A study of men nursing students at the University of Iowa identified these problems: failure of the baccalaureate experience to meet vocational expectations, and student criticism of professional education and frustration with the repressive nature of the system. A composite picture of the male student, incorporating the findings, is presented.…

Findings of a study based upon survey data collected from 189 Black high school seniors from a predominantly Black urban school indicate that more than 40 percent of the youngsters ranked above average on the general self-concept of school ability scale, and 54 percent of the remaining students were average. (Author/EB)

The relationship between success and failure in high school and delinquent behavior is examined in this article. (JD)

Reports on a study of 60 University of Georgia advertising majors' self-images and perceptions of the "successful" advertising executive. (KS)

When socioeconomically and educationally disadvantaged late adolescent women project themselves into the future, they see themselves as mothers. This creates direct transition from daughter role to mother role, excluding spouse or career roles, and distinguishes these women from other female adolescents. Discusses possible explanations and…

The relationship between a self-report measure of assertive behavior in children and a role-play measure was examined in 69 elementary school children. Self-report of positive assertion related more closely to role-play measures and expert ratings of assertiveness than did self-report of negative assertion. (Author/LHW)

Two explanations for the effects of fear of success (boundary maintenance theory and the sex-role prescription model) were investigated. Support for the study's hypotheses was not found; however, both explanations are relevant to the finding that participation in behavior perceived to be sex-role inappropriate plays a role in the fear of success…

Two studies on early gender stereotying based on a concept-learning approach were conducted. Study 1 found that both two-and-a-half and three-and-a-half year-old children showed significant and equal stereotyping of both gender-labeled infants and animals. In study 2, three- and five-year-olds stereotyped others significantly more than themselves.…

Attempts to identify some of the more important concepts which "educated" Papua New Guineans used to describe the relationship between themselves and "uneducated" people. Explores the possible source of the attitudes being investigated. (Author/RK)

The authors discuss what it means to be a boy growing up in our society. They examine ways of responding to boys more meaningfully and explore what they consider are better messages for boys; for example, boys should be taught that negotiating and discussing are as appropriate means of protecting their rights as is fighting. (EK)

This study is a preliminary effort to delineate areas in which male and felmale clients in a university counseling center are viewed and treated differentially. (Author)

A group of 75 grade-school children showed a significant sex difference in deprivation/enhancement fantasy patterns indicating that these patterns meaningfully reflect issues of gender identity. (Author/WY)