Depression among Blacks and other minorities is likely to be frequent because of inequities in the social system. (Editor)

The professional helping person faces multiple dilemmas today that challenge his own value system. Article presented some of the particular problems and pitfalls confronted by the professional helper. (Author/RK)

Surveys the literature of the 60's and 70's written by the social critics of American Schools. (PF)

Because events move swiftly in the contemporary world, it is easy to forget that acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a phenomenon of the 1980s. It is generally agreed that this is only the very beginning of a scientific investigation that will go on well into the 21st century. This issue attempts to provide some of the basic information…

Ethical issues which surround the reproductive technologies being used to assist infertile couples include social impact, surrogacy, access to service and confidentiality. The use of reproductive technologies does not appear to cause harm, and often does a lot of good for the family and society. Surrogacy could be a valuable tool for the infertile…

This document contains the first two volumes of "Today's Delinquent," an annual publication of the National Center for Juvenile Justice. The primary focus of both volumes is serious crime by juveniles. Articles in volume one include: (1) "Violent Juvenile Crime: The Problem in Perspective" (Howard N. Snyder); (2) "Canon to the Left, Canon to the…

The author of the report of the panel on youth evaluated the critiques made by the other authors in this journal who examined the recommendations of the Coleman Report. (RK)

A philosophical discussion which historically traces different societal conceptions and justifications for inequality. A new egalitarian trend is emerging today, supported by the antigrowth and environmentalist movements, which is questioning present rationalizations for inequality. (EH)

Considered the nature of the problems and opportunities of the field of consumer education. (Author/RK)

A participant in the Conference sketches the contributions of various speakers from university extra-mural departments and local education authorities addressing themselves to the interlocked problems summarized as disadvantagement. (AJ)

Discusses some of the social problems associated with spelling reform in the English language, and suggests the need for educational research to determine some of the technical problems as well. (RB)

Questions of censorship in education have been debated at length for decades, but it is only in recent years that the dialectic called public opinion has refined the issue in terms of the distinctions between guidelines and censorship. Despite the many differences with regard to inclusion and exclusion (including perspective, techniques, and…

The preliminary development of social documentary photography can be traced in the early issues of "Charities," a journal established in 1897 by the New York Charity Organization Society. During the journal's earliest years, 1897 to 1902, photography was already associated with social work in the minds of the public; but…