Research indicates that the impetus to solve pollution problems may have to come from processes outside the realm of ordinary problem solving institutions. Mass media exposure and involvement in the political process are ineffective in generating antipollution sentiment. "Grass roots" movements based on informal communication may emerge to combat…

Reviews the different contributions the study of the U. S. Constitution can make to public administration courses. Maintains that such study may force students to a deeper appreciation of the United States political community, ultimately strengthening their thinking on future practical problems in public administration. (JDH)

The approach to venereal disease education in most schools varies little from that of 20 years ago; examples of programs in four school districts are given. (Author)

Argues that more expenditure on higher education, particularly engineering education, is necessary if the pressing problems of society are to be met in an economically viable manner within the context of a complex technological civilization. (AL)

Highlights the root causes of nativism against both immigrants and U.S. immigration policy arising from increasing legal and illegal immigration. Further, it outlines the conditions under which diversity can be brought to the forefront as one of society's strengths. (GR)

Examines in detail the political and ethical dilemmas encountered when results of the Barrow Alcohol Study generated considerable reaction in the scientific community, popular press, and local population. Argues difficulties might have been avoided with better insight into community belief regarding the nature of the problem and better community…

Describes what goes on in teenage hangouts and why hangouts are important in providing a social meeting place for teenagers. Discusses physical features that make hangouts attractive, how small communities can effectively manage teenage hangouts, and how teenage hangouts encourage social development including developing a sense of community. (LP)

Community involvement too often becomes a patronising, paternalistic process designed and delivered by professionals to control rather than enable and empower. What alternatives are there? Pat Thomson argues that within the international radical tradition we have some important answers and urges us to draw once again on the work of people like…

Researchers from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University prepared a case study of CODES (Community Outreach and Development Efforts Save). CODES is a coalition of 35 people and organizations in northern Manhattan committed to promoting safe streets, parks and schools. The case study analyzed the factors that prompted CODES'…

A study examined the different approaches that daily newspaper and weekly newspaper editors take toward letters to the editor. It was believed that (1) editors of weekly newspapers would regard as more important letters referring to the community positively, while (2) editors of daily newspapers would regard as more important letters dealing with…

SOCIAL CONTROLS SUPPORTING THE BIRACIAL SYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATES ARE PRIMARILY LEGAL AND ARE OFTEN IN CONFLICT WITH THE PREVAILING MORAL AND RELIGIOUS PRECEPTS. THE NEGRO PROTEST IS NOT ONLY AGAINST WIDESPREAD DEPRIVATIONS, BUT ALSO AGAINST RELATIVE DEPRIVATIONS OR BARRIERS DESIGNED TO PREVENT THEM FROM ENJOYING CERTAIN RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES…

THE NATURE AND PRINCIPAL AREAS OF INTERRACIAL CONFLICT ARE EXAMINED, WITH ATTENTION GIVEN TO CENTRAL AMERICANS, MEXICANS, JAPANESE, AND CHINESE. HOWEVER, FOCUS IS UPON NEGROES, COMPARATIVE NEWCOMERS TO THE BAY AREA, BECAUSE OF NATIONWIDE NEGRO-WHITE TENSIONS. THE FOCUS IS DICTATED, ALSO, BY THE POLITICAL MILITANCY OF BAY AREA NEGROES IN CONTRAST…

A range of hypotheses of varying specificity is examined in this paper in an attempt to account for the location of racial disorders. The initial sections consider what general assumptions must be met by any satisfactory explanation of the distribution of disorders. Mathematical models are constructed which embody the most prevalent assumptions as…