Recent trends indicate that the traditional pattern of South to North migration has shifted toward a counterstream movement back to the South. This trend has been particularly characteristic of Southern blacks. To examine this development, data on a sample of blacks in the 1970 United States census were analyzed by comparing individual and…

The single most reliable finding in the literature on depression is that women are more likely than men to report and show signs of depressive symptomatology. A distribution of depression scores was analyzed for community women as a function of two factors: employment status, i.e., housewives versus employed women, and social class. The…

This document is a review of the work being done in the area of energy and the economy. The authors believe that increased energy efficiency, plus transition to a solar economy, can actually lead to a more stable economy and to more jobs than the large-scale system scenario, which corporate energy interests, many industrialists, and some…

A study was conducted to examine why black youth unemployment has increased and participation rates decreased. The study was conducted in three parts. The first employs 1960 and 1970 census data to examine the impact of local labor market structure and changes in the structure upon the employment growth of black and white youth. The second part…

This report pertains to the scientific and technological manpower resources of the United States. Statistics are presented which relate to women and minorities in the sciences and engineering. This study reports on the findings related to the participation of various groups of women and their career opportunities in science and engineering.…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO INVESTIGATE THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE PERCEPTIONS ENGINEERING MANAGERS HAVE OF THEIR ROLE, THEIR CONTINUING EDUCATION ACTIVITIES, AND SUBJECT AREA NEEDS, AND AMONG THE EXPECTATIONS HELD FOR THEM BY THEIR IMMEDIATE SUPERIORS, DIRECT SUBORDINATES, AND BY ENGINEERING FACULTY OUTSIDE THE ORGANIZATION. ROLE THEORY WAS…

The jobless rate among all household heads reached 6 percent in April 1975, double the average rate over the 1963-74 period (2.8 percent), and half again as high as the previous peak (4 percent) recorded during the first half of 1963. The number of unemployed household heads increased from 1.4 to 3.2 million from October 1973 to April 1975, from…

In an investigation of the impact of prevocational training on employment status, two groups (N=49 and 59) of educable retarded former pupils in Oregon work experience programs were interviewed. Results indicated that the Ss' unemployment rates (20 percent and 46 percent were comparable to an adjusted rate for 16- to 21-year-old members of the…

This cross section micro model of labor supply uses area variables to identify the response of individuals to area labor market conditions, while simultaneously estimating individual and family effects on labor supply. Interactions between variables are specified in the model, as are the relative effects of offsetting variables, such as the income…

This study examined differences in the number of perceptual judgment modifications made by 36 subjects showing different levels of dogmatism when the source of information was manipulated among superior, subordinate, and peer sources. An experimental and a control group were used, and a 2x3 factorial analysis design was developed. Dogmatism was…

In a nationwide study, data about attitudes, behavior, and socioeconomic and personal characteristics were collected from over 6000 low-income people. Both the welfare poor and the working poor were included in the study. The research results are reported in four volumes. This report covers only that part of the results that is relevant to…

It is a common misconception that the unemployed segment of the population is made up solely of persons who have lost their jobs. In fact, such persons constitute less than half the jobless total (43 percent in 1972). Job leavers, reentrants, and new entrants are also important components of the unemployed. Job losers account for the greatest…

Long-term goals that are vital to any national policy to support children and their families must include full and fair employment, a back-up program of living standard supplementation or income supports, and an alteration of work practices to enable parents to combine meaningful work and effective parenting. (Author/IRT)

Survey shows that 300 full-time academic appointments, 85 percent of which are tenure-track, will be made in 1976-77 in chemistry departments granting advanced degrees. (MLH)