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Snipp, C. Matthew – 1976
The average unemployment level on Wisconsin Indian reservations is 39%. Across Wisconsin Indian communities, unemployment ranges from 20% to nearly 70%. A study of Indian unemployment in Wisconsin indicates that the employment level in Indian communities both on and off the reservation is affected by such conditions as the out-migration of Indians…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Change Strategies, Cultural Isolation
Kuvlesky, William P. – 1979
Utilizing data from several studies done at Texas A&M University during the last 12 years, this paper develops a systematic interpretation of the idea of "minority-group orientation" and tests the adequacy of these concepts as an aid to understanding potential diversity among rural Mexican American youth with regard to intergroup fusion. The paper…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Biculturalism, Cultural Isolation, Ethnicity
Taylor, Benjamin J.; O'Connor, Dennis J. – 1969
Fort Apache Indians live in relative geographic and cultural isolation. The Apaches are younger than the general population, have a lower rate of overall labor-force participation, and typically work for the Federal Government or in trbal enterprises. A median family with 5 children subsists on a median annual family income of less than $1,000.…
Descriptors: American Indians, Cultural Isolation, Economic Climate, Educational Background

Falk, William W.; Molloy, Stephen – Teaching Sociology, 1985
College students, particularly those in the United States, exhibit individualistic, isolationist world views. Students in Great Britain display these isolationist tendencies to a lesser degree. The reasons are discussed. To help students develop a world view, sociology teachers should make a more conscientious use of Mills's "sociological…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Isolation

Wilcox, Sherman – Sign Language Studies, 1984
Describes the details of a semantic extension of the American Sign Language lexical item "stuck," as it was used during the 1981-82 school year at a U.S. high school. Sees this semantic extension as indicative of poor communication between teacher and students at the high school. (SED)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Body Language, Cultural Isolation, Culture Conflict

Leighton, Alexander H.; And Others – Human Organization, 1972
Eight projects were filmed as part of a program of social change in a rural disintegrated neighborhood. The films were shown to local residents and to the wider community. (NQ)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Development, Cultural Isolation, Films

Journal of Mexican American Studies, 1972
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Isolation, Educational Practices, Educational Programs

Goering, John M. – Social Forces, 1971
Reports the findings of a study of the emergence of ethnic interests among a sample of one hundred Irish and Italians, accompanied by significant questioning about the reality of the American dream", and opposition to the demands of Negroes for equal rights. (DM)
Descriptors: Cultural Isolation, Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Relations, Ethnic Studies
Siegel, Bernard J. – Amer J Sociol, 1970
This essay explores a kind of adaptation, referred to as defenseive structuring, that recurs with great regularity among groups that perceive themselves as exposed to environmental stress of long duration with which they cannot cope directly and aggressively." (Author)
Descriptors: Cultural Isolation, Environmental Influences, Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Relations
Eaton, Joseph W. – Soc Work, 1970
Descriptors: Ability, Adolescents, African Culture, Cultural Isolation
Donohew, Lewis; Singh, B. Krishna – J Commun, 1969
Project conducted under a contract between the University of Kentucky Research Foundation and the Office of Economic Opportunity.
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Change Agents, Communications, Cultural Isolation
Finley, David – Phi Delta Kappan, 1983
In Wainwright, a small Eskimo village on the North Slope of Alaska, there is little relationship between education and future prospects. The result is low academic achievement. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Isolation, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education
McBride, Paul W. – Ethnic Groups, 1981
The insularity of Italian Americans is evident in their relationship with the Catholic church in America. By insisting on remaining Catholic, but only on their own terms, the Italians have won no support either from other Catholics, the church hierarchy, or the Protestants who hoped to convert them to Protestantism. (Author/MJL)
Descriptors: Alienation, Catholics, Church Role, Cultural Isolation

Di Bona, Joseph E. – Comparative Education Review, 1981
In light of Marxist, Western diffusionist, and dependency theories of change in developing nations, the author explores the relationship between the colonial penetration of India through the introduction of English education in the early nineteenth century and the elimination of indigenous schools already well developed at that time. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Colonialism, Cultural Isolation, Developing Nations, Educational Change

O'Connell, Sheldon – Journal of Communication, 1977
Describes a study of the impact of the first year of television on an Eskimo community by comparing the residents' responses with those of inhabitants of a community without television. Responses indicate a social impact on specific attitudes, but an overall retention of basic Eskimo values. (JMF)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Cultural Context, Cultural Isolation