Provides a review of literature related to perceptions of home computers held by various cultural groups. Argues that families vary in their degree of involvement in working with professionals to make decisions about home computers. Describes training as a primary support required by many families to ensure effective implementation of home…

Explored whether differences between cultures of Mennonite congregations, as defined by "localism" versus "cosmopolitanism," can explain differences in congregational support for Mennonite colleges. Found that these cultural differences are related to attitudes toward denominational colleges and are associated with…

Explores cultural diversity in school mathematics and the issues raised for mathematics education. Examines the curricular roots of school mathematics in relation to scholarly mathematics, and the mathematics of past generations and different social groups. Notes some of the complexities in seeking to 'culturalize' school mathematics by bringing…

With statistical controls in place for confounding influences, students' involvement in diversity experiences during college had statistically significant positive effects on their scores on an objective, standardized measure of critical thinking skills. However, different diversity experiences influenced critical thinking for students in…

Maps out two simultaneous and mutually reinforcing phenomena: (1) the material conditions that have given rise to hierarchically arranged writing programs; and (2) the attendant cultural values that have made possible the feminization as well as the racialization of composition teaching. Argues that writing programs have emerged by way of…

Reports on clinical and psychosocial characteristics of 16 Chinese adolescents from Hong Kong with anorexia nervosa. Over 80% of these patients expressed a fear of fatness. Against the background of increasing Westernization of Hong Kong society, anorexia is taking on a Western pattern, in congruence with the notion that anorexia nervosa is a…

Confirmatory factor analysis results for the Attitudes toward Diversity Scale (ATDS) using 349 adults from different occupations indicated that the ATDS is 3-dimensional as hypothesized. Results support its high internal consistency and that it is not affected by a social desirability response style. (SLD)

Many of Russia's workers are highly educated, but they lack knowledge of Western business concepts. As more Western firms relocate to Russia, they need to know how to tap into local talent. (JOW)

Investigates three categories of politeness formulas in northern Omani Arabic under the headings of greeting and parting routines, congratulating, and condoling. (Author/VWL)

Article argues that diversity and universality can coexist within the human community. It presents a list of universal moral values that have their validation from being frequently cited in print and with religious and secular organizations (i.e., United Nations), and discusses their implications for counseling. (Author/JDM)

Develops the concept of homegrown stereotypes, a distinct class of in-group stereotypes, locating their origin in self-presentation processes. Discusses the accuracy of these stereotypes and considers their similarities to and differences from various related phenomena. An examination of homegrown stereotypes highlights the importance of…

Examines challenges to the institutional tolerance of racism and sectarianism typifying Scotland while it was ruled from Westminster. Presents the stories of a Scottish teen who supported a Celtic soccer team and was murdered by a Loyalist and of an adolescent Somali refugee killed by soccer fans. Notes the failure of police and courts to…

Antagonism towards multiculturalism and immigration adversely affects superordinate and subordinate group relationships. Discusses immigration policy, asserting that the immigration "problem" has not reached epidemic proportions and that the economic deprivation thesis is a "facade" developed by uniculturalists to reinvent the…

Notes that in light of the September 11th attacks, children need strength and support. Acknowledges that they already know that the world is a scary place, but they also need to learn that there is hope for a brighter tomorrow. (SG)

Malaysian and Australian managers enrolled in a training program exhibited differences attributed to national culture in their approaches to learning, influences on management behavior, and ways of knowing. National culture had greater influence on management development and organizational learning than did organizational or systems cultures.…