Although Mexican-American and Black-American movements in the United States have typically been compared, significant differences between the two minorities--especially in cultural norms and expectations--make comparisons inaccurate and misleading. This paper explores the differences between the Black-American and Mexican-American minorities,…

This paper reviews the theory of linguistic relativity, tracing the historical roots, as well as contemporary formulations of the notion that languages shape thought and percetpion in different ways. Implications are then considered for intercultural communication and communication research. A bibliography is appended. (AA)

Psychiatrists have learned that delivering mental health services in a culture long dominated by magical thinking is not easy. Article discussed the problem of bringing the Eskimo into the care of the Alaska Psychiatric Institute and contemporary society. (Editor/RK)

Author supplied the results of some cross-national research on the influence of culture on literacy learning. (Editor/RK)

This paper presents a summary of the findings of the Color Meaning Test I (CMT I), descriptions of the revised Color Meaning Test II (CMT II), and a discussion of the theories of the development of color and racial bias in young children. CMT II data are reported on 160 Euro-American and 160 Afro-American children, ages 40 to 91 months. (Author/CS)

The author attempts to show how in theory, the concept behind Teacher Corps is valid as it relates to multiculturalism, but in practice or application, the theory falls short of its mark. (HMD)

Investigates how the performance of Mexican-American children residing in the southwest U.S.A. compares with Koppitz's normative group on the Bender Gestalt Test for Young Children. (Author)

WISC performance of Jewish children has revealed a highly consistent and stable pattern, characterized by relatively low scores on Picture Completion, Picture Arrangement, Block Design, and Object Assembly. Some of these findings might be understood by reference to relative weakness of Jewish subjects on tasks related to psychological…

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

A selection, slightly revised, from Children's Views of Foreign Peoples: A Cross National Study, by Wallace E. Lambert and Otto Klineberg. N.Y., Meredith Publishing Co, 1967.