This article challenges social (dis)organization theory by investigating the impact of religious culture on civic engagement. Using qualitative data from 'Bridge View,' a historically African-American neighborhood in San Francisco experiencing environmental racism, this article asks: (1) How does the Nation of Islam (NOI) affect social…

A grounded theory was developed to describe the processes of self-understanding of a group of Chinese women graduate students who were studying in the United States at the time of the research. A basic psychological process, reweaving a fragmented self, was identified from interviews with 20 Chinese women graduate students. Reweaving a fragmented…

In the present study we examined to what extent persons who attempt suicide describe their attempt in terms of social, joint processes. Psychotherapists interviewed 40 patients hospitalized in a general hospital for a few days after an attempted suicide. The content of the interviews was analyzed for the level of systemic processes the patients…

Researchers espouse that youth are learning differently than any other generation. Many researchers believe that because youth are leading the way with technology, their technology practices impact the way that they connect with the world around them. As a result, educators examine how to successfully engage youth in learning by understanding how…

This paper reports the finding from a study that examined the relationship between social bond variables and drunk driving in a sample of university students. A questionnaire containing indicators representing social bond variables, as well as a measure of drunk driving was administered to a sample of 1459 college students. The results of this…

Focusing on the consideration of societal and developmental contexts in interpersonal communication research, this essay addresses two common problems: (1) that studies of dyadic communicative interaction do not refer to the larger issues of social change and stability, as if the macro- and micro-levels of analysis can be treated in isolation; and…

Seven school superintendents in the state of Washington with varying levels of exposure to Iannacone and Lutz's dissatisfaction theory of democracy as well as varying degrees of experience with electoral conflict in their careers were interviewed to determine the level of their understanding of the theory, their acceptance of it, their ability to…

In comparative studies of homicide, many theories compete. This study examined two established theories, stress theory and culture of violence theory, in terms of their ability to explain state-to-state differences in the rate of highly specific types of homicides. The separate and joint effects on homicide committed by handguns, shoulder guns,…

Social theories (beliefs about relationships between variables in the social environment) are often used in making judgments, predictions, or decisions. Three experiments on the role of explanation processes in the development and use of social theories were conducted. The first experiment assessed the effects of explaining a hypothetical…

Examined the effect that a career counseling program using specific concepts from social influence theory (i.e., perceived need, counselor interpretation, and encouragement for reattribution) had on career decisiveness of student clients (N=100). Results support the use of social influence principles in the context of career counseling in a group.…

This article presents a broad ranging philosophical and theoretical argument for improving the education of young children through a greater understanding of developmental child psychology. Notes that play is essential for individual mental development, and must be used in educational settings. Maintains that pure scientific research is simply a…

Using data from the 1967 Survey of Economic Opportunity, this study investigates the effects of migration on the progress of children in school. Concludes that migration negatively affects school progress only among students with less-educated parents. (Author/JDH)

Results indicate that (1) subjects listening to instructional material while alone comprehend significantly more than those listening as an audience member and (2) a significant relationship exists between the number of strangers present and listening comprehension. This study may have implications for mass lecture courses. (PD)

Supporting the beliefs of Jack Tizard, research into delinquency prevention suggests that greater improvements in performance and behavior are likely to result from environmental interventions than attempts to change inner dispositions. (Author/RH)

Tests two hypotheses concerning possible changes in the sociopolitical correlates of environmental concern. Analysis of the National Opinion Research Center Survey data over 18 years failed to lend clear support for either hypothesis. Results indicate that the social bases of environmental concern have remained remarkably stable despite…