Traces the roots of Jewish radicalism in America, focusing on its recent relationship with the New Left Movement of the sixties and its subsequent development vis-a-vis the Jewish establishment and the larger social issues present in American society today. (EH)

Examines diversity using Martin Luther King, Jr.'s metaphor of human unity, "the single garment of destiny," noting diversity's uniqueness in viewing America as individual groups, some of which have historically been denied privileges. Calls diversity a political doctrine that asserts that some social categories deserve compensatory…

Notes that party decomposition is likely to continue. The probable future pattern is one where the major parties continue to exert influence on the voting choices of the American public, but where many voters are available for mobilization by competing movements. (Author/AM)

Notes that there is inconsistency between the philosophical basis of the American immigration policy and the legal status of the immigrant in the labor market. (Author/AM)

Text of an interview of Frank Reissman by Irving Louis Horowitz suggests that while social problems are experienced locally in the big cities, their cure lies nationally at the federal level. (Author/AM)

This essay examines the dominant perspectives and themes in political gerontology, why some problems are highlighted and others relatively ignored, and the potential consequences of such channeling of knowledge. (Author/AM)

Notes that pragmatism, rather than ideology, dictates the style of young progressive politics in Madison. This pattern has not always applied elsewhere. (Author/AM)

Discusses cultural disintegration and religious, political, and social disputes in light of Columbus' quincentenary. Cites historical encounters between Europeans and native populations of the United States (inability to recognize the human nature of strangers, misunderstanding sexual mores, and rapid degeneration from friendship and simple…

This article reviews the articles which follow in this special issue on the political influence of the aged, discusses the effects of public policy on the aged, and asks whether there is a "politics of aging." (AM)

Notes that those individuals wishing to emigrate are likely to be critical of and marginal to the American political system. Specifically, potential emigrants are likely to identify with a minor party or to say that they are independents. (Author/AM)

Since the most salient facet of the political system is the Federal government, this study indexes political estrangement in terms of trust or cynicism toward the government in Washington. It employs national trend data rather than data restricted to a single point in time or a specific locale. (Author/AM)

Concludes that those who plan to emigrate from Colombia need orientation and some manner of regularizing their status by work contracts or other legal arrangements. This will assure them just wages and relieve many of the necessity to migrate without proper documents. (Author/AM)

The early 1970s constituted a crucial demographically, psycho-economically, and politically--for marriage and family in our society. The coalition of right-wing groups who lobby against issues such as abortion will probably not succeed in restoring the traditional family, since the circumstances that created it have passed. (Author/GC)

The commitment on the part of the national government to provide some assistance to the elderly began in the 1930s, but in the last decade or so, this commitment has substantially increased. (Author/AM)

Focuses on five types of political alienation: estrangement; negative evaluation of the American political system, negative evaluation of the competence of public officials, negative evaluation of the motives of public officials, and rejection of the institution of elections. (Author/AM)