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Show Page Two THE SALT LAKE TIMES Combined vitk The Salt Lake Mining & Legal Newt Published Every Friday at Salt Lake City, Utah Second Class Postage Paid at Salt Lake City, Utah 711 South West Temple Telephone Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 364-846- 4 GLENN RJORNN, Publisher This publication is not owned Volume 56 THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1976 or controlled by my party, dan, clique, faction corporation. Number 5 10 Women Stereotyped from (continued page 1) stereotype group heard a story depicting a male constructing a model ship, rescuing a person from harm, cleverly solving a problem and earning money. The second reversal group heard the same story, but featuring a female character. The third control group heard a story about the various sounds made by different animals. There were no people in the animal story. sessions, each childs Following the story-tellin- g behavior was assessed. The researchers expected that the children would emulate the behavior of the same-se- x characters of the story they had heard. When compared with the control group, the boys in group 1 exhibited significantly more recall and task persistence than the boys in the group which heard the story depicting achievement behavior by a female. The girls in all 3 groups did not vary significantly in their persistence in performing various tasks. Both sexes in the control group persisted longer in attempts to solve problems and perform tasks in the presence of a male tester than in the presence of a female tester. Regardless of the nature of the central character in the story, both boys and girls revealed chauvinism and clearly preferred the strong same-se- x same-se- x character. However, the most surprising finding was the stronger tendency for male subjects to emulate same-se- x characters. Exposure to a story depicting significant female achievements produced a slight decrease in the males persistence and recall, when compared with those who had heard the animal story. For girls, on the other hand, the story depicting an achieving male produced a slight increase in their task persistence and recall. Girls were just as likely as boys to recall information about the significant male character, while boys were less likely than girls to recall information about the achieving female. This tendency for females to incorporate the behavior of an model has been frequently explained by opposite-se- x the fact that cross-se- x imitation is more often discouraged for boys than for girls in our society. In view of current estimates that from 70 to 78 percent of all central characters in books are males, the imitation of males by females may be a necessity. The researchers conclude that in view of the relative paucity of female models for girls to emulate, . . . a change in the representation of females in childrens books may be a useful step forward in promoting equal representation of men and women in achieving roles in our society . . . The findings may be equally relevant to expanding the roles filled by men. Noise Acts On Reflexes Two drivers. Two cars. Two emergencies. One driver has traveled commercial routes, listened to rock music, and, in general, been exposed to a high noise level. The second driver passed over a scenic highway devoid of trucks and played his car radio intermittently. They arrive in a city at the same time. Each has a sudden emergency, where braking reflex means the difference between disaster and safety. All other things being equal, which driver stands the better chance of averting calamity? According to a paper delivered at the Acoustical Survey Says Salt Lake Mothers Want Parent Education Center Salt Lake City mothers want to know how to become better parents and would like to have a professional center for parent education. These opinions were unanimously expressed in a recent preliminary attitude sampling conducted by University of Utah researchers among three groups of mothers of preschool children. The researchers found that most of the mothers obtained parenting information from reading materials, child development classes, personal experience and relatives. A majority said they used methods with their children that their parents had used with them, even though they may have disliked the methods or found them to be ineffective. The study was designed to represent a cross section of the citys population. There were 10 respondents in each of the three groups which included both one and families, working and nonworking mothers, educational backgrounds ranging from grade school to advanced college degrees, and incomes from welfare level to five figures. The investigators were Dr. Eleanore B. Luckey, chairperson of the Department of Family and Consumer Studies, and student Lynda Jo Fredericks. The most surprising aspect of the study, the researchers noted, was that regardless of education, two-pare- nt financial or social status, the moth- - ers expressed great uniformity in their needs and attitudes." All the mothers said they thought parents needed more help in dealing with daily family prob- L p the LEASED GRAPEVINE -- Y lems, according to the researchers. Many expressed a deep concern that they were inadequate as par- V ents, that they had too many other Salt Lake City Commissioners things on their mind, and that held a secret meeting on job they had become parents while still classification proposals this week, too young, the survey shows. A common opinion was that child fering that they would disturb and workers. discipline is the hardest parental confuse their 2,100 The commissioners met in a responsibility. Many mothers said with a private conthey were handicapped by a lack of secret session is to knowledge about child development sulting group that of proposing to hundreds city jobs and that they often expected too reclassify meet their actual job responsibilimuch of their children. and commissioners got their ties Ninety percent of the mothers first report from the consultants, said they would like to talk perThe commissioners Associates. sonally about themselves and their Hay children with trained professionals. refused to discuss what they were Without exception, they indicated a told, saying they didnt want to desire for a family and parent distrub their workers until the education center which would offer plans for job reclassification are and under- more solid. help in self-awarene- ss standing child growth and development. Among sources of parenting in- A legal roadblock against Salt formation, newspapers ranked highest with 80 Oercent of the Lake Countys maintenance plan for respondents indicating they found helpful articles: Only 40 percent found television helpful with a nod to radio from 5 percent, the study shows. She says the Salt Lake Study will be used in patterning future departmental programs. who enjoyed a low Society of America, the intravehicular noise level would have the faster braking reflex, hence the most likelihood of screeching to a stop before catastrophe. In a series of experiments conducted by Donna Mergler-Racin- e and Pierre Buereur of the University of Quebec, Montreal, a driver in a simulated car was exposed to recordings of actual interavehicular noise. The driver was told to brake as quickly as possible when a red light flashed on. The research team found that as noice level rose the braking reflex slowed. The more intense the noise, the more rapidly the reflex deteriorated. Measurement of leg muscle electrical activity confirmed these findings. In a second series of experiments, the researchers attached sensors to a subjects legs and recorded the electrical pattern of the muscles used during braking. As the noise level rose, an electrical pattern normally associated with muscle fatigue appeared. The higher the noise level, the sooner this pattern became apparent. Constant intravehicular noise, the pair concludes, with consequent appears to hasten muscle fatigue slowing of the braking reflex. The higher the noise level, the more quickly does this important reflex degenerate. Lamb's Canyon Road was removed this week. County Attorney Paul Van Dam withdew an earlier objection, clering the way for the county and the U.S. Forest Service to share road maintenance costs. Residents and cabin owners along the road have frequently complained that the road is in such poor condition it is virtually impassable during winter and snrimr. Fearing the possibility an ex- pensive precedent might be set, Salt Lake County commissioners tabled a request this week to pay Utah Bar Association dues for about 30 deputycounty attorneys. County Atty. Paul Van Dam asked the commissioners to pay the dues, arguing that the attorneys have voluntarily forsaken private practice. A two-yea- r moratorium on residential development in Olympus Cove may be extended by the Salt Lake County Commission. Commissioner Ralph Y. McClure said hillside building, such as that in Olympus Cove, is beset with severe esthetic and flood control problems. Representing mining, cattle and local government interests, three Utahns, will attend the National Advisory Board to the Bureau of Land Management meeting here 24. The board will study mining and mineral leasing proNagrams on tional Resource Lands, and review and make recommendations on current agency actions. May BLM-administrt- The Great Salt Lake is higher than it has been in 48 years, according to Leon Jensen, hydrologist for the U.S. Geological SurSome trust problems a lawyer can solve better than a bank. Some trust problems a bank can solve better than a lawyer. Most trust problems a lawyer and a bank can solve better together. First Securitys Trust Department staffs resident experts in investments, accounting, computers, taxation and other trust and estate management related fields. Together we can work out the best solutions for your clients. You shouldn't settle for any- thing less. Call us for all the details; Trust Department First Security Dank of Utah, HAT 350-536- 1 Member FD.I.CL vey's Water Resource Division. The measurement, made on May 15, showed the lake at 4,202.2 feet just .4 of a foot below the level in 1928, Jensen said. The hydrologist said the lake is nearing its peak for the year. This could come by June 1, depending on the amount of rainfall between now and June. A plan to beautify some interior roads between 1st and 2nd South and Main and State streets this week received preliminary approval of the Salt Lake Redevelopment Agency. The proposal would beautify Regent Street, Orpheum Avenue and Plum Alley in the in- terior blocks. |