Comparisons between observed behaviors of fathers in a structured interaction situation with their five-year-old daughters and their reported behaviors as obtained from an interview are studied. Several consistencies and some differences were found. Consistencies occurred more often in fathers' helping and demanding behaviors, as well as in their…

The stated purpose of this book is to preserve in writing some of the Pima Indian legends that had been verbally passed from generation to generation in the past. This collection of 23 legends, which were originally used to instruct the young people of the tribe, presents in story form various aspects of American Indian life--including…

An emerging secondary school curriculum focus is on the study of the people and places closest to students themselves--their own families and the communities in which they live. These studies are popular because they start with the lives of students; help define students' self-concepts; focus student attention on areas for effective social action;…

Long range effects may be of three varieties: those which are observable in the immediate period subsequent to exposure but are long range because of their continuing repetitive accumulation with each exposure; those which represent the cumulative or delayed impact on individuals of exposure to television; or those which represent the immediate…

The author presents a role-playing exercise in which students must examine their motivation for parenthood. (Author)

Discusses views of some opponents of day care standards compliance legislation. (ED)

Adult family life education is an area of challenge for adult educators. The AEA (USA) Committee on the American Family position paper identifies some areas on which family life education programs can focus: marriage education, parenting, social and community development, and middle years/pre-retirement/retirement. (EC)

Two major hypotheses are considered in an attempt to account for the relative absence of home economics in the educational system of the Soviet Union: (1) strengthening of the family unit is not compatible with Soviet policy, and (2) Soviet commitment to economic growth negates home economics education. (Author/EC)

The study describes one phase of an Adolescent Pregnancy Project. Based on a sample of high school youth, this analysis focuses on their understanding of the consequences of childbearing during adolescence in terms of health of the mother and the child and its impact on family life. (Author)

Tested the hypothesis that practice has a positive effect on several kinds of student learning in a functional marriage course. The major finding in the data was that a workbook type of practice had a significant and important short-term and long-term effect on students' ability to apply abstract ideas. (Author)

Psychological and systemic variables affecting Black single-parent families were studied. An attempt was made to describe some of the forces that maintain or impede the functioning of the Black single-parent family. (Author)

Issues related to individual and family life are studied as they vary across stages of the family life cycle. Strong relationships are found between stages in family life cycle and a number of such issues. Further analysis indicates that the major dimensions of the cycle are children and length of marriage. (Author)

Examines what constitutes a family and considers the variety of family forms, including the dual career, single parent and childless family, and their dealings with societal institutions and agencies. Comments on the strengths and weaknesses of each of six different family forms. (BR)