Analysis of ideological factions within the democratic and republican parties reveals that a state party delegation's ideological position relative to the rest of its party is likely to be similar in the House, Senate, and national nominating conventions. There is no consistent evidence of declining relationship over time. (RM)

Discussed are Marx's roles as a student, a journalist-scholar, a revolutionary, and a family member. Revealed is a political and intellectual figure of enormous stature and complexity, but a person typically human in passions and commitments, strengths, and shortcomings. (RM)

Threats to social science research progress include decreasing federal support for social science research, restrictions on access to data, the privatization of public research, and the politicization of professional processes associated with research support. Explanations for these threats are explored. (Author/RM)

The author briefly summarizes the articles in this issue describing current studies in sex stratification and of the Social Science Quarterly dealing with women in the world of politics, work, and crime. (Author/RM)

Examines three theories of the impact of early learning on the development of political activism among young Americans. Provides a typology of political activity and investigates the influence of political and social psychological variables. Concludes that early learning contributes markedly to the development of political activism. (TRS)

Women are making successful bids for the power of public office. Their success at the polls is a result of the political groups and coalitions they formed as they attempted to get the Equal Rights Amendment ratified. The article concludes with a discussion of the impact of women on politics. (Author/RM)

Annual data covering the years 1948-81 are analyzed using the technique of discriminant analysis to test for differences in the inflation and unemployment rates during election as opposed to nonelection years and under Democratic as opposed to Republican administrative leadership. (Author/RM)

Changes in U.S. public attitudes toward women in politics are explored, using 1972, 1974, and 1978 NORC General Social Surveys. Nineteen social, economic, and political predictor variables were used to determine sources of support for or opposition to women in politics. Modest increases in support for female political activity were found.…

The authors discuss the results of a survey which collected data on female candidacy for city council offices and on election victories. Questionnaires were mailed to 838 U.S. cities with a population of 25,000 or more. (Author/RM)

Since the revival of Marxist theorizing on the state in the 1960's, there has been an evolution from quite abstract formulations toward historically concrete research focusing on the relationship between specific state policies and changing class struggles and compromises. (RM)

A questionnaire survey of 379 state legislators revealed that both sexes are equally inclined to postpone their public office careers until their children are grown. (Author/RM)

The concept of political culture has provided a promising way of incorporating psychological insights into the study of political systems; progress in the use of the concept calls for effective means of describing total systems and for identifying critical factors in improving the ability to understand and predict'' system performance. (Author/JB)

Reviews literature on traditional political symbology and its manipulation by regimes to minimize political protest from subordinate or negatively privileged groups. Topics discussed include content of symbols, theories of collective behavior, properties of symbols, symbol versatility, and the borrowing of symbols from religious/cultural groups…

Voter participation in Florida school board elections is much higher than in states where reforms were instituted in the early twentieth century to depoliticize local educational governance. These reforms served to repress participation in local elections. (Author/IS)

Changes in aggregate levels of subjective powerlessness of the American public regarding politics and government have been surprisingly slight since 1952. The increasing level of education during the postwar era has been working against the spread of powerlessness. (Author/RM)