THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL BACKGROUND ON EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT WAS STUDIED. LARGE REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLES OF THE POPULATION WERE SELECTED. INFORMATION ON THE VARIABLES WAS OBTAINED FROM SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY THE BUREAU OF CENSUS. THE SURVEYS QUERIED ADULT MALES AND TEEN-AGE BOYS LIVING AT HOME WITH PARENTS. DATA WERE ALSO DRAWN FROM PUBLICATIONS.…

The reading interests of a sixth-grade class of 12 Amish and 23 non-Amish children in a rural school in northern Indiana were compared to determine the impact of home environment and the mass media on children's reading interests. Data gathered through questionnaires and records of books read within a period of 4 weeks showed that reading ranked…

The study was devised to examine the empirical relations between selected home influences and a number of aspects of pupil growth in school, both academic and personal-social. Data was compiled on 559 children, in grades 3 through 6, from a metropolitan area in South Carolina. Data from a concurrent project noted that these were atypical…

The problem examined concerns the extent to which the family orientation, in terms of its status characteristics and socialization patterns, has influenced the unique styles of campus-based politics that have emerged in the United States during the 1960's. The objective is accomplished through a general statement of the role of the family,…

Increasingly in the last decade, adolescent patients have come to the attention of psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers. Characteristically, when a teenager comes for help, he is in a state of crisis. After dealing for two years with adolescents in crisis, the Outpatient Clinic at McLean Hospital has learned to subdivide the great…

This book attempts to teach parents to stimulate creativity in their children. It is concerned with the creativity available to every individual: the ability to be oneself and appreciate one's unique attributes and originality. Chapter contents focus on: (1) what creativity is, and whether it can be cultivated, (2) ways that parents can foster…

This paper called attention to needed research in the application of principles of learning to American Indian education. The matter of suitable rewards (contingency management) was examined, and 5 areas of needed research were identified. Concept formation was felt to be the heart of language learning, and 3 kinds of research problems in terms of…

The objectives of this project are two-fold: (1) to provide runaway counselors--both professional and paraprofessional--with training in the knowledge and skills needed to effectively deal with runaways and families affected by alcohol abuse, and to evaluate the impact of this training, and (2) to document the incidence and degree of alcohol abuse…

Describes the author's technique for teaching pupils about the influence of their families on them by discussion regarding a child's position, or birth order, in the family. (HMV)

The author's research has shown that juvenile and adult diabetics, because of the pressures of dealing with their illness over time and because of the ways they are treated by others, develop certain traits and characteristics in common. (Author/PHR)

Demographically matched groups of normal, nonreferred children who had, or had not, experienced one of four family background problems (lack of educational stimulation in the home, family pressures to succeed, economic difficulties, and general family problems) were compared on teacher ratings of school maladjustment and competencies. (Author)

Examination of each family member's influence in the realm of sport activity in children revealed that only the father served as a significant influence, especially in the case of boys. (JD)

Attempted suicide is considered to be a form of deviant behavior. Multiple suicide attempts are evaluated within the labeling perspective. Specifically, it is determined if labeling theory can explain acts repeated suicide attempts. Labeling by family and friends was found to be significantly related to repeat. (Author)

Comments on a number of trends in American research on the family as an instrument of socialization, stressing studies of contextual and structural features more than studies seeking to delineate relationships between specific parental practices and child behavior. (BR)

Reviewed is research that describes how forms and features of child care systems can influence the development of social competency with peers during the infancy to preschool periods. Interactions between child care and familial systems in influencing social competency with peers are also examined.