The article discusses community action in the Mora Valley, as the Mora Land and Water Protective Association decides whether--and how--to fight an intrusion into traditional life in the valley by the Mora Research Center (a tree farm operated by New Mexico State University). (Editor/NQ)

This article reports an empirical study of loneliness among 158 senior citizens living in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Respondents each completed a self-administered questionnaire. Greater loneliness was associated with less friendship contact, fewer close friends, social anxiety, ineffectiveness in influencing others, low marital satisfaction, and low…

Asserting that both humanistic and manpower considerations dictate that we address the aging process, this article describes the characteristics of older adults and illustrates the way in which they may be allowed to remain productive. Maslow's "Need Hierarchy" and Thorndike's "Theory of Developmental Tasks" are applied to the…

The predictive significance of select variables on survival was ascertained among community-living aged of working class background. Sex and performance of daily routines were found to be better initial discriminators, while age and a perceptual style variable termed field dependence/independence were found to have better long-range predictive…

This study was designed to investigate attitudes concerning marital perceptions and life satisfaction of middle-aged husbands and wives, who were in one of two periods of life. Results indicated that counseled and noncounseled samples of middle-aged couples were significantly different from one another in certain respects. (Author)

Presents the results of studies designed to illustrate the use of child maltreatment report data as social indicators of the quality of life for families. Focuses on the reported incidence of child abuse and neglect at two levels of neighborhood analysis within a single metropolitan county. (Author/JMB)

Several questions concerning the lives of Asian Americans in middle size cities and smaller communities are addressed. Excerpts from one interview conducted as part of a research project are presented in this article. Ethnic identity and quality of life are among the issues discussed. (GC)

Investigates net effect of marital satisfaction on morale for a sample of married residents aged 60 and over. Results indicate existence of a positive effect and this effect appears notably stronger for females. (Author)

This study documents the fact that the Asian American elderly in Greater Philadelphia are unaware of or do not use existing social services, financial assistance, or senior citizens centers. (Author/AM)

Attempts to improve the quality of working life through changes in environmental factors, such as flexible hours, are likely to bring limited and short-term advantages unless the work process itself is well-designed and compatible with the environmental changes. (Author/LBH)

Examined the differential effect of kinship and friendship relationships on the life satisfaction of older people. The data indicated the relatively greater importance of friends over grandchildren for maintaining morale in old age. (Author)

Suggests that a career in communication necessitates a strong personal commitment because communication professionals deal in human choices. Illustrates language-choice interaction by examining the rhetoric of those who have confronted difficult choices, including Ben Franklin, Abe Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, and Ms. Waterbury. (MH)

Haywood Technical Institute's production crafts program has an instruction staff of craftsmen who are trained as teachers and as production craftsmen. Its students are inspired and given the full opportunity needed to become successful studio craftsmen. (Author/NQ)

Issues raised by the Child Abuse Amendments of 1984 (which provide for legal intervention when disabled newborns are denied medical treatment) are discussed and include: parents' right to make the final decision, omission of "quality of life" factors from the law, and excessive financial burdens imposed by the law. (Author/DB)