Technology Affects Careers: A Proposal for the Year 2000

Technology has caused changes that created gaps in the careers of many individuals. A proposal is suggested to develop a counseling system for individuals to begin at the formative years of their careers.     

Profiling an Invisible Minority in Higher Education: The Chicana

This article presents data on Chicanas in higher education that challenge stereotypes and contribute to an accurate profile and understanding of this group.     

TALK AND SILENCE SEQUENCES IN INFORMAL CONVERSATIONS II

Three models describing the structure of talk and silence sequences within and across conversations presented in a previous report (Cappella, 1979) are tested. The Markov model, describing talk and silence sequences within a conversation, is found to be a valid representation on a dyad-by-dyad basis. The Independent Decision (ID) model shows some predictive validity between conversations, although its “fit” within the conversation is less than the Markov model. The Incremental model in relaxing the consistency-across-conversation assumption of the ID model finds differences due to switching of partners in the probability of breaking or continuing mutual silences and in the probability of continuing to hold the floor. The implication for deriving dyadic interaction patterns from individual interaction styles are explored.