The author examines the causes behind disadvantaged adults. Counseling is definitely needed to combat these causes. (MR)

Discussion and reflection after the game has been played may be more important than the game itself. (Editor/AS)

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…

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.…

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…

Discusses the role television plays in dissolving social bonds. (GT)

Broadly outlines scope of the problem of teenage pregnancy, some of its more obvious causes, and some of the long-term implications of not truly understanding the nature of the problem. Concludes with theoretical critique of social disorganizational, social definitional, and social organizational approaches to the problem of teenage pregnancy.…

States that many trends in the Information Age appear dissimilar, but are in fact closely related. Argues that the market is linked to the exchange of information as currency, which will lead to a new conceptualization of the market economy. Concludes that the benefits of the Information Age may be enormous, but may lead to the depersonalization…

Includes "An Evil Unbearable to the Human Heart" (Sutcliffe); "Fighting Indifference and Inaction" (Fromont); "Concerted International Action for Children"; "New Shelter for Street Kids of Ankara" (Fromont); "IPEC's International Program for Elimination of Child Labor Challenge to Brazilian…

The executive director of the United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc. recounts progress made in advocacy for the disabled since 1972 when he was one of four disabled college students interviewed in this magazine. Remaining challenges are identified including developing a customer-service orientation and eliminating economic and other disparities…

Focuses on the dangers inherent in the "bureaucratic" mindset that can eliminate the bases for constructive argument. Claims a dramatistic perspective on argument counters this danger and aids in the alteration of frames of reference, simultaneously combating the bureaucratic mindset and increasing the chance for constructive change in…

Considers the interaction between rhetoric and technology by perusing selected writings of Kenneth Burke. Contends that while Burke did not exactly express disdain for technology, he saw it as impacting on society in dangerous ways. Urges renewed commitment to the critical function which rhetoric provides as a safeguard in an increasingly…

Growing up in Flemington, New Jersey, put Jen Bryant in the heart of the lore behind the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. Family stories of the events of the day and extensive research led to "The Trial," a novel in verse. The first several parts of this novel are included here.