Rapidly changing demographics have transformed the suburban counties of northern New Jersey into multicultural and multiethnic communities. The tragic events of 9/11 have brought out the necessity for understanding the many dimensions of the changes. Various institutions see the value of joining together to take advantage of the opportunities to…

What is citizenship? This question goes back to the political philosophy of Aristotle, and how one answers it will be decisive in determining one's vision of political life. In the last ten to fifteen years, the question of citizenship has aroused a renewed set of extremely lively debates within political philosophy, and Iris Marion Young has…

Individuals vary in the degree to which they are representative, or typical, of their social groups. To investigate the effects of atypicality on intergroup attitudes, elementary-school-age children (N = 97) attending a summer school program were assigned to novel color groups that included typical (blue or green) and atypical (light blue or light…

This handbook encompasses a range of disciplines that underlie the field of peace education and provides the rationales for the ways it is actually carried out. The discipline is a composite of contributions from a variety of disciplines ranging from social psychology to philosophy and from communication to political science. That is, peace…

Analyzes communication within groups which perceive themselves to be in conflict situations. Suggests that the rhetoric of group members is used to develop images of the enemy and the struggle. (MH)

Patterns of joking, formality, and avoidance were found to be functionally important in allowing black and white professors in predominantly white, non-Southern universities and colleges to deal with intergroup problems of prejudice and status dilemma. (EH)

CONCERN IS FOCUSED ON ADVANCING INTERGROUP RELATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND METHODS OF ADVANCING THE GOALS OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY WHICH HAD BEEN SET FORTH BY THE 1960 ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAM. POLICY DIRECTIVES, PROCEDURAL STEPS, AND ORGANIZATION OF INTERGROUP RELATIONS RESOURCES WHICH MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE IN ANY AND ALL GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ARE…

This book consists of more than 400 annotated abstracts representing the literature produced in 1974 relevant to the field of organizational communication. The objectives of this book are to provide a general structure through which students, scholars, and practitioners might obtain comprehensive information on recently published and unpublished…

Researchers have given little attention to theory on the measurement of interorganizational relations (IOR). The purpose of this paper is to analyze one factor influencing the development of such a theory. Eight items indicating low to high intensity IOR are postulated: (1) director awareness, (2) director acquaintance, (3) director interaction,…

Very little is known about the Chicanos in the northern U.S., especially those in the Northwest. Research and writing on Chicanos have concentrated on the Southwest or large urban settings, thus excluding those Chicanos residing in rural settings except for those in the migrant stream. These rural residents have become a forgotten people,…

This report deals with the research and development of a curriculum which seeks to advance democratic intergroup relations through educational processes in elementary schools. Volume 1 describes the background research and development, with particular emphasis on propositions, critiques, and recommendations with respect to intergroup relations…

Volume 2 of this report on the development of an intergroup relations curriculum contains a curriculum itself. The contents include 1) an explanatory introduction to the curriculum; 2) an outline of the conceptual framework; 3) the methodological tools; 4) teaching the governing process and the methodological tools; 5) learning activities and…

The Congress on the Quality of Life considered the relationship of the later years to the whole of life's continuum including normal aging, pathology, prevention of some conditions through exercise, good nutrition and dental care, and special considerations relating to mental and emotional health and economic and social conditions. (RC)

In this study, it was found that during the early phases of sex integration into the armed forces there were ambiguous and sex-linked differences, as well as changes in cadet beliefs, attitudes, and interactions. The ensuing integration of women into the squadrons appeared to follow the patterns of other minority integration into the armed forces.…

This research investigates frequency and type of contact young children have had with elderly persons. It also examines the relationship between this contact and children's frequency of contact with elderly persons and their ability to identify the elderly. (Author)