An anonymous questionnaire was administered to a representative sample of incoming freshmen at the University of Maryland, College Park (N=491; 53 percent male, 47 percent female). Data were compared with previous surveys at Maryland (Horowitz and Sedlacek, 1973; Fago and Sedlacek, 1974 a,b) and analyzed by percentages, chi-square, F and Friedman…

Student response to an anonymous questionnaire administered to 364 freshmen in 1978 and 499 in 1988 indicated a pattern of decline in drug use similar to national trends. Gender differences have lessened. More recent freshmen were more conservative regarding both use and legalization of certain substances. (Author/MSE)

Two hundred sixty-six white freshmen (128 males, 138 females) were administered the Situational Attitude Scale (SAS) to assess their attitudes toward blacks in a number of personal and social situations. Results of two-way analyses of variance indicated that significant differences occurred by sex and form of the SAS. Differences between the two…

A sample of University of Maryland, College Park, undergraduates from 1969 was compared to one from 1979 on the "type" of student they considered themselves to be, based on the Clark-Trow model. Compared to 1969, in 1979 there were fewer Collegiate types (8 percent vs. 26 percent), more Academic types (34 percent vs. 20 percent), and…

A study of subcultures among random samples of University of Maryland, College Park, students from 1969-70 to 1982-83 examined changes in distribution of four subculture types (vocational, academic, collegiate, and nonconformist) and possible differences between males and females. Although changes occurred, the differences between men and women…

Over the years, many different labels have been used to describe nontraditional students. This study examined whether terminology used in surveys could affect respondents' answers. Two forms of a questionnaire were designed and distributed randomly to college students. One form consistently employed the terms gay, lesbian, and bisexual while the…

An anonymous questionnaire was administered to 593 (310 female, 283 male) freshmen entering the University of Maryland, College Park. Their responses were analyzed by analysis of variance, Scheffe post hoc tests and chi square, all at the .05 level. Results showed that women looked more favorably upon women's studies as an academic discipline than…

A survey of incoming African American freshmen (n=212) at a predominantly white institution found gender differences in why students attended college and planned to graduate, expectations about declaring a major and the difficulty of college coursework, and amount of involvement in extracurricular activities and campus groups. Many areas…

A survey of 542 recent graduates of the University of Maryland, College Park, indicated many significant differences between males and females. More males (71 percent vs. 64 percent) reported professional managerial or technical occupations, while more females (25 percent vs. 12 percent) reported clerical-sales positions. Seventy-five percent of…