Examines Supreme Court decisions on information policy during the 1980s. Finds they support socioeconomic class divisions by: providing relatively few protections for media available to those of low socioeconomic status; directly limiting expenditures for court costs; deferring to labor law; and defining informational rights and responsibilities…

This article considers the likely effects of the current educational reform movement on the future of small rural schools. After describing what the reform movement says about these institutions, it discusses the historical legacy of rural school reform and assesses the likely financial effects of the current reform movement on rural schools. (TE)

An advanced degree is found to have a positive effect on the earnings of Canadian lawyers in private practice, but a negative effect for lawyers in government service, after controlling for other employment and personal factors. (Author/TE)

Survey responses from a national sample of 1,195 nonunion, nonfarm workers suggest that corporations legitimize themselves by appealing to occupational identities of high-status workers, whereas unions legitimize themselves by appealing to social background identities (ethnic, racial, and gender identities) of low-status workers. Prounion…

Comparisons were made between male and female adolescents from urban and rural groups representing middle and upper socio-economic groups. The females from rural settings were found to suffer more depressive symptomatology and poor self-esteem. Hostility was detected more in males from either location. Possible clinical relevance is discussed and…

The relations between examinee background characteristics and performance on the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) General Test were studied through structural equation modeling for 3,145 examinees. Findings regarding examinee characteristics underscore the importance of socioeconomic status and intervening process variables in research on group…

Data from the National Longitudinal Study of Labor Market Experience Youth Cohort demonstrate that a greater percentage of teenage fathers come from poor and unstable households where household members are less educated. For whites, being a father is associated with low self-esteem, but this is not true for blacks. (SLD)

Examined the relationship between identity statuses and different kinds of career indecision. Findings supported the notion that membership in a specific identity status group was related to the nature and amount of career indecision reported by 407 students (grades 7-12). Evidence of construct validity for the various measures used is offered.…

A content analysis of obituary notices spanning a one-year period. Examined marital and family patterns such as age at marriage, length of marriage, marital status at time of death, and other factors. Single women had the highest average age at death. Patterns were less consistent among men. (RJM)

Examined children's social status, friendship, and adjustment. Found that peer relationships contributed uniquely to children's socioemotional adjustment, academic performance, and self-concept. Peer status also affected adjustment, with peer rejection and neglect being significant negative predictors. Effects of friendship appeared positive, with…

Investigated the racial attitudes of 302 preschool children in the West Indies whose racial preference was tested using black and white Cabbage Patch dolls. Standard Clark doll questions, plus four researcher-supplied questions, were individually administered. Findings show that 71.9 percent of the children chose to play with a white doll,…

Examines the present state of the African American community in the United States. Discusses both the symbolic and literal concept of "Back to Africa," arguing that the cultural vitality of Afrocentricity and the African diaspora will profit from symbolic Pan-African linkages, linkages that can rejuvenate the cultural life of the African…

Argues that socioeconomic status (SES) plays an important role in the lives of adolescents as reflected in adolescent literature. Examines three areas affected by SES: self-esteem, how literature affects characterization and the degree to which adolescents identify with a literary figure, and how literature functions as a learning device. (RJM)

Provides comments on the long-term growth and adaptation of immigrant youth born after 1965 and living in the United States. The author explores the impact of immigration laws, discrimination, and economic opportunities in American society on today's children of immigrants and how these conditions can drive them into the lower socioeconomic…

Analysis of data on 97 elementary students with and 97 without mild disabilities found that teachers' attitudes toward integration were not related to the social status of students with disabilities. However, teacher and peer perceptions of academic behavior and peer perceptions of disruptive behavior were related to social status for both student…