Describes a method used to help introductory college sociology students explore the range of sociological literature and become acquainted with the works of current scholars. Students read a number of journal articles and wrote critiques of six of them in the form of letters to their parents. (Author/AM)

Presents three annotated bibliographies of reading materials to help involved individuals deal with the grief accompanying the death of a child. They include 10 books for parents, 8 for children and adolescents, and 13 books and journals for professionals. (RAA)

Compares passages from two weekly newsmagazines and finds differences in readability according to type of content, but not along lines of the delayed reward/immediate reward typology. (FL)

The first of two concerning children's periodicals, this column describes five such magazines that present information from various disciplines in a compelling way. (FL)

Advertising featuring men appears to be moving gradually toward a decrease in sex-role stereotyping, although the progress is obviously slow. Of the 660 advertisements examined, only 13 were in the category showing men performing nonstereotypic roles capably or acknowledging that the sexes are fully equal. (PD)

An alumni periodical is seen as a house organ that should represent its school to the public. The most important priority should be in finding a first-rate editor. Six key aspects of a periodical are good writing and illustration, honesty, clear organization and design, content, freshness, and style. (MLW)

Reports the results of a study that analyzed citations from 140 journals and 148 monographs in social science fields. Data presented in the article's 10 tables include date distributions, forms of material cited, subject distributions, countries of publication cited, and rank order of journals cited. (JD)

Offers a handout for helping remedial, unmotivated readers to become more critical readers. (JT)

Investigates journal and journal article overlap of secondary information services in the field of criminology. Clusters of journals obtained from a study of citations are compared with the measures of overlap patterns, and conclusions are drawn about ways to improve services. (Author/FM)

The UNESCO International Bureau of Education comments on the relationship between national and international education, discusses suggestions for international textbook centers, and lists 14 English-language journals that are sources of information on comparative education. (MKM)

Discussion of English language journals of librarianship of most interest to North Americans includes publications from the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa, and West Africa, as well as from UNESCO, IFLA, and Scandinavia. Some indexes, other secondary publications, and monographs are also discussed. (RAA)

Examines pornography as a cultural commodity with a process of production, distribution and consumption. Analyzes the form, structure, and imagery of pornography and raises the question of decoding an image or text subversively. Examines the political significance of current struggles over the legal status of pornography. (JMF)

Presents a directory of cultural journalism periodicals arranged according to geographic location in which they are published. Publications are written, edited, and produced by students, and many contain an ethnic emphasis. The United States, Samoa, Australia, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico are represented. (KC)

Evaluates "Booklist,""Choice,""Library Journal," and "the New York Times Book Review" by measuring and comparing (1) total number of adult books reviewed, (2) total number of juvenile and young adult books reviewed, (3) percentage of randomly selected Notable Books reviewed, and (4) how quickly those Notable Books were reviewed. (Author)

Surveys media coverage of the 1969 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), concluding that there was a general lack of press attention to NEPA and that Congress constructed its own social reality with respect to NEPA in the absence of an agenda-setting role by the press. (GT)