IT IS HELD THAT IN A SENSE, AMERICAN SOCIETY EDUCATES FOR PREJUDICE. NEGROES AND WHITES DEVELOP A BIAS FOR THE WHITE RACE AT AN EARLY AGE. PREFERENCE FOR THE WHITE RACE WAS EVIDENT AMONG YOUNG CHILDREN WHEN THE MAJORITY OF 253 NEGRO CHILDREN IN MASSACHUSETTES AND ARKANSAS WERE ASKED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN A WHITE AND A COLORED DOLL. CHILDREN PREFERRED…

Four categories of interaction between pressure groups and bureaucracy are developed, and the extent and types of effects of each on policy are examined. The four types of interaction are legitimate, clientela, parantela, and illegitimate. (Author/IRT)

Examines the proposition that members of a group unconsciously displace the shadow of the group onto other groups to reduce feelings of internal conflict and threat within the group. Characteristics of the group shadow, as well as its psychodynamic function within and between groups are described. (Author/BL)

Uses personal experiences with feuding factions to discuss principles for handling other conflictual situations, including the Camp David meetings between Israel, Egypt and the United States. Suggest a person-centered approach as an alternative to intergroup hostility. (JAC)

A series of human relations laboratories was held for the administrators, faculty, and staff of the Dallas County Junior College District (Texas). Formed into T groups, the participants concentrated on developing relationships with people in authority and with those regarded as different." (JO)

Creative dramatics helps increase and release children's creative potential. This article stresses selection of qualitative materials. (WY)

Study results showed that Welshmen did not appreciate anti-Welsh humor under experimental conditions but evaluated anti-outgroup jokes positively. However, when intergroup conflict was made salient, subjects reacted more favorably to anti-outgroup humor when delivered by Englishmen than Welshmen; the opposite was found under neutral conditions.…

Distinguishes between in-group (ethnic) humor and intergroup humor, the latter said to underscore prevailing beliefs and behavioral norms regarding ethnic groups in society. Illustrates the discussion with examples of Jewish humor. (GC)

Civility can encourage educational debate, but it does not assure that the debate itself is of great intellectual value. (LH)

Discusses changes in ethics' role in public life: (1) many people who live morally are insisting that institutions do the same; (2) while ethics have been used to humanize power, ethics now are power; and (3) private values that provided moral strength at the dawning of nation states must be transformed into public values for an interdependent…

A request from the National Academies to prepare a presentation for a Workshop on Non-Technical Strategies to Protect Youth from Inappropriate Material on the Internet occurred before much was known about children, youth, and the Internet. The author's strategy was to investigate websites that cater to children and adolescents. The developmental…

The author discusses the nature of in-group bias and the social motives that underlie ethnocentric attachment to one's own membership groups. Two common assumptions about in-group bias are challenged: that in-group positivity necessitates out-group derogation and that ingroup bias is motivated by self-enhancement. A review of relevant theory and …