Suggests three strategies for making the research models of adolescent parenthood more realistic and more relevant to social policy: (1) a "continuous adjustment" perspective; (2) variables that differentiate among actions and circumstances leading to the initial childbearing; (3) attention given to environmental constraints and incentives that…

Examines the role social science plays in federal transportation energy conservation policy; assesses the current forms and degree of consideration of social issues in transportation energy policy; and identifies contributions that the social sciences could make in achieving energy conservation goals. (Author/MK)

Citing ethnic mental-health research, argues that the critical issue in the controversial relationship between social science research and public policy/program advocacy is the intertwining of research with policy recommendations, not whether one precedes or follows the other. Describes problems in delivering mental health services to ethnic…

Discusses the use of social science knowledge about environmental stressors in the making of public policy. (EF)

The complex problem of discovering effective procedures for translating social science research into social policy and social action is examined through the history of the surgeon general's research program on television and social behavior. (Author)

In "Journal of Social Issues," Volume 47, Number 2, 1991, first sentence of second full paragraph on page 3 of "Child Care Policy Research" (S. Hofferth and D. Phillips) should read: "To summarize, of the approximately 18.4 million preschool children in 1990, 11.8 were cared for primarily by a relative or sitter, and 6.6 million were in other…

It is concluded, on the basis of this study, that respondents who are poor and/or of racial or ethnic minority backgrounds require unconventional rules of survey procedure. (Author/AM)

Reviews recent proposals for procedural reforms to protect child victims of crime in their role as witnesses. Focuses on the Supreme Court's decision in Globe Newspaper Co. v. Superior Court. Argues that making the present system more responsive to the needs of child witnesses is more important than attempting major procedural changes. (Author/KH)

Investigates whether religion may actually contribute to intolerance, discrimination, suffering, and bloodshed in the world. The author offers study findings that suggest relationships among religious fundamentalism, quest, right-wing authorization, and prejudice. It is suggested that it is how people hold their religious beliefs, rather than the…

Discusses research on media violence and antisocial behavior. Provides quantitative estimates for predicting: (1) adult antisocial behavior from childhood antisocial behavior; (2) current antisocial behavior from current exposure to media violence; (3) subsequent antisocial behavior from earlier exposure to media violence; and (4) how social…

Examines legal responses to the problem of media violence. Focuses on: (1) tension between evidence collected by social scientists and traditional First Amendment protections; and (2) legal actions against sexually violent materials to which social science research may be relevant. Suggests ways in which research may be most useful in establishing…

This paper presents recommendations concerning the reduction of child abuse and neglect. Some recommendations concern research toward further understanding the problem, while other recommendations concern policies that may help reduce the problem. (Author/EB)

Notes that the papers in this issue stress the need for a conceptual framework (historical, social, legal, and developmental) for defining the critical parameters involved in arriving at a sound basis for social policy and child advocacy. (Author/AM)

Considers differing systems and variables used to distinguish city from city, and city from non-city. Reviews various approaches to urban description and classification, including those of novelists, social critics, and social scientists. Suggests that the uses of objective and subjective data are complementary rather than competing systems of…

Survey research has not tried hard to benefit poor people by allowing community members to help shape the design and interpretation of research, upgrading the job skills and employability of indigenous interviewers, or providing referrals or other services to survey respondents. (Author)