Analysis of national (N=1469) and New York (N=1683) survey data shows that indicators of ethnic assimilation (interethnic marriage and friendship) and of social class are generally unrelated. However, associations in the hypothesized direction among the more recently arrived ethnic groups suggest social class is an important correlate of ethnic…

Higher education is facing pressures that prohibit valuable and illuminating research, including virtually no growth in the enterprise, lack of societal enthusiasm, competition among institutions, and stresses between faculty and administrators. Until these pressures are eased, improvements in higher education research will be minimal. (Author/LB)

Describes six-day residential camp experiences of 10 Soviet and 20 American youths at Alford Lake Camp (Maine) in August 1986. (NEC)

Reviews history of YMCA Soviet-American international exchange experiences. Relates summer 1987 experiences of Soviet delegation of camp leaders to America. Describes five types of Soviet camps and their similarities to American programs. (NEC)

Political division and domination by different foreign powers have given birth to national identity problems which Samoans face both at home and abroad. Community leaders should put aside antagonistic feelings among themselves and restore appreciation for the "faasamoa," that body of customs and traditions once shared by all Samoans. (GC)

Research on native speakers' reactions to learners' speech has used an interpersonal (speaker/learner) perspective, and the broader social psychological research on language attitudes has taken an intergroup perspective. The two perspectives provide complementary interpretations of native speakers' evaluations of nonnatives' speech. (MSE)

Argues that Black anti-Semitism, prevalent among the young, can be largely explained by a combination of antipathy toward Whites generally and Blacks' perception of Jews as a potential economic threat to their interests. (CMG)

Intergroup cooperation and competition were compared to determine if they promoted systematic differences in interaction between majority and minority students. Results indicated that the intergroup cooperation condition produced increased numbers of cross-ethnic relationships. (Author/DF)

In view of the small amount of attention given to non-black ethnic groups in the sociological literature, this paper suggests that it is no wonder that so little is known about ethnic-ethnic, ethnic-black, and ethnic-dominant society relations. (Author)

A questionnaire survey was made of 414 teachers and 482 registered nurses from three hospitals in western New York. The purpose of the survey was to investigate variation between teachers and nurses, the reasons for their attitudinal militancy, and why teachers are more militant than nurses. (DS)

Intermarriage is an especially sensitive indicator of the permeability of ethnic boundaries; a survey of the marriage records of Japanese Americans in Fresno, California indicates that both the pattern of intermarriage and the rate of intermarriage have changed noticeably in the last decade. (Author/JM)

We cannot respond to the most needy groups in this country unless we are ready to deal with those who react negatively to them, many of whom are ethnic and working class. (DM)

The ultimate weapon in a people's struggle for liberation is communications media. (DM)

By employing school controversies as the point of departure, author observed that interracial and intraracial conflicts were more intense in riot communities and during a post-disorder period. (Author/CB)

Reports the result of visits to some leading educational institutions in the U.S. and England which are concerned with the teaching of social studies as a means of reducing intergroup tensions. Includes a summary of teaching projects seen, and their relevance to Australian education. (DM)