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Decade Of Denial: Teens And Aids In America, U.S. House Select Committee On Children, Youth And Families

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Based on hearings, current research, and interviews with experts, including researchers, medical and service providers, AIDS educators, and youth who have been touched by the epidemic, this Select Committee report assesses the impact of the HIV epidemic on youth and identifies strategies policymakers and program planners might consider

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

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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 …