This booklet on Pennsylvania covers the state's history through 1960. Chapter 1 provides background on the land, the Native Americans, and the first European explorations while Chapter 2 details the Quaker influence from 1681-1776, the political and economic developments, the settlers, the social and cultural process, and the colonial wars. In…

Intended as an introduction to those about to visit the United States for the first time, this booklet provides general information about the United States and its people. The title, derived from Mark Twain's observation that "the only distinguishing characteristic of the American character I've been able to discover is a fondness for ice…

This report examines a study of parent involvement in children's preschool education. The first of five chapters discusses the demographic and social changes that have escalated the home-school relationship, and made parent involvement an essential element of a successful preschool experience. The second chapter reviews the literature and includes…

This report notes that eating disorders are frequently described as a diet and fitness program gone wild. It outlines and describes five sociocultural influences which have been identified for eating disorders: (1) emphasis on thinness; (2) glorification of youth; (3) changing roles of women; (4) emphasis on fitness and sport programs; and (5) the…

The symposium reported in this document was a cooperative project of people interested in parks and recreation, and particularly in the international aspects of the movement known as Sports for Everyone. The following papers were presented: (1) "Overview of the World-Status of Sport for Everyone" (Jurgen Palm); (2) "Development of Leadership and…

Examines the relationship between sex-role self-concepts and various life style plans in young women. (Author)

Discusses post-industrial society as one in which leisure plays an important role. Reviews the construct "career", its implications, and redefines career counseling. Presented at Canadian Guidance and Counseling Association, Winnipeg, June, 1973. (Author/BW)

Work supported in part by a grant from the Public Health Service, National Institute of Mental Health (MH-1587601)

Paper presented at an interdisciplinary seminar at the University of Alberta, March 21, 1969.

Rhetorics of death and dying have created socially constructed realities of death since primitive times. Although the denial of death has been common, the twentieth century has seen a rhetoric of denial unique in its absoluteness and its primary form, silence. A stance of total alienation toward death has been taken, separating people from…

This paper examines the origins of the two educational terms--class and curriculum. The authors believe that an understanding of the origins of key words in education may contribute not only to the history of education but also to the wider development of educational theory. The paper argues that the emergence of classes (in the modern sense)…

THE INTERRELATIONS BETWEEN THE HUMANITIES, THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, THE SCIENCES, AND THE ARTS IN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE ARE EXPLORED IN THIS SERIES OF ESSAYS DEVELOPED FOR THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES. SCHOLARS IN THE HUMANITIES, NATURAL SCIENTISTS, ARTISTS, SOCIAL SCIENTISTS, AND ADMINISTRATORS ADDRESS THEMSELVES TO THE PROBLEMS OF (1)…