Psycholinguistic literature discounts the role of three social learning variables: feedback or reinforcement, modeling or imitation, and contextual constraints on language. Social learning, function, and context in language acquisition have been underrepresented in favor of cognitive and structural factors, which are limited because they…

Considers the issue of educational disadvantage in relation to each sex, discusses the dehumanizing effect of sexist education on people in general, and outlines a new concept of humanness, totally divorced from our stereotyped notions of appropriate masculine and feminine behavior. (Author/AJM)

An analysis of data collected from a sample of 23 Navajo women educated in reservation schools and living with their families in an urban area from 1970 to 1972 which focuses on the effect of their schooling on their personal adjustment and their roles as mothers, and which finds that the educational experiences encountered in middle childhood…

This paper presents a typology of direct and vicarious achievement orientations relevant to adult problems. Direct and vicarious achievement patterns are related to sex role socialization and sex-linked occupational choice. Recommendations are developed for reevaluating and redesigning adult occupational and interpersonal roles which would take…

The present study investigated the effects on socially incompetent college students (N=20) of a group program that used social-learning theory and behavior-rehearsal techniques. Significant gains in social competence were shown. (Author)

Considered in this discourse are: normative commitment and collegial reinforcement of the professions; the functionalist tradition; reconciling what's practiced with what's preached; collegial socialization and control; and women and the practice of the professions. (LBH)

The article discusses social conditions which have led to a need for education about aging, home economics as the best area for this subject, a teaching technique contrasting stereotypes and facts about old age, learning activities, and a list of resource materials for teachers. (MF)

In the present study, candidate behavior was conceived as a function of the richness of the interpersonal repertoire brought to the situation of candidacy and of contextual properties of the situation itself. (Author/IRT)

Describes an undergraduate history course based on two themes: sport as a reflection of society and sport as a socializing agent affecting society. The course focuses on sports and industrialization, traditional and modern sports, political and economic aspects of sport, and inequality and discrimination in sports. (Author/JK)

The author describes basic characteristics of an emerging societal ideology which he calls "technocracy," or "technogoical consciousness," and discusses ways in which the use of behavior modification, career education, and competency-based education promote the socialization of students to this restrictive ideology. (MJB)

This paper lists four interdependent family characteristics, and argues that they have been distinguishing features of the Western family for several centuries. They are: family membership, mother's age during childbearing, spouse age difference, and presence of other people. Their interrelationships and possible importance in personality…

Presented are readings from post-cultural revolution Chinese primers. Selections stress orderly behavior, the benefits of manual labor, patriotism, and the teachings of Chairman Mao. (Author/DB)

Presents three selections from first and second grade primers used by post-cultural revolution Chinese elementary school pupils. (Author/DB)

Suggests eight criteria for developing instructional materials and approaches to political education in elementary schools. These criteria include enabling children to see political influences in their daily lives, reflecting the diversity which is characteristic of American society, and reflecting the fact that children are becoming citizens of a…

Describes the techniques used in cadre training schools to emphasize criticism of Lin Piao and his counterrevolutionary beliefs. (AV)