Forcible rapes continue to occur at a rate of 1.3 per minute (National Victim Center, 1992). With an estimated 12.1 million women having been raped in our country (National Victim Center, 1992) and with most victims knowing the rapist, the importance of understanding the underlying dynamics leading to sexually aggressive behavior becomes imperative.The purpose of this study was to further delineate a possible contributory factor in the predisposition for rape. Specifically, this study examined the relationship between the perceived quality of father-child relationship and those underlying motivational and attitudinal factors associated with men who perpetrate sexual aggression towards women. A sample of 264 male college students were given a series of instruments examining underlying power motivations, sex-role stereotyping beliefs, attitudes of hostility toward women, relationship with father, relationship with mother, and sexually aggressive behavior. A hierarchical regression analysis was performed to examine the relationship between parent-child relationship and sexually aggressive attitudes and behavior.The results revealed that, consistent with previously reported literature, one measure of relationship with father was found to account for a significant amount of variance in hostility toward women. Relationship with father was not found to be significantly related to any of the remaining criterion measures. Relationship with mother was found to be significantly related to sex-role stereotyping. All criterion measures were significantly correlated with each other as were all the predictor measures.The results are discussed in relation to the hypotheses and previous research findings. / Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services

This study employs an eclectic rhetorical-critical approach to examine the Website of the National Alliance, a prominent White-supremacist organization. This study is guided by research questions that ask what rhetorical strategies the National Alliance uses on its Website, and how these strategies might inform how politically-extreme Internet communities socialize new members into their belief systems. The critical analysis shows that the National Alliance desires its audience to become identified with the goals and program of the organization, redefine their notions of "responsibility" to only encompass the White race, and obsessively endeavor to build the foundation for a new White society. This study concludes by defining "socialization value," a proposed rhetorical-critical construct with special relevance to Internet texts. The National Alliance Website possesses a high socialization value, meaning that it is likely to assist the National Alliance in expanding the size of its Internet community. / Department of Communication Studies

Magistro baigiamajame darbe nagrinėjami organizacinės socializacijos bei ugdomojo vadovavimo teoriniai aspektai, analizuojama, kokie yra organizacinės socializacijos veiksniai, koks yra ugdomojo vadovavimo poveikis švietimo organizacijos personalui. Apžvelgta lietuvių bei užsienio autorių mokslinė literatūra. Darbo tikslas – nustatyti ugdomojo vadovavimo galimybes paveikti personalo socializaciją švietimo organizacijose. / In the master’s final paper the theoretical aspects of organizational socialization and coaching, the factors of organizational socialization, the influence of the coaching to the staff of the educational organization are analysed. The scientific literature of Lithuanian and foreign authors is overviewed. The aim of the paper is to identify the possibilities of the coaching to affect the socialization of the staff in educational organizations.

The primary purpose of this study was to determine if relationships exist among the constructs of field dependence, simultaneous processing and sequential processing. The interrelationships among these constructs and ability and achievement were also explored. Regression and discriminant analyses, as well as t-tests were used in the statistical treatment of the data.The 56 student subjects, equally divided by sex, were randomly selected from sixth-grade classrooms in a suburban school corporation in central Indiana. The GEFT and the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) were administered. Results from the comprehensive Test of Basic Skills (CTBS) and the Test of Cognitive Skills (TCS) were obtained from school personnel.Overall, there were higher correlations among individual and among group tests than were found between the two types of tests. The GEFT, whether treated as a continuous or categorical variable, was found to correlate significantly with group-administered tests of ability and achievement. The TCS and the CTBS were also found to be significantly related. Intercorrelations among selected Global Scales of the K-ABC were significant. There were no significant zero-order correlations between the K-ABC processing scales and the TCS. There were significant correlations between the K-ABC Achievement measure and group-administered tests of both ability and achievement. While the Achievement Scale of the K-ABC had a significant positive relationship with the LEFT, results of a t-test revealed no significant difference between the performance of field dependent and field independent subjects on the Achievement Scale. A significant positive relationship was found between the GEFTand the Simultaneous Processing Scale as well as the Mental Processing Composite. However, in a regression analysis the principal component of the linear composite was the Simultaneous Scale.

Tyrimo tikslas – nustatyti sąsajas tarp darbuotojų įsipareigojimo organizacijai, saviveiksmingumo ir socializacijos organizacijoje. Tyrime dalyvavo 355 darbuotojai iš prekybinės organizacijos, iš jų 4 vyrai ir 351 moterys. Iš tolimesnės analizės dėl netolygaus tiriamųjų pasiskirstymo pagal lytį pašalinti vyrai. Vidutinis tiriamųjų amžius 31,65 metai. Darbuotojų įsipareigojimas organizacijai matuotas naudotant koreguotąją 18 teiginių Organizacinio įsipareigojimo skalę (OCS - Organizational Commitment Scale) (Meyer ir kt., 1993). Kiekvieną subskalę - emocinio, tęstinio ir normatyvinio įsipareigojimo – sudaro 6 teiginiai. Darbuotojų saviveiksmingumui matuoti naudota 6 teiginių Saviveiksmingumo darbe skalė (Occupational Self-efficacy Scale) (Rigotti, T. ir kt, 2008). Darbuotojų organizacinei socializacijai matuoti naudotas 20 teiginių Organizacinės socializacijos inventorius (Organizational Socialization Inventory) (Taormina, 1994). Tyrimo rezultatai parodė, kad labiau išreikštas darbuotojų saviveiksmingumas ir sėkmingesnė socializacija siejasi su didesniu jų emociniu, tęstiniu ir normatyviniu įsipareigojimu. Nustatyta, kad sėkmingesnę socializaciją turinčios darbuotojos pasižymi labiau išreikštu saviveiksmingumu nei prastesnę socializaciją turinčios darbuotojos. Didesnis darbuotojų saviveiksmingumas ir geresnė socializacija organizacijoje paaiškina apie 27% jų emocinio įsipareigojimo. Taip pat tyrimo rezultatai parodė, kad socializaciją galima laikyti tarpiniu veiksniu ryšyje... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The aim of the study was to assess relationship between employees' self-efficacy, organizational socialization and organizational commitment. The participants were 355 (351 – women, 4 – men) employees from a commercial organization. Men were removed from the further analysis because of the uneven distribution of sujects by gender. The average age of the participants – 31,65 years. For the assessment of organizational commitment it was used adjusted Organizational Commitment Scale (Meyer et al., 1993) (18 items). Every subscale of organizational commitment – affective, continuance, normative – consisted of 6 statements. For the assessment of self-efficacy it was used Occupational Self-efficacy Scale (Rigotti, T. ir kt, 2008), it consisted of 6 items. For the assessment of organizational socialization it was used Organizational Socialization Inventory (Taormina, 1994) (20 items). The results of the study showed that increasing employees‘ self-efficacy and better organizational socialization correlates with increasing affective, continuance and normative commitment. Moreover, employees who have better organizational socialization have higher scores of self-efficacy than employees who have worse organizational socialization. Also, increasing employees‘s self-efficacy and better organizational socialization explains about 27% of their affective commitment distribution. Furthermore, study showed that organizational socialization can be considered as mediator in relationship... [to full text]

Although confirmation should be the zenith of a young person's personal attachment to God and the congregation of believers, the exact opposite of this seems to be true when one considers the large numbers of young people that leave the church directly after their confirmation. A literature study shows that attempts to solve this problem have thus far to a large extent focussed on the young people in the process of preparing for confirmation. The purpose of this study is to shift the focus to the community of believers, more specifically to the role of such a community of believers in the guidance of young people in the process of preparing for confirmation, in order to find a solution to the problem. The following research question arose as a result: What is the role of the congregation as a community of believers in the guidance of young members through the confirmation process? The method employed was as follows: Basis-theoretical principles were formulated from Scripture as a result of literature studies and exegesis of relevant passages of Scripture. Meta-theoretical perspectives came to light by utilisation of the auxiliary science, Sociology, amongst other things. The role of the community of believers as a socialising agent of the youngsters was examined. The actual situation regarding the role of the community of believers in confirmation was examined meta-theoretically by means of a literature study on the situation within the broader Reformed tradition of the three Sister Churches, together with an empirical analysis of the situation within the Reformed churches of South Africa. Practical-theoretical guidelines were given following the hermeneutical interaction between the basis-theoretical principles and the meta-theoretical perspectives. The final conclusion is that the congregation as a community of believers is one of the most important agents in the religious socialisation of young people and therefore plays a very important role in preparing them for and guiding them in confirmation. The responsibility of the community of believers lies on the following levels: The shaping of a Biblical vision of the church or congregation that the young people can commit to. The concretion of this vision by means of the persistent practice of the fourfold ministry (“Hebrew text”) while simultaneously involving the whole congregation (young and old) in order that everything the congregation is, says, prays and does, is in congruence. This approach will lend credibility to the community of believers and by doing this the young people will be drawn closer. Focused community pursuit with special attention given to the acceptance of the young people, self-sacrificing and loving service towards the youths, as well as the verbal and practical teaching and instruction of the youngsters. A change in perception and sometimes a change of attitude of heart regarding the inclusion and participation of young people in the congregation. The creation of a culture in which every member earnestly considers his personal religious commitment and is prepared to be held responsible for this commitment. Such a culture of personal religious commitment, together with accountability to that commitment will carry the youths through their own personal commitment within confirmation, while confirming the importance of such a commitment at the same time. / Thesis (M.Th. (Pastoral))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 200

Through a comparative study of two Atlanta full-time Muslim parochial schools, this study examines Muslim approaches to Islamic education by analyzing school leaders' secular and religious goals, their main obstacles and concerns, and what they believe the best practices are. The study explores leaders’ visions of socialization and community development by juxtaposing findings from two schools. In order to answer the aforementioned questions, this study 1) assesses national trends in K-12 Islamic parochial schools across the United States through related research, 2) engages Muslim leaders from both institutions through semi-formal interviews, and 3) supplements findings through an extended period of participant observation.

This study examined the relationship between child rearing practices and ethnic identity in interracial and Yoruba children in Nigeria. An in-depth study of 20 interracial and 20 Yoruba families was conducted. Three methods of measuring ethnic identity (a doll choice technique, Draw-A-Person and 'Tell me about yourself') were administered to 20 interracial and 20 Yoruba children (aged 6-9 years) in the home environment. A questionnaire was administered to the mother in each family to measure the extent of use of 'elite' Yoruba child rearing practices. A separate questionnaire was'also administered to fathers. The mothers' questionnaire responses were correlated with the children's test-results. The doll choice technique and Draw-A-Person were found to be more successful than 'Tell me about yourself'. However, an additional 'food preference' measure was extracted from 'Tell me about yourself'. The results indicated that Yoruba children showed a stronger Yoruba identity than interracial children and that the majority of children in both groups showed correct owngroup identification. As expected, Yoruba mothers were found to use more Yoruba child rearing, practices than interracial mothers. A significant relationship between child rearing practices and ethnic identity was found in the interracial group but not in the Yoruba group. Correlations between doll play, Draw-A-Person and the food preference measure were generally low. Race of experimenter (white and Yoruba) did not affect children's test results. Results were interpreted within a family interactions framework and with considerations given to the social and cultural background of the subjects. It was suggested that socialization may be important for the development of ethnic identity in the 'minority' interracial children but not in the 'majority' Yoruba children. The implications of this finding for interracial children in other societies and for other ethnic minority groups was discussed.

The topic of presented survey work is social relations of children living in orphanage and disharmonious families with their family members. The purpose of this work is to disclose the the characteristics of social realations of children, living in orphanage and disharmonious families, and how they value the members of their families. The data collecting method for this survey was making the drawings made by the children. There were 70 children of age 7 to 11 were participated in the suvey. Both groups were collected in Rietavas and Plunge towns.

Romantic relationships are one of the most important relationships a woman will develop in her life. Women are often socialized to be compliant within their relationships, and are reminded of how a thin body type is ideal. The implications of this socialization can affect the way a woman feels about her body. The current study included 207 women who ranged in age from 18-30, were in a relationship (neither married nor engaged) for 6 months or longer, and identified as either being attracted to the same or opposite sex. Results of the study indicated a significant effect of higher levels of body dissatisfaction between both negative relationship quality, and increased engagement in unhealthy dietary behaviours. In addition, self-silencing was found to be a significant mediator in the relationship between relationship quality and both body dissatisfaction and unhealthy dietary behaviours. Limitations of the study and directions for future research are discussed.