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Abstracts From The-Fourteenth Annual Conference On Ethnic And Minority Studies, 1986, Fresno, California

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

The following abstracts and respondent comments reflect the variety of responses to the Conference theme "Visions and Revisions" and suggest the multiple ways in which participants approached both the pedagogical and theoretical aspects of ethnic studies.

A Cluster Analytic Study In Intercultural Communication Of Rokeach's Intrumental Values Among Lds Returned Missionaries, Lisa Bradford

Theses and Dissertations

Although much has been done in the study of values several important questions relative to the study of values remain. This thesis discusses the questions of what happens to the value systems of those who leave their culture for extended periods of time, do the perceptions of value systems become more accurate after exposure, and how does religiosity affect value systems.

The study was based on the idea that each of the cultures being tested (Latin and United States) had a distinct, general value system which differentiated it from the other and yet unified the individuals within it. In this …

Female Power, Ethnicity, And Aging, Linda M. C. Abbott

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

The standard academic presentation on the topic of power rarely alludes to the elderly, ethnic groups, or to females of any age or race. The cultural history of humankind has been one of gross inequities in the distribution of power, and much of this distributional variance has been attributable to the categories of race, gender, and age. When these categories overlap, the impact on individual access to power has been, and continues to be, the greatest.

[Review Of] Sylvia Junko Yanagisako. Transforming The Past: Tradition And Kinship Among Japanese Americans, Neil Nakadate

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

Transforming the Past is a major contribution to our understanding of Japanese American experience specifically and to our sense of ethnic experience generally. Yanagisako's study transcends its anthropological base to offer crucial insights previously precluded by both facile “understanding" and methological [methodological] limitations.

[Review Of] Isobel White, Diane Barwick, And Betty Meehan, Eds. Fighters And Singers: The Lives Of Some Aboriginal Women, Gretchen M. Bataille

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

Fighters and Singers is a collection of fifteen essays written about Aboriginal women of Australia. The authors, mostly anthropologists and all women, wrote of their "sisters," "mothers," and "aunts." The pieces are all informative about tribal life, but they are also warm reminiscences of relationships across cultural boundaries. Among the contributors is Pearl Duncan, the first Aborigine to become a trained teacher in Australia and a former member of the National Aboriginal Education Committee.

Children And The Environment: Work, Play And Learning In Rural Sudan, Cindi Katz

Publications and Research

In agricultural economies, environmental learning and the use of environmental knowledge are central practices of social reproduction. The former is important because it encompasses the acquisition of important vocational skills and knowledge, and the latter because it is often integral to the work of providing or procuring basic needs goods and services. In these societies children learn about the environment--that is, about agriculture, animal husbandry and the use of local resources-- largely in the course of their work and play in a variety of settings. In rural areas of the Third World the transition to capitalist relations of production is …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 61, No. 8, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Humphreys, Mack. Registering to Vote Could Pose Problem
• Dezern. Craig. Horsin’ Around at a Mule Pull
• Cravens, Jayne. Film Adds Dimension to Professor James Wayne Miller’s Poetry
• Humphreys, Mack. Organizers See a Need for Registration
• Sullivan, Sheila. Glitter of Theatre Draws 100 to Workshop
• Malmer, Victoria P. Student Kidnapped from Louisville Bar – Stacey Ford
• Opinion: Students Voting in City Causes Ethical Concern
• Knapp, Kevin. Student Voting Editorial Cartoon
• Williams, Debra. Grammar Used Poorly
• Sanders, Kim. Campus Needs Signs
• Publications Receive National Award – Talisman
• Parsons, Kim. State Tuition …

Pre-Retirement Attitudes And Financial Preparedness: A Cross-Cultural And Gender Analysis, John H. Behling, Esther S. Merves

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The purpose of this research was to examine the differences between males and females across three different cultures in terms of financial resources for retirement years and pre-retirement attitudes and intentions.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 60, No. 37, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Stone, Tom. Kentucky Greeks Discus Problems
• Harris, Carla. Grants Are Available, Groups Say
• Humphreys, Mack. Suitcasers Avoid New Relationships, Independence
• Malmer, Victoria. 2 French Students Sentenced – Alain Bertoni, Gilles Bertocchi
• Interhall Council Asks for Priority in Snow
• Olash, John. John Olash Lashes Back – Greeks
• Dilmarter, Ronald. Caveman Applauds – Barbershop Quartet
• Harper, Tim. Trumps Talisman – Floyd Collins
• Immediate Action Could Deflate Inflated Grades
• Knapp, Kevin. Editorial Cartoon – Grade Inflation
• Hornback, Sharon. Jim Wayne Miller’s Poem Part of Textbook
• Hitchcock, Lisa. Old-Fashioned …

The Relationship Between Age-And Sex-Specific Death Rates And Quality Of Life Factors In The South Dakota Population 65 Years Of Age And Older In 1960, 1970 And 1980, Joyce I. Nelson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated age- and sex-specific death rates in South Dakota Counties among the population 65 and over in 1960, 1970 and 1980. Census Bureau and Vital Statistic data were employed to answer the basic question of how death rates and quality of life factors were related. Quality of life factors included; economics, urbanization, health technology, and education, which were operationalized at the county level. A description of county quality of life factors and age- and sex-specific death rates for males and females was presented. County death rates for the older population were regressed with county quality of life factors …

An Analysis Of The Exchange Relationships In A Voluntary Organization Network Undergoing Structural Change, Gary A. Goreham

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Using Richard Emerson's exchange network analysis, exchange relations in the South Dakota 4-H program were examined. South Dakota 4-H is comprised of both paid staff and volunteer leaders. It is currently undergoing structural change through the implementation of the Key Leader System. The Key Leader System involves appointing county level Key Leaders and club level Project Leaders to disseminate information to 4-H members and to assist them with their projects. Survey data, interviews, and State Fair results were collected to test hypotheses generated by exchange network analysis. Both clubs and counties varied in the degree to which they had implemented …

Critique [Of Cultural Differences In American And Southeast Asian Children's Psychosocial Development By Jacqueline Ulmen Zbaracki], Dennis Stewart

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

Zbaracki's article is a pleasure to read because its style reflects the major theme of comparing the childrearing practices of two cultures. It is informative enough in detail to relate directly to the supportive literature. The author clearly shows her concern for the issues she raises and her empathy and dedication to her colleagues and the Southeast Asians with whom she works. She states her objective for the article and smoothly pleads her case for the need to understand the problems refugee Southeast Asians face in rearing their children in a strange land filled with strange faces and strange customs.

Societal Influences On Sexual Dysfunctions: The Clinical Sociologist As Sex Educator, Abraham D. Lavender

Clinical Sociology Review

The traditional psychoanalytic approach to sexual dysfunctions deemphasizes societal factors as contributing to sexual dysfunctions The new approach to sex therapy, which has developed since 1970, emphasizes a diversity of factors, including societal factors. Sex education—following sex therapy—has now begun to recognize the area of sexual dysfunctions as a valid topic. Knowledge and understanding of the societal factors which directly or indirectly contribute to sexual dysfunctions can help people to change or better react to these factors. The clinical sociologist as a sex educator can and should make a major contribution to the prevention and correction of sexual dysfunctions.

[Review Of] Paula Gunn Allen, Ed. Studies In American Indian Literature: Critical Essays And Course Design, Barbara Hiura

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

Studies in American Indian Literature edited by Paula Gunn Allen is an excellent literary survey and resource book for instructors interested in developing college level courses on American Indians. Allen develops the format by including "critical studies in American Indian literature that explain and/or use basic themes, motifs, structures, and symbols found in traditional and modern American Indian literature." These critical essays lead into course outlines for developing American Indian classes.

Rethinking Ritual, Peter Mclaren

Education Faculty Articles and Research

Recent works by students of contemporary ritual (or "ritologists," as Ronald Grimes calls them) supports the notion that ritual is an important variable not just in tribal culture but also in modern industrial culture. I'm referring to studies that have been undertaken by such ardent ritual exegetes as Roy Rappaport, Barbara Myerhoff, Ronald Grimes, Robert Bocock, Sally Falk Moore, and Richard Schechner. Grimes has begun the important work of consolidating research on ritual; he has taken a field of scholarship which was doggedly parochial and helped to expand it into a protoscience of its own. (1) The work of these …

Explorations In Sights And Sounds

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

No abstract provided.

A Cross-Cultural Study Of The Relation Between Degree Of American Acculturation And Androgyny, Chui-Liu Serena Gui

Dissertations

Problem. Research has identified culture as one of the factors which reinforces sex-appropriate behaviors and punishes inappropriate behaviors for each gender. The purpose of this study was to validate the theory that culture is an influencing factor in the development of sex-role acquisition through studying two diversely different cultures.

Method. This study employed the Bem Inventory for the measurement of sex-role typing. There were a total of 374 college-age females from either a Chinese culture or Anglo-American culture who participated in the study.The subjects were divided into five groups according to the degree of American acculturation. Three null hypotheses were …

The Angler’S Angle: An Ethnography Of The Bass Fishermen, Ellen Ray Millhollin Irish

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The Angler's Angle is an ethnographic (cultural description) of the bass fishermen . The purpose of this thesis is two-fold: (1) to present a better understanding of the ethnographic process and its usefulness as a too l within the social sciences, and (2) to illustrate this usefulness by the study of a cultural scene that often goes unnoticed in our Western society. An examination in Chapter 1 on the background of cultural studies (undertaken for the most part to de scribe non-Western societies), sets the tone for the use of ethnography today. Research on sub-cultures within our own society is …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 59, No. 25, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Morton, Jamie. U.S. Lives in Illusion, Gordon Liddy Says
• Edelen, Mark. Speaker Receives Mixed Reaction – Gordon Liddy
• Dezern, Craig. Funds Denied for Televising Classes
• Dezern, Craig. Council on Higher Education Raises Tuition at State Universities
• More Jokes from Associated Student Government
• Bloss, Lou. Editorial Cartoon – Football Embarrassment
• Bloss, Lou. First Dates Will Always be Weird, No Matter What You Do
• Ferguson, Keith. Jack Smith Parties, Committee Waits
• Handy, Ty. Scott Travis is Target for Sports Writers
• Gibson, Alan. Refrained from Hearing Gordon Liddy …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 59, No. 22, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Dezern, Craig. Students Lack Global Awareness
• Elmore, Gary. Gubernatorial Race Draws Student Help
• Dezern, Craig. NAACP Help Sought in Desegregation Plan – National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
• New Grade Scale Must Include A-
• Bloss, Lou. Editorial Cartoon – Geography
• Cundiff, Kevin. America Has Responsibility – Lebanon, Grenada
• Keita, Helene. Finds Fault with Article
• Morton, Jamie. Interhall Council Wants Open House Changes
• Herald, Talisman Honored at National Convention
• Grants to Increase $91
• Carlton, Chad. English Requirements May Change
• United Black Students Discusses Fashion …

Problems Of International Reporting Focus: El Salvador, Lucinda Perez-Mroch

Whittier Scholars Program

This project is a research paper on media reporting and the free press, specifically on journalists in El Salvador. The paper begins by discussing a brief history on the media and its role in the United States government. The author follows this up by discussing the history of El Salvador beginning with the revolution in 1979. Furthermore, the author makes many parallels between the media reporting from the Vietnam war to the situation in El Salvador. The newspapers are filled with conflicting stories and over exaggerations.The issue of why the media is not fully reporting the truth is discussed as …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 58, No. 41, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Callboard
• Commentary
• Editorial Cartoon
• For the Record - arrests
• Letter to the Editor
• Opinion
• Sports

This issue contains articles:

• Paul, Steve. Students Leave Aid Unclaimed
• Meehan, Mary. Freedom March Seeks Black Unity
• Meehan, Mary. Senate Wants One Regent Election
• Lot to Include Spaces for Students - Parking
• Museum Seeking Artifact Donations
• Committee Suggests Dropping Area Option
• Parking Lot Plans Need More Magic
• Richards, Jeff. Lecture Disputed
• Travis, Darryl. Article Misleading
• Miller, Linda. Reaching Goals is Target of Class - The SMART Way of Getting What You …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 58, No. 38, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Callboard
• Commentary
• Editorial Cartoon
• For the Record - arrests
• Letter to the Editor
• Opinion
• Sports

This issue contains articles:

• Dezern, Craig. Greek Row Plan Needs More Work
• Collins, Michael. State's Control Won't Affect Foundation
• Films Part of Black History Month
• Associated Student Government Shuttle Service
• Ragan, Margaret. Associated Student Government, Student Regent Position Separate
• Flener, Timi. Student Opinion Sought
• Deweese, Barry & Lisa Borden. Poll Participation Needed
• Pennington, Gary. Lady Tops Need Support
• Meehan, Mary. New Faculty Regent May Have to Run Twice
• Oliver, Lisa. Folklorists …

Soviet Foreign Policy Decision-Making: An Analysis Of Two Soviet Foreign Policy Decisions, Patricia Myers

Whittier Scholars Program

The Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 came as a surprise to most of the world, including the Warsaw Pact nations and specially Czechoslovakia itself. The placement of offensive missiles in Cuba in 1962 by the Soviet Union came as a largely unexpected move to the United States, a crisis situation that provided no easy solution. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan was another act of Soviet foreign policy that was not anticipated by the rest of the world until it occurred. The formulation of Soviet foreign policy remains, by and large, a mystery to all those who are not involved …

Retention Of Undergraduate Minority Students In Institutions Of Higher Education, Verdia Jenkins, Melvin Terrell

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

This article is concerned with the retention of minority undergraduate students, offering recommendations which contribute to a higher rate of student retention in postsecondary institutions. The first section provides a brief introduction to the state-of-the-art concerning attrition and retention. The development of a retention program for minority students comprises the second, more comprehensive section. It provides a listing of resources concerned with the problem. Concluding recommendations are presented which can contribute to the successful retention of minority students.

Middle-Class Delinquency: A Study Of White Suburban Boys, Kenneth B. Ehrensaft

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Books Received And Book Notices, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Book Listing for the Vol 6, No 1 Fall Edition of the Pacific Studies Journal

Acculturation Divergence Between Second And Third Generation Mexican-Americans And The Implication For Psychotherapy, George Fleming

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

An Exploration Of Homophobia Manifestations Of Manliness, Patty Kay Devlin

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Challenging Just Deserts: Punishing White-Collar Criminals, John Braithwaite

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.