Critically examines the mainstreaming movement in the United States and the assumptions behind the movement and compares it to the situation in Scandinavia. Broader social issues are discussed. (Author/MLF)

Examines the motives, context, and outcomes of drinking portrayed on prime-time television situation comedies and one-hour dramas. Discusses the demographics and role characteristics of drinkers and disapprovers, the predominating purposes for drinking portrayed, and the effects of alcohol use on the drinker and on others. (JMF)

To test the hypothesis that residents of larger cities are less helpful to strangers than are residents of small towns, three New Zealand towns with varying population densities were studied for helping behavior. The research confirms that population density is a reliable predictor of non-helping behavior. (RE)

Presents an annotated bibliography of books which may provide bibliotherapy to primary grade students experiencing emotional or social conflict in coping with competition, divorce or change in family status, failure, peer group pressure, and alienation/rejection. (CMV)

Describes a study that attempted to replicate earlier findings about how people develop understanding of and solutions to public policy issues, while testing additional hypotheses. Notes that people who think the most about environmental issues generally develop the most logical definitions of the problems and the most workable solutions. (GT)

Discusses the great dependence of the present arms race on a healthy physics enterprise and the pervasive connections between pure and applied science and military needs. This discussion is intended to orient college students about some problems directly related to progress made in science. (HM)

All disciplines are potentially useful for fuller interpretation of reality. Interdisciplinary instruction should emphasize cooperation, rather than conflict, among disciplines. Topics can include objects and processes (a horse or a river), events (the fall of Rome or migration), and issues (alcohol, crime, sports, or self and society). (DF)

Reviews major theories of criminal justice, proposes an alternative analytic framework which focuses on cultural factors, applies this framework to several cases, and discusses implications of a cultural perspective for rule of law values. Journal available from Office of Publication, Department of Political Science, University of Florida,…

Examines John Stuart Mill's writings on women with respect to their reception in and their application to the American scene from 1850 to the 1870s. Concludes that the implications were accepted by a significant portion of American society in the 1970s, a full century after Mill's publication. Journal availability: see SO 507 179. (Author/DB)

Calls attention to problems faced by children of exiles and immigrants as they attend school in places other than their countries of origin. Major problems include problems communicating in the language of the host country, culture shock, inability to readjust patterns of behavior, and inability to preserve an authentic model of their original…

Special conditions of urban schools that operate as barriers to renewal and present difficulties for renewal efforts are explored. (JD)

Analyzes the career and films of Jorge Sanjines and the Ukamau Film Collective by providing a historical retrospective of revolutionary filmmaking and by discussing Ukamau's messages, intended audiences, filmmaking processes, and objectives. (Author/CK)

Deal with one instance in which the Government of Bermuda sought to effect social change. Discusses the author's experiences in introducing a sex education program there as well as the implications of that program's development for five social problems, which Bermuda faces in its struggle to maintain economic survival. (RK)

Presents a view of American environmental concerns as seen through the eyes of an Indian exchange student. (SL)

The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands has had a program of vocational rehabilitation since 1974. These islands have been under the trusteeship of the United States since 1946. Describes some concerns, some efforts to deal with them, and future directions for its Vocational Rehabilitation Services. (Author/RK)