Perspectives 2001

Perspectives

Electronic Journal of the

American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences

Volume 4 (Fall, 2001)

James M. Makepeace, Editor

CONTENTS

Letter from the Editor

College Teaching/Technology in Teaching

Medical and Health Issues

Additional Substantives

Social Contexts and Diversity

Disciplinary and Macro Perspectives

MAMMOGRAPHY UTILIZATION AMONG WOMEN AGES 40 T0 74

Fevzi Akinci and Bernard J. Healey

ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES MAY NOT BE THE ANSWER TO GOOD HEALTH

Bernard, J. Healey, Fevzi Akinci, Richard B. English, Anthony Veneziale and Dawn Morton

EFFECTS OF BEHAVIORAL/COGNITIVE CONFIRMATION ON DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP

Sangeeta Singg and Stephen T. Belk

NON-COMPLIANCE WITH SCHEDULED MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND HEALTHCARE RELATED TAX POLICY: SUCCESS OR FAILURE?

Barry H. Williams and Fevzi Akinci

THE BIRTH OF THE POSTMODERN, THE REBIRTH OF THE TRIBE: CONTRADICTION AND CHANGE IN CONTEMPORARY NEW ZEALAND

Paul Harris

THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE ON RACE: AN HISTORICAL OVERVIEW

Curtis W. Wienker

JUVENILE JUSTICE: A RATIONALE FOR A NEW DISCIPLINE

Frank P. Williams III, Marilyn D. McShane and H. Elaine Rodney

AGEING IN TURKEY

Sevilay Senol Celik and Yusuf Celik

PERCEPTIONS OF MALE AND FEMALE LEADERS IN COSTA RICAN, MEXICAN AND AMERICAN SAMPLES

Beatrice M. de Oca and John L. Little

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE PUERTO RICAN EXPERIENCE

Gloria Freire

CHILDREN'S AWARENESS OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

Robert J. Griffore and Lillian A. Phenice

AMERICAN BUSINESS EDUCATION AND TRANSFER OF CULTURE

Iraj Mahdavi and Richard G. Weaver

DO WOMEN AND MEN DEFINE SUCCESS DIFFERENTLY? A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF BUSINESS MEN'S AND WOMEN'S DEFINITIONS

Iraj Mahdavi

IMAGES OF LATINO IMMIGRANTS IN THE MEDIA

Sheila L. Seshans

MULTICULTURAL COMPARISON OF FEMALE FAMILIAL EXPERIENCES: A SOUTHWESTERN CASE STUDY

Sheila L. Seshan

RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT MODEL FOR SACRAMENTO COUNTY

Muhannad El-Mefleh

"WE'RE AS MAD AS HELL AND WE AREN'T GOING TO TAKE IT ANY MORE!": SEIZING THE REIGNS OF POWER THROUGH FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

Allan M. Hunchuk

EVALUATION OF A SELF-ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM FOR ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL STUDENTS

Sangeeta Singg and Kay C. Farquhar

ATTRIBUTIONS FOR PERFORMANCE AND PERFORMANCE RATINGS: THE INFLUENCE OF PERSPECTIVE

Kimberly M. Cummings and Kevin J. Williams