THE TEACHER AND THE SCHOOL SYSTEM SERVE AS THE KEY MEDIATORS IN THE ACCULTURATION OF STUDENTS FROM DEVIANT SUBCULTURES. HOWEVER, THE TEACHER'S COMMITMENT TO THE ETHICS OF WORK AND COMPETITION, HER FUTURE-ORIENTED VALUE SYSTEM, AND HER CONCEPT OF A FATHER-DOMINATED NUCLEAR FAMILY STRUCTURE TEND TO ALIENATE HER FROM HER STUDENTS. AS A RESULT, MANY…

This paper suggests that communication theorists and other concerned scholars rechart the direction for study of intercultural communication. It is counterproductive to focus attention solely on discrete and often fragmentary differences between cultures; an approach is required which will permit the recognition of cultural similarities as well. A…

The article discusses how medicine men help members of their tribes cope with their emotional problems. (NQ)

This paper analyzes cross-culturally the importance of social contact for leisure. The general findings of considerable similarity in evaluating preferences and the importance of social considerations provide a basis for preliminary comparisons and suggest that similar factors can affect leisure preferences in different cultural settings.…

In searching for the reasons why Americans differ from their European forebears, as they have from the first settlements, the author discusses the theories of Bancroft, Turner, and Wertenbaker. To the four causes posited by the latter, the author adds: accident, migration, choice, and repetition. (SJL)

The content of adult education in Vietnamese refugee camps is examined as an indicator of the demands for cultural change which Americans make on contemporary immigrants. The limits of pluralism which the U.S. government promotes are also analyzed in this context. Finally, English language instruction in the camps is discussed. (Author/GC)

Discusses some aspects of the evolving American group identity and the "new ethnicity" as they underlie both large and small problems of school desegregation. (Author/AM)

Explores relationships among culture, character, and suicide, drawing on author's research in Scandinavia and his studies of suicide among United States urban blacks and college students. Varying psychodynamic ways suicidal individuals in differing cultures and subcultures conceive of, use, and absorb death tell us much about how we live. (Author)

The relationship of ethnicity and local tradition to family structure and attitudes among a lower socioeconomic sample of Honolulu's population is explored. Similarities are found not only among poor people from different major cultures but also between poor and nonpoor people within these cultural groups. (Author/AM)

Compares several areas of adjustment which may prove difficult for the Mexican adolescent who finds himself in the adolescent period in the United States of America. Examines the time periods and the entire concept of the period of adolescence, the concept of family and its impact on adolescence, and the peer group composition and leisure…

The typical complaints, the underlying reasons for the discontent, and some suggestions for ways of dealing with the problems of students in overseas study programs are discussed. (MC)

Lower-class persons from whatever ethnic background typically realistically perceive fewer options in their environment than persons from the middle and upper classes. Counselors can help such persons become more comfortable with their world view and at the same time learn increased "origin" and initiating behaviors. (Author)

Defines equality of education in three areas: 1) by the degree of integration of school systems; 2) by a comparison of material resources and assets in education; and 3) by the effects of schooling as measured by the mean scores of groups on standardized tests. Available from: College of Education, 107 Quadrangle, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa…

Discusses the need for teachers to be aware of social class and cultural differences in the use of language. (GO)

Findings suggest that the consistently high rates of survey reported symptoms among Puerto Rican respondents derive primarily from culturally patterned differences in modes of expressing distress. (Author/AM)