This article examines the rise of Christian religious conservatism and explores whether the theological views of the conservative Christian movement are compatible with the liberal social welfare state. The authors conclude that the driving force behind social change should remain with the state, even though faith-based initiatives can provide…

This entire issue presents an analytic bibliography of 660 recent books in English on the activities of U.S. peace movement organizations and activists. Included are formal histories, reports by journalists, autobiographies and biographies, inside accounts, and sociological accounts. Both a movement structure index and a substantive index are…

This bibliography provides a survey of the literature on Slavic American ethnic groups. Material is included on the immigrant life experience, political and social development, and the contemporary resurgence of ethnic awareness. The first chapter cites materials on ethnicity in general, with special emphasis on Slavic groups. Chapters 2 through 5…

Highlights five resources for teaching about the rise of U.S. nationalism between 1812 and 1865 available from the Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC). Items included are: (1) the War of 1812; (2) the annexation of Texas; (3) the Kansas-Nebraska Act; and (4) the question of slavery. (BSR)

This study gives a brief history of the United States' 1980 boycott of the Summer Olympic Games in Moscow, but focuses mainly on the government publications that grew out of that event. Section 1 provides a short history of the boycott, while section 2 centers on President Jimmy Carter and his role in the boycott, citing information gathered from…

Studies of agenda setting, which asserts that audiences note what is emphasized in the news media and incorporate a similar set of emphases into their personal agendas, are reviewed in this essay. Separate sections consider early empirical evidence in support of the concept; contingent conditions; differing effects of newspapers and television;…

Comments upon selected literature and data sources that are illustrative of such interdisciplinary areas as political psychology, propaganda, election and voting behavior, public opinion polls, and election statistics. (Author)

Provides a biography of Augusto Cesar Sandino (1895-1934), a key figure in modern Nicaraguan history,and discusses the organizational and ideological foundations of his movement. An annotated bibliography of 58 works by and about Sandino is included. (MES)

This packet of 10 microfiche (a total of 960 pages) contains resource materials concerning the 1974-75 National High School Debate issue, political reform. The majority of these items consist of material from United States Congressional activity (e.g., reports from several Senate and House committees, a statement by Birch Bayh on direct popular…

The focus on this two-part document is the background information illuminating the underlying issues of the 1974-75 National High School Debate Resolutions. Within the general category of the problems of political reform, the specific problem area is stated as "How can the federal political system best be improved?" The three debate…

Presents a selected list of publications addressing the issue of political correctness. Publications cover the years 1984 through 1993. (GR)

Noting that the study of communication in political settings is an increasingly popular and important area of teaching and research in many disciplines, this 51-item annotated bibliography reflects the interdisciplinary nature of the field and is designed to incorporate varying approaches to the subject matter. With few exceptions, the books and…

This 63-page annotated bibliography contains available materials in the area of political communication, a relatively new field of political science. Political communication includes facets of the election process and interaction between political parties and the voter. A variety of materials dating from 1960 to 1972 include books, pamphlets,…

The application of information integration concepts to judicial, political and moral judgments is discussed. The authors describe how the information integration theory can provide a unitary treatment of judgement on both conception and quantitative levels. The decision-making processes involved in the courtroom setting, political choice, and…

Examines the process of the politicization of the family and provides a sociological interpretation. Because old patterns have been disrupted, a "normative reaction to normlessness" has set in, providing the motivation for the profamily social movement on both the religious and political level. (Author/JAC)