Human gene-changing research, once confined to sci-fi films, is now a burning public issue. (Editor)

Author took the comments of Professor N. C. Bhattacharya's "Demythologizing John Dewey" (EJ 111 872) to task and attempted to clarify Dewey's position on education and social issues. (Author/RK)

Author answered the criticism of Professor Thomas B. Colwell, outlined in the article previous to this one (AA 522 006), of an earlier article (EJ 111 872) called "Demythologizing John Dewey". (Author/RK)

The emergence of a new kind of legal practice, public interest law, is described. (KM)

This paper focuses on the referral structure (and the primary definers within this structure) in terms of which elder abuse is being defined as a social problem in Canada and interest groups are being mobilized to deal with the alleged problem. Preliminary research indicates that the major impetus is, in the main, not coming from organizations of…

There is a lack of objective and detailed measurement of the geographical patterns of economic activity. The need for countries to establish geographical institutions to monitor and measure social and economic problems is discussed. For address of journal see SO 504 028. (Author/RM)

The geographer's growing concern with social issues and public policy provides considerable opportunities and challenges in the field of mapping human phenomena. The author discusses how a geographer's skills can be applied to the description and interpretation of social problems. For address of journal see SO 504 028. (Author/RM)

This article deals with drinking specifically and doesn't concentrate solely on alcohol and alcoholism. The author believes that American society has so many drinking problems because we have so many wrong ideas about drinking. The intention is to dispel these myths. (Author/BW)

Among the problems facing the United States, the following are most outstanding: (1) the population explosion; (2) pollution; (3) the war in Vietnam; (4) racism and inequality; (5) violence symptomatic of internal disorder; and (6) drug abuse. If institutionalized education wishes to develop human character and to perpetuate social ideals,…

In order to ascertain to what degree educational researchers are concerned with and involved in social issues, a questionnaire on social attitudes, activism, political attitudes, attitudes toward AERA, and research activities was mailed to 672 members of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). When demographic characteristics of the…

Discusses the gruesome images of death occurring in medieval art and letters. Suggests that the images are a form of symbolism based on body metaphors. By means of decomposing bodies, artists and poets symbolized the disintegration of medieval institutions and the transition to the early modern period in Europe. (JAC)