This research is based on data from the 1971 and 1976 Aging in Manitoba Needs Assessment surveys for a total of 6,100 randomly selected elderly Manitobans and the complete health service utilization data for these same individuals. Of 100 persons surveyed in 1971, 72 percent were alive, noninstitutionalized, and appeared in active status on the…

Drinking and smoking habits of a group of college students did not change after a 15-week period of exercises. Results indicate a conscious commitment to changing life-styles may be an important factor and should be considered before physical activites are added to drug and alcohol abuse programs. (Author/JAC)

Characteristics of a corporate family style of functioning are defined. Crisis is seen coming from a disruption in the support system of one or more members of the family. The objective of treatment is to reinforce the family without necessarily changing their values or style of functioning. (Author)

To get people in touch with the natural world, each of the seven Acclimatization Group Journeys has its own unique theme, activities, length, and mode of transportation. Differing from other outdoor programs, this program emphasized building natural awareness, developing a relationship with the earth, and examining personal lifestyles. (AN)

The nature of the causal relationship between life and job satisfaction in males and females working in a variety of jobs was investigated. Results suggest that the life satisfaction causes job satisfaction hypothesis is more tenable than the reverse. (Author)

Rather than remaining separate, physical education and recreation will become an increasingly cooperative educational endeavor. (JD)

College has done some important things for our country--many of them unsuspected and underrecognized. Colleges have provided, unwittingly, a social laboratory for experiment with new and diverse styles of living--experiments that improve the society at large. (Author)

The use of a health contract to facilitate behavior change and correct poor habits and attitudes is described. (JD)

The real issues of importance to teenagers are managing their lives more effectively and learning practical social survival skills. (JD)

Analyzes the impact of world views on professional life style and counselor value systems. A philosophical approach is outlined. Theism, deism, agnosticism and antheism are discussed. Another author reviews this approach and urges counselors to focus on the philosophical area of axiology. (Author/CC)

Presents a beginning conceptualization of five distinct life-styles of single-parent families. Social workers can help such families anticipate and deal with the psychosocial risks and make maximum use of the unique opportunities of the life-style they adopt. (Author)

The traditional symptoms of illness may have their origins in the inability of the individual to cope with life and comfortably resolve daily stress situations. (JD)

The current and lifetime prevalence of heterosexual cohabitation are examined for 2,510 young men. It would appear that neither cohabitation nor marriage had reached a peak in terms of prevalence among the young men born in the years 1944 through 1954. (Author)

Incidence of premarital pregnancies among brides marrying in 1970-1972 in Australia is analyzed with respect to relative ages of bride and bridegroom, bridegroom's occupation, and bride's country of birth. Relative frequency of such pregnancies was very high among very young couples but declined with increasing age. (Author)

Changes from decade to decade in family life cycle patterns are analyzed for women who have married this century. Women entering marriage today are expected to have one to two fewer children, to end child-bearing three years sooner, and to have 11 more years of married life after the last child marries. (Author)