Results of a study showing significant differences in the development of intimacy between males and females, as well as among Caucasian, African American, Hispanic American, and Native American students. Results support the hypothesis that women report higher levels of intimacy than men and that there are significant differences among various…

Investigated the relationship between fatigue, age, and gender among African Americans, Caucasians, and Latinos. Survey results found significant age and gender interactions among African Americans and Caucasians. African American women and older African American men had the highest fatigue rates. There was no significant difference in levels of…

Presents two studies of elementary school children which suggest that: (1) white children do not conform differentially to black and white models, (2) black and white children do not differ in amount of conformity, (3) blacks conform more to white than to black models, and (4) girls conform more than boys among lower- but not middle-class…

This study examined changes in touch interaction among primary school children. The findings support the generalization that sexual taboos and racial discrimination are important in the reduction of touch from kindergarten to sixth grade. (JMB)

Aging and housing professionals must reexamine housing policy and practices, and reshape housing opportunities for older persons without undermining their preferences and values. A nationwide survey of 1,500 adults age 60 and older was conducted to determine their housing needs, concerns, and preferences. The results revealed that 70% of…

This document presents mortality statistics for 1985 for the entire United States. Data analysis and discussion of these factors is included: death and death rates; death rates by age, sex, and race; expectation of life at birth and at specified ages; causes of death; infant mortality; and maternal mortality. Highlights reported include: (1) the…

Although statistical patterns associated with suicide suggest that blacks should be the least likely to commit suicide, black men between the ages of 18-25 do not conform to this pattern. The suicide rate for black males in this age group, which approximates and sometimes surpasses the rate for their white male cohorts, is more than three times…

This study measures and evaluates the premarital sexual standards of a sample of adolescents residing in a small Mississippi community. On the basis of their response patterns to a set of Guttman scale items, the students were classified into three standards: abstinence, double standard, and the single standard of permissiveness. A racial…

This study investigated the relationship of race and sex to college students' perceptions of occupational discrimination against blacks and against women. Blacks perceived more discrimination against black people than did whites. Black females perceived more discrimination against women than did either black males or white males. White females,…

Examined the high risk hypothesis and the social loss hypothesis and their relation to fear of death in a national sample of noninstitutionalized adults (N=1,374). The social loss hypothesis was developed and tested across race, sex, age, religion, education, and health status. Both hypotheses were rejected. (Author/NB)

A sample of 356 matched cases of overfat, overweight, and obese students were tracked for three years during high school to test the hypothesis that obese ninth grade students were more likely to be obese as twelfth-grade students than non-obese ninth graders were. Results are presented. (Author/MT)

Examines drug and alcohol abuse, alone and in combination, among older people (N=100) using case records, interviews, and a questionnaire. Results showed 29 percent used other drugs in conjunction with alcohol, particularly among Blacks. Most respondents began to drink heavily between age 55 and 64. (JAC)

Studied three types of nonverbal intimacy cues (smiling behavior, eye contact, and synchronous leaning forward) in Black female, Black male, and White male dyads. Results indicated that combined effects of race and gender make it incorrect to generalize previous research on "Blacks" or on "women" to Black women. (GC)

A factorial design was utilized to investigate the effects of race on expressers and perceivers on the perception of seven emotions. Overall results indicated significant effects. (DM)