning the influence of race, sex, social class and academic credentials on access to college. Results indicated that academic credentials were prime determinants of college access. However, the degree to which various types of credentials…