Based upon research conducted aboard a ship, this article substantiates the hypothesis that whether or not homosexuality is excused will depend upon the compatibility of such tolerance with the prevailing terms being used to rationalize the experience of differential power. (Author/JC)

Argues that delinquency is an expression of intergroup conflict and that both ethnic minorities and youth are in conflict with the dominating elements in society. (Author/RK)

This study integrated observational and self-report methods to investigate the effects of low and high spatial density on 10-year-old boys in an experimental setting. Five factors emerged: discomfort and dislike of room; active play; avoidance; positive group interactions; and anger and aggression. (Author)

Atlanta provides a social environment that emphasizes race as the most significant categorization of a person after age and sex. The most pronounced subcultural differences in city life arise from the segregation between blacks and whites. (Author/AM)

This study examines value-attribution found in encounter groups. Group members tend to refer to themselves in neutralizing negative valuations. Group leaders were negative in describing group members. Published group transcripts are more positive than unpublished, private transcripts. (MFD)

The Segal Interaction Analysis Scale (SIAS)--a categorization of verbal behaviors--is described and its uses indicated for promoting effective and productive group discussions. (MB)

The authors consider the necessary conditions for group members and their consultants to study group processes together and summarize how consultants pass tests of the meaning and strength of their collaborative intentions. (Author/MLF)

Tested college students for conformity when conditions contributing to conformity were absent. Found that social pressures (responding in public, being surveyed by fellow group members) are necessary to produce conformity. (RL)

Suggests that group members' apprehension about communicating in groups can potentially mediate the effects of group versus individual brainstorming upon performance. (MH)

Analyzes social skills in four emotionally disturbed students (ages 12-14) enrolled in adolescent day treatment programs. Students displayed an increased ability to relax and to use appropriate interpersonal behaviors in simulated social interactions involving scenes not previously trained. Skills did not generalize to the classroom. Discusses…

The concept of "subcultures" is applied to depressed and suicidal teenagers. A case example is presented of a group of five teenagers, three of whom killed themseles. The characteristics of the group members are described in order to pinpoint the defining values of a teenage suicidal subculture. (Author)

Examined the characteristics and interpersonal relations of 13 adolescents who identified themselves as members of a revived "mod movement." Results suggest that adolescents who joined this unique and somewhat extreme group were more similar than disssimiliar to their contemporaries in their efforts to establish an identitiy and be accepted as…

Because of a need for quality improvement, Wisconsin Power and Light trained two six-person pilot groups in statistical process control, had them apply that knowledge to actual problems, and showed management the dollars-and-cents savings that come from quality improvement. (JOW)

Whenever there is a data gathering need and a group of people have input, the group interview may be a viable approach. The authors offer a step-by-step model for conducting group interviews. (JOW)