Since the passage of the Wilderness Act of 1964, much misinterpretation of the act by the public has taken place. The author of this article proposes that a wilderness education program is necessary to clarify the meaning of wilderness and to explain its merits and the nature of its usage. (MA)

The author develops a general equation specifying the conditions under which parents influence the party identification and certain issue attitudes of their adolescent children. Independent variables included in the equation are family interaction, political interest, issue salience to parent, and accuracy of the adolescent's perception of the…

In this paper, author discussed conflict and lack of conflict as they relate to the formation of manpower in capitalist economies. (Author/RK)

Dramatistic analysis suggests that the "New York Times" portrayals of the 1985 terrorist killing of Leon Klinghoffer, the 69 year old American tourist on the Achille Laurs, may contain a mythic dimension. Through the myth of the hero, the news stories invoked the symbol of the self, inviting intense identification of the individual…

In an examination of the dynamics that mold a bill and keep it before the attention of the national legislature, this paper traces the behind-the-scenes history of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), H.R. 925, from its origin as a benefit solely for pregnant women workers to its current status as a broad remedy for the stresses of modern…

A study was conducted to determine the political issues of the 1980 presidential campaigns as expressed by televised political spot advertisements during the primaries. Issue information was coded for 140 30- and 60-second political commercials. An advertisement's issue score was defined as the number of terms used that matched terms from a…

The public, the media, and the candidates each bring a unique and sometimes contradictory set of needs to the political campaign debate that must be reconciled in designing formats to significantly improve debate practice. Five format suggestions address problems characteristic of debates, particularly at the state and local levels: (1) format…

An analysis of opinion columns in the "New York Times" on the issue of amnesty for draft evaders during the Vietnam War provides a quantitative approach to investigating qualitative policy issues. A total of 93 editorials, guest editorials, and letters to the editor from 1971 through 1975 were examined. The material was classified as…

The problems of textbook selection and related social and political issues are presented from the point of view of an involved school administrator. (DW)

Three studies explored some of the dimensions of the present crisis facing the Catholic church. A scale was developed to assess the liberal-conservative nature of this conflict. Liberal religious attitudes were associated with degree and amount of liberal religious education and with achievement, motivation, and intelligence within a liberal…

The relationship between the Social Democratic Party and the Swedish Trade Union federation is discussed from an historical perspective as well as through an analysis of present and future problems confronting the party-union relationships. Current issues in Swedish politics are also summarized. (MW)

An attempt to detail the varied perceptions held by educators and those held by politicians. Provides the actual language they employ to justify their shared disdain. The composite quotations in the article help put the reader in "the other guy's shoes", and serve to modify behavior patterns, which help to narrow the chasm between these two key…

Analyzes the 1973 decision on university governance by the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany and proceeds to discuss the future of the German universities, including the prospects of a take-over by the Left in the current political atmosphere. (Author/PG)

This is a report on the harassment of black elected officials. It does not address harassment of other minority elected officials, nor of women who are other than black. The report does not address the harassment of appointed public officials or of other black professionals. The report touches only minimally on other proportions of the continuum…

In this commencement address given by the Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, a brief review of the Younger vs. Harris case is given. In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that federal courts could not issue injunctions against state criminal proceedings on the ground that such prosecutions would result…