As a prerequisite to understanding Swedish views about sex education, some background knowledge and insight into Sweden's development as a country in rapid transition is reported. Impressions of Swedish sex education, methods and aids, are related. (BY)

Ways of providing a relevant curriculum in family life and sex education are presented, including a course outline, "Psychology for Tomorrow." Concepts, suggested materials, instructional techniques, and texts are included in the outline. (SB)

Surveyed married professional women (N=232) about their attitudes toward their roles and how they cope with role conflicts. A majority of women stated that they often experienced strains between these roles. Coping strategies such as having family members help with chores, and reducing standards, were significantly related to satisfaction.…

Addresses problem areas encountered by families with learning-disabled children: parental self-blame and mourning, family life, the child's biological-psychological-social growth, and the child's achievement of independence. Argues that social workers have skills needed for effective remedial intervention. (RH)

American-born Chinese students in Houston, Texas, possess a bicultural identity with strong attachment to their Chinese heritage, a high level of self-esteem, early acceptance of racial differences, and proximity to ethnic social contacts. The students also have assimilated American cultural values and are receptive to social integration. (AOS)

The development of the modern myth of the American family and television attitudes toward men, masculinity, and fathers are explored. (JJD)

Thirty White, working-class men and women, born near the turn of the century, were interviewed about the experience of childhood in a southern mill village, Carrboro, North Carolina, before and during World War I. (RM)

Today's melodramas reveal significant trends in terms of gender, class, and the nature of tribulations. This article surveys the dominant features of family melodramas including soap operas, prime time serials such as "Dallas" and "Dynasty," and theatrical feature films. (PD)

A family life education program for adolescents in Oaxaca, Mexico is described. Effects of the program, which used a values clarification approach, are discussed. (CJ)

Examined the behavior of professional and lay family experts on one popular television talk show. Results indicated that neither professional nor lay experts use generally accepted standards of scholarship when communicating family knowledge to the television audience. Suggests developing specific standards of scholarship for television family…

Examines the early maturity of children in single-parent households: its evolution, its forms, and some of its short- and long-term effects. (Author/CM)

Describes major features of family, social, and religious life among the Vietnamese, Cambodian, Hmong, and Lao peoples. (Author/GC)

Families were surveyed to determine if and how families were learning nutrition at home and the feasibility of the home as a learning center. Family feeding was viewed as a long-term learning activity and ranked first in time pursued. The kitchen was identified as a home learning center. (Author/MA)