The study is based on responses of 8,553 public school students in New York State, in the seventh through twelfth grades. Family affinity was found to be positively related to students' interest in school and who they would go to for help with a drug problem. (Author)

A discussion of research exploring student-faculty conflict at two colonial American colleges. Social demographic differences between students and faculty is considered a possible cause of conflict. Biographical data of students, faculty records, and student diaries are used to answer: who were the faculty? who were the students in conflict with…

Maintains that lack of pedagogical training of parents in the Soviet Union leads to errors in the education of children in the family setting. Methods to increase parents' pedagogical sophistication include media presentations about social education, community education clubs for young families, parent teacher conferences, and training sessions…

This commentary examines the shifting relationships among educative institutions at different times in American history and the character and operation of these relationship. (MM)

After defining "docility" this research considers some factors affecting it, specifically, the effects on Student docility of age and sex, together with the effects of the social structure of the school and of the family. (Author/RK)

Puerto Ricans cope with the new environment on the mainland because of the supportive, help giving familial and cultural systems they bring with them, the supportive systems they create in the host country, and the supportive systems which, already there, are available for help. (Author)

Examines effect of husband's income and employment on the marital dyad in a marginally employed white population. Results suggest husband's income and unemployment have no direct, additive effect on marital satisfaction or on organization of marital roles. Data show an interaction effect between marital roles and husband's economic performance.…

Data drawn from home visits with 67 families with multiple problems whose children were not attending school regularly. Provides a model for the use of a referral specialist as part of school attendance staff. Results show positive gains in school attendance and in redirection of these disorganized families. (DOW)

Reports that recent research has shown that family socioeconomic status is less a factor in a youngster's IQ score than is the non-economic home environment. (SL)

Examines critically the viewpoint that the reason why some black students do well in school while other black students do poorly depends on the quality of the student's family life. Considers the major assumptions of this argument, as well as its ideological significance. (Author/RK)

Examined psychological separation from parents, parental conflict and dominance, and parental symptoms in relation to the problems of college students. Found interpersonal conflict in the family and intrapersonal distress among family members were related. Conflictual dependence of the student on parents and conflict between the parents were…

An overview of the literature on childhood depression precedes results of a study of 192 regular class students (grades 4-6) in Alberta, Canada, in which diagnostic measures were used to predict aspects of depression. Among findings were that self-esteem and family stability variables significantly predict depression in children. (Author/JW)

Examined differential relationships among well established psychosocial correlates when predicting several dimensions of adolescent alcohol consumption (N=1,720). Factor analysis revealed three dimensions of use: recent drinking, lifetime drinking, and drunkenness. Results suggest that drunkenness is best predicted by peer influences and tobacco…

Examined the role of family and friends in accounting for alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use among young adolescents. Lack of parental affection, concern, involvement, and modeling appeared to be central factors in the family's influence. Friends' delinquency and use of drugs largely determined the influence of friendship. (Author/ABB)

Interviews 100 first borns (12-14 years) and their parents, where both were Australian-born and where parents were Italian-born and children Australian-born, to separate family transmission effects from generational similarities in culture. Proposes that studies across generations should distinguish between actual and perceived agreement and…