Examines the manner in which some sociological factors such as class, ethnicity, race and immigrant status impinge on education and concludes that counselors must be more sensitive to cultural differences. (Author)

Based on address to annual meeting, American Association of State Colleges and Universities (Washington, D.C., November 12, 1968).

Paper adapted from speech at biennial State President's Workshop (3rd Boston, Oct 7-8, 1968).

The title of this book derives its name from Hephaestus, the Greek god of fire and metalworking, who had a pronounced limp. Focusing on science and technology in the eighties, the first chapter of this book uses Hephaestus as a focal point since he was entrusted with the development and maintenance of key technologies and with keeping society…

Through a review of basic literature in the family policy field, recent state documents and budget submissions, this paper was compiled to give direction to the Massachusetts Advisory Committee on Families. The formation of the Committee is examined in Part One of this paper and it is argued that the committee should not engage in endless family…

Relationships among science, technology, society, and policy makers are explored within this book. Readings were selected to focus primarily on technological policy rather than on science policy. More specifically, the book looks at technological change in relation to society and to American government. The readings are therefore oriented toward…

A change process described in the work of Yochelson and Samenow was adapted to students committed as delinquents to a state correctional facility. Their criminal profile accurately described the majority of the offenders. While minor problems continued, their frequency was reduced by as much as nine times. Serious incidents occurred only after the…

Due to industrialization, urban growth and an increase in the migrant population, Australia has been transformed from a mono-cultural to a multi-cultural society. The inadequate response of the society to dealing with multi-culturalism has reached a crisis state. Social and educational changes must be instituted to resolve the tensions and…

These Congressional Hearings consist of public testimony before the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Criminal Justice concerning proposed legislation designed to prohibit the sale of children in interstate and foreign commerce. Much of the testimony focuses on the increasingly widespread, marginally legal practices of selling infants…

This guide provides an introduction to the theories of why conflicts occur and presents models and techniques of conflict regulation. Some of the topics discussed are: legal regulation, the deterrence model, bargaining, third-party intervention, and self-limiting conflict processes. As examples of the latter processes, the Gandhian model of…

The capacity of a national society to adjust to rapidly changing technoeconomic, sociocultural, and political changes depends greatly on its collective capacity to generate, ingest, reach out for, and utilize a vast amount of new and relevant information. This capacity for creative and innovative response to changing conditions and new challenges,…

This training manual for criminal justice personnel addresses three general areas: (1) the nature of mental retardation and its relationship to criminal behavior, (2) the history and extent of the problem of the retarded offender, and (3) mechanisms for the delivery of services to this group of offenders. The manual is divided into twelve chapters…