The objectives of this article are threefold: (a) to clarify what we think it means to be a girl growing up in our society; (b) to examine ways in which we may respond to girls more meaningfully; and (c) to explore what we consider are better messages for girls. (Authors)

Factors identified for middle-class youngsters were found to be remarkably similar to those generated by their lower-class counterparts. (Authors)

The Danish folk high school, in its four to six-month residential setting combined with absolute social freedom, provides a rewarding proving ground for the comparison and testing of the qualities of life. It would be unlikely to succeed in the United States because of basic differences between the two societies. (SA)

Considers whether college campuses are the place for perpetuation of the status quo or the place to instigate societal change. (HS)

Desirability judgments (values) of 4 personality dimensions (affiliation, autonomy, achievement, nurturance) and 2 control scales were investigated in a total of 120 male and female subjects from 4 different age groups representing childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age. Clear age and sex differences reflected multiple value systems.…

Comments on the preceding five papers. Related documents are EA 500 266, EA 500 267, EA 500 268, EA 500 269, and EA 500 270. (DE)