Examined future time perspective and its association with change in food habits among elderly persons (N=805). Findings suggest that the elderly change food habits and that there is an association of positive or negative food habit changes with a positive or negative future time perspective. (Author/NB)

Tests whether patterns of gender differences in work values in Western societies were manifest in university students in Israel and are affected by marital status or major. Finds no significant differences in across the entire sample or within samples of single and married students; division by major did reveal significant differences. (DSK)

Previous studies by Newman, Whittemore, and Newman (NWN) reported that between the years 1959 and 1963 and the years 1962 and 1967, percentages of women in the labor force increased as well as suicide rates. The role of women in the labor force was indicative of anomie, which correlated with suicide. The relationship between working women and…

While alcoholism and problem drinking is not as prevalent among women as men it nonetheless is a serious health concern, deserving greater attention. Investigation results comparing the consumption and problem drinking patterns of women with men finds that lower consumption rates among females cannot be explained by body weight as men drink more…

Examined most common transitions during young adulthood--marriage and career--among 422 university graduates and undergraduates with respect to descriptors of social networks. Marital status, career stage, and gender interacted in various ways as influences on network characteristics. Role changes from career entry and marriage seemed related to…

Child and parent adjustment to the child's primary schooling were related to six measures of social inequality: parents' occupational status, education, marital status, and cultural background, neighborhood quality, and child's sex. Outcome variables such as parental aspirations, expectations, assistance, satisfaction, and coping strategies were…

In order to gain greater comprehension of the heterogeneous character of older people and to learn more about the social conditions surrounding the aged survivor, this study focuses on certain sub-samples of the older population: the married and widowed. Specifically, it attempts to assess the social adaptation to widowhood among the aged in 3…

This report presents detailed tabulations of data on school enrollment of the civilian noninstitutionalized population in October 1991. It also includes summary time series of data from the beginning of the survey since 1946. These data cover enrollment in regular schooling from nursery school through college and professional school. Data are…

This report presents detailed tabulations of data on school enrollment of the civilian noninstitutionalized population in October 1992. It also includes summary time series of data from the beginning of the survey since 1946. These data cover enrollment in regular schooling from nursery school through college and professional school. Data are…