Discusses conceptual differences between "culture,""social system," and "society." Suggests ways that a unique concept of culture can become meaningful in cross-cultural psychological research. (GC)

"Culture" needs no sharpening. It works well as a global term, designating the many diverse material and ideational phenomena that social scientists traditionally perceive as culture. Pleas and attempts to define culture anew, however well-meaning and creative, are irrelevant to the conduct of cross-cultural research. (Author)

Two earlier holocultural studies showed that institutionalized artistic traditions with societies worldwide are complex to the degree that parents are rejecting toward their children. The present intracultural study within the U.S., however, indicated that preference for complex works of art is associated with parental warmth and acceptance.…

Tests of cognitive style and questionnaires on socialization practices and Mexican-American family values were administered to children and their mothers in three Mexican-American communities in southern California. Subjects from the "traditional" community which was most identified with the sociocultural premises of Mexican culture were…

Predominantly black third-grade children were questioned regarding the relationship of elements in Hudson's Pictorial Depth Perception Task. Performance was significantly affected by the wording of the question. (DM)

Study was conducted among adolescents in Puerto Rico, and replicated earlier studies in Buenos Aires and Chicago. Implications were drawn from frequencies in San Juan and compared with the Latin passive" pattern in Buenos Aires and the North American active" pattern in Chicago. (DM)

Reports on a cross-cultural investigation of semantic relations, including antonyms, synonyms, and class inclusion, among bilingual adult subjects in the United States, England, Italy, Greece, Yugoslavia, Pakistan, and Hong Kong. Found significant agreement across cultures, especially for antinomy. Results in general support theories of linguistic…

Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning-Revised (DIAL-R), a developmental test for children two to six years old, was modified minimally and translated for use in Taiwan. The test meets the standard of a technically adequate screening test for that culture, giving it criterion-referenced meaning. (Author/LHW)

Argues that television effects in cross-cultural contexts are bidirectional and cannot be limited to effects on individuals without also studying the way individuals in that culture affect television as it is experienced. (SA)

Measured beliefs about memory in the aged and assessed items of common knowledge in Sydney, Australia, and Sumatra. Concluded that (1) there is a negative stereotype concerning memory among the aged in both cultures, and (2) old people may choose to remember that which is defined as important by their culture. (GC)

Compared with American students, Thai students demonstrated more cross-cultural similarity for abstract concepts than for social roles. (DM)

An assessment was made of the development of logical thinking of four samples of Australian children. Marked differences were found between the European and aboriginal groups of the samples chosen. Environmental differences were considered to have been a major influence in the performance differences. (DM)

Locus of control scales were administered to 740 American Indian adults. Factor analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis substantiated previous findings with Blacks of a separation of personal control from ideological control. Clusters obtained with American Indians related to trust, personal control, race ideology, control ideology, and a…