Presents a model emphasizing the interactions between reorganization of social systems and individual competencies in old age. The model suggests the process by which loss of coping abilities and feelings of worthlessness develop. Implications for effective intervention with the elderly are discussed. (DP)

Article discusses the needs of the quiet child and the responsibility of the teacher to be alert and sensitive to this type of elementary school student. (GB)

The results of this investigation, employing the newly-constructed Doll Play Technique as an instrument for obtaining young children's perceptions, support the thesis that the young child's behavior is related to his perceptions of his parents' attributes. (Author)

Because of their immediacy, natural occurring events and present experiences in the classroom are ideal vehicles for both subject-matter and social learning. This kind of social learning can be facilitated through use of process oriented class meetings,'' the fishbowl,'' feedback devices, force field analysis, analysis of likenesses and…

It is concluded that crowding does not have a generally negative effect on humans and that what effects it does have are mediated by other factors in the situation. (Authors)

It is suggested that altruism is a multidimensional concept and that in the young child its expression may in part reflect differing levels of cognitive development. (Authors)

The data indicates that the degree of agreement in judging behaviour varies according to the action under consideration and, additionally, for some behaviours, between sexes. (Editor)

Discussion of numerous films illustrating ways in which violence is presented on the screen. (SP)

Although both genetic and situational factors are implicated in criminality, the thesis here is that the latter may well be more important and more frequently encountered than many criminologists have acknowledged to date. (JB)

Summary of research aimed at establishing some of the important biological and environmental variables affecting the behavior of preschool children in nurseries and playgrounds. (Author)

This review of the recent research on the social functioning of acutely depressed women includes a discussion of the marital, sexual, and parental dysfunctioning associated with depression and the implications of these symptoms for casework treatment. (Author)

Discusses vocabulary and pronunciation usage as evidence of tasteful'' behavior. (VM)

Neither content of instructions nor personality characteristics are effective independently, but rather they combine to produce a rather clear-cut joint effect, with the dominant rather than the warm person's instruction being followed. (Author)

Two concepts describing human special behavior are delineated. A field experiment was designed to test whether personal belongings left as markers in public areas (i.e. cafeteria setting) function to protect a territory or to maintain a comfortable social distance. It is suggested the term territory" be restricted to situations in which the space…