Role of work in our society will change; fertility patterns will affect the direction of change and the climate in which choices will be made. (Editor)

The hypothesis is supported that the most extended, complex familial systems should be found among societies in an intermediate range of societal complexity, particularly among settled agricultural peoples. Among the simple hunting-gathering groups and in modern industrial states is found the nuclear family system: small, independent, nonextended…

Noted historian provides new dimension for understanding of impact of scientists on changing society wherein promise exists for freeing of the "body and spirit from concerns of the past. First of two articles on engineers in this issue. (Author/CJ)

Historically rooted curriculum designs cannot meet the challenges facing today's schools, let alone those of the future. (Author)

Examined in this review are personal ethics, changes in actual sexual behavior, social and personal factors influencing behavior, impact of sexual relations, and research theory and design. (CJ)

Divergent expectations between Chinese American boys and girls may be related to: (1) influence of American racial stereotyping; (2) Chinese American interpersonal relationships in American society; (3) sex linked socialization practices; and (4) the closed nature of the Chinese community. Presented at American Anthropological Association,…

The hypothesis of cross-cultural generality was explored via the semantic differential ratings of American Caucasian and Negro, German, Danish, Chinese, and Indian college students. Hypothesis was supported by general agreement in the rank-order placement of 10 color names along the Evaluation, Potency, and Activity dimensions. (DB)

Forces in industrial societies have caused modern humans to lose their sense of place in the natural order. A cultural conscience is necessary if people hope to survive. Changes in public attitudes toward work, agriculture, science and technology, self-sufficiency, global interdependence, and education are needed. (AM)

A group of higher educators is beginning to assume their intellect grants them moral superiority in political controversies. At Franklin and Marshall College, these educators attempted to prevent Ambassador Jeane Kirpatrick from receiving an honorary degree. (AM)

Suggests capitalizing on the relevance of George Orwell's "1984" as a way to stimulate student interest in the book. (JL)

Recent contact with harmonic and popular music has radically changed traditional forms of Indian music. The impact of Western music on classical styles, the social role of folk and popular music, and aspects of the social structure of music are discussed. (AM)

The management of the symbolic life of academic organizations is discussed. Academic institutions may be best understood as value-rational organizations grounded in strong cultures described as ideologies and belief systems. Management of academic culture is outlined in terms of three elements: symbol systems, identification with the academic…