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In 2008, we conducted a large scale study following our methodology developed for the analysis of drawings to assess identity (Hertz-Lazarowitz, Farah & Yosef-Meitav, 2012). We gathered interviews and asked for Identity Drawing Maps (IDM) from 184 students aged from 20-30 years. The symbols in the drawings were grouped in five categories: Religious, National, Emotional, Secular-Cultural and Nature and person figure symbols. The most frequent symbols were related to the nature and person figure category, and the least frequent were symbols from the secular-cultural category. The symbol categories most indicative of identity conflicts were religious and national. The Arabs had more conflicted and complex IDM messages than Jews and the evaluation of their emotions were less positive and less optimistic than the Jews. The IDM methodology revealed the complex and multilayered expression of identity construction. These findings can provide better understanding into the dynamic of identity construction of youth living in the University context which has been conflict ridden for many decades. [For complete volume, see ED567118.]

The business environment in the 21st century is marked by a growing concern about corporate image and responsibility. In order to maintain their corporate image and avoid negative publicity, MNCs develop their own code of conduct for constituent members of their supply chains. However, the hasty implementation of these codes under external pressure may produce unintended negative outcomes for the intended beneficiaries This paper concludes that in an increasingly globalized and interconnected world, ethical business practices in cross-cultural settings are required to anticipate the consequences of the ethical behavior as an integral component of their ethical conduct. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As part of a longitudinal study, 93 urban African American children of lower SES, half of whom had cocaine exposure in utero and half of whom did not were administered the Preschool Language Scale (PLS) at age 2.5, and neurocognitive language measures (NCL), at age 12, associated with the left-perisylvian area of the brain. The Teacher's Report Form (TRF) of the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment was used to measure externalizing behavior problems, at age 12. Bivariate correlations were calculated between PLS and NCL scores. Correlations were also performed between PLS and Externalizing scores of the TRF, and NCL and Externalizing. Significant correlatations were found between PLS and NCL scores (r = +0.41, p = .00). PLS and Externalizing scores were not found to be significantly correlated (p > .50). NCL scores were found to be strongly, inversely correlated with Externalizing scores (r = -0.28, p = .003). ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]