Stereotyped impressions of male homosexuals and the underlying importance of sexuality in social attraction and perceptions were investigated. Male (N=80) and female (N=80) college students responded to either an attractive or an unattractive photo of a male stimulus person, who was identified to half of the subjects as a homosexual. Compared to…

An investigation of the political and social content of mass media and the manner in which individuals and groups evaluate and use mass media is summarized in this report. The first section provides a brief overview of the development of the mass media system in Sweden, while the second section outlines the theoretical framework for the present…

The question addressed is: Can education maintain high quality if it has to either accept or create equality? Americans throughout their history have defined justice to mean that the more open the society is, the more just it is; the more inclusive, the more acceptable. If the notion of quality is tied to an automatic exclusion of any percentage…

This study attempted to clarify the interplay of self/social interest and education level as factors in the "knowledge gap" hypothesis, which states that knowledge of heavily publicized topics is accrued faster over time by better educated persons. In each of two telephone surveys in the Lansing, Michigan, area, the same 253 adults were…

The prevalence of sex role stereotyping in school readers, textbooks, workbooks, and reading materials used from kindergarten through college must first be recognized by students and teachers as well as by authors, illustrators, and publishers. Teachers should then work to foster environments and experiences in which females and males are equally…

Investigated were the attitudes of 28 community recreation volunteers (11-66 years old) toward five selected trainable mentally retarded adolescent and adult participants. The five participants were determined to be ready for the mainstreamed program on the basis of scores on the Fairview Social Skills Scale. Results of pre and posttests on the…

The purposes of this study were to analyze two variables in the communication situation which may affect the influence of polls: the "ideology" of the individual respondent, consisting of three dimensions, conservative, liberal, and moderate; and the "attitude" of the individual as to information contained in the poll, consisting of two…

The depth and peculiar nature of America's radical tradition in literature stand as achievements deserving special attention and renewed emphasis as the bicentennial celebration of the American Revolution approaches. This extensive and varied tradition--including poems, stories, novels, essays, sermons, journals, and letters--extends from the…

Drug education has had a continually evolving thrust and curriculum. This speech takes a critical look at the traditional modes of drug education programs and the approaches used to effect the intended cognitive and affective changes in students. The author divides the present teaching modes into two broad categories: converting and supporting.…

This study examined the effects of Minnesota's mandatory human relations training program on the attitudes of teachers. An anonymous and complex questionnaire was mailed to a random sample of Minnesota's educators. Social and racial attitudes of teachers who had been trained under the mandatory program were compared with those of untrained…

The recipient of the 1992 Kurt Hahn Award proposes that the most prominent social problem today is alienation, which is related to the faulty relationships that the dominant society has to the land and to Native people. One road to healing involves assimilation of indigenous virtues such as honesty, respect, sharing, and strength. (LP)

Discusses the negative effects of social and economic development on conditions for children and families. Focuses on worldwide cuts in funding of social services for families and the need to change the political culture toward a more sustainable one that allows for proper levels of care, play, and education of children. (JPB)

During the last decade, the discovery that most voters believed that public schools were in need of improvement fueled the educational reform movement. This paper examines the public's role in education, with a focus on reasons for the public's failure to actively support educational reform. A review of recent surveys indicates that although most…

In 1994, about 60 to 70% of Americans supported parental spanking. This paper examines student misbehavior, school discipline, prevention, treatment, and punishment in U.S. society Currently, 23 states still allow paddling in schools, and most states do not allow the spanking of foster children. As of 1994, all but a few of the national…

Relations between ethnic groups on the nation's college campuses are being viewed with increasing interest. Research suggests that the presence of certain types of interracial or inter-ethnic experiences appear to positively influence White college students' racial attitudes. The purpose of this document is to address how the racial attitudes of…