This brief report presents preliminary data on the demographic, social, and economic characteristics of people of Spanish origin in the United States. The data were collected by the Census Bureau in a supplement to the March 1985 Current Population Survey (CPS), which used independent postcensal estimates on Hispanics. The Hispanic population has…

Reasons why U.S. foreign aid fails to alleviate hunger and poverty are discussed and a solution to the problem is presented. The United States now channels more foreign aid than ever to the world's poor and hungry through the Agency for International Development, food aid programs, the World Bank, and other multilateral aid agencies, which report…

This hearing was held to review and address issues covered in the study, "Children in Poverty, 1959-1984." The study was conducted by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) in order to examine demographic trends, economic factors, government policies, and other factors contributing to the high…

This article analyzes the position of the United States in light of the global shortage of food and energy. The United States has a unique opportunity to exercise leadership because it dominates the world's production of food and must initiate new global policies to help relieve the problems. (Author/DE)

This article presents a list and short analysis of sources and resources for teaching about global hunger and poverty. Included in the article are teacher-student materials, background readings, and organizations and their resources. (Author/DE)

Author concluded that Jencks' book was about the inequality of pay in the United States and its relationship to family background as well as educational opportunity. (Author/RK)

Along the west bank of the Tombigbee River, about 35 miles north of Mobile, is situated one of the largest and most populous groups of American Isolates: this paper briefly tells the history and describes the situation of this recently formed people, covering such issues as the information and early development, their social topography, and social…

This report contains the proceedings of a 1978 meeting held in Kathmandu, Nepal to examine major problems and aspirations of Asian youth. Thirty three people from 18 countries participated. There are three parts to the report. Part I summarizes the six main themes of the meeting. They are: concept of youth as viewed by Asian cultures; concepts and…

The book presents theoretical considerations and practical recommendations concerned with school planning for gifted children who might not be identified nor have an opportunity to develop their mental capacities because of external influences such as cultural diversity, socioeconomic status, or geographic isolation. Six different approaches to…

Urban homesteading as described under the 1974 Housing and Community Development Act is still not within the reach of blacks and other minorities, because in order to qualify as a homesteader, "a person must be a good risk for financial institutions and/or have substantial craftsman ability." Urban blacks are not advantaged when these…

THIS IS THE 5TH IN A SERIES OF REPORTS BY THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN STUDY PROJECT. IT PRESENTS AN ANALYSIS OF POVERTY AMONG MEXICAN-AMERICANS IN THE SOUTHWEST, A COMPARISON OF THE POVERTY OF THE MEXICAN-AMERICANS TO THAT OF THE ANGLOS AND NON-WHITES, A DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAMILY SIZE AND POVERTY, A DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTERISTICS…

AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, TO THE AUTHOR'S KNOWLEDGE, NO ACTION EITHER BY THE POTOWATOMI OR INTERESTED WHITES HAD BEEN TAKEN TOWARD SETTING UP A HEAD START PROGRAM FOR THE POTOWATOMI OF KANSAS. THE AUTHOR STATES WHY, IN THIS OPINION, THE POTOWATOMI DO NOT NEED A HEAD START PROGRAM. IN SPITE OF THE BELIEF, THE REPORT ATTEMPTS TO GIVE BASIC…

QUESTIONS ARE RAISED IN THIS BOOK REVIEW OF "LA VIDA" ABOUT OSCAR LEWIS'S CONCEPT OF THE "CULTURE OF POVERTY" AND ABOUT THE TYPICALITY OF THE RIOS FAMILY, AN ISSUE CENTRAL TO THE VALIDITY OF THE BOOK'S CONCLUSIONS. FEARS ARE EXPRESSED ABOUT THE POPULARIZATION OF THE BOOK'S FINDINGS AND THEIR WIDESPREAD APPLICATION. THIS ARTICLE IS PUBLISHED IN…