This study integrated observational and self-report methods to investigate the effects of low and high spatial density on 10-year-old boys in an experimental setting. Five factors emerged: discomfort and dislike of room; active play; avoidance; positive group interactions; and anger and aggression. (Author)

Sexual behavior tends to vary in typical ways in major types of societies. The level of technological development and the state of accumulated knowledge were the standards against which such behavior was measured. (Author/RK)

The existence of two different approaches to the theoretical understanding of social behavior is noted. Presents a systems model as offered by Talavage and compares it with Rotter's social learning theory. (Editor/RK)

The article discusses the need for research in the area of social giftedness, validates the developmental evolution of social behavior in young children, and suggests that advanced attainment of these stages is indicative of social precocity. (NQ)

Discusses the significance of sociobiology in seeking biological explanations for animal and human social behavior through fresh application of Darwin's theories of evolution and natural selection. A glossary of sociobiology terms is included. For journal availability, see SO 505 653. (Author/DB)

The current study was undertaken to review common streetlore of the drug-using counterculture of the 1970's, through applying sound pharmacologic and sociologic principle, to clarify and sort out misapprehension and contradiction from reality. Presented at the First International Symposium on the Pharmacology of Sexual Behaviour, Sardinia, June…

Marriage is the traditionally approved means of organizing one's sex life. However, many persons maintain an agreeable sex life in other ways. This paper will examine marriage and its contemporary alternatives on the basis of data derived from a youthful, drug-using population. (Author)

Examines the covariational relationships believed to exist between behaviors and traits, relationships which play a particularly crucial role in both impression formation and competence evaluation. Concludes that trait-behavior relationships are, with one exception, similar across competence level and communicative situation. (RS)

Examined the "still-face" paradigm in which mothers stared at their three- or six-month-old infants with a still face for brief periods interposed between two periods of normal face-to-face interaction. Six-month-old infants decreased smiling and gazing at their mothers and grimaced more during the still-face period than in other…

Contends that the movement toward individualism in the United States has undercut the legitimacy of the community and public realm. Examines the extreme historical positions of individualists (Whigs) and collectivists (Tories) and argues for a synthesis between the two that invests rights in both the person and society and views individuals and…

Metaphorical analysis of small group interactions enables researchers and practitioners to isolate, identify, and intervene with the current social reality of the group. This heuristic study offers one view of the specific meaning structures which account for the development of group cohesiveness. (BL)

Discusses glosses, that is, formulations which, on their occurrence, are adequate but which turn out to have been incomplete, ambiguous and perhaps misleading. Examines the ways in which a coparticipant's activities may result in a speaker either maintaining or revealing the gloss. (SED)

Two studies assessed variables related to social determinants of alcohol consumption. Moderate- and heavy-drinking male undergraduates were exposed to various social status conditions crossed with light versus heavy consumption. Results provided support for the existence of modeling effect that can be disrupted by lack of rapport between drinking…

Current conceptual and empirical advances in appreciation of normal patterns of friendship development are reviewed and integrated for insight into the meaning of social competence for young special needs children. Questions are posed for researchers as well as for practitioners seeking to enhance the social effectiveness of special needs…

The article examines the need for instruction in social skills and discusses the role of task analysis in such instruction. The task-analytic approach to curriculum development is explained and applied to sample social skill tasks. Particular attention is given to the need for specification of the strategic components of social tasks. (Author/CL)