In an effort to delineate possible areas of consensus concerning appropriate attitudes and behaviors for medical educators in a variety of settings, researchers in offices of medical education were interviewed. A list of behaviors that emphasized sensitivity, responsiveness, and flexibility was produced. (MLW)

Examines the theory that pre-Hitler Nazism was part of a generational revolt. Research shows that, among new recruits to the National Socialist German Workers Party in that period, there were more than twice as many who were under 30 years old. Socioeconomic and historical factors which made Nazism attractive to German youth are discussed. (AM)

If the political socialization of young people is not sex specific, it must be asked why women are apolitical. It is suggested that an explanation be sought in women's acute perception of structural constraints which make them decide against active participation in an area designated a "man's world." (RM)

A group of 71 Australian families in which fathers were highly participant in child care was compared with a group of 145 traditional families in order to explore the nature of father/child relationships and the consequences of father participation for socialization practices. (MP)

Argues for a materialist and ecological approach to the study of school socialization. Journal available from Catholic University of America Press, 620 Michigan Ave., N.E. Washington, DC 20064. (RM)

Vocational agriculture has avoided the narrow vocationist view in program design and operation. Vocational agriculture should promote socialization because, first of all, vocational agriculture is education, a social or people program. Achievement of human resource development should take precedence over other resource development. (SSH)

The radical critique of the liberal socioeducational reform espouses an equalitarian society but does not believe it can actually exist. Structural functionalism is examined in relation to social change. (JN)

Focusing on those elements of children's preferences which link gender to social structure, the present study analyzes children's letters to Santa Claus. Findings show boys' and girls' requests to be similar when aspects of the child's world are measured and quite different when qualities representing the adult social order are measured.…

Discusses dichotomy between social and psychological aspects of language education. Suggests teachers need to investigate social and political contexts of language use in their classrooms in order to provide balanced approach to language use in curriculum. (Author/BK)

Claims that the political socialization of international students remains the primary function of ESL. Gives examples of language and the immigrant and discusses the intrinsic relationship between language and politics. (BK)

Assesses the effect of exposure to different family structures (single parent families, reconstituted families, intact families) on the marital socialization of 127 males and 194 female adolescents. (Author/CM)

Examines the covert lessons in moral social geography found in a set of popular juvenile fiction published between 1924 and 1978--the Nancy Drew mystery stories. Topics discussed include landscape symbolism, urban environments, uses of geographical elements in the stories, rural settings, wilderness settings, social stereotypes, and landscape…

Describes the results of a study designed to answer the questions of whether (1) the socialization of prospective physicians begins prior to the start of their formal training, and (2) the value shifts measured by the Survey of Interpersonal Values begin prior to entering medical school. (Author/MLW)

Results showed that experimentally produced variations in the person orientation of three nine-year-old female confederates affected the socialization techniques employed by 24 female college students who were attempting to elicit altruistic behavior from the children. (JMB)

The author argues that democracy as a political entity received its fundamental change through Rousseau, who proclaimed egalitarianism as the key element of political freedom. It is argued that Maoism takes the egalitarian principle to its ultimate conclusion: not only are all men considered equal, but they must act equal. (MJB)