A significant amount of research shows that adolescents who obfuscate their personal responsibility for aggressive behavior by employing justificatory strategies in the form of moral disengagement processes engage in more aggression. This questionnaire-based study examined the moderating roles of empathic concern and perspective taking in…

Eighty children between the ages of 6 and 13 were asked to indicate and compare the needs and earnings of doctors, bus drivers, waiters, and shopkeepers. Youngest children did not perceive that unmet needs existed. Older children recognized the needs but sharply disagreed about inequalities. (Author/DB)

Discusses teenage girls' life experiences as a way to identify sources of conflict emerging from their cultural perspectives. Considers some theoretical issues relevant to the development of a critical pedagogy and the empowerment of teenage girls. Offers a starting point for thinking about appropriate ways for feminist educators to work with…