Evidence for discrepancy in mathematics performance between boys and girls is examined. Arguments suggesting that spatial ability is a primary genetic factor in mathematical achievement are considered, as are arguments based on social conditioning. It is concluded that cultural and social attitudes are the likely factors in girls' mathematical…

Although some tribes sanctioned suicide in certain situations, suicide was traditionally infrequent among tribes reviewed. Available from: White Cloud Center, Gaines Hall UOHSC, 840 Southwest Gaines Road, Portland, OR 97201. (CM)

Discusses possibly significant effect of social acceptance and the negligible effects of culture and sex on attitudes of 271 bilingual and monolingual fourth grade students towards occupational groups. Discusses children's early awareness of society's attitudes towards occupations and the probable existence of a reasonably stable hierarchy of…

College students (157 men and 158 women, mostly white middle-class) rated their agreement with statements reflecting myths about male rape. A majority disagree with all the myths, most strongly with the myth that rape is not traumatic for men. Results are discussed in terms of societal attitudes. (SLD)

Analyzes survey data on young adults from 1967 (n=297) and 1994 (n=345) to examine relationship between attitudes about: (1) social relationships and marriage expectations; (2) stability and change over time in marital expectations; and (3) changes in institutionalized notions of marriage. Change and stability occurred in marriage expectations,…

This volume contains summaries of the latest research focusing on the issue of the extent of drug use and abuse among racial and ethnic minorities and the factors influencing it. Taken into consideration are age and sex differences among users, narcotics addiction, socioeconomic influences, cultural factors, racial factors, demographic factors,…

Research published in the 1970's indicated that young children expressed extremely traditional attitudes regarding appropriate sex-role behavior. Middle-class children (N=47) between the ages of four and eight were interviewed about their sex-role attitudes in order to determine the extent to which recently changing cultural mores have influenced…

In a two-phase study, Mexican American male and female adolescents listed positive and negative elements related to preferred partner qualities and engaging in sexual activity; then other Mexican American adolescents classified the items. Results suggest that adolescents' partner preferences and reasons to have sex reflected Mexican American…

A study of over 200 personal narratives, in which college freshman writers related their experiences of achieving literacy, offered insights into cultural differences in attitudes toward literacy. The activity of becoming literate was fundamentally the same for males and females, but the myths they used to understand and explain their experiences…

An investigation of gender differences in political and social attitudes among Latinos (Mexican Americans, Cubans, and Puerto Ricans) found evidence for a Latino gender gap on attitudes toward social welfare issues and women's social and political roles. Contains 38 references. (LP)

Examines views expressed in "Godey's Lady's Book," a U.S. nineteenth-century women's magazine, about the role of music and music instruction. Ideologies, biases, and controversies were expressed in the magazine. Comments that music instruction and decisions about who should receive musical training was highly controversial. Identifies…

The present study is the fourth and last in a series that specifically deals with the nations' schools, student achievement, and students' attitudes toward life. This volume employs new methods and categories of analysis to re-examine certain earlier findings such as the lack of any appreciable relationship between achievement level and having a…