This study was designed to determine factors that affect the employment status of the wife-mother and prove that these factors would be similar in both "typical" and "disadvantaged" samples. Three "universal variables" were: the husband's attitudes, youngest child's educational status, and frequency of family sharing the housework…

Although both men and women usually name same-sex role models, women are more likely than men to choose models of the opposite sex. The operation of role models and women's achievement patterns has received increased attention from researchers who have assumed that certain groups, i.e., mothers, teachers, operate as role models when attributes of…

The differential impact of birth order and IQ on sibling roles were examined with particular interest focused on achievement outcomes. Subjects were a stratified sample of 37 pairs of near-in-age siblings, all within the normal range in personality and IQ, but differing significantly in scores on the Slosson IQ Test. Results indicate that when the…

THE FAMILY IS FUNDAMENTAL TO THE CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT AND PARENTAL COOPERATION IN THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IS IMPORTANT. HOW TO INVOLVE PARENTS IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS, BENEFICIAL TYPES OF PARENT PARTICIPATION, PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN TO ASSURE THE SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF THE CHILDREN, AND SUPPLEMENTARY PARENT PROGRAMS ARE DISCUSSED. THE…

THE RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE STUDENT RE-EXPERIENCES THE TYPICAL ADOLESCENCE IDENTITY CRISIS RELATED TO AND REINFORCED BY AMBIVALENCE, DISTORTED EXPECTATIONS, AND THE LACK OF EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. THE CAUSAL FACTORS, INHERENT IN THE NATURE OF THE RESIDENTIAL UNIVERSITY, ARE--(1) DETACHMENT FROM DIRECT PARENTAL SUPPORT, (2) THE STRUGGLE TO BREAK FROM…

A study investigated whether various home and school factors were related to first grade reading gain. Parents of all second grade students in a school district were asked to complete questionnaires eliciting the number of persons living in the household, the strictness of parental discipline, number of hours spent reading to the child each week,…

The primary purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of infant test scores, Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) scores, socioeconomic factors and maternal IQ as predictors of children's mental test performance. Additional purposes were to (1) determine the extent to which socioeconomic factors and maternal…

This guide is designed to assist teenagers as well as those who work and live with them in examining issues, attitudes, and feelings about drinking. Numerous Action Plans are provided to help the user focus on various aspects of drinking and its potential effect on individuals, their families, and their relationships with others. The objectives in…

This study was undertaken in order to identify and describe the nature of socialization of females into sport. A fixed-alternative questionnaire was administered to 585 women who were currently active in sport. Results indicated that peers and family were the significant agents of socialization during childhood, peers and school were most…

The purpose of this study was to identify the differences between students who profit from compensatory education programs and those who do not. The study looked at family systems, family interactions, and individual children's behavior from a point of view that subsumes cognitive and communicational style variables which differ from the framework…

A descriptive account of influences on careers of black youth in the metro-east area, based on a relatively upwardly mobile group, shows the influence of family over teachers, counselors, and other nonrelatives on youth in their educational and occupational careers, and the educational and occupational deprivation of local black families in the…

The study focuses on women elected to public office at the local and state level. A twelve page questionnaire was returned by 294 of the 592 women holding these offices. This first data analysis indicates that: (1) many of the women had parents or relatives who held public office; (2) more women over age 50 held office than those under 50; (3) the…

The purpose of this research was to investigate whether an attempt to modify migrant parents' behavior in accordance with social psychological principles results in better academic achievement by their children. Specific aspects investigated were (1) Can the images and expectations which migrant parents hold for their low-achieving children be…

This study attempts to determine whether families with a son rated by his teacher as either "high" or "low" on classroom adjustment (behavior indicative of social maturity and achievement motivation) could be differentiated on the basis of their communicative patterns. It was questioned if significant differences existed in the amount of positive…