Describes the development and implementation of structured group programs concerning men's roles. Provides an outline of a workshop and reviews three examples of structured programing designed to help men become aware of their sex-role socialization and learn a new definition of manhood. (LLL)

Surveyed 217 new employees to report socialization practices most available and the extent to which these practices were helpful. Results showed that socialization practices and perceptions of their helpfulness vary, affecting subsequent job satisfaction and commitment. Interactions with peers, supervisor, and senior coworkers were most helpful.…

Examined the relationship between marital status and job involvement in women retired from nonprofessional careers (58 ever married women and 22 never married women). Results showed that marital status affected the form of these women's work careers but not the quality of their work role participation. (JAC)

Reviews experiences of the author which illustrate a journey toward interdependence. Suggests that sex differences in children's socialization have influenced males and females to react differently to competition and criticism, but women are realizing they can empower each other for survival and growth. (JAC)

This study investigated Israeli adolescents' differential perceptions of social conflicts in the "real" world and in television news. Overall results suggest that, when asked to do so, adolescents are able to differentiate between the social conflicts and their symbolic representations in television news. (PD)

Bringing children to have respect for others is generally regarded as a central task of moral and social education. In this article one particular view of what "respect for others" means and how it is justified is examined critically and found to be unsatisfactory. (Editor)

Examines the effects of the behavior of the teacher as well as the type of program on the interpersonal behavior of four-year-old children (N=20). Specifically looks at the type of reinforcement used by the teacher with the Magic Circle technique. (Author)

Perhaps one major change our schools might begin to consider would entail a commitment at least to make explicit and examine forcefully and persistently what our nation's political and social ideals actually are, and to what degree we do or do not live up to those ideals. (Author)

Data suggest that institutional socialization effects, specific to the professions of medicine, law and business, are not likely to result from participation in college sports. (GW)

Trend data associated with increasing alienation and a decrease in coping skills among youth point to symptoms of inadequate socialization of young people to adulthood. Remedies that increase the variety and intensity of adult contacts for youth should be considered. Such changes would likely have important implications for community college…

In the GDR, goals in English teaching arise from political considerations. Subject matter increasingly becomes the GDR itself. English teaching is expected to increase the student's awareness of the class struggle. In speaking and reading skills also, goals differ from those in the Federal Republic. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

This paper provides a theoretical overview of education as an institution and as a field of socialization. It analyzes the relationships among multicultural education, integration, and civic society. Some of the socializers of the educational field are the formal curriculum, educational media, and the hidden curriculum. These socializers are…

This case study of academic deans was undertaken to investigate the organizational socialization process of deans and draw practical implications for institutions and academic leaders. Four researchers conducted in-depth interviews of 24 deans at different stages ("seasons") of the deanship using an open-ended interview guide developed…

The relationship between parental personality traits and how parents socialize their children's emotions is largely unexplored. This study examined the association of personality traits such as Neuroticism and Agreeableness, and emotion traits such as Anxiety and Trait Depression to the strategies parents use to socialize their children's sadness,…