Treated a sample of 77 distressed middle- and lower-class couples using conjoint therapy. Couple and therapist therapy behavior were assessed. A variety of sex and social class differences were found, suggesting that no one marital therapy technique will be appropriate for both sexes and different SES backgrounds. (JAC)

This study of 12 white, upper-middle-class mothers and their children was conducted to provide information on how verbal aspects of mother-child interaction are differentiated by sex of the child. Results suggest greater verbal quantity and responsivity for mother-female compared with mother-male dyads. (Author/SB)

This document raises several points of discussion concerning higher education aid and its recipients. Increasing use of federal higher education aid by middle-class and wealthy students is costly to taxpayers, contributes to student indebtedness, and fosters greater individual and institutional dependency. The document recommends Congress restore…

States that liberals fail to acknowledge data which show that black Americans have made significant progress in moving into the middle class. (DM)

Study was designed to examine social-class differences in speech as produced under three conditions varying from highly structured to a more natural linguistic setting. (Authors)

A critical evaluation of the Ammons and Ammons Quick Test, a test of verbal-perceptual test which is part of the applicant screening procedure of the Job Corps. (JM)

Authors believe that they have tentatively demonstrated that the Montessori curriculum is effective over a period of two years in nurturing continuing development in children in the areas of visual-motor integration, matching and sorting skills, psycho-motor skills, and to some extent number concepts. (Authors/MB)

Study showed that lower-class children have higher self-concept scores than middle-class children; data on specific CSEI items are presented in tables. (Author/SP)

Field teaching hopes to accomplish more than its format makes possible," since what is needed is a change in the social structure, not merely in attitudes and values. (Author/SP)

A pilot project of subsidized family day care, designed for low-income working mothers and aimed at fostering a child's developmental needs, turned out to be a comprehensive service that also altered attitudes of middle-class volunteers. (Editor)