Although the United States Pledge of Allegiance is a ritual in many schools, research on middle school students' views about this tradition is limited. Therefore, this grounded theory study included a survey of 100 middle school students on the Pledge with 33 follow-up interviews. Socialization and counter-socialization served as the theoretical…

A study of the political socialization of the young. Attempts to identify the important elements in socialization that help to account for the class of political sophisticates and actives known as ideologues. (Author)

Draws certain comparisons between the organization, methods and objectives of two youth movements seldom viewed in respect of each other: the one serves a religious faith and is known as the pentecostal youth movement, the other serves a political ideology and is known as the Bulgarian komsomol. (Author/RK)

Young citizens growing up in different societies experience multiple socialization processes that help to shape their values and attitudes toward the political life of their societies. In this cross-national study, researchers asked students directly about their views of what "good" citizens do, how they saw themselves participating in…

The article analysizes the several variables which influence the character development of the child in the Soviet schools. Education is seen as responsible not only for inculcating useful social attitudes, but for teaching the child ways to handle his personal desires in a socially constructive manner. Several developmental stages are suggested.…

A consideration of Marxist-Leninist views on the significance of esthetic culture in social life; Lenin's ideas on the objectives of esthetic education; and their implementation. (JB)

Examines the current status of school-community cooperation in the character building and socialization of youth, and makes suggestions for improvement. (JB)

What should social studies teachers be trying to teach students how to do? Every culture provides its members with social "maps" that explain how things are--e.g., school materials, advertisements. Teaching students how to read these social "maps" should be the central task for social studies education. (RM)

The relative influence of parents, peers, and teachers on third, fourth, and fifth graders' voting behavior was investigated. Children were interviewed about their voting preferences and perceptions of significant others' voting preferences. Mothers and fathers held the most influence over their children. Implications for political socialization…

Analyzed life history essays of Croatian and Bosnian children to explore the importance of historical sociocultural changes in their ethnic and national socialization processes. Found that their development has been deranged by a war emphasizing ethnic belonging, and that their images and denotations of the war enemy have become the most…

This conference paper asserts that there are four faces to the stories of people's lives: (1) a personal face; (2) a political face; (3) a historical face; and (4) a sacred face. The study explains how each of these faces interacts in society and is used to analyze and to teach multicultural literary works as archetypal stories from the…

The function of the Komsomol or Communist Youth League is to educate young people in the spirit of communist ideology and loyalty to the Soviet state. While issue number 5 of "Soviet Education" dealt with the functions of the Youth League in the community and places of work, this issue deals with the function of the Komsomol in the…

This study of Mexicano resistance against coercive identity formation (schooled ethnicity) in a small south Texas town focuses on a particular facet of ethnic selfhood: awareness of the self as a social power wielder. (Author)