This chapter looks at some developmental issues in the acculturation of children and adolescents with immigrant backgrounds. In addition to raising critical questions about this line of research, the chapter examines some underlying assumptions and their implications for the study of acculturation in younger people. It is argued that ambiguities in the final outcome of acculturation and differe...

The need for cultural enhancement of mycorrhizal fungi in the cultural of southern pines is discussed. It is suggested that any active program to improve seedling quality through enhancing mycorrhizal colonization can only be justified by demonstrating that more mycorrhizae are better, or different species of mycorrhizae improve seedling performance. Then the increase in performance must be gre...

This paper presents a theoretical and practical framework for Informatics research in the area of education. The context for this research is Sweden where schools often have an advanced infrastructure of computers and networks but the use, by teachers, of the technology, is very limited. The reason for this is two highly interrelated issues, first, teachers do not know what to do with the techn...

The purpose of this article is to consider the various ways that values enter into counseling or psychotherapy, with particular attention to the goals of the process and the methods or procedures by which the counselor or therapist implements the process. VALUES ARE DIFFICULT TO DEFINE even though everyone recognizes and uses the concept. The failure of writers to define values or attempt to de...

The premise of this paper is that, despite the existence of a well-established international urban environmental agenda, cities effectively invent a different one of their own. From the political perspective of neoliberal urbanization, emphasis is placed on how environmental issues are assimilated, given meaning and translated into management practices and urban form. It is argued that environm...

Although explicit references to religion are rare in the marketplace, pictorial representations and rhetoric evocative of religious figures and concepts manifest a unique strategy in contemporary American beer branding. By reflecting societal views, prejudices, and preferences, advertising provides an enclosed narrative of how people think and in turn illustrates the way in which society is str...

This paper extends an earlier analysis (1988) of the extent to which socialism and capitalism are consistent with behavioral principles. I first argue that a reductionistic analysis from the level of systems to that of individuals is warranted. I then propose that socialism, unlike capitalism, fails to provide environmental arrangements that are likely to effectively direct behavior in our curr...

The theme of human action has undoubtedly been one of the central areas of investigation and debate within the sociological arena during the latter part of the 20 century. Among the ‘amalgamation of theories and theorists’ who have presented their accounts of human agency, two academics –and their ideashave monopolised most of the attention: Tony Giddens and his ‘Theory of Structuration’ and Pi...

The premise of this paper is that, despite the existence of a well-established international urban environmental agenda, cities effectively invent a different one of their own. From the political perspective of neoliberal urbanization, emphasis is placed on how environmental issues are assimilated, given meaning and translated into management practices and urban form. It is argued that environm...

Talk of safety culture has emerged as a common trope in contemporary scholarship and popular media as an explanation for accidents and as a recipe for improvement in complex sociotechnical systems. Three conceptions of culture appear in talk about safety: culture as causal attitude, culture as engineered organization, and culture as emergent and indeterminate. If we understand culture as sociol...