Entertainment films are being increasingly used as a means of stimulating discussion of contemporary problems, ethical issues, and cross generational dialog. In order to help teachers and organizations deal fully and responsibly with such films, this directory references 100 "entertainment" films under categories such as sex and marriage, justice…

This revised pamphlet was developed by a national association of credit unions for the purpose of directing consumer complaints to appropriate agencies or heads of agencies for action. Suggestions to aid the consumer are included, such as trying to solve problems at the local level before complaining to top officials. Addresses and phone numbers…

Hundreds of community crime prevention programs are currently operating at the national, state and local levels. Many of these are staffed by citizens and local civic-action groups. Others are operated by government agencies. This directory of national and state community crime prevention programs includes organization name and title, address and…

Parents of missing children, juvenile division police officers, and members of citizen action groups provide testimony in a Senate hearing held to learn more about problems associated with the disappearance of a child from his or her family. Related publications, including a September, 1981 directory of missing persons, are appended after the…

This guide is designed for individuals working in community mental health centers or other mental health programs concerned with needs and problems of the elderly. Section One examines the mental health needs of the elderly, and identifies major community social support programs that help the elderly with social and economic needs. Section Two…

Approximately 3,000 recent movement publications, made up of books, pamphlets, films, tapes and records but excluding serials, are listed in this index. The American Library Association Social Responsibilities Round Table Task Force on Alternative Books in Print compiled it primarily for librarians as a selection tool, and to make available to the…

Five essays examine the responses of the social studies to racism and sexism in the 1960s and 1970s. The first essay discusses the general concept of pluralism and its relationship to racism and sexism. Textbook and curricular response and legislation relevant to racism and sexism are also considered. The second essay deals with racism in terms of…

This directory lists a variety of films about women. Reflective of the content, the directory is divided into categories: animated; anthropology, ethnology, sociology, and science; birth and control of birth; careers and job discrimination; children and child care; documentaries; experimental, avant-garde, and classics; male-female relations and…

Programs that attempt to keep children from turning to crime are described following an introduction by Senator Joseph Biden that considers the scope of the problem of juvenile crime and possible solutions to the problems of youth violence. Catalogued are 192 ways in which communities are reaching out to children. The programs listed vary in size,…

Adult materials concerning human relations and the history, culture, and current social issues of Black, Chicano, Asian American, and Native American peoples are listed in this revised and expanded edition of the "Bibliography of Multicultural Materials." For each cultural group, entries are categorized under history and current social…