Forty-five sixth-grade students reading at least one year below expected levels participated in a study of the relationships among visual synthesis, oral synthesis, and reading achievement. Instruments constructed for the study included measures of visual synthesis, identification of individual printed syllables, and oral synthesis. Reading…

Forty-five third-grade and fourth-grade boys identified by their schools as being both normal in intelligence and severely disabled in reading were given a battery of tests of language, visual perception, silent reading comprehension, and finger agnosia. Three consistent groups of subjects emerged from cluster analyses of the results. One group…

An experiment was conducted to test the hypothesis that the use of swear words by women elicits more negative perceptions of the speaker than the use of the same words by men. Subjects (undergraduates) read vignettes describing fictitious clients' initial interviews at a mental health center. One described a forty-year old teacher troubled by…

The role of professional associations in facilitating minority access to graduate and professional education is addressed. Information on minority applications, financial aid, recruitment, and support activities was requested from 29 associations; 16 responded. The general posture of the associations appears to be limited to expressions of support…

This paper describes and organizes empirical information about stepfamilies. The emphasis is on (1) the nature of stepparent roles, (2) how individuals adjust to the demands imposed by the roles, and (3) how the special steprelationships affect the overall functioning of the family. Special problems of stepfamilies are examined and advice offered…

This study investigates females in three fields of academic study thought to be male-dominated, female-dominated, or dominated by neither sex. The women were compared in relation to personality characteristics selected from the subscales of the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule (EPPS) which have been stereotypically associated with masculinity…

This study investigates both immediate and delayed effects of two different training procedures on children's listener behavior in a referential communication setting. Using a 2 x 2 design, the presence and absence of a plan for effective listening and modeling of appropriate listener behavior were varied, and the effects of these variations on 40…

Job satisfaction levels and attitudes of 47 administrators and outpatient staff working in two comprehensive community mental health centers were compared using multivariate analysis. No significant differences were found between administrators and staff, nor were any inter-agency job satisfaction differences noted. However, the agencies were…

The extent of drinking among college students (N=800) was investigated, to compare the consumption of various groups in terms of such variables as: age, sex, religious preference, class standing, type of living accommodation and type of college (i.e., religious vs. secular and co-ed vs. all female). Various life styles and their relationship to…

Designed to assist educators in making a more knowledgeable selection of reading methods and techniques, this paper integrates the findings of eye processing research with classroom reading practices. Following a review of eye movement and visual processing research, the paper presents a discussion of research on the process by which a reader…

This awareness kit provides information on the portrayals of women and men in two media--instructional materials and television; discusses how to evaluate and choose the best media materials from those that exist; recommends actions that will help to eliminate sex stereotyping in instructional materials and television; and suggests an approach to…

This research study examines the types of social behaviors portrayed by families in various television series and explores children's impressions of the TV family members. Content analysis of nine family-oriented TV series was employed to describe the ranges of behaviors of fathers, mothers and children on television. Eleven shows from each series…

Inherent in all sport, dance, and movement activity are implied patterns of interaction between and among all participants and the relevant characteristics of their environment. Through these patterns children learn various structures of acceptable social behavior as defined by the roles-oriented value system of our culture. Eight different…

This paper presents a critique of current conceptualizations of interpersonal competence, reveals their underlying cultural prescriptions, and proposes a transcultural model of interpersonal communication competence designed to guide the teaching of interpersonal communication as well as research in that area. (FL)

A 1972 survey of female and male naval offficers indicated that most men had little difficulty seeing women as effective managers, but doubted that women should serve in active service, or as line or commanding officers. The women saw their status as inferior to males, with junior officers more disssatisfied over inequality and more in favor of…