Data from a 1974 representative survey of the white American adult population indicate most white Americans (75 percent) disapprove of homosexual relations. Persons who tend to hold more favorable attitudes toward homosexual relations are those under 30 years of age, those living in larger urban centers, and those with college experience. (Author)

This report documents the results of the first statewide survey concerning the environmental literacy of adults in Minnesota. During July-September 2001, a random sample of 1000 adults were surveyed for their knowledge about, attitudes toward, and behaviors related to the environment. This report describes the environmental literacy of Minnesotans…

This study examined whether kindergarten-age children showed traditional gender role behaviors in their choice of play activities. Participating in the study were 9 boys and 11 girls, all 5 or 6 years old and attending the same kindergarten class in a middle size, suburban elementary school. Data on student choice behavior were gathered during the…

Research into the characteristics of at-risk juveniles that contribute to violence and the patterns of behavior and neighborhood characteristics and patterns that are associated with youth violence or victimization are reviewed. The results of the studies reviewed cannot be generalized to the total population of juveniles, but the findings of…

The complex relationship of anxiety and its overt manifestations in social situations and the role of an autonomic perception subject characteristic in determining that relationship are briefly discussed. (Author)

Outlines some of the psychological concepts important to students and applicable to literature and suggests resources--novels, plays, movies, art--that can be used in teaching about these concepts. (TO)

The authors propose that the manager's total career life (total life space, middle level behavior alternatives subject to personal control, and interactive, interpersonal communication, focused on mutual career development) be considered in approaching career development, rather than artificially isolating segments of the individual's life. This…

This paper reports two studies designed to examine the hypothesis that political participation reaches optimum levels among those groups where political trust is low and political efficacy is high. (Author/KM)

An examination of the hypotheses that rejection of traditional values and widespread use of illicit drugs have created a favorable environment for adolescent cigarette smoking is followed by a presentation of relevant smoking and drug use data and thoughts on the relationship between smoking and drug abuse. (Author/KM)

Studies using the Taylor-Johnson Temperament Analysis (T-JTA) suggest that a specific trait pattern (AWOL syndrome) can identify potential army AWOL offenders. Findings suggest that the T-JTA is less reliable when used with a prisoner population, that the AWOL syndrome profile does not exist, and that interpretations based on profile patterns…

R.S. Lazarus's theory of coping was used to investigate appraisal and reappraisal of threat in repressors and sensitizers. Two indexes of stress, self-report ratings of affect and palmar skin conductance, were measured prior to performance on a reaction time task, after one-third of the task was completed and after two-thirds of the task was…

Forty habitual smokers were assigned to one of four treatment groups: warm, smoky air plus rapid smoking; warm, smoky air only; rapid smoking only; an attention-placebo control group. The three aversion groups were quite similar and, taken together, were smoking less at the six-month follow-up than the controls. (Author)

Analyzes the function silence performs in personal, social, and political communication, citing numerous examples. (RB)