The author charts her experiences as a Black who attended Black educational institutions through the graduate level and then spent a year at a predominantly White university. Describes her personal feelings about racial and cultural differences and outlines factors that are essential to true racial and social integration and psychological health.…

Responding to the "Proyecto Resolana" article in the July/August 1980 issue of this journal, the article notes the heterogeneity of Hispanic Americans, the three main effects of the European conquest on people of the Western Hemisphere, and attempts to further define the character of Hispanic Americans. (SB)

Discusses language use by males and females and about males and females across cultures, and describes a study which sought to test the claim that English terms such as "man" and "he" are sex-neutral. (AM)

A volunteer for an Earthwatch research project describes experiences in Nepal. (JD)

Compares the number of legal abortions performed in the United States and Britain. Reveals that the rate of abortion in the United States is more than twice that of Britain. Analyzes the reasons for the different rates. (Author)

Because of current federal legislation, educators must assess children with possible handicapping conditions and plan an individual education program for each child with a special need. Discusses past measurement directions and makes recommendations for the assessment of bilingual, culturally different children. (Author)

Cultural bias and the clinical utility of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) and the French Pictorial Test of Intelligence were evaluted using scores of 22 male and 22 female Navajo primary grade children. As expected, the verbal IQ and full scale IQ of the WISC-R and the deviation IQ of the French provided significantly…

Discusses the problem of the British student of French confronted with French humor in classic and modern French literature. (AM)

Brainwashing as a technique to implant a particular belief system and the success of the technique is dependent on development of intense relationships among the people involved. The article points up similarities between Chinese brainwashing and American religious cultism. (Author)

Describes programs of the Information Center on Children's Cultures (New York City) which can easily be integrated into an existing school or public library schedule. Films/filmstrips that illustrate cultural diversity are mentioned, and a bibliography is provided. (JD)

The Christian mission was an attempt to effect massive culture change upon American Indians by the introduction of European social and cultural values and institutions into Indian life. The Sillery Montagnais of Quebec were the subjects of a Jesuit experiment in 1632, which failed because it demanded cultural suicide. (Author/RTS)

Argues for the inclusion of Anglo Americans in bilingual, multicultural education programs. (AM)

Discusses some initial steps that are essential toward developing understanding and appreciation of American Indians. Lists some of the priorities necessary for making it possible for Indian children to gain a proper education. (RK)

In a study in Puerto Rico, Hill, Stycos, and Back (1959) reported that the egalitarian, "modern" family facilitated contraceptive use in societies undergoing rapid social change. An examination of data from Turkey suggests that their "model" does not explain very much of the variation in contraceptive behavior in Turkey. (Author)

Discusses some of the many environmental factors which may affect a child's academic performance. (Author/RK)