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Gurnack, Anne M. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1986
Summarizes a study of Wisconsin's drunk driving law and evaluates the mandated alcohol assessment for convicted offenders. Findings indicated individuals operating while intoxicated remain young, male, unmarried, with high school educations. A substantial number of these persons were assessed with serious drinking problems. The strongest predictor…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Demography, Individual Characteristics, Intervention
Shachtman, Tom – Media and Methods, 1977
Reflects on the exploitation of documentary film subjects--the dangers it poses as well as the responsibilities it presents. (Author/KS)
Descriptors: Documentaries, Ethics, Films, Privacy
Gabor, Dennis – AV Guide: The Learning Media Magazine, 1973
Descriptors: Communications, Community Control, Mass Media, Social Problems
Herberg, Will – Soc Educ, 1969
Observations on the effects of relativism, positivism, and secularism. Reprinted from the Winter 1968-69 issue of "The Intercollegiate Review . (AP)
Descriptors: Existentialism, Philosophy, Religion, Social Problems
Davis, Louis E. – Manpower, 1970
Job restructuring can play an important part in preparing the unskilled for today's society and in easing the United States into the postindustrial era. (BC)
Descriptors: Automation, Disadvantaged, Employment, Job Development
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Van Overbeek, Johannes; Franze, Sherran – Bioscience, 1970
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Curriculum Development, Social Problems
Adams, Robert M. – Educational Broadcasting, 1971
A description of WQED's attempts to combine drama with in-depth examinations of contemporary issues. (AK)
Descriptors: Documentaries, Educational Television, Production Techniques, Social Problems
Shanker, Albert – Changing Education, 1971
Summary of address to 1971 AFT-QuEST Truth-&-Soul-in-Teaching" conference. (RT)
Descriptors: Educational Problems, Educational Vouchers, Models, Social Problems
Grabowski, Stanley M. – Continuing Education for Adults, 1971
The author examines the causes behind disadvantaged adults. Counseling is definitely needed to combat these causes. (MR)
Descriptors: Counseling, Disadvantaged, Group Counseling, Methods
Wheatley, B. C.; Cash, W. B. – School and Society, 1971
Descriptors: Social Problems, Student Attitudes, Student Leadership, Surveys
Stoll, Clarice – Media and Methods - Exploration in Education, 1972
Discussion and reflection after the game has been played may be more important than the game itself. (Editor/AS)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Educational Games, Games, Social Problems
Ornstein, Allan C. – School and Society, 1971
Descriptors: Black Education, Racism, School Desegregation, Social Problems
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Allen, Garland E. – Bioscience, 1970
Traces the growth of theories of eugenics during the twentieth century, focussing on the work of H. J. Muller. Concludes that "Muller's lasting contribution was to write the hereditarian attitudes associated with traditional eugenics and the environmentalist's viewpoint associated with modern sociology to obtain a humane and reasoned approach to…
Descriptors: Biology, Evolution, Genetics, Science History
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Taylor, Carol M. – Journal of Black Studies, 1981
Proposes that a direct and authoritative challenge to the scientific racism of the late eighteenth and early twentieth centuries was urgently needed, and was one of the leading rhetorical contributions of W.E.B. DuBois. Specifically examines three issues: social Darwinism, the eugenics movement, and psychologists' measurement of intelligence.…
Descriptors: Debate, Intelligence Tests, Racial Bias, Social Problems
Shermis, S. Samuel; Barth, James L. – Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, 1981
Reports analysis of five journals: "Commentary," the "Nation," the "New Republic,""Saturday Review," and the "Atlantic Monthly." Commonalities include exaggeration, moral indignation, and complex analysis with simple solutions. Concludes that these journals exist to persuade an educated, affluent, and influential readership that a certain kind of…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Definitions, Influences, Periodicals
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