Proposes that operating from an ecosystemic epistemology does not preclude family therapists from focusing on individual responsibility of each family member. Suggests examining the family's pattern of distributing responsibility and mapping how this perpetuates the presenting problem. Presents examples from therapy illustrating interventions to…

Addresses adolescent suicide, the third leading cause of death among youths. Reviews depression, stress, family, and peer factors that impinge on adolescents and predispose them to suicide. Examines role of professionals in prevention efforts and outlines practice paradigm for identifying and helping suicidal adolescents. (Author/KS)

Examined (1) whether Korean children exhibit superior levels of mathematics achievement, compared to U.S. children; (2) whether an early advantage in informal mathematical thinking contributes to superiority in mathematical achievement; and (3) whether the superior achievement of Korean children is qualitatively different from that of U.S.…

Considers the effects on the family of the principles of individualism and capitalism that permeate Western culture. Finds Western culture creating autonomous, self-reliant, competitive, and consumer-oriented individuals, who create families that are chaotic, tenuous, and non-relational in their mode of operation. Discusses the educator's role in…

Describes women's ambitions across three generations. Major ambitions across all generations were marriage/family, educational, and vocational. Change in women's roles and greater economic affluence across generations had the greatest influence on ambition development and attainment. Generational influences were apparent for adjacent generations,…

Cummings (1979), citing evidence from the National Institute of Drug Abuse, reports that one of every eleven adult Americans suffers from a severe addictive problem. Drug addiction is epidemic among teenagers; one of every six teenagers suffers from a severe addictive problem. This paper focuses on adolescent drug/substance abuse. (Author)

Patterns of juvenile criminal activity were investigated with respect to differences in a range of demographic, family and individual variables. Discriminant function analyses were used to assess the discriminating power of the variables across crime categories, crime subcategories, number of prior referrals, and grade level. (Author/ABB)

Reports on the development of a family-of-origin scale that may be used in reseach as an adjunct to therapy. The resultant scale attempts to measure self-perceived levels of health in one's family of origin. Presents data pertaining to the scale's validity, reliabilty, and normative sample. (Author/NRB)

Studies obstacles to career advancement of women in the Milwaukee District Office of the Internal Revenue Service. Includes an analysis of obstacles that must be overcome if mentoring is to be successful. Describes the research design and discusses specific obstacles as they pertain to mentoring. Concludes that a systematic approach would be most…

The systems approach for learning disabilities provides a contextual perspective which incorporates both school and family considerations. Research on families with a learning disabled child is reviewed. Family factors which facilitate adjustment of the learning disabled child are explored. Implications for assessment and intervention as well as…

Discusses a study of (1) factors influencing students in agriculture at historically Black four-year institutions to enroll in high school vocational agriculture, (2) who influenced them to pursue their career, and (3) who provided guidance services prior to their college enrollment. (JOW)

Estimates confluence model of intellectual development for a within-family sample of 321 children from 101 transracial adoptive families. Mental ages of children and their parents and birth or adoption intervals were used in a nonlinear least-squares estimation procedure to obtain children's predicted mental ages. Results suggest efficiency of the…

Explains that from a prediction standpoint the confluence model is not very efficient. Very modest increments in accuracy are associated with family configuration variables once chronological age is covaried. Suggests that the major postulates of the theory be tested directly, within individuals and with longitudinal data. (Author/AS)

Examines the issue of the family of orientation's (distinguished from family of procreation) impact on vocational development. Suggested that the family's influence on vocational development operates along two interdependent dimensions: (1) opportunities provided by the family for the developing individual and (2) socialization practices and…

Reviews theories and research associated with biosocial and psychosocial explanations of juvenile delinquency in the context of the family. The studies discussed demonstrate that biological, psychological, and social forces are all determinants of parent-child relations in the development of delinquency. (JAC)