Roger Shuy and Ralph Fasold's introduction describing sociolinguistics as (1) a desire to refine linguistic theory, (2) an attempt to describe the sociocultural matrices of language, and (3) an effort to apply sociolinguistic knowledge to this monograph. Walt Wolfram contributes substantially to the development of sociolinguistics theory in…

Discusses social geography, explains why it defies easy definition, examines its focus on social problems, and concludes that social geography may eventually merge into human geography. (Author/DB)

A discussion of the trend toward part-time enrollment in higher education in Great Britain looks at part-time student characteristics and preparation, the relative enrollment rates for institution types, progress and failure data, and academic achievement in degree programs. (MSE)

This report presents information from the 2000 United States Census on gay and lesbian families. It notes that the 2000 numbers for same-sex unmarried partner households are a dramatic increase from 1990, but the total number still represents an undercount of the actual number of gay or lesbian coupled households in the country. The Human Rights…

Describes a pilot television program, "Where Do You Work?" which was designed to contribute to each child's self-awareness and occupational awareness through the presentation of occupational role models. The production process and results of field testing are discussed. (CMV)

Purpose: In our study, we sought to improve the accuracy of predicting the risk of hospitalization and to identify older, inner-city patients who could be targeted for preventive interventions. Design and Methods: Participants (56% were African American) in a randomized trial were from a primary care practice and included 1,041 patients living in…