Presents data about two St. Louis neighborhoods, one Italian and one Black, to support the theory that forces in the larger society (such as social discrimination and the availability of housing and jobs) are critical determinants of ethnic solidarity or dispersion over time. (MK)

Choice Awareness is a cognitive-affective-behavioral system that goes beyond both communication training and behavioral bartering approaches to marriage enrichment. Couples explore thoughts, feelings, and actions in their relationships and develop personal power in making choices and in taking responsibility for their own lives. (Author)

All persons, regardless of current stage of lifespan development, stand to benefit greatly by an improved understanding of aging and the aged. Instruction about aging can and should be integrated within existing health curricula. (CJ)

Considers differing systems and variables used to distinguish city from city, and city from non-city. Reviews various approaches to urban description and classification, including those of novelists, social critics, and social scientists. Suggests that the uses of objective and subjective data are complementary rather than competing systems of…

Argues that adult literacy programs should be structured so that reading becomes a genuine means of enhancing the lives of the elderly. (FL)

Discusses the effects of household density on subgroups' reports about their dwellings, family life, social relations, and wellbeing. Reports more dissatisfaction among respondents in high density homes if they are mothers, have young children, or have low status in the household. (JW)

Focusing on the meaning/function of a man's personal relationships with his fellow workers and other work-related people in comparison with friendship and kinship relationships, this study indicates Japanese company employees distinguish personal work-related relationships from friendship and engage in after-hour socialization with colleagues out…

Economic explanations do not fully account for the vitality of the Gifford (Illinois) business district. Case study demonstrates how a cohesive, persistent German American community generates and maintains a sense of place for Main Street, and examines the vital social role that Main Street plays in the maintenance of community. (TD)

Individuals (n=125, ages 15 to 25) with disabilities in the United Arab Emirates were surveyed concerning gender, disability type and cause, parental status, and level of family income. Results indicated that: (1) individuals with acquired disabilities had more problems than those with congenital disabilities, and (2) people with physical…

Focus groups and individual interviews were conducted with 187 individuals including family members of children with a disability, individuals with a disability, family of children without a disability, service providers, and administrators. Ten domains of family quality of life were identified and described in terms of subdomains, indicators, and…

Analysis of the Keene malpractice court case, which awarded compensatory damages to a child with severe disabilities probably contracted shortly after birth, focuses on how the court calculated life expectancy and the loss of life enjoyment, concluding discrimination against people with mental retardation, in that the decision assumes these…

Reviews the life of environmentalist David Brower and considers the effect on his later life of various decisions he made. Provides rich detail of his struggle to bring focus to environmental issues including the perspectives of various family members and friends. (DDR)

Asked parents and children about children's daily life at home, with emphasis on risk and decision making. Found that differences in perspective and debates between the two groups hinged on ideas about socialization and a good childhood; children, while recognizing and somewhat endorsing parental emphasis on children's future, placed considerable…

Discusses principles associated with strength-based approaches to support families of children with disabilities: a philosophy based on family strength; a partnership approach to service; a family-centered agenda; an individualized response to family needs; a comprehensive view of family development; and an assessment of outcomes based on family…

Thousands of people from 51 countries created the Earth Charter, which heralds humankind's respectful recognition of life's interdependence and our shared responsibility for the world's well-being. A Vermont group put it in an "Ark of Hope" and walked it through four states to the United Nations. Related art workshops held in Vermont…