Description of a social contract experiment, inspired by John Raul's attempt to develop and support basic principles of justice, that was added to a comparative social policy course. (ND)

Discusses the effect of technological change on the sociological structure of a developing country. Uses Turkey as an example. (MLH)

Concludes that responders to television editorials see themselves as more politically active and socially responsible than those who do not respond. (RB)

Finds that the journalist and the public frequently differ on issues regarded as important to the well-being of the press and society. (RB)

Pressures of politics and commercialism in Chile have altered the evolution of television from its original role as an instrument of education and cultural development. (RB)

Internal analyses of the data and comparisons with other historical studies indicate that the "New York Times" has represented the amount of political and social violence in the United States fairly well. (RB)

The author suggests the metaphor "Spaceship Earth" has difficulties within a world that has no captain nor an executive committee. He suggests an alternative metaphor, that of a lifeboat. The lifeboat metaphor is applied to various nations and effects of policies related to population growth, food production, food distribution, immigration and…

This speech explores the social patterning of alcohol use within American society and how this patterning contributes to alcohol problems. (Author/JA)

Cites the causes that have led to renewed thinking of class warfare in Great Britain. Throws light on the situation by examining the strike movement of the year 1974. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

The growing chasm between society's complex problems and what the systems can do to help is driving reform in all sectors. Just as schools alone cannot compensate for the disadvantage created by troubled homes and communities, welfare and social agencies cannot hold out a hopeful future to clients lacking employment abilities. Comprehensive…

This volume contains an address by Richard John Neuhaus entitled "Let the Church Be the Church" in which it is asserted that the crisis in Christian social ethics today is a crisis of faith which calls for spiritual, theological, and ethical renewal. The address is a retrospective look at the Vietnam-era debate between Neuhaus and Paul Ramsey,…

This document presents witness testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine the effects of homelessness on children and families. In their opening statements, Representatives George Miller and Dan Coats emphasize that homelessness threatens the physical health and safety of children, places them at risk of…

A course on white collar crime suitable for use in a small or moderately sized undergraduate sociology program is outlined. The development, format, and evaluation of the course are discussed in separate sections. The program is seen as developing out of a need to identify and foster awareness of a wide range of illegal and deviant activities…

In 1886, the New York "Tribune" ran a series of articles by Helen Campbell, "The Prisoners of Poverty," which investigated the sufferings of working women in New York's slums. Initially a fiction and housekeeping writer, Helen Campbell's home economics orientation first pointed her toward the problems of the poor. In the late…

Governor Booth Gardner established the Governor's Task Force on Hunger in 1986 and asked its members to study the problem of hunger in Washington State over a 2-year period. The task force conducted its work through three main committees: one to survey the nature and extent of hunger in the state, one to uncover major causes of hunger, and one to…