Cultural and social aspects of science and its relation to society are discussed. (Author/AL)

Special symposium issue on capitalism, culture, and education describing the general ideas of the lead article in AA 511 929. (JB)

Reprinted from "Blowing in the Wind, a selected list of children's books prepared by Children's Services, San Francisco Public Library.

The article reviews some of the controversial issues regarding macro- and micro-ethnographic approaches and their implications for validity of ethnographic description, discusses the notion of context and its application to various research settings, and gives an account of the various problems encountered by researchers working in bilingual…

Surveys 100 younger adults' satisfying/dissatisfying experiences with elders, comparing them with peers. Finds positivity of experiences and contact increased from nonfamily to family elders and to peers. (PA)

Knowledge about a culture is best understood as situated cognition, that is, contexts are inseparable from cognitive processes. Learning about a culture is similar to learning about a practice; both require new ways of perceiving, interpreting, and communicating experience. Successful learning depends both on individual factors and on access to…

Examines biographies of talk show host and producer Oprah Winfrey in which conventional narratives construct a token "Oprah" persona whose story reinforces the ideology of the American Dream, implying its accessibility to black Americans despite barriers inherent in a racist society. Develops theories of tokenism, biography,…

Discusses the dynamics of domestic violence between partners of the same sex. The social and cultural issues in the gay and lesbian communities play a large part in perpetuating the myths of domestic violence, which keeps the abuse hidden. This article is based on an extensive review of the literature and a clinical consensus among experts in the…

Critiques the metaphor of child-as-theoretician. Argues that comparisons between the cognitive development of an individual and the historical development of a scientific theory are deeply misleading. Further argues that, although there are similarities between children's cognitive enculturation and adults' continuing education, individual…

Investigates the degree to which cultural anthropology's concepts, theories, and methods have been applied to the understanding and conceptualization of disability and rehabilitation as a cultural phenomenon. Reviews the literature of anthropology and the literature of disability and rehabilitation. Results revealed that a lot of anthropologists'…

Recommends directions for American Indian health-related research, including a national baseline study examining regional differences in Indian health beliefs, attitudes, and behavior; introduction of social conservation models that draw on critical cultural and life circumstances; and investigation of relationships among quality of care, health…

Considers use of and suggests referents for the terms, race, culture, and ethnicity, in multicultural counseling. Discusses findings from a pilot study of culture and race concepts. Recommends clarification of terminology in counselor education and specification of intended referents in counseling research. (PVV)

Examines the role of continuing education, both historically and in current sociological perspective, within the culture of higher education. Stresses the need for literature about the nature and culture of continuing higher education. (Author)