Observations of proxemic behavior of interacting pairs of first, third, and fifth grade children indicate that while subcultural differences in distance and axis are learned early in life, only axis remains as a possible communication barrier between blacks and whites in the later elementary years. (JB)

Discusses research concerning whether residents in a complex, heterogeneous urban setting have personal, close, dependent relationships, or are these relationships only for the homogeneous urban or more rural setting. (Author/JM)

Sensitivity to cultural differences, interest in a client's ethnic background, and understanding its meaning to him are important tools in therapy. (Author/DM)

The common school system in New York evolved from the free charity schools, rather than from the common pay schools. In first allocating public financial assistance, the City Common Council made a distinction between teachers hired on salary by the inhabitants of a defined area, and nonsalaried teachers competing on a free market. (Author/WM)

Focuses on the Philadelphia Project," which aims to use the school as a way of improving racial, religious, cultural, and ethnic relationships in the community, and which is conducted at three levels of education--elementary, junior high, and senior high. (RJ)

Analyzes the responses of 210 Hawaian Japanese and Caucasian respondents from seven different residential subsamples to questions regarding racial perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors. (JM)

Discusses a series of seminars designed to teach situational communication skills to deaf adults and enable graduate students to improve their ability to work with the deaf. (RW)

Examined data on change in divorce rates in the Old West region where growth is occurring due to energy development. Multiple regression results indicated new immigration had little effect on change in the divorce rate. A more open perspective on social organization and change in rural communities is needed. (Author/JAC)

Describes a closely knit neighborhood network of mutual assistance that has developed among older residents, highlighting how the "old old" people help each other daily and how the assistance is taken for granted. Theoretical and practical implications for social integration and independent living are summarized. (Author/JAC)

Used data from a national survey of adults to study the influence of community access on the life satisfaction of older adults. Results confirmed the importance of community involvement and mobility, especially for older Whites. Racial differences in the results suggest that lifestyles and experiences influence aging. (Author/JAC)

As an alternative to legal desegregation by mandatory busing which breeds fear and disruption, the author proposes that we adopt a new philosophy of education for integration, creating a cultural mentality whereby children are taught to think of themselves as integrated beings, regardless of where they live. (Author/SJL)

Despite the fact that the subjects and the other groups formed the same ethnic group, subjects expressed a social proximity to their own group and social distance to others in terms of choice of spouses. A reverse trend was revealed in terms of acceptance of others as employees. (Author)