The document presents a collection of articles about heroin. Article 1 provides general information on heroin identification, drug dependence, effects of abuse, cost, source of supply, and penalties for illegal heroin use. Article 2 gives statistical information on heroin-related deaths in the District of Columbia between 1971 and 1982. Article 3…

Discussed are characteristics of the modern Canadian family and the social context within which the issues of adolescent pregnancy and adolescent sexuality arise. Various options for families and related ambivalent attitudes toward such personal freedoms are described. The historical evolution of western industrialized society is briefly sketched,…

Notes that people all over the world who are sufficiently motivated by what they think is an injustice go to great lengths to find a way to right a wrong. Whether the forums they seek out are judicial or extra-judicial varies among societies and is directly related to what forums are available and how they operate. (Author/AM)

The author analyzes attitudes and court decisions about the Pledge of Allegiance. He suggests a more rational approach with an awareness that patriotism cannot be forced and that mere recitation cannot achieve allegiance. (Author/JR)

In discussing means of solving the national problems of medical manpower development and inadequate distribution of medical care, the President of Stanford University cautions against planless tinkering with the network of institutional relationships and calls for restraint and reluctance to impose solutions along with a preference to suggest or…

Students in an introductory course at Wayne County Community College (Detroit, Michigan) are given a field work project assignment which involves choosing a social problem, and investigating it by means of library work and visits to agencies involved in dealing with the problem. A critical evaluation in formal paper form is required. (NHM)

Noting that the key issue in Italian educational politics is the over-supply of students and under-supply of both professors and facilities within the universities of Italy, the author discusses present efforts at reform in light of the social, economic, and political factors affecting the situation. (JT)

Affirmative action is seen as causing dissension and cleavages in the civil rights coalition. Requisites suggested for winning support for affirmative action are thorough knowledge of its rationale and components, assuring whites they will not be pushed out of jobs, and a continued emphasis on the urgency for affirmative action. (Author/AM)

Suggests that competence and merit are elements in need of examination, and gives four reasons why being a woman, black, or Spanish-American is a qualification for academic appointment. Stresses that energy ought to be directed to increasing support of colleges and universities and not to fighting affirmative action. (Author/AM)

Opposition to low and moderate income families of all ethnic backgrounds, especially those of a different color, exists. Traditional land use policies are seen to condition the economic and social opportunities for black Americans. The principal focus today is said to lie in suburban America. (Author/AM)

Evolutionary changes in the structure of the American family have led to an increase in the estrangement between young people and adults in the United States. The role of day care services, peer groups, schools, the community, and the organization of work are discussed in terms of their contribution to this alienation as well as possible changes…

Two science classroom techniques that can be used in the social studies classroom to motivate students involve puzzling phenomena and relating science to social issues such as over-population, energy, and pollution. (JR)

Describes future social problems which will develop as the general birth rate decreases and illegitimate births subsequently comprise a much greater percentage of total births. (SDH)

Two U. N. reports on aging and retirement are reviewed. There is a movement in developing nations toward early retirement with subsequent social welfare problems, and training for "second careers" has not yet caught on. The General Assembly has asked for a special group to suggest guidelines for national policies. (Author/AJ)