Methodological problems associated with treatment research on cigarette smoking are explored, and possible solutions are discussed. The main problems considered are the selection and retention of subjects, the measurement of smoking, the design of treatment studies, and the interpretation and generalizability of experimental results. (Author)

Compares high school life styles to life styles in society in general. Various styles are discussed, including academic types, delinquents, social types, hippies, freaks, and athletes and their admirers. Suggests that the set of high school subcultures is similar throughout the United States. (DB)

Explores options for delivering on some of the promises of the Great Society, with the intent of inquiring into the possibility of retaining the best of the public sector's goals and combining them with the private sector's system of operating incentives. Also reviews criteria for the existence and operation of a public sector in the face of…

Reviews literature on traditional political symbology and its manipulation by regimes to minimize political protest from subordinate or negatively privileged groups. Topics discussed include content of symbols, theories of collective behavior, properties of symbols, symbol versatility, and the borrowing of symbols from religious/cultural groups…

When the findings of sociobiology and ethology are properly interpreted, they are surprisingly compatible with commonsense ethical values, adding to our understanding of moral and ethical principles as an essential element of human social behavior. This paper provides a brief overview of the broader scientific interpretation to illustrate this…

Multidimensional scaling yielded three comparable dimensions and the words fell into thematic clusters like those found among the problem behaviors. Results were similar to those reported earlier for the problematic behaviors. (Author/BEF)

The values of computer-based content analysis techniques and the application of a variety of analytical methods in areas related to health education are discussed. (JD)

Discusses the basis on which the behavioral orientation to political science has been constructed: that there are discoverable uniformities in political behavior that can be expressed in generalizations; that the validity of such generalizations must be testable; and that theory and research are closely intertwined. Discusses both American and…

Studies of a biological basis of social behavior have involved biologists in emotional debate. The author outlines the controversy surrounding one sociobiologist, Edward Wilson, and questions the charge that such research should not be conducted because of its potential for abuse. Condensed from "Smithsonian" magazine, September 1980,…

Recent challenges require demonstration of independence of effects of therapy procedures from nonspecifics. Logical tautology precludes demonstration of independence from some nonspecifics. Role of client outcome-expectancy as an interpretive artifact is questionable. The following three articles constitute an interchange of differing perspectives…

In this study the level of depression and the rate of assertive behavior were significantly correlated in a negative direction. The depression level did not reliably predict assertive behavior. (Author/BEF)

Finds that when subjects have a week to reflect on the research hypothesis, they will attempt to prove the hypothesis. Does not find, however, that increased information yields negative research results. (RL)

Results indicate that elementary school children participating in sports and those not participating cannot be distinguished from one another on the basis of various psychosocial characteristics. (MM)

This paper develops some ideas in Matza's Neutralization Theory into a continuum containing four categories ranging from extreme goodness to rebellion. It was hypothesized that involvement in delinquency would increase progressively across these four categories. (Author/KC)

The ratings of classroom teachers of behaviors which are more prevalent in boys than in girls were compared with regard to their relative effect on teachers' attitudes. The behaviors more prevalent in boys were rated as significantly more disturbing to teachers. The findings are discussed with regard to their implications within an ecological…