Results of this study indicate that United States children are more causally oriented than Mexican children--sixth graders more than fourth graders, and advantaged children more than disadvantaged ones. (DM)

This study compares the representation in "Who's Who in America" of six groups: Blacks, Slavs, Jews, the English, and Scandinavians. Changes in the representation level of each group during the period 1924-1974 are examined. (Author/MC)

Interviews in Lubbock, Texas questioned respondents of both ethnic groups on such modernity items as activity time orientation, integration with kin, trust, and occupational primacy. Mexican Americans were found to be more traditionalistic in orientation; 44 percent scored in the modern category compared to 92 percent of the Anglos. (DS)

This study examines the relationship between the gender of children already born and the likelihood of having subsequent children. Results indicate couples with previous children of the same gender are consistently more likely to bear an additional child. This relationship is more pronounced among Anglos than Mexican Americans. (Author)

Compares writing performance of Anglo American and Navajo students in grades 7 and 11 by gender and ethnicity. Finds, for example, that Navajo female students' writing is longer and more expressive than that of Navajo males. (Contains 40 references.) (PKP)

Traces the development of Anglo-Saxon superiority theories from the nineteenth century onward and demonstrates their impact on social conditions in the southwest, specifically on school segregation in Santa Paula School District (California) from the 1920s to the present. (DM)

Finds that children's ethnicity and gender, and possibly the socio-cultural composition of the school population, are variables that influence how characters are perceived and themes extracted from a theater event. (SR)

A southern California telephone survey of 396 European American, native-born Latina, and foreign-born Latina mothers with a child aged 5 or younger examined differences in child care practices and preferences, availability of extended family to provide child care, availability of affordable day care centers, and satisfaction with their current…

Mail questionnaire response rates were investigated in a three-factor design including ethnic group (Spanish surname vs. non-Spanish surname), income level (below vs. above median income) and questionnaire language (English only vs. English with interlinear Spanish translations). Log-linear multiway frequency analysis indicated lower response…

The ADAPT Supplementary Educational Center is a Title III Elementary and Secondary Education Act PACE Center funded for the purpose of encouraging educational change and encouraging relevant activities in the educational programs in its service area. During 1967-68, one of the activities in the ADAPT application called for "four conferences for…

Although often outnumbering Anglos in the Southwest, Mexican Americans and American Indians have not been covered historically, linguistically, or culturally. Instead, the emphasis in schools has been placed on Anglo and European history and culture, either ignoring or villifying these minority groups. To change this, the report included a…

During this investigation, information was gathered about attitudes held by Mexican American and Anglo children concerning members of specific social or ethnic groups, determining whether the attitudes developed by children in a bilingual education program were different from those of children who had been solely exposed to English education. The…

Suggesting there has been a nationalistic psychology inherent in white America's relationship with the American Indian, this article asserts that the Puritans and 19th century politicians are alike in their inability to accept the idea that Indians have not wanted to live like the white man. (JC)