Reviews the literature on the use of the structural approach in archaeology and discusses how it can be applied to extrapolate larger social patterns from the artifacts of individual households. Archaeological evidence of the American colonial period shows how changes in household lifestyles reflect changes in colonial culture. (AM)

Six articles focus on various aspects on violence in American society. Titles are "Evolving a Science of Violence,""Violence by Youth; Violence Against Youth,""Victims and Aggressors in Marital Violence,""Television Violence, Victimization, and Power," and "Violence in Business Settings." (DB)

Different types of time-series data sets can be used to identify cultural change and continuity. Indicators, including musical instruments, clothing, sporting goods, drugs, garbage, telephones, and magazines, are used to study social change since World War II. (Author/RM)

It is concluded that greater militancy on the part of the older adults is necessary for them to achieve all of the concern and attention they want. However, evidence indicates that the trend is toward independence and continued close contact with kin. (DB)

In industrialized countries lacking a tradition of valuing older adults, age-ism may increase, but only until old people become more youthful and the importance of age differentiations diminishes. (DB)

Maintains that sociology must reconceptualize the meaning of multiethnic societies and regions and also advance theories about how such social organizations came into being and transform themselves through conflicting and peaceful processes. Briefly reviews traditional approaches and outlines new areas of study. (MJP)

Maintains that people have multiple identities and discusses how these differential identities were realigned in Latvia during and after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Survey data suggests current ethnopolitical identity incorporates multiple dimensions and a strong contextual component. Includes graphs and tables of statistical data. (MJP)