The author discusses four topics on the sociological role of education. Included in the analysis are perspectives on social status and minority groups in education; how schools contribute to socialization; the status of teachers; and how educational systems fit into society. (DE)

Explains how sociobiology can contribute to understanding of human behavior. Maintains that although sociobiology is not an exact paradigm of human behavior, it is more relevant than any other paradigm offered by the social sciences. (Author/DB)

Presents the results of a study which examined the existence of regional groupings of states. The study used a Q-factor analysis of 84 socioeconomic, political, and policy variables taken primarily from the 1960 and 1980 census data. Analysis of the 1980 data revealed five categories: Southern, Northeast Industrial, Midwest Industrial, Plains, and…

"The failure of sociaology to deal meaningfully with the place of women in society throws a harsh light on the insufficience of the theoretical models that have shaped the profession's work for the past quarter-century." (Author/JH)

Discusses the theoretical orientation of Alinsky's community organization strategies, which recognize the fragmented, partial, and multiple levels of community social structure; that communitywide identification is a conscious response to perceived adversaries; and that the task of community organization is to represent the community in…

Examines the role of sociobiology in explaining human behavior. Recommends that sociobiologists consider both biogenetics (DNA and information coded in the genes) and noogenetics (process by which learned structures are transmitted from one generation to the next). (Author/DB)

To identify problems in communication among social science disciplines and to point out unexploited opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration, the article maps the structure of interdisciplinary relationships among the various social sciences as exemplified by periodical citations in major disciplinary journals from 1936 to 1945.…

Examines the proposition that metropolitan functional differentiation is related to levels of industrial conflict. Differentiation was measured by specialization of metropolitan areas in particular types of production. Findings indicate that metropolitan functional specialization provides insight into the number of disputes that occur rather than…

Whites on winning basketball teams with relatively equal scoring by blacks and whites have more favorable racial attitudes than blacks on winning teams and whites on losing teams. (DE)

Of the 227 black student-athletes at the University of Illinois from 1931-1967, 65 percent failed to graduate. (DE)

Examines family income differentials which existed among 18 different ethnic groups that immigrated to the United States between 1970 and 1980. Family size and fertility, education levels, labor force participation, geographic location, facility with English, and what Sowell has termed the "cultural inheritance" of an ethnic group are revealed as…

Reports on a research study investigating racial discrimination in college football. In particular, the study focuses on the concept of stacking, which is the disproportional allocation of players to central and noncentral team positions based on race or ethnicity. (RKM)

The study investigated why several minority groups in the United States have average fertility rates that differ significantly from rates of the native-born white population. Data were analyzed for social status and marital characteristics. Findings indicated that fertility differentials are too complex to be explained by references either to…

Compares results of a 1965 survey of child care utilization among employed mothers with a similar survey taken in 1971. The recent increase in numbers of young mothers seeking employment has created some demand for formal child care arrangements, but women still largely prefer to use friends, neighbors, and other family members for the care of…

Analyzes the influence of American society upon American sociology, reviews the contributions of major American sociologists, and provides a history of the development of sociology as a discipline in the United States. (Author/DB)