The central aim of the present paper is to analyse the degree to which welfare problems accumulate over time and to what extent such an accumulation is related to class position and household formation. We utilize longitudinal data from the Swedish Survey of Living Conditions, following a panel that was first interviewed in 1979 and, thereafter,…

To analyze the application of quantitative models to energy-employment issues, the energy problem was viewed in three distinct, but related, phases: the post-embargo shock effects, the intermediate-term process of adjustment, and the long-run equilibrium. Against this background eighteen existing energy models (government supported as well as…

New Jersy has vocational training programs for students who are not suited for traditional academic education. (RA)

The retirement or earnings test provision of the Social Security Program is part of a debate over the future direction of the entire system. The current high rates of unemployment and inflation necessitating supplemental income for some older people may well influence the debate. (Author/AJ)

They are not by any means limited to job adjustment, study shows. (Editor)

Examines the role of science and technology in relation to socioeconomic goals by reviewing historical innovations in the United States and global environmental, employment, and social challenges. Recommends that the United States reorder technological priorities to meet human needs. (CK)

The document presents a collection of selected reflections by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on India's youth, their opportunities, and their future. Titles for the selections include: (1) Youth and Common Aspirations; (2) Youth and the Future; (3) Youth and Freedom; (4) Youth and the Questing Spirit; (5) Youth and Modernization; (6) Youth and…

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)

This collection of citations and references focusing on the culture of industrial alcoholism, its existence on the job, and its resolution extends from 1960 to June 1972, with some important works from earlier dates. The citations from books, articles, and newspapers, assembled to present a composite picture of the alcoholic worker's environment,…

Numerous problems in the American educational system are outlined. The lack of effective education for all young people, the failure of schools to educate, the diverse demands and expectations placed upon the schools, and the type of education which occurs outside the schools are among these problems. (GC)

Changes in the problems of entering college freshmen necessitate changes in student counseling. This study compares the problems of 400 undergraduates entering college in 1976 with problems endorsed by 400 entering freshmen in 1969. There are both similarities and differences between the two groups. (Author)

Uses the Spector and Kitsuse model of social problem development to analyze the controversy over the refusal of the Bunker Hill Company (Kellogg, Idaho) to give fertile female employees jobs involving exposure to lead unless they were sterilized. Suggests modifications in the model to account for the government role in claims making. (Author/MJL)

The Manpower Division's three general sessions at the American Vocational Association's 1975 Convention offered speakers, panels, and multi-media presentations illuminating the education and employment problems encountered by Indians, Spanish-speaking, and black Americans because of white Americans' lack of cultural awareness. Successful programs…

Economic, political, and cultural institutions and the role of government are examined as they affect the lives of American children. It is shown that many of the same political and economic factors which victimize the poor also work to victimize children. (GC)

Results of interviews with 173 younger and 163 middle-aged and older couples revealed that life strains were more closely linked to patterns of depressive symptoms in younger couples with strains tending to be greatest for couples in which both spouses reported depressive symptoms. (Author)