Author believes that students are rejecting stereotyped views of sex roles because they find them inappropriate to contemporary life. The current college generation hopes to achieve greater overlap in the spheres of activity reserved for men and women. (Author/CB)

The findings suggest that when asked what they would like to do now or immediately after college, most freshmen and sophomore women seem to prefer activities that differ from their actual plans for the future. This sample is probably representative of most freshmen and sophomore women who are anxious to assert their individuality and who desire…

Explored the perspective of young adult grandchildren concerning relationships with grandparents. Four relationship variables were examined: amount of contact, assessed adequacy of contact, importance of the relationship, and role conception. Results supported the position that grandparents remain a significant factor in the lives of young adults.…

Focuses on how clients' perceptions of consultants' motivation and behavior affect clients' reactions to consultation. Results suggested that clients demand a certain balance between personal support and understanding on the one hand, and expertise, guidance, and decisiveness on the other. (Author)

Describes pilot conference held to help New England college newspaper editors perceive importance of their role in educating their peers about substance use and other health-related issues and to offer concrete suggestions regarding how they can incorporate these topics into an activist campus press. (Author/NB)

Research concerning how 30 male and female students, 30 student assistants, and 30 housing administrators perceive the role of residence hall student assistants is presented. The instrument, utilized to secure these role perceptions, consisted of forty statements which were divided into four subscales: (1) authority; (2) buddy; (3) competence; and…

The purpose of this study was to assess perception of stimulus persons in sex-appropriate, sex-inappropriate, and neutral occupations, using the sexual dimension of the occupations, the sex of the person-in-occupation, and the sex of the perceiver as independent variables. (Author)

Males and females read descriptions of a male or female worker who succeeded or failed as a manager or secretary. Subjects responded with impressions of the worker, causal attributions for his/her success or failure, and evaluations of the likelihood of a number of positive and negative consequences for the worker. (Author)

Presents a study of college students' perceptions of parental characteristics. Examines differences in the subjects' perceptions of their mother as opposed to their father. Also examines differences in parent descriptions by sons as opposed to those of daughters. (JMB)

Examined women's perceived life roles relative to locus of control among 71 female undergraduates from traditional and nontraditional academic majors. Found differences in perceived life roles of women pursuing nontraditional and traditional academic majors relative to locus of control. (Author/NB)

The study examined roles and functions of coordinators of services to college students with handicaps. Randomly selected coordinators (N=61) responded to a nationwide survey. Results suggested that the roles and functions of these coordinators were quite varied and needed to be better defined. (Author/DB)

Ninety undergraduate students, acting as jurors, viewed a videotape of a male or female aggressive, assertive, or passive defense attorney and a male prosecuting attorney in a simulated courtroom trial. The aggressive and assertive presentation styles resulted in significantly more "not guilty" verdicts than the passive style, for both the male…

Examined the degree of differentiation between instrumental and expressive leadership roles in two natural groups (N=101). Results showed a relatively high degree of leadership role integration with several members of each group fulfilling both instrumental and expressive leadership roles. (LLL)