The author outlines the activities of a typical day in the life of a member of Parliament. The narrow role of a legislator has expanded to one of a social ombudsman and requires a broader view in political science education. (DE)

Health education programs must begin to emphasize the relationship between genetic constitution, environment, and lifestyle if significant progress is to be made in the prevention of chronic disease. (DS)

Soldaderas were brave women who acted as nurses, cooks, look-outs, and even auxiliary forces to the main army during Mexico's tumultuous years around 1920. Margarita Cuevas describes her life as a soldadera. (NQ)

Exposure to an environment with increased opportunities resulted in increased activity among a group of elderly persons, compared to similar people in unenriched environments. Persistence of relative elevation in activity over eight years and concomitance with other indexes of well-being suggest appropriate environmental intervention expanding…

According to the author, business educators should help students make career choices by developing "life style" and "work style" concepts which would blend personal values and careers into a congruent state. (MF)

With the growth of professionalism and the emphasis on money in sports, modern society is losing sight of the ideals of style and grace that were of primary importance in the early Olympic games. nJD)

Assesses the state of the art of theory building efforts in adult learning. Theories are divided into three categories: (1) those based on adult learner characteristics, (2) those emphasizing the adult's life situation, and (3) those focusing upon consciousness changes. Common components are identified. (Author/CH)

Examined health-related behaviors in 25 young adult cocaine users and 25 matched nonusers. Found cocaine users consumed more coffee and alcohol, and fewer balanced meals, than did nonusers. Users reported less relaxation and daily organization than did nonusers. Suggests that cocaine use is embedded in complex of interrelated unhealthy behaviors;…

Notes that the well-educated young have in the past been trendsetters for much of society, and looks to that group for information about present and future family issues. Considers the issues of changing sex roles, self-realization, combining families and careers, cohabitation, marriage and divorce, child rearing, and caring for aging parents. (NB)

Data from National Longitudinal Surveys of Young Men and Young Women provide some support for hypotheses that independent living among young adults delays marriage, effects of nonfamily living are smaller for persons in group quarters than for others, living away has larger effects if done early in adulthood, and effects are stronger for women…

Describes development of a program to ease the transition into becoming single. The program, a series of six informational letters, was developed for adults who had been separated, divorced, or widowed within the previous two years. The article also contains an evaluation of the program. (CT)

Focuses on adult leisure in relationship to career development: the chief functions of leisure in adulthood; major factors shaping its development; and the role of the professional counselor. Also discusses vital functions of the adult leisure role; theoretical considerations; leisure role determinants; the Life-Style Grid, an integrative…

This article examines a number of chronic disease health education studies. The authors suggest that there is a need to reevaluate the assumptions that underlie health education and a need in health education programs to study factors other than, or in addition to, behavior change as mediators of health status. (Author/CT)

Examined the relationship between sex and career and lifestyle expectations of 128 students. Results indicated no sex differences in curricular or post-secondary plans. Equal proportions of males and females indicated professional career aspirations, however, they differed in their choices along traditional lines. Males expected to achieve their…