Showing papers on "Diversity (politics) published in 1979"

Essentials of Psychology

Abstract: Built into every chapter are a number of features that help students grasp major concepts, develop a broad understanding of psychology's diversity, and see for themselves how psychology relates to the practical problems of everyday life

Locke on Persons and Personal Identity

Abstract: Criticism of Locke's account of personal identity has proceeded cumulatively. Three years after the publication of the chapter "Of Identity and Diversity",2 John Sergeant raised an objection which, in Bishop Butler's hands, was to become famous as the dictum that "one should really think it self-evident that consciousness of personal identity presupposes, and therefore cannot constitute, personal identity: any more than knowledge, in any other case, can constitute

Diversity, regionalism, and national unity

Abstract: This research report is concerned with the irrelation between cultural diversity and continental and national unity.

The Diversity of Europe

Abstract: This chapter discusses what Britain can learn from the Europe. The solution to the problem of education in Britain should, ideally, reveal an individuality that is, nevertheless, a part of a larger pattern. It should neither be a discordant element in the European system nor historically rootless. A recent report suggests that “Britain has a two-culture system based on the distinction between arts and science, whereas continental society distinguishes a third culture in Technik (or the art of making things).” This view is an interesting example of the British habit of thinking analytically rather than synthetically. A three-culture society would be as disastrous as one based on two. Europe, in fact, has always preferred a single culture. By learning from the European example, Britain would benefit her own culture and regain affinity with her neighbors. A single culture does not, however, mean conformity. The importance given in all European countries to the teaching of the mother tongue and the cultural history it enshrines helps to maintain the diversity.

Social structure and personal choice

Abstract: A review of representative literature in the newly developing area of alternative lifestyle research suggests an antisocial structural bias. The origin of this trend and its implications for a theoretically based social science of alternative lifestyles are explored. The aged, women, and Black families are viewed as examples where social structural conditions affect the diversity of intimacy, marriage, and family alternative lifestyles chosen. Current definitions of alternative lifestyles, individual freedom, and choice are seen as reflecting and supporting the social, political, and economic status quo in American society. It is concluded that a social science of alternative lifestyles is only possible when we more fully understand the individual, institutional, and historical dynamics determining the availability and feasibility of alternatives in intimacy, marriage, and family life.

Rural Transformation in Romania

Abstract: Publisher Summary There is little doubt that there has been a political transformation in the Romanian countryside during the past 30 years and in many areas, there has also been fundamental socioeconomic change. The Communist Party of Romania (PCR) has not been successful in establishing a new and fundamentally different set of values; however, in this field, there are significant remnants of the old and new problems have arisen as a result of the contradictions which admittedly exist in socialist Romania. Perhaps the most difficult problem is the continuation of ethnic separatism, especially among the Germans and Hungarians. When all is said and done, a serious analysis of political and socioeconomic change in Romania must lead to the conclusion that the ideological values and the restrictive practices of the regime will become counterproductive in the long run and that the attempt to produce a psychological transformation will prove elusive, while the socioeconomic transformation of society will enforce its own logic upon the political system. It seems likely that the increasingly complex and sophisticated socioeconomic system will require a different approach to decision-making than is now the case, and this development is likely to require decentralization, greater tolerance of diversity, and a less restrictive ideological mind-set among the top political leaders.

The relationship of 'nuclear' and 'atypical' psychoses: some proposals for a classification of disorders in the borderlands of schizophrenia.

Abstract: The paper sets out the arguments in favour of utilising both a 'strict' definition corresponding to the 'nuclear' concept of schizophrenia and a 'broader' definition that also subsumes 'atypical' schizophreniform and related syndromes. Evidence is adduced rejecting the view that attempts to effect a complete separation between 'nuclear' and other forms of schizophrenic disorders based on phenomenological, hereditary, prognostic, etiological and other lines. Both the unity and the diversity of the schizophrenic family of disorders must be given explicit recognition in clinical and scientific work. The value of the 'nuclear' concept has been demonstrated by the IPSS study among other enquiries. The advantages of the broad definition are twofold. It makes for a flexibility and openness of approach in diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia that are indespensable at the present time. The value of the 'broad' definition is that it encompasses a range of phenomena that have been shown to be related to one another. They may therefore be compared and contrasted. It is argued that new knowledge about the etiology of schizophrenia may be acquired in this manner. Tentative definitions for the 'nuclear' and 'broad' groups of disorder are given.

Analysis of Selected Young People’s Books on Native Americans

Abstract: Date of Award 7-1979 Degree Type Thesis Degree Name Master of Science in Education (MSEd) Department Education and Human Development Abstract The author proposes a process for selecting and curating library collections about Native Americans. First, the author discusses the reductionist and inaccurate portrayal of Native American people in white popular culture, including fiction/movies/poor journalism. The author then proposes a criterion for selecting good materials about both historical and contemporary Native Americans, and provides in-depth reviews of relevant contemporary literature. Comments Repository staff provided abstract to aid in discovery. Repository Citation Dumas, Robert F., "Analysis of Selected Young People’s Books on Native Americans" (1979). Education and Human Development Master's Theses. 878. https://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/ehd_theses/878  Download

Current research in childhood depression - introduction.

Abstract: Several years ago I advocated continuing interest and exploration in the field of affective disorders in children despite the confusion and wide diversity of views in this area (Cytryn, 1977). I am certainly gratified by the gradual acceptance by the mental health professionals of childhood affective illness as a valid clinical entity. This is in contrast to the skepticism or even nihilism which was often prevalent in the not too distant past. However, there are still many unanswered questions which only further research may clarify. This special section presents a sampling of recent research efforts in this area. There seems to be an emerging consensus about the existence of major affective disorders in children which can be classified according to adult criteria (Cytryn et al., 1979; Kovacs and Beck, 1977; Puig-Antich et al., 1978). Carlson and Cantwell, in their paper, join this general trend. It is still uncertain, however, how frequently such major affective disorders occur in childhood. Most likely there are more children who present with symptoms of depression of lesser severity; the possibility that this group is related to major affective illness cannot be discounted. Specifically, depressive symptoms may represent forerunners of such illness in ad-

Territorial Patterns of Diversity in Education.

Abstract: (1979) Territorial Patterns of Diversity in Education Comparative Education: Vol 15, No 3, pp 251-257

The Management of Diversity: or Why Include Sexism and Racism as Topics in Executive Development Programs

Abstract: In the last 10-20 years, the people being managed have become significantly more diverse. Blacks, Hispanics, Asian-Americans, and other people of color have come to constitute a higher percentage of the work force. Women of color and white women are entering the economy in greater numbers than previously, and often in traditionally male jobs. Not only the people being managed, but also the managers themselves are becoming a more diverse group, albeit at a much slower rate of change. Despite these changes, the vast majority of executive development programs today do not cover managing diversity, do not include any mention of racism and sexism in organizations. This is true of publicly-offered programs, in-house programs given by internal or external