This essay discusses the correlation between health and medical care, progress in medical science, and education. The growth in medical care, non-medical factors contributing to this growth, and different views concerning the effectiveness of medical care are examined. (EB)

Reports on a study which sought to determine the effect of family tactile history on attitude toward touch in public, and the relationship between this tactile history and the frequency of public touching behavior. (Author/AM)

Autonomous mate selection based on romantic attraction is more likely to be institutionalized in societies with nuclear family systems. Neolocal residence customs increase the probability that mate selection is autonomous but decrease the probability that it is based on romantic attraction. (Author)

Drawing from literature on differences between the Mexican American experience and that of other groups, offers a model to explain the higher rates of inhalant abuse among Mexican American youth. Considers cultural, ecological, structural, and economic factors. (Author/GC)

The article discusses the family of the hearing impaired child as the context for his or her disability, exploring such aspects as the father's role, the role of siblings, and the relationship between mental health and hearing impairment. (DLS)

Most students, regardless of gender, were influenced by males, particularly fathers. However, a notable percentage of female students, especially those in traditional fields, were influenced by females. Students whose primary influencers were in fields closely related to their own vocational choices reported being more certain of their choices.…

An exploration of motivations for parenthood in female college undergraduates indicated that positive memories of early childhood maternal love, traditional feminine sex-role identification and antifeminist sympathy were the primary unique psychological variables accounting for expressed desire for children. Women from large families expressed…

Using a national survey of 11-, 12-, and 15-year-old English students, the relationship between intelligence and academic achievement was examined at different levels of socioeconomic status and family environment. Regression surfaces were constructed from models which examined possible linear, interaction, and curvilinear relations between the…

Suggests that a child's level of understanding of advertising is a product of family group interaction concerning consumer-related skills and other social experiences that the child brings to viewing situations. (Author/RL)

Identifies the role of family and community in the education of elementary and secondary school students in China. Particular emphasis is placed on family and community involvement with students and teachers. Topics discussed include family-teacher conferences, grandparent responsibilities, parental responsibilities for disciplining students, and…

Describes cases of adults whose early developmental years were marked by constant threat of parental abuse and who manifest, as adults, an inability to tolerate aggression or to develop close relationships. Uses Mahler's separation-individuation process framework to provide an understanding of the early foundations of these adults' problems. (SS)

Comments on Cazden's paper "How Knowledge about Language Helps the Classroom Teacher-Or Does It: A Personal Account," which appeared in the previous issue of "The Urban Review," by drawing upon personal and professional experiences, asserting that "a child's or adolescent's 'silence' or shyness does not mean an incapacity for further development."…

Advocates that "the principal goal of education become the training of culturally pluralistic individuals....From our point of view, equality in terms of education will be measured by the student's relative awareness of the range of possible statuses and roles, and by the student's relative ability to effectively compete for those statuses and…

This study examines the relationship between lower-class Israeli girls' perceptions (N=53) of various patterns in families of origin and attitudes concerning desirable patterns in their future families. It was found that traditional role allocation is desirable to the girls in the area of household roles. (Author)

Examines how children see themselves in terms of needs met and unmet through their "home space." Subjects were 100 boys and girls, grouped in four age brackets (7-9; 10-12; 13-15; and 16-18). (Author)