This article recognizes that money is a key problem in retirement and takes the approach that a review of past satisfactions and of future hopes is the best starting point in sound financial planning. Planning aids and worksheets are included. (Author/MLF)

This article explores considerations important to decisions about future living arrangements. It examines a number of factors that influence decisions about living arrangements. Emphasis is on recognition of the personal considerations that will affect individual satisfaction. (Author/MLF)

The relationship between the humanities and environmental policy questions is explored in this final conference report. Emphasis was on underlining the role of ethical questions and human aspirations, as well as empirical inquiry, in environmental quality decisions. The two-day program in Tallahassee, Florida, involved public officials, community…

Increasing energy dependency, high energy prices, and depleting energy sources have necessitated review of the nature of U.S. energy--who owns it; how we manage it; how and why we consume it; and what should be done about these patterns. Given the power wielded by the oil companies, the pressure of the national standard of living, and the lack of…

This paper discusses the relevance of sociocultural characterization to an understanding of the food consumption patterns of families headed by inmigrant Negro manual workers in the central city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Field techniques employed in ethnological studies and in dietary surveys were followed in this study. The original population…

This document is the product of the Conference of Family Research, a group convened by the Interagency Panel on Early Childhood Research and Development to provide an opportunity for researchers to meet with representatives of funding agencies in order to develop new commitments, interests and directions for family research. The document contains…

The book focuses on the many factors involved in recruiting, employing, training, and advancing more women into higher management positions. It is a timely book as employers are pressured by recent legislation requiring equal treatment of women and men and by timetables to work more women into management. The authors deal with actual and proposed…

The traditional ways of American Indian life and the more contemporary life styles are described in this paper. The conflicts which currently exist between the Native American subcultures and the mass culture are described in terms of "culture clash". It is noted that the traditional values of Native American societies were deeply rooted…

This document contains the National Urban League's second annual "State of Black America", report which describes the condition of black citizens during the year 1976. The report examines developments in eleven major areas of life: the economy, employment, education, housing, health, social welfare, youth, crime, legislation, political…

Chilean "asentados" and Mexican "ejidatarios" as observed between 1965-73 and 1972-76, respectively, constitute the basis for an analysis of the interaction between peasants and agents of social change in the rural development process. Encounters between peasants and functionaries can be conceived as ceremonies incorporating…

Utilizing data from a 1972 sociological survey of rural inhabitants working in the public economy of the province of Novosibirsk, this study examined leisure as an element of the residents' life style. Rural residents with common leisure behaviors were identified through the classification of the behavior's function and quality. Leisure functions…

As a part of a fraternal organization's bicentennial celebration, Mary Forman, a fifty-year member of the group, was requested to develop a program presentation. This article gives parts of her presentation, including both personal reminiscences and the results of a questionnaire she sent to other women students. (Author/BP)

This article describes the attempt to develop an explicit technique for group problem-solving which can be tested in real situations presented by clients. Older adults were used as subjects for the six-session workshop. Satisfactory results were reported. (Author/BP)

A junior high school teacher describes how newspapers can be used to teach elementary, middle, and junior high school students about the different lifestyles of the American colonists. (Author/RM)

Presents a preliminary assessment model focusing on the normative dilemmas of dual-career couples in regard to career development. Developmental areas and normative dilemmas in careers, gender roles, and marriage-family are discussed, and normative themes enumerated. The assessment model shows how career events and interpersonal-family…