The "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (DSM) is one of the most successful technologies in modern times. In spite of well-argued critiques, the DSM and the idea of "mental illness" on which it is based flourish, with ever more (mis)behaviors labeled as brain diseases. Problems in living and related distress…

The annual meeting of the American Historical Association is reported, including the "history in crisis" vs "history being revitalized" debate. In the 1960s, a younger generation of scholars pioneered the "new social history"; in the 1980s, political divisions have contributed to the debate. (MLW)

The American Sociological Association, the Modern Language Association, the American Historical Society, the American Psychological Association, and the American Anthropological Association have taken official stands on questions pertaining to America's current military involvement in Iraq. Here are their resolutions. (Contains 2 footnotes.)

The career of James Franklin, Benjamin Franklin's older brother, provides a case study in the use of polemics for a free press. A printer who actively courted controversy, Franklin found it necessary to use an unusual variety of strategies and justifications to evade or overcome potential legal, religious, and economic restraints. He demonstrated…

Using "historicist" techniques, scholars have offered challenging alternatives to standard views on the Romantic era. Historicists advocate yoking theories such as deconstruction with analyses of political, social, and other factors that played a role in the creation of period literature. An exhibit touring the United States is…

Describes how infant formula became an "icon of modernity" separating mothers from babies and causing health and social problems. Gives a 300-year social history of the rise in popularity of infant formula, covering aspects including the body as machine, rise of science and industrialization, formula and public health, the clean milk…

Examined long-term economic outcomes (education, labor force participation, occupation, and income), associated with female adolescent marriage and childbearing using 1981 Canadian census data. Suggests women at age 30 are in best financial circumstances when they remain single or marry at age 20 or older and remain childless or begin childbearing…

Describes the formation and composition of an adolescent booklist which spans 50 years to the present. (CMV)

Surveys Polish emigration up to World War II and examines current age structure and occupational composition of Polish migrants in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, and Canada. (Author/GC)

Traces historical development from individual differences psychology through psychological testing, vocational counseling, and student personnel work, to counseling psychology. Describes individual differences tradition in counseling psychology research and practice. Discusses how individual differences psychology has influenced counseling…

From 1942 to 1958, a national weekly programme on CBS radio and presented by Science Service, Inc. devoted 37 of its broadcasts to profiling American high school students' achievements in science talent searches, clubs and fairs. These "Adventures in Science" radio programmes cast scientifically talented youth as potential contributors to national…

Focuses on continuity in evolution of scientific knowledge about aging. Taking 25-year perspective, uses selected research questions and priorities in biomedical, behavioral, and social domains of aging to exemplify continuity of gerontological knowledge base. Notes considerable evidence of continuity, despite influences of changing cohorts of…

Reviews the historical development of the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD), formerly the Association for Non-White Concerns in Personnel and Guidance (ANWC), a division of the American Association for Counseling and Development. Considers the impact of the association's name change and examines the goals and services…

Assesses the extent to which policies and practices of Georgia school districts conformed to state recommendations in 3 areas: social studies curriculum requirements, teacher certification, and the teacher/classroom situation. Reaffirms the significance of teaching history and the value of the subject itself. Offers 8 recommendations in regard to…

Delineates the American Historical Association's statement on Standards of Professional Conduct. Discusses the principles involved in scholarship, teaching, public service, employment, and the implementation of standards by historians. (GEA)