Compared a group of men born and raised in the United States (N=15) to a group of men born in Mexico who later immigrated to the United States (N=15). Both groups were somewhat similar to Levinson's model of adult development, but some noticeable differences were found. (Author/JAC)

The document reports on a study conducted to investigate value-clusters of Mexican American and Anglo American boys as related to self-concept and to achievement since it is the author's belief that typical elementary education does not meet the needs of Mexican American children. As noted, profitable remedies for the dilemma of underachievement…

Examined differences among academic achievement, IQ, level of occupational plans, delay of gratification, feelings of personal control, ethnic stereotypes of the average Indian and of the average White person, and self concepts. The Spanish-Americans scored between the Alglos and the Navahos, and the variables were positively interrelated. (Author)

The study investigated the relationship of anomie and dogmatism to asociality or predelinquency in eleventh-grade Catholic boys. The population consisted of 536 Mexican American, Negro, and Anglo boys in 6 parochial high schools. Instruments used were a student questionnaire, the Jesness Inventory, the Lowe Anomie Scale, and the Rokeach Dogmatism…

Cross-cultural studies on sex differences, sex roles, and genderisms and related research in the social and psychological areas indicate that women are portrayed in stereotyped traditional roles. A 1978 study by Archer, Kimes, and Barrios concluded that there is inequality in the way women are situated and perceived in published photographs and…

To evaluate the significance of matching Hispanic "consumers" to Hispanic "experts," a series of three studies investigated counselor preferences among lower division Hispanic and Anglo students, students' preference for counselors' directive, non-directive, or neutral communication styles, and patterns in students'…