We examined body objectification, self-esteem, and relationship satisfaction differences between college women and exotic dancers and the relationships among these measures for both groups. Forty-three college women and 40 female exotic dancers completed a questionnaire that assessed each of these constructs. Relative to college women, exotic dancers reported less relationship satisfaction, more body surveillance, and a greater prioritizing of body attractiveness over physical competence. Relationship satisfaction and the prioritizing of appearance over physical competence varied for the heterosexual and bisexual dancers. For exotic dancers, the body objectification measures of surveillance and shame were negatively, and body control was positively, related to self-esteem; body shame was negatively related to relationship satisfaction. For college women, higher levels of body surveillance and body shame were associated with higher prioritizing of physical attractiveness relative to physical competence.

Although freedom of speech is a fundamental value in the United States, individuals vary in the importance they place on it. The purpose of this study was to examine personality and attitudinal factors that may influence an individual's judgments of the importance of freedom of speech and, secondarily, the harm of hate speech. As expected, the importance of freedom of speech was positively related to intellect, individualism, separate knowing, and negatively related to right-wing authoritarianism. Men rated freedom of speech more important than did women. The perceived harm of hate speech was positively related to intellect and liberalism, and women perceived a greater harm of hate speech than did men.j asp_902 1353..1375

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Fracture of the distal humeral chondroepiphysis in the neonate is an unusual injury easily mistaken for a posterior dislocation of the elbow. Physical examination reveals the nature of the injury. Nonoperative management results in a satisfactory outcome, as demonstrated in the following illustrative case. CASE REPORTA 36-hour-old infant was noted at delivery to have a deformity of the right elbow. A difficult forcep delivery was required to assist a doublefootling breech presentation. The elbow was noted to be flaccid, but right shoulder and right wrist activity were normal. The baby was delivered at full term, weighed 3950 g and was otherwise normal. The initial roentgenograms appeared to demonstrate a posterior dislocation of the elbow. An attempt at reduction of the elbow was unsuccessful; hence, the patient was transferred to the Albany Medical Center Hospital. During transfer the right elbow was notably swollen and ecchymotic, but no circulatory compromise was evident. Active motion was limited to the shoulder, hand and fingers. Examination revealed proximal displacement of the epicondylar region, shortening of the acromiocondylar distance on the involved side, and an apparently painful "muffled" crepi-