By allowing permanent, part-time work and by creating positions for job sharers, school districts can redistribute available positions among current employees without reducing their numbers. Available from: Capla Associates, 18 Overlook Avenue, Rochelle Park, New Jersey 07662. (Author)

Contends that current life styles prevent forms of citizen action which might address personal as well as world problems. A new set of cultural meanings must be generated which revolve around the human condition, and these meanings must be lived in the day to day experience of persons. (Author/JK)

In the future health educators must acknowledge the interrelationship between health and education; understand the changes both are undergoing; and take initiative in managing resources creatively, take an active part in the calculus of change, and accept and adapt to external forces that cannot be changed. (JD)

Many states have laws which prohibit every sexual act except sexual intercourse between husband and wife. However, recent court decisions make most private relationships between consenting adults outside the realm of the law. The effect on sex laws is seen in an increasing liberalization of these statues. (Author)

Presents insights resulting from an inter-generational living/learning project involving university students and older adults. Techniques are suggested for teaching social sciences with emphasis on the elderly. (Author/DB)

This study determined regional differences in the prevalence of cohabitation, the reported willingness to cohabit, and the extent of probable parental awareness. The study also compares cohabitants and noncohabitants with regard to their desire to marry and have children, and their willingness to engage in a number of nontraditional life styles.…

Author states that "...the traditional form of family which has been the norm in recent times in the West will persist, but will be forced to "move over" to accommodate other forms of domestic life." (Author)

Princeton's women students have adapted to a world of highly competitive males but a need has been found to provide services to help them in an atmosphere and society where male values predominate. (Author/LBH)

The resistance of recent high school graduates enrolled in residential colleges to feminist analysis in terms of the students' life experiences is explained. Rather than dismissing students' perceptions as naive, it is important to apply a feminist methodology to their experiences. Some suggestions are made. (Author/RM)

Examined smoking patterns in 27,335 junior and senior high school students. Found smoking was more prevalent among girls than boys, and among whites more than members of minority groups. Marijuana use was the best single predictor of whether a student smoked or not. Heavy drinking was the best predictor of quantity smoked among smokers. (Author/KS)

Examined the effects of a life role planning program on 152 high school students. Compared to controls, the experimental group showed greater career decisiveness, and greater independence, involvement, and compromise in career decision making. Results dealing with work and family roles were inconsistent. (JAC)

Case studies are presented that provide examples of both the familiar nature of the problem of career crisis and some possible counseling strategies. The three stages of family response to career crisis are identified: experiencing the impact of the change and sensing the potential for disruption to the family's life-style, transition, and…

Compares the life styles of six professional women who share and examine their experiences in five major life styles: (1) single; (2) lesbian; (3) divorced with children; and (4) Black and White engaged in dual career marriages. Reflects on the rewards and frustrations of multiple roles. (Author/JAC)

Researchers investigated whether including a health risk appraisal instrument into a college health education course would motivate students to change health behavior. Use of the instrument produced a somewhat higher (but not significant) rate of behavior change than did taking the course, focused on life-style, alone. (PP)

This paper examines the growing phenomenon of fathers being primary parents due to widowhood, divorce, separation, or adoption. Interviews with 20 single-parent fathers consider the successes and strains they experience in childrearing, in using compensatory services, and in their own adult life style. Recommendations are presented. (Author)