Middle-class Caucasian children in grades 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 were examined to determine the effect of sex role standards on reading and arithmetic achievement. Results indicated agreement between the sexes on perceptions of what constituted girls' activities and disagreement on perceptions of what constituted boys' activities. Sex role…

Outlines three possible forms, based on historical patterns, the college presidency could take depending on how presidents respond to four major conditions: the conditioning of education by economics and status, the high degree of bureaucratic structuring of collegiate institutions, the multicampus-statewide system patterns, and the new kinds of…

Paper was presented at the Groves Conference on Marriage and the Family, Boston, 1968.

Based on a paper read at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association (San Francisco, 1967).

This paper was read before the Division of School Psychology (Division 16), at the American Psychological Association Meetings, San Francisco, September 1968.

More than 300 adults responded to a telephone survey designed to examine whether the gender of the source and the similarity of gender between the source and the receiver affected the receiver's perception of source credibility. The results indicated that (1) men had more overall credibility than did women, (2) women recognized that they would…

A study investigated the impact that the portrayal of doctors and nurses on television had on the expectations of viewers, particularly on communication within the doctor-patient relationship. Approximately 200 adults responded to telephone interview questions about their television viewing habits, their information-seeking behavior regarding…

A survey of public relations practitioners was conducted to examine the decision making roles they play in their profession. The 458 respondents provided information on their participation in policy decision making; the roles they play on the job, such as problem solver or technical services provider; and information on their decision making…

Contemporary women continue to choose the role of motherhood, but questions remain about women's attitudes toward the timing of parenthood, the perceived effect of parenthood on the marital relationship, the perceived effect of parenthood on males as well as females, and the perceived contribution of children to the relationship. A sample of…

This paper presents the findings of research that examined the effects of racism on the social reality perceptions and childrearing patterns of black mothers. The study focused on the following questions: (1) how do black mothers perceive racism? (2) how do their perceptions of racism correlate with their "blame orientations?" and (3)…

Women who are able to acknowledge their distinctive perceptions and to relate them to their lives are the ones most likely to expose the oppressiveness of a power-driven society. Nathaniel Hawthorne's fictional character, Hester Prynne ("The Scarlet Letter") illustrates a crucial theme: a woman's faculty for critical awareness and her ability to…

A survey was conducted of students in 77 of the 144 two-year foodservice management programs in the United States to assess their knowledge of and attitudes toward fast food restaurant management as compared to full service restaurant management. A total of 1,403 students from 44 programs responded. Results indicated that the food service…