Interviews in 10 squatter settlements in Caracas challenge Oscar Lewis'"culture of poverty" theory by showing marked differences among barrio residents reflecting variations in occupations, education, employment, and use of credit. (Author)

Do sampling biases introduced in studies requiring a large amount of time make those samples less representative than the samples in studies requiring less subject involvement? This question was explored in the context of mother-infant interaction studies by comparing maternal attitudes of two groups of primiparous mothers: 20 mothers who…

The National Institute of Mental Health is continuing support of several studies designed to measure trends in the use of hallucinogens. Indications are that the evidence for persisting psychological and birth defect damage from chronic LSD use is minimal. Though they are a continuing problem, admissions to psychiatric units of persons with "bad…

This experiment shows that most children's expectations for their own performance, measured by their rate of volunteering, can be increased. The experiment is closely modeled after laboratory experiments with adults in formal expectation theory. White middle class suburban children of grades 1, 2, 3 and 4 participated in a story-telling task. In…

This study examines the differences in classificatory performance of children from middle class (MC) and from culturally deprived (CD) backgrounds at kindergarten and second grade levels. It was hypothesized that: (a) the ability to classify increases with age (b) CD children would score lower on talks of classification than children in MC groups…

Upper-middle and low socio-economic level (SEL) subjects were compared on a discrimination learning task and on personality measures of locus of control of reinforcement and need for approval (Napp). Upper-middle SEL subjects were found to be faster discrimination learners than low SEL subjects only when the relevant stimulus cue was on a highly…

The present study focuses primarily upon wives in Black middle-class families, with comparisons made to wives in middle-class White and working-class Black families. Results suggest that Black middle-class wives have higher employment rates because of economic need. (Author)

Compares periodical articles representing the "Punk" movement with articles from the "Reader's Digest" and the 1960s hippie movement. Concludes that the punk movement is more expressive and less instrumental than its middle-class counterpart. (KH)

Describes a study which investigated the influence of community prosperity on job satisfaction among black and white workers from both ghetto and middle income neighborhoods. (SF)

People on the road seem to arrange themselves according to three main types: students, street and road people, and runaways. From the perspective of conventional society road people are threatening, for the latter have defined dropping out in a way at least appealing to those who cannot conform to the responsibilities of adulthood. (Author)

Taking account of cultural reality through differential curriculum development is proposed as one way to counter the effects of the age of indifference" in Australian and other societies. (DM)

The objective of this daily, hour-long program is to provide a rewarding and constructive experience for this country's 12 million preschool population. (MF)