Introduces developments in political education in Britain in the 1970s and 1980s. Suggests that there are different ideologies of political education that are reflected in political party differences. Argues that schools should move from partisan political socialization to a more open form of political education. (JOW)

This article is a transcription of a talk with Freire in which he discusses the impossibility of neutrality and the implications lack of neutrality has for education. He views education as a means of domesticating, dominating, or liberating the educatees. Literacy is discussed in terms of transforming reality. (AG)

Author discusses the unspoken ideological biases prevalent in seemingly non-political" or anti-political" free schools. (Editor)

Growing up Female: As Six Become One" is an excellent film for people of any age and appropriate for any group. The film explores the lives of six American women showing how they are socialized and what their roles in society are. (Author)

Both vicarious and direct rewards improve imitative matching behavior. This result is discussed in terms of the hypothesis that vicarious reward serves primarily to increase attention to relevant modeling cues. (Author/MH)

Assesses points of disagreement and agreement between symbolic interactionist (Denzin, N. "Childhood Socialization," 1977) and structural-developmental psychologist (Damon, W. "The Social World of the Child," 1977). Argues that there are perhaps more points of convergence between the two perspectives than one would initially…

Examines the place of national imagery and the experience of the nation in childhood. Draws a comparison between such experiences in Iceland and Kamchatka, Russia. Describes ways in which these experiences become resources for expressing a distinct national identity. (EV)

Investigates the relationship between language and cultural identity as manifested in the language socialization practices of four Mexican-descent families in the United States--two in Texas and two in California. The study suggests that differences found between the Texas and California study participants can be explained partly by the…

Discusses the use of chat rooms by teens in libraries, including educational reasons and socialization. Considers problems encountered when using chat, including viruses; stresses the need for establishing safety tips; and provides descriptions of five Web sites that allow chat, including instant messaging. (LRW)

This paper presents an empirical analysis of a choice-theoretic model of cultural transmission. In particular, we use data from the General Social Survey to estimate the structural parameters of a model of marriage and child socialization along religious lines in the United States. The observed intermarriage and socialization rates are consistent…

This chapter, which focuses on the socialization process for new chairs, offers suggestions and recommendations for practice. (Contains 1 figure.)

This article locates George Herbert Meads account of self-formation in the context of global consumer capitalism, in which the "generalized other" is constructed as a desiring consumer. It argues for a sociology of consumer childhood that, via Mead, takes children's agency as a given and explores the implications of their interaction with the…

The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe the ways in which Orisa priests and their clients conceptualize issues and concerns described by Western based approaches as mental health problems. The two research questions guiding this inquiry included: (a) how do Orisa priests and their clients conceptualize issues and concerns associated…