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Orenstein, Peggy – 1994
A survey conducted by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) polled 3,000 boys and girls between the ages of 9 and 15 years regarding their attitudes toward self, school, family, and friends. Results confirmed that the passage into adolescence is marked by a girl's loss of confidence in herself and her abilities. The AAUW discovered…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anglo Americans, Beliefs, Body Image
Tijerina, Andres – 1994
This book details the history of Texas between 1821 and 1836 and describes the two-way exchange of land, power, culture, and social institutions between the Anglo-American frontier and the Hispanic frontier. In 1821, when Anglos first began to settle in the Mexican state of Coahuila y Texas, Tejanos had had permanent settlements in place for…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Cultural Exchange, Cultural Interrelationships, Educational Development