Presents a short-term, classroom-based intervention emphasizing both the interactional and value-based nature of life-role planning. Offers school counselors a direction for helping teenagers with career choices and major life roles. (Author/ABB)

Examines the different societal meanings attached to youth unemployment in various European countries. Sheds light on how youth of different social classes and educational backgrounds cope with unemployment. (JDH)

Discusses social factors influencing nutrition among the elderly. Argues that to maximize dietary intervention, efficient functioning of federally sponsored nutrition programs, and subsequent research, greater attention to the conceptual foundation of nutrition-related variables is warranted. Offers suggestions for redirection. (Author/ABB)

Explores the relationship between adolescent lifestyle and the development of autonomy. Suggests that the expansion of the high school system with its emphasis on continued dependence, and the rise of the market economy emphasizing economic independence, create potential discontinuity in adolescent socialization. (JAC)

Screening for risk factors as part of a chronic disease prevention program for youth can provide the focus for curriculum development and the impetus for health-related behavior changes. Implementation of a screening program is described, and issues related to educational and evaluative impact are discussed. (Author/MT)

Although the terms "personal health" and "medical care" are used interchangeably, they have different meanings. Health is a personal responsibility, medicine is a drug given as a form of treatment. A new definition of health is suggested that treats health as a dynamic status. (DF)

This article calls for a refocusing of alcohol education to facilitate the adoption of low-risk lifestyle choices regarding decisions about abstinence and quantity and frequency of alcohol use. Five goals are presented as a focal point for lifestyle risk-reduction education about alcohol. (CJB)

Initiating change in preschool and elementary schools could enhance childrens' present physical fitness and help them understand and achieve physical fitness in adulthood. Mastering motor skills and locomotor patterns in early childhood is important to future physical development. A new direction for physical activity programs is offered. (DF)

"Target: Lifestyle" is a physical education curriculum adopted by Detroit Country Day School which incorporates instruction in nutrition, physical fitness, first aid, and lifetime sports. This curriculum aims to influence student attitudes and lifestyles in health and physical fitness. Four levels of instruction are described. (DF)

Compared 65 senior auditors with 200 older people to examine the association between activity level and participation in higher education. Significant relationships were observed for perceived levels of physical and mental activity but not social activity. Senior auditors thought their mental and physical activity levels were higher than…

Urges speech communication students and professionals to assess carefully whether and how to approach consulting. Discusses misconceptions about lifestyle, ethical problems, and personal qualities of prospective consultants. Offers recommendations to make consulting both rewarding and legitimate. (PD)

Americans are a diverse people, but their values, dreams, and attitudes place them in distinct lifestyle groups. Nine adult lifestyles are described and how they may change in response to future economic, social, and political conditions is examined. (RM)

Facts and figures about the growth of the physical fitness phenomenon in the United States are discussed. Millions participate in physical fitness activities and programs, and billions are spent on fitness. Better leadership, facilities, and programs are available than ever before. (PP)

Outlines a literacy program among the Maori and Aborigines in the South Pacific. Three stages are implemented and a fourth is being developed. Focus is on the social-cultural context and its relationship to literacy. (ABM)

Using census data from the nineteenth century and 1960, the authors compare the timing of five points in the life cycle in which the transition to adulthood is generally demarcated. Historical trends are discussed. (NS)