Intended for geography students, professors, and researchers, this publication deals with the process of political redistricting and shows how geographers can help devise plans that are responsible to office-holders, to voters, to legitimate community interests, and to a sense of territorial integrity. There are eight chapters. Chapter 1 examines…

Describes the financial crises in colleges and universities caused by the enactment of federal social legislation, such as equal employment opportunity provisions, the Equal Pay Act, minimum wage law, unemployment insurance, and affirmative action programs. (MLH)

The aims of this study were limited to an attempt to ascertain the extent to which there was agreement between secondary pupils in a number of countries in responses to questions relating to various forms of social behavior. (Author/RK)

Using data collected from a random sample of students at a large Eastern university, the relationship of various socio-political factors to students attitudes toward and participation in protest activity is explored. Specifically addressed is the question - Do such factors influence activist-prone youth or youth who may be drawn into protest…

An attempt to explain radical student activism as a distinct function of potential downward mobility in the lives of student activists, who, coming largely from higher status backgrounds, face and fear the possibility of "skidding", thus culminating in a revolt of the priviledged against the system. (EH)

A call for new coalitions to combat the racism and mindless materialism that divides America in the hope of reaffirming a sense of purpose and a will to justice for all Americans. (EH)

Reflecting upon the thought of W.E.B. DuBois, it is argued that the black person's fundamental problem today is not one of race but rather is a hard core economic class problem. The implications of this analysis for social strategy and public policy are discussed. (EH)

This digest offers guidelines for group advocacy efforts on behalf of gifted education. Four potential pitfalls are identified: using an adversarial rather than a persuasive approach; assuming that people in administrative and political positions are not too bright or not very knowledgeable--or both; being impatient; and ineffectively coping with…

Many teenagers have unplanned, unwanted pregnancies. Research has shown that effective contraceptive use is hampered by a lack of knowledge and by negative attitudes. Providing accurate information does not necessarily lead to contraceptive use. This two-phase study attempted to assess contraceptive behavior, knowledge, and beliefs. In the first…

The first section of this conference report on a drug-free America presents an overview addressing three areas: the scope of the drug problem in the United States; its evolution; and some proposed solutions. In the second section, recommendations for action are made for prevention of drug abuse that may be achieved through multiple strategies that…

Commonalities between the philosophical perspectives of Alfred Schatz, a European phenomenologist, and George Herbert Mead, the father of symbolic interactionism, are discussed, and the two men's potential significance in social science research is examined. Both men were concerned with the question of the nature of social action, believing that…

Fresh Youth Initiative (FYI) is a youth development organization based in the Washington Heights-Inwood section of Manhattan. The group's mission is to support and encourage the efforts of neighborhood young people and their families to design and carry out community service and social action projects, develop leadership skills, fulfill their…

Discusses the sensitive and difficult position of the Chicano woman who is concerned with supporting her brother's efforts to attain social equality, but who is also striving to secure her own social equality and personal fulfillment. (Author/SF)

Argues that psychologists must become aware of the unhealthy social conditions affecting the physical and psychological well-being of minority and poor Americans and advocates that sociologists, psychiatrists, and psychologists should use the constructs and principles of their professions to improve the quality of life for the poor and oppressed…

Argues that the economic functions of families should be redefined, so that the contributions of all family members to income are recognized; and also that it must be decided whether, for purposes of social policy or even economic policy, the welfare of the individual or of the family will be the criterion for establishing goals. (Author/JM)