Analyzes the development of the runaway problem and the dramatic increases in number of runaways. This typology classifies runaways by level of alienation with family and the degree to which the child internalizes running away as response to stress. Treatment is discussed. (Author/NRB)

Discusses the social role of science and the social responsibilities of scientists, along with the concomitant roles that philosophy, history, and sociology of science have in current social concerns. (CS)

Describes the secondary and college level courses in social biology taught in the early 1960s that first linked the human situation to basic biological principles and concepts. Provides a general description of the present status of social biology in England. (CS)

This editorial outlines desirable content for a comprehensive text on social biology and discusses the relevant areas of hominid evolution, ecology, ethology, and archaeology. (CS)

Summarized are responses to a 1980 "Natural History""You and the Ecology Movement" questionnaire on ecological problems and the environmental movement. Returns indicate that concern for environmental quality is still very much in evidence, but some new directions and emphases are apparent. (WB)

A study of college students showed the more supportive students were about the right of people to commit suicide, the more anxious they felt about death, the less strongly they were committed to a religion, and the more seriously they had thought about committing suicide. (Author)

Provides a view of the problem of illegitimacy by focusing on the unmarried father. Examines charactersitics of unmarried fathers, their legal status, and the provision of social services for them. A policy approach utilizing several guiding principles is suggested to improve the provision of services for the unmarried father. (Author)

Describes and analyzes a run of the roughest and most basic version of the ABZ GAMES, a family of games for teaching about social group interaction in situations where oppression is a key element. Adaptations for a migrant farm version and a women's rights version are noted. (Author/CMV)

Assumptions of applied behavior analysis are presented: (1) good practice should be good research; (2) behavioral goals, procedures, and effects should be socially validated; and (3) a systems perspective should be adopted when focusing on behavior analysis and intervention. (Author/JAC)

Evaluates sociological studies which show that socioeconomic status and mental illness are inversely related and hypothesizes that this relationship exists for some disorders but not others. Findings from a study of approximately 10,000 first admissions to state hospitals indicate that an inverse relationship exists only for organic and…

Asserts that an accurate examination and documentation of Pacific Islanders' educational, health, and socioeconomic status is needed. Argues that until Guamanians and Samoans are recognized as a legitimate responsibility of the United States and are provided governmental programs for educational, economic, and social development, this country is…

Discusses a report of 12 of the nation's leading environmental groups which identifies nine environmental problem areas and proposes 75 specific actions for approaching present and foreseeable problems. (MLH)

Notes that attempts to apply research findings based on undifferentiated comparisons between black and white elderly toward the solution of problems faced by black elderly are doomed to ineffectiveness. (Author/AM)

Considers the attitudes of adolescents in terms of four subjects: relationships, feelings, growing up and concerns. The four subjects were determined from a detailed analysis of 109 new songs recorded by Joni Mitchell and Paul Simon from 1968 to 1975. (Author/RK)

A behind-the-scenes look to help you be a more effective decision maker on science materials. (Editor)