The ability of an environmental process measure and socioeconomic status (SES) measures to predict Stanford-Binet IQ at 3 years of age was compared in a separate analysis by sex and race. The environmental process measure predicted IQ as well as a combination of process and status measures, and was superior to SES measures alone. (Author/CP)

Discusses how children in the Soviet Union are influenced by their families' religious beliefs and their religious congregations. Presents guidelines for educators to follow as they supplant religious philosophy of children from sectarian families with understanding of the socialist system of social relations. (Author/DB)

The author proposes that those most in need of parent education are non-parents; the basis for this contradictory conclusion is in the changes that have been taking place in the structure and position of the American family. (MM)

In a study of declining college entrance examination scores, it was found that student-related factors, such as academic courses taken, were more closely related to test scores than school-related or family structure factors. (ED.)

Data are provided on wives' influence on medical students' decisions about their choice of medical speciality, organization of practice (solo or group), and geographical location of practice. Interviews and questionnaires provided the information from a group of wives of Medical College of Ohio medical students. (LBH)

Presents a semifictional novella about juvenile delinquency in the Soviet Union, using the vehicle of the biography of a young man serving a sentence in a Soviet labor colony. The author examines the youth's unhappy family life and hostile school environment, and challenges current Soviet opinions on child behavior and education. (Author/AV)

Incorporates measures of family environment (parent-child interaction) into research methodology to study the effects of sibsize (family size and birth order) on a child's cognitive performance and affective behavior. Provides tentative support for the confluence model of sibsize influences on children's behaviors. (RL)

Presents a summary overview of 20 school dropouts and their families, with emphasis on the features of family background. Topics discussed include environmental and social class influences, career aspirations, unemployment, and role expectations. (Author/DB)

In support of the relevance of home economics as vocational education, the economic value of the housewife's work is reviewed and the wife's contributions (which are too intangible to price) to the family and society are discussed. (BM)

Reports on a project to increase reading frequency in the home among working class disadvantaged White children. Concludes that in spite of many adverse factors decreasing the likelihood of increased reading frequency, the majority of families became and stayed involved with the project over its three-year span. (SRT)

Studies show that programs designed with a strong parent involvement component produce students who perform better than those participating in identical programs with less parental involvement. However, parents and educators disagree about the value of different parental roles. This article examines pertinent issues and future research directions.…

Examines the parent-child bond by focusing on reunions between elderly parents and adult children. The authors explore several basic themes in reunion: stability and change, autonomy and dependence, and wanting and fearing. Identifies four major themes intrinsic to the parent--child bond: continuity, stress, link to the family, and separation.…

Examination of three generations of Mexican Americans reveals that acculturation was not related to alcohol consumption in the older generation; in the middle generation it was related to lower consumption among men and women; in the younger generation it was related to drinking among women but not among men. (Author/BJV)

Examined psychological outcomes of divorce in 82 mother/child pairs from divorced homes and 47 pairs from intact homes. Environmental and familial variables were found to be more important than individual influences on children's divorce adjustment. (Author/ABL)

Examined the influence of family relationships and support, religion, and education on the Puerto Rican pregnant teenager's decision to carry or to abort. Found girls who carried were more significantly influenced and supported by family and friends, especially by mothers, than were those in abort group. Abort group girls reported greater…