This document contains supplementary material related to helping children protect themselves from sexual abuse to accompany New York City public schools' Family Living including Sex Education programs. For grades prekindergarten through grade two and grades three through four, it presents the concept that protecting oneself is an important part of…

Suburban middle class American situation comedies of the 1950s and 1960s idealized the postwar family ensemble with its unproblematic achievement of quality family life. The homemaker as portrayed in these sitcoms was positioned at the center of the postwar consumer economy by the consumer product industry, which built its economy on defining the…

This workshop report presents excerpts of the panel discussions of 10 distinguished family researchers considering the feasibility of joint studies across the three Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration Institutes (the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the National…

Extending an earlier analysis by Giovannoni and Becerra (1979) that compared attitudes of Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites toward child abuse and neglect, this discussion provides an in-depth analysis of responses by Black parents. Vignettes describing situations of potential risk to children were rated by 129 Black respondents. The vignettes…

This paper describes the implementation of a sex education course at the seventh grade level in a rural, conservative school district in Rutherford County, North Carolina. A discussion is presented on the four areas of the program implementation that were considered sensitive. The first area is involved with the ways in which informed parental…

This family life instructional unit is organized around five themes: (1) the importance of families; (2) human growth and development; (3) relationships and responsibilities; (4) sexual abuse prevention; and (5) promoting positive lifestyle practices. Approximately 16 age-appropriate lessons contain student objectives, suggested activities,…

This transcription of the keynote speech delivered at a conference on the black family is a discussion of the black family from an historical perspective. The presentation begins with quotations from ancient African literature and a discussion of the archaeological history of the African continent with references to authors who have used this…

Intended for use in family day care, preschool centers, professional preparation institutions, and in homes, this comprehensive health education curriculum for 3- through 5-year-old children contains units designed to sequentially teach concepts about physical health, mental health, family living, and safety. Contents include the following…

Eight established methodologies were evaluated and compared in this preliminary study, which was conducted to resolve methodological questions and problems and develop an adequate approach for the collection of valid, generalizable data for an extensive study of family use of television. The study focused on four variables: which family members…

The purpose of this paper is to describe a specific method of measuring fathers' childrearing involvement. The conceptual scheme underlying the method addresses involvement in routine child care, play with the child, and school-related interactions. Measures involved the father's share of childrearing (as compared with the mother's) and the…

This bibliography is an attempt to pull together the literature on black children. Most of the citations are recent works. Included are citations on adoption; education; health; mental health; aspects of family life; sex, contraception, and family planning; and other areas which affect black children and their families. This volume also includes a…

An academic course in family life-sex education is described in the context of a unique treatment setting for those diagnosed as schizophrenic. Asserts that this population is intellectually and academically able to profit from a cognitive experience. The course also offers positive value as an adjunct therapeutic modality. (Author)

The author, U. S. Commissioner of Education, describes several of that agencies programs for training parents for more effective parenting. (HMV)