The aim of this study is to investigate the forms, significance and effects of feminist identity development among elite young women in a Chinese university environment. Based on fieldwork conducted over 11 months in a Chinese public university with a predominately male student body, this study explores the gendered experiences of eight female…

Traces the process of gender identity through the period of development and links it to social competence. Describes three stages--gender awareness, gender orientation, and gender identity--and outlines their characteristics. Discusses implications of this view, especially in relation to Bem's concept of androgyny. (Author/KH)

Examines several writings by female Caribbean writers who address the formation of female identity, mothers as vehicles of culture and history, and the identity confusion that comes when this function is removed. The barriers between blacks and whites under slavery and colonialism and how these conditions affected female identity development in…

The transgenerational cultural identity model offers a detailed understanding of the immigration experience by challenging agendas of assimilation and by expanding on existing theories of cultural identity. Based on this model, immigration is a complex phenomenon influenced by many variables such as sociopsychological dimensions, family,…

Argues that second language learning is a form of enculturation that involves learning the perspectives and identities that a culture allows and values. Proposes that a language teacher is actually changing the cultural identity of the student. (FMW)

Discusses the significance of two psychological variables (internal and external control) on Black civil rights in the last century. Identifies three eras: Colored-external, Negro-internal, and Black-external-internal. Reviews civil rights tactics for each era and also examines poetry as a reflection of the ideology of the times. (Author/GC)

Examines the effects of ethnicity on students, discussing how the meaning and practice of ethnic identity are shaped by school experiences. The article suggests ethnicity is negotiated across time and social situations, rather than solely from group membership. Daily social interaction mediates and reshapes institutionally produced social or…

Asserts that the existence of Blacks is suppressed by a White dominated world. Argues that social science as it presently exists is an inappropriate superstructure for the development of a psychology of liberation and presents "cultural science" as an alternative model. (Author/DA)

Examines psychological and social difficulties confronting gifted Black students. Describes racial identity development theory, including the significance of culture on achievement and psychological well-being. Makes recommendations for counselors who wish to work with gifted Black students. (Author/ABL)

Results partially support the hypothesis that the cognitive structure of in crisis statuses is characterized by higher levels of differentiation and articulation compared with the resolution status. Findings indicate that a synthesis of aspects of cognitive and ego psychology is highly desirable. (Author)

Provides an overview of the Mexican American students at Texas A & M University, and discusses their decisions to attend the university, their political identity, and discrimination encountered at that institution. The findings document the need for a concerted effort to recruit and admit more Mexican American students. (Author/GC)

Using an environmental perspective that acknowledges the importance of places to an individual's sense of identity, this article examines the meaning of neighborhoods and their function for urban residents. Presents a brief case study of the Lubavitch Hasidim, a sect of orthodox Jews (Brooklyn, New York), to assess group affiliation and commitment…

Discusses case in which four-year-old boy displaying extreme girl-stereotyped mannerisms and playing behaviors extended his repertoire of alternative behaviors through self and peer modeling in which the subject observed brief edited videotapes of himself and another boy engaged in playing behaviors that were not girl-stereotyped. (CMG)