Isolates and tries to explain a phenomenon called the altruistic paradox, which refers to the fact that mankind individually and collectively can be both cruel and kind at one and the same time. (Author/JM)

Article implies that the gathering pessimism concerning the beneficent impacts - actual and potential - of technology applied to social purposes might gradually be reversed by a more efficient and socially responsive application of technology. (Author)

A model is presented which illustrates the hypothesis that cultural differences among ethnic-religious groups give rise to differences in psychological dispositions which influence occupational achievement. (DM)

A timely and relevant prototype model is presented to illustrate how social indicators might be statistically combined into an overall Index of Social Health" for the United States. (DM)

Results indicate that factors other than age, duration of marriage, and education are significant in interspouse communication and that more sociopsychological study is needed in this area. (Author)

Special issue devoted to the topic of standard spoken usage. (VM)

Earlier draft of this paper prepared with the fellowship support of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences and a grant from the National Science Foundation, and distributed as Working Paper No. 39, Language-Behavior Research Laboratory (March 1971). (VM)

Clash of cultures produces the defeatism erroneously called shyness in the Spanish-speaking child. (Author/ML)

The authors conclude that Daniel Bell's thesis (AA 511 929) does not, as he claims, prove the independence of culture from socioeconomic systems. They then conduct their own exploration of American culture and values. (Authors/JB)

Under present pluralistic conditions, the more practical direction of aesthetic education lies in recognizing and legitimation of levels of taste which, though not the highest, offer congenial, significant expression and satisfaction to the individual. (Author/JB)

This article compares the occupational prestige hierarchies obtained by two different methods in a study carried out in Zambia in 1967. The results indicated that no difference in level of occupational choice can be assumed to exist between urban and rural pupils. (Author)

This essay's main purpose is to assess black colleges in light of the new black awareness. It makes the assessment based upon the degree to which this kind of college assists black students in their adjustment to the demands of the social-cultural environment. (Author/SD)

Members of the Movement discuss the needs of women to discuss, with other women, their painful feelings concerning children, sexual relationships, social and economic resentments, and general needs. It is felt that their feelings can often be explored in consciousness-raising" groups, leaving the trained professional for the special few. (CJ)