The Adaptive Behavior Scale (ABS) is a behavior rating instrument designed to provide information about the way mentally retarded individuals maintain their personal independence in daily living and how they meet the social expectations of their environment. This study attempted to explore the existence of typology of retardates based upon their…

This bulletin presented an overall strategy in three parts directed toward the development of the individual as a social being, capable of building and enhancing his social properties. The social properties of the self are defined as: 1) identity, 2) acceptance and love, 3) play, 4) intelligence, 5) resource orientation, 6) work orientation, and…

An appraisal is made of work accomplished by the International Institute for Labour Studies during the period 1965-1970, and guidelines for future development are suggested. Educational work accomplished by the institute since 1965 followed the general purpose of providing leadership education for those in labor and social policy fields. Related…

This paper examines the current and changing roles of the school, family and workplace in the development of young people into adults. Due to changes in these institutions, young people are shielded from responsibility, held in a dependent status, and kept away from productive work-all of which makes their transition into adulthood a difficult and…

Thirty-one retarded Ss (average age ten years), homogeneous with respect to MA, CA, and IQ were grouped according to their nonegocentric, intermediate, or egocentric performance on a criterion role-taking task. (Author)

Provides a review of projects in which the mass media have been used for health and nutrition education in low income countries. Effectiveness of projects is evaluated by measuring outreach, attainment of educational objectives or, less frequently, attainment of health objectives. (JEG)

Reports a study examining the relation between the toddler's social initiative in relation to his mother and his initiative in exploring the physical environment, and the effect of different maternal behaviors on these two realms. (BD/BR)

The author, a young physically disabled adult, relates some of the special social and emotional problems he faced during adolescence. (SBH)

The theoretical model presented in this paper emphasized the importance of the social structure as an organization of functionally interdependent relationships. (SB)

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)

The subjects were 25 preschool children ranging in age from 3.2 to 5.3 years. Five perceptual role taking tasks were adapted from Flavell and his colleagues. The Beller rating scales were used to rate dependency. (MS)

Describes the activities of three 11- to 13-year-old cousins and one two-year-old during a family vacation. Discusses the youngsters' swings from adult-like behavior to childish rambunctiousness in terms of adult expectations and attitudes. (CB)

Children in the second, fifth, and eighth grades rated the importance and extent of companionship and intimate disclosure experiences in social life in general and in each of eight types of relationships. (PCB)

The study examined household and child care responsibilities, peer contacts, and out-of-home activities of older same-sex siblings of mentally retarded children compared to matched children without handicapped siblings. Findings indicated that older sisters tended to assume multiple caretaking responsibilities with decreased opportunities for peer…