Defines the concept of racism and provides background on racism in the United States. Statistics showing the status of minority groups in the areas of the economy, government, housing, education, media, and health are presented. Attitudes toward Black managers in the corporate world are discussed, and several experiences with racism and prejudice…

Aptitude and achievement subtest scores (Ohio Survey Test) of 181 male eighth grade students were factor analyzed. Subjects were classified into four groups on the basis of ethnicity (black and white) and socioeconomic status (SES) (low and middle). Performance on nine tests developed by Guilford, as well as students' grade point averages in…

Analysis of Black federal-level political executives since 1969 shows a significant increase in the number of Blacks holding presidential appointments. Black appointees are basically similar to their White counterparts in terms of social background and career patterns. In addition, they feel a relatively high degree of racial solidarity. (CMG)

John J. Gumperz' interactional analysis goes beyond traditional work in discourse analysis, conversation analysis, and ethnography and may, ultimately, lead to the development of new sociolinguistic theory regarding problematic interaction. The likelihood of the development of theory will be significantly impacted by Gumperz' ability to: (1)…

This study measures and evaluates the premarital sexual standards of a sample of adolescents residing in a small Mississippi community. On the basis of their response patterns to a set of Guttman scale items, the students were classified into three standards: abstinence, double standard, and the single standard of permissiveness. A racial…

The self-reported experiences of 50,883 undergraduates at 123 institutions were analyzed using a nonlinear hierarchical model to identify individual and institutional characteristics associated with low and high levels of student engagement in educationally purposeful activities. Men, White students, and students at public institutions were more…

A number of methods exist for detection of differential item functioning (DIF), but these methods tell us little about the causes of DIF. DIF is typically defined based on a relationship with some manifest group characteristic, such as gender or ethnicity, which is only weakly associated with DIF. What is lacking is a method that will lead to…

The validity of the stereotype of Asian-Americans as a "model minority" was examined by analyzing the academic achievement of 94 Asian-American college students. Only the stereotype that Asian American were more likely to major in science was supported. The subjects' academic achievement was not superior to that of matched comparisons.…

Provides examples of current work in social science disciplines that address the policy research argument that understanding the impact of changes in human numbers on social and cultural life requires moving beyond current standards of empirical categories. Discusses enumeration categories suggested by the United Nations. (SLD)

Society does not view rape seriously. Few rape crimes are successfully prosecuted. Rape results in permanent alteration of the victim's life. Besides street rape there is no consensus on the definition of rape. This study attempts to gather people's perceptions of rape. Subjects (N=96) were approached randomly and accepted if they fit into desired…

Values of college students have been investigated with respect to both the impact of the college experience and as part of general cultural and generational variations. This study sought to investigate college student values at both entry and exit from college and in comparison to faculty values. The Rokeach Value Survey was administered to…

Summarized in this address are the results of a number of nutritional surveys from the sixties and seventies. Nutritional problems have been identified in a number of areas that cut across all socioeconomic and racial groups, the focus being on studies in rural South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee. Changes in nutrition with age and changes in…

The effects of stress on the psychosocial well-being of older persons have been well documented. Research on stress among the aged has generally considered recent life events as salient stressors in late life and has focussed on older persons without regard to racial differences. Interviews were conducted with 400 elderly black and white residents…

This paper discusses the concept of equality and its role in the politics and economics of distributing social goods, costs, authority, and value. Specifically addressed is the question of who is to be made equal to whom. Various definitions to be considered in answering this question are examined: (1) simple subject-regarding equality; (2)…

This paper attempts to show that Florida's high percentages of elderly and minority citizens, two groups that show considerably lower than average higher educational attainment, cause simplistic statistical analyses to rank Florida lower in educational attainment than she deserves. Controlling for these demographic factors shows that Florida is…