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Download full textPhillips, Shelley – 1985
After introductory material focusing on the nature of children's awareness of nuclear weapons, the anxieties of preschool and school age children are described. Topics discussed include fear of the bomb, fear of loss of family members, level of cognitive development and understanding of nuclear processes, and helping younger children cope. Adult…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anxiety, Elementary School Students, Emotional Experience
Peer reviewedPeterson, Candida C.; And Others – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1990
Examines the effect of gender, sex role orientation, and political orientation on attitudes among 46 male and 62 female first-year university students in Perth, Australia, concerning nuclear weapons. Females were found to be more opposed to their development and use. Discusses practical implications for political behavior. (DM)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Females, Foreign Countries, Males
