The contents of this concept paper examining the roll of the mass media in the socialization of minority groups in America include an examination of the major literature dealing with the socialization of minority groups, a discussion of subculture orientation to minority socialization, consideration of the theories of ethnocentrism and their…

An effort is made at defining the lessons of the sixties as they relate to the understanding of processes of social and organizational change. This essay examines the theory of change that emerged in the sixties, describes how the current condition in the United States indicates the wrongness of this view, and suggests a reformulation based on a…

Forum 14 advocates the development of flexible policies for variant family forms and legislative programs which are responsive to family needs whether the family is a single parent, nuclear family, or some other form. Human service systems must be built around people; families should not be expected to fit into mass produced formal systems based…

Three different approaches to the creation of popularity indices from sociometric data are described. One involves a factor analysis of the sociometric matrix and the other two are different approaches to the weighting of sociometric choices. All turn out to have the same mathematical solution when the relationships are symmetric; it is certain…

The second report on the Canadian Welfare Council's study of the social and psychological aspects of mental handicaps in the population of Prince Edward Island reviews the development of the project, describes its current status, and outlines plans for continuation . The purpose of the study is to define the nature and prevalence of mental…

Examined is a general model of the socialization process based on Polak's theory of social change which identifies key agents of the process which shape perceptions of the possibility of creative change instead of defensiveness or aggression in situations where old behaviors are inadequate. Six agents of socialization are identified: family,…

Play and games are thought to have a vital role in the socialization process. This study explores the impact of differences in socialization via game experience according to sex. Children in the sixth grade of a racially-integrated rural school in Maryland were surveyed with regard to their participation in four types of games: (1) individual, (2)…

This report describes a project designed to explore the feasibility of undertaking a systematic 6-year longitudinal study of how children being reared in alternative family life styles are being socialized and how these patterns of socialization affect the development of the children. Pilot investigations were conducted to (1) identify the…

Education as a lifelong process is not the same as schooling measured by years of attendance, the level of academic standards, and one's performance there. Schooling should provide the following functions, which comprise part of becoming educated: socialization, sorting, custody, knowledge and skills training, and encouragement of creativity and…

Certain techniques have been found to be effective in the socialization process, and because these are basically learning principles they are tenable for socialization in any group, as socialization itself is a learning process. The peculiar differentiating aspects of group identity lie in the content (the particular values and goals espoused by…

Career education and competency-based teacher education (CBTE) raise some serious questions for those who are concerned with human values and humanistic growth in our modern, rapidly changing society. Schools are fundamentally political institutions designed to serve the needs of the American economy and, to an extent, the values of the middle…

Analysis of data collected from ninth and twelfth grade boys and their parents investigates whether parent-child agreement on goals reflects parental influence. The analysis leads to the following conclusions: (1) parent-child agreement cannot be viewed as a wholly spurious basis for imputing influence; (2) agreement measures based on the child's…

One of the focal points of this study is the investigation of the relationship between rates and types of imitative responding and responsiveness to social reinforcement (approval). Subjects were 96 children (5 to 6 years old) equally divided according to sex and race (Negro and white). Findings indicate that: (1) it seems tenable to assume that a…

This research essentially presents an overview, historically and contemporarily, of the social-psychological concept of the reference group (or "other"), including theoretical and empirical literature reviews. Basic problems of definition and conceptual confusion are discussed. Concepts such as relative deprivation, anticipatory socialization,…

This guide offers teachers and senior high school students the simple facts of how he can make a difference in the operation of the two-party system in the United States at the precinct level. It also attempts to show that students, teachers, the school curriculum, and our American political structure definitely need large numbers of high school…