Preferences For Different Types Research Articles

Alternative Family Forms: Preferences of Nonparticipants

This study explored the preferences for different types of family forms of people who were not practicing alternative life styles. A Q sort of 10 family forms was given to 128 subjects. Each subject ranked in order the 10 family forms according to which family form he believed would afford him the maximum personal growth as an individual striving to live up to his full human potential. Then each subject ranked in order the 10 family forms according to which family form he believed he could most feasibly adopt in his present social context and with his present relationships. Subjects differed according to sex, marital status, university affiliation, and geographical region. Results indicated that the most important variable was university affiliation. Female, married, and nonuniversity subjects chose more traditional family forms, while male, single, and university‐ affiliated subjects chose more extreme family forms. The subjects' feasibility rankings of the 10 alternative family forms were more traditional than were their maximum growth rankings.

Technology Education in Elementary School: Boys’ and Girls’ Interests and Attitudes

This paper reports the results of an initial study investigating gender differences in interests and attitudes by pupils, aged 8-12 years, to school technology teaching in Sweden. The types of learning activities and content topics in technology teaching preferred by girls and boys were studied, as well as the differences regarding self-confidence in technology. The pupils’ attitudes to technological professions were also investigated. The study was conducted in ten schools. A total of 256 pupils completed a questionnaire that was administrated during their school technology sessions. The analysis of the answers showed that a vast majority of both boys and girls experienced school technology as very positive. No gender differences in preferences for different types of content and activities were detected. The pupils’ judgement of their own capability in the field of technology showed that both boys and girls considered themselves to be very competent. The boys felt, however, somewhat more certain about their competence compared with the girls. Gender differences were found in views of possible future occupations, but the pupils’ views of future occupations in technology showed no significant gender differences.

Preference for Different Types of Secondary School Among Various Ethnic Groups in Sao Paulo, Brazil

As opposed to what happens in other parts of Brazil where indtstrial schools are attended mainly by children of manual workers, in Sdo Paulo this type of secondary school attracts substantial proportions of students from the middle and upper-middle classes. The hypothesis is entertained that the fact could be explained by the large influx of foreign immigrants with different attitudes towards school and work. The distribution of various ethnic groups in different types of school is examined. Controlling for social class, no difference is found among Brazilians-, Japanese, Italians, Portuguese and Spaniards. The greater acceptance of industrial schools in Sao Paulo is shown to result mainly from choices made by middle class Brazilians who are by far the largest group in the student population. It is suggested that the greater acceptance of this type of school in Sao Paulo as compared to other piarts of Brazil is related to the heavy concentration of industrial plants in the Siao Paulo metropolitan area, and the availability of well paid technical jobs in the modern sectors of the economy.

Counselor's valuations of and preferences for different types of counseling problems.

Counselor's valuations of and preferences for different types of counseling problems.

Relationship between musical talent and preferences for different types of music.

Relationship between musical talent and preferences for different types of music.