Suggests that power may be a better ally for the social reformer than logic. There seems to be little chance that the majority will recognize the claims of the exploited minorities unless they can amass enough power to enforce their demands. The powerful are seen to generate philosophies to justify the most unequal of outcomes. (Author/AM)

A new social theory of value must be developed because of the possibility of a world-wide emergency in the face of growing famine and pollution and an accompanying decline of moral values. This theory must have the life of all humanity and the life of our own culture as its ultimate values. (Author/RK)

The present study empirically tests the existence, universality, and specific locus of the generation gap through a comparative intrafamily study of fathers and their college-age children. Results show that a general consensus level characterizes fathers and offspring; and, that specific foci of disagreement emerge. (Author)

Noting the major objectives of India's Fifth Five Year Plan, including emphasis on cultivation of moral and spiritual values in students, the author discusses India's situation in comparison with the development of other nations and analyzes the question of when or how individual enlightenment affects large groups of people or the development of a…

Describes cross-national research being conducted on the consequences of selective participation in politics. The research suggests that the traditional institutions of political mobilization in the United States tend to limit the participatory opportunities of the less affluent. (MLH)

Explores parallel developments in labeling theory and in the value conflict approach to social problems. Similarities in their critiques of functionalism and etiological theory as well as their emphasis on the definitional process are noted. (Author)

Describes eight experimental courses in a series called the Man Series, instituted at Purdue University to improve the social dimensions of engineering education. Each course is team taught by engineering, humanities, and social science faculty members and is interdisciplinary in nature. (MLH)

The Chancellor/President of Syracuse University contends that society's problems call for a broad approach but colleges are pushing narrowed specialities. He proposes a systems approach in restructuring higher education to train professionals in broad disciplines, e.g. a College of Energy similar to the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public…

Urban economy, society, and technology are undergoing great and simultaneous changes. Problems created by this call for a new look, a rebuilding with a sense of justice and equal treatment. If present trend continues, the untrained, and uneducated poor will become dominant inner-city groups in all major cities. (Author/AM)

The problem of definition, diagnosis, treatment, the government's position, and implications for blacks with regards to the behavior disorder prevalent in children from lower socio-economic homes are discussed. (Author/AM)

This article considered the form, content, objectives and background of courses relating to science and society. (Author/RK)

Presents a brief history of the diagnosis and treatment of hyperkinesis, focusing on the social and clinical factors involved with this medicalization; and then considers the problem of expert control, medical social control, the individualization of social problems, and the depoliticization of deviant behavior, as well as ramifications for the…

The consequences of Watergate for children, their education, and their ethical and moral commitment is discussed in terms of the child's development of moral judgment, and in terms of the practical issues of how values are transmitted from one generation to another. (Author/AM)

Suggests that it is erroneous to advocate that the rights and interests of each racial group and of each clique of national origin or religious orientation must be separately pursued if real results are to follow. (Author/AM)

This study employed training in facilitative self-responding as a means of helping clients alter what they say to themselves. The training was compared to empathy-based individual counseling. Results using eight measures identified significant differences in favor of the trained group for six of the eight variables. (Author)