The impact of urbanization on criminal law and the extension of law into the area of morality (value systems) are discussed in terms of social control via punishment and deterrence. The impact of the social sciences (psychotherapy, sociology, behavioral science) is covered in terms of social control via rehabilitation and environmental…

This transcript of an address to the Catholic Library Association highlights an artifact collection of the Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. Describes everyday objects with religious motifs from 19th-century America; discusses social and religious changes resulting from industrialization and…

Critiques findings and interpretations of an investigation of the role of schooling and urbanization on the acquisition of conservation of physical quantities in Senegalese children. Concludes that the investigation showed a smaller impact of schooling, even in the rural milieu, than a previous study of Senegalese children. (RJC)

Addresses the beachfront urbanization of the Dominican Republic's coastline resulting from domestic and international tourism. Explains that the distribution of beach resorts reflects both quality and quantity of natural resources, proximity of urban centers, and intensity of development efforts. Describes five discrete types of coastal resorts.…

Although neotraditional architecture largely focuses on promoting sense of community (SOC), it has the potential to influence environmentalism in residents as well. In October 2002, the authors conducted a mail survey of 1,611 middleclass homeowners in Gainesville, Florida, to determine if there were differences in SOC and environmental behaviors,…

The evolution of American cities is examined as the essential prior element in the creation of rural America. (Author/ND)

The September-to-June school calendar has been a fixture of North America for almost a century. Its origins have usually been told as an unexamined tale attributed to features of nineteenth century rural society. We challenge this interpretation by suggesting that multiple pressures arising from increasing urbanization influenced its roots. We…

This booklet is designed to provide basic information about creeksheds in urbanizing areas; why they are important, how they are adversely affected by urbanization and what can be done to protect creek benefits and avoid problems. The text provides non-technical information relating to small watersheds and their management. The booklet is designed…

This study measures the impact of sexual equality on the differences between male and female involvement in crime. The units of analysis were all 100 counties in North Carolina. Data for the dependent variable, male-female involvement in crime, were obtained from the North Carolina Police Information Network. The 1970 U.S. Census was the source of…

ERIC abstracts on urban crises and educational administration are compiled that were announced in RIE through November 1969. The key terms used to compile this collection are "city problems,""slum schools,""urban education,""urban schools," and "urbanization." The following information is presented for each document: Author, title, place of…

Examines the assertions that quality in education is as much an issue as equality of educational opportunity; that the goal of learning in a just society is to achieve excellence in moral and cognitive skills; and that an evolving political theory base in curriculum may cause a reorientation of educational policy and practice in light of justice.…