To better understand the experience of unschooling, non-directive in-depth interviews with five Quebec adults who had experienced it were conducted according to a phenomenological approach, revealing their perceptions of their educational experiences and their families, as well as their views of the world. Certain aspects of the testimonies…

A wealth of research suggests that youth whose parents use corporal punishment are more likely to engage in antisocial behavior during childhood and adolescence. Questions remain, however, about: (a) whether this relationship extends reliably to samples outside the US and Canada; (b) whether corporal punishment is associated with antisocial…

This paper reports an empirical test of the effect of cross-national television on viewers' attitudes and cognition. Findings indicate that cognitive effects were stronger than attitudinal effects, and cognitive and attitudinal effects toward the sending country were stronger than toward the receiving country. (Author/EB)

A study compared sociosexual attitudes of 31 adults with developmental disability, 15 with autism, and 16 with mental retardation, and 25 typical Canadians and 28 Americans. Most differences were contributed by the individuals with mental retardation who endorsed significantly fewer than 50% of sexual activities presented. (Author/CR)

Analyzed attitudes toward persons 65 years or older. Found five factors used by both young and older groups to describe the social image of the older person: integrity, fortitude, social appeal, dependability, and open-mindedness. Showed a positive image by all age groups, with the older sample slightly more positive. (Author/JAC)

A survey of 25 deafened adults in Ontario, Canada, examined their use of specialized educational, counseling, and rehabilitation services; their communication mode; lifestyle; and other adjustment factors. Subjects expressed dismay about the assumption that the problems of deafened adults are identical to those of congenitally deaf adults. Four…

The paper examines the rights of mentally handicapped people to marry and to bear and raise children. It discusses United States and Canadian societal attitudes, laws, and constitutional issues in terms of the incapacity of mentally handicapped individuals to contract to marry, sterilization as a condition to marriage, and the concept of…