This bibliography lists major sociological and social-psychological works on social movements in general. Reports of specific movements or episodes have been excluded, except where they have broad sociological implications. The citations are listed alphabetically by author. (Author/JG)

The author examines specific manifestations of violence in relation to sexuality: (1) forcible rape rate; (2) war atrocities; (3) sexual violence in prisons; and (4) pornography. Drawing much from Hannah Arendt's book on violence, he views sexual violence as symptomatic of a lack of sexual power, not a sign of its possession. The causes are seen…

Projecting future school enrollments seems to be a relatively simple mathematical procedure using current population figures, birth rates, migration rates, and grade progression ratios. Resource allocations and education facilities planning are based on these projections. In most American cities, the political power of various interest groups…

The social and legal policies that control or prevent the use of mind-altering drugs are the main cause of the social problems arising from their use. The existing policies are ineffective; the wrong drugs receive the most attention and laws are directed at the wrong phase of the cycle of promotion, distribution and use. The following reforms are…

A questionnaire dealing with several aspects of teaching social issues in the classroom was mailed to 682 biology, English, and social studies teachers in a probability sample of public and private secondary schools in Michigan. Chi square and analysis of variance tests were used in analyzing the 493 (73%) responses. Included in the questionnaire…

The Workshop on Regional Drug Abuse Programming was called to investigate the need for a Federally-supported model, stressing inter-agency coordination, to be employed by states as a guide for establishing substate area programs, and to explore other questions related to programs for drug abuse prevention and treatment. The organization of state…

This brief pamphlet reports on a study of teenage delinquency outside cities. For seven years, the author followed the careers of all boys who were sophomores in 1964 in 14 high schools in one of Oregon's nonmetropolitan counties to see what patterns of delinquency developed in the group. By correlating his findings with those of a slightly later…

A course at the University of Minnesota entitled "Perspectives on Computers and Society" explores the social significance of computers. Topics covered include public perceptions of computers, biological and artificial information processing, the economics and technology of hardware, computer networks and software, data banks and the…

This testimony concerning physical abuse of children proposes a definition of child abuse and neglect based on the inherent equal worth of all children and a belief in their equal social, economic, civil, and political rights. Child abuse or neglect is considered the responsibility of individuals, institutions, and society as a whole with the…

This study investigated the general hypothesis that the greater the involvement in the athletic subculture as a member of a sport team, the greater the development of conservative political ideologies. The questionnaire, completed by 150 Canadian team and individual sport athletes, was an amalgam of the following units: a) the McClosky Political…

System analysis is defined as a point of view as well as a set of procedures that enable decisionmakers and developers to examine approaches to social or educational problems. A list of various procedures and methods for a systematic approach to educational problems is provided. The development of a plan for a new school is described and the…

This report contains the notes and elements for 6 lectures that were given by Victor de Pange, head of the Division for Higher Education and Research of the Council of Europe at the University of the Pacific during January of 1971. The first lecture was devoted to student protests, using the 1968 events as a starting point. It examines whether…

The potential relevance of sociology in the development of a teacher training program is examined. Investigation of the sociology area is effected through: (1) the deliberations of a Sociology consortium; (2) a condensed version of material abstracted in a literature search; (3) a conceptual mapping of the field accompanied by a brief listing of…

There has been much talk in the last 10 years about the responsibility of higher education to help solve the urban crisis, yet little has been done. There are some measures the university can take to alleviate the educational plight of the urban poor, the major one of which is to do what they have traditionally done best: teach. The universities…

Twenty-two extracts from the writings of authorities in a number of fields are included in this anthology intended for use in college courses concerned with the implications of trends in cybernetics, economics, resource use, transportation, communication, genetics, population, psychology, religion, oceanography, education, and space travel for…