This paper discusses some expressive units of behavior which appear to have a widespread geographical distribution (in both morphology and significance); have a precocious ontogeny in infancy and childhood; and are used in appropriate social psychological settings even by congenitally blind, deaf-blind, and multiply handicapped youngsters.…

Broken homes have a larger impact on delinquency among Blacks than non-Blacks. In both populations, the effects of broken homes and attachment to parents and peers are mediated by the learning of definitions of delinquency, a finding that supports differential association over social control theory. (Author/BJV)

Describes the Michigan State University Department of Sociology's certification program in teaching sociology for graduate students. This program provides systematic preparation for university teaching and includes four components: (1) teaching assistant workshop, (2) seminary in teaching sociology, (3) sociology teaching practicum and (4) oral…

Four case studies are analyzed to demonstrate how situational and role constraints in organizations make nonparticipation the most practical adjustment for workers. Organizational settings are viewed as socializing contexts that teach workers what is expected, valued, and actually pays off. The implications of this view for other forms of worker…

A portrait of a new urban black emerges in the context of a non-violent protestor instead of a violence oriented rioter. (Author/AM)

The study identifies the particular traits that each of the personality inventories is likely to identify, at least with the specific population of teacher candidates at the University of Utah. (Author)

This paper discusses research on frustration, oppression, stigma, and cognitive dissonance as they are related to the lives of women. The anger resulting from these processes is discussed, and ways are suggested for recognizing anger, working through it, and using it constructively. (Author)

A general essay on the difference between "education" and "training" as the author specifies why the use of behavioral objectives must be kept in perspective. (HB)

Diverse data challenge and undermine the central assumptions of the traditional trait approach to personality. The implications for conceptions of individual differences and situations in the study of personality are examined. (Author)

Studies reviewed in this report suggest that an instructional approach -- namely, direct reinforcement, contingency contracting, and social modeling -- has great promise for rehabilitating juvenile delinquents. (Author/SM)

Presents three research studies illustrating applications of behavior management principles in three secondary school settings. (Author/RK)

Reports investigation of modal personality of a colonial people evolving toward independence--Phase I of a longitudinal study of behavioral adaptation to sociopolitical change. Comparative data from Thailand and the Philippines are also presented. (RJ)

Shortened version of a paper given at the Fourth Annual Conference of the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language held in London in December 1970. Discusses the trend away from language instruction methods based on behaviorism toward new teaching methods. (VM)

If empirical studies are to be scientific and of practical value, empirical measurement presupposes theories; these are normative in that they imply conceptions of culture and society. (Author/MB)