Given that traditional societies provide women with clearly defined roles, married women in traditional communities might experience less depression than women who have conflicting role expectations. To examine this issue, 43 Lubavitch Hassidic Jewish women from two northeastern communities were interviewed concerning their satisfaction with…

The prison experience has traditionally been examined from two perspectives, i.e., deprivation or importation. The amount of time spent in prison, the degree of assimilation into the inmate subculture (prisonization), changes in self-esteem, and self-disclosure are associated with the deprivation model. Advocates of the importation model, however,…

A study was conducted to determine how Washington, D.C., reporters cover business policy issues and to explain why they report this news as they do. The study used J. Grunig's situational theory of communication behavior as a basis for developing a typology of Washington reporters based upon their perceptions of four business policy issues. A…

Role theory, which posits that people play parts determined to some extent by others' expectations, was used in an investigation of the relationship between public relations practitioners and journalists. Twelve journalists and 14 public relations practitioners were asked to describe both roles in terms of a variety of attributes or…

Since grandparents can have profound influence on their grandchildren's upbringing, understanding how grandparents present models of male and female roles may enhance understanding of early sex-role socialization. Sex differences in perceptions of grandparenting were examined in a group of grandmothers (N=177) and grandfathers (N=105) who…

The identity problems of school psychologists are complicated by the emergence of applied developmental psychology. Traditionally, school psychology has recognized developmental psychology as one of its major foundations; however, the two fields are not synonymous. School psychology also applies other disciplinary practices, and conversely, all…

As a result of an effective feminist movement and effective technological developments, men are faceing drastic and dramatic changes in their personal and work lives. Consequently, more men, and specifically more older men, are entering psychotherapy than ever before. Men in their 50's are facing problems associated with shifts away from…

Students air their ambivalent views on male and female roles and sexual relationships in today's society. (PG)

Examines whether the sterotypic conceptions of the black woman influence her attitude toward "traditional" sex-roles, using data from the administration of three attitude scales and a biographical questionnaire to two women's organizations in Houston in the Spring and Summer of 1973. (Author/JM)

Hypotheses asserted that: social class has a different association with the meanings of the student identity; meaning of student identity in combination with social class have differential relations with school orientations; presence and absence of student identity in combination with class background have differential relations with school…

Sixty-four kindergarten children were pretested for ability to conserve liquid quantity and on an original picture test of vocations, choosing a man, a woman, or both as suitable for particular jobs. It was observed that conservers made significantly more male and total choices than did nonconservers. (Author)

Author contended that no broad-ranging study of the way sex-roles are presented in British reading schemes exists. In this article he described a preliminary study on sex-role content in readers in order to remedy this lack of information. (Author/RK)

The study compared perceptions held by a sample of 240 students of counseling psychologists, college counselors, high school counselors, advisers, clinical psychologists, and psychiatrists. Greater differences were found within the counseling psychologists and either clinical psychologists or psychiatrists. (Author)

An informed perspective is the key to the role trustees should play in college and university affairs. It is especially important in academic matters, where the authority of trustees is most likely to be challenged. (Author/DN)

The report examines real and perceived role similarities and differences between 139 directors of public school special education programs and 37 executive directors of Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC) programs. Analysis of questionnaires concerning personal data, responsibilities, and communications is presented in tables with percentage…