A basic assumption is that the level of conflict within and between nations will escalate over the next 50 years. Trying to "muddle through" using the tools and techniques of organized violence may yield national suicide. Therefore, complex conflict resolution skills need to be developed and used by some part of society to quell disorder…

Fifty-six sailors individually participated in a lengthy interaction session, ostensibly with another sailor (an experimenter confederate). They were subjected to one of four reward/cost expectancies (Continuous Positive, Later Positive, Continuous Negative, and Later Negative). Social penetration processes studied were average time talked,…

The author discusses findings of a content analysis of readers and texts on social problems and identifies questions raised by the task force which performed the analysis. The purpose of the study was to ascertain the nature of social problems courses and to determine if such courses are appropriate as undergraduate "first courses" instead of…

Selected problems identified by the experts in the environmental-population field could be addressed to the home and family life area of home economics education. The article suggests ways in which eco-system concepts and population and family planning education can be incorporated into the curriculum. Selected references follow the article.…

The research and program development done in home economics areas of prime concern to the aged (foods and nutrition, income management, housing and home management, and family and social relationships) are related, emphasizing (1) research related to the black elderly and (2) local programs developed for them in Champaign-Urbana. (Author/AJ)

Reports results of a study comparing the youth advisory services offered in Denmark, Sweden, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Poland and Czechoslovakia. (ED)

Laws and regulations which are the arms of the law, have become solution surrogates, substitutes for mutual citizen and community interaction toward problem identification and resolution. The time is ripe to discourage the passage of more legislation and to encourage the recision of some. (Author)

Reviews ideas, programs, and initiatives which presently characterize national and international environmental education. Discusses the international program which was developed as a result of United Nations meetings in Stockholm and Tbilisi, Soviet Union. (KC)

Economic, political, and cultural institutions and the role of government are examined as they affect the lives of American children. It is shown that many of the same political and economic factors which victimize the poor also work to victimize children. (GC)

Discusses social geography, explains why it defies easy definition, examines its focus on social problems, and concludes that social geography may eventually merge into human geography. (Author/DB)

An environmentalist examines the factors influencing ecological decline, the options still available for restoring an optimum population-ecology balance, and the difficulties, scientific and cultural, of dealing with the problem. Four immediate prescriptions for improving the lot of future generations are offered. (SL)

Investigates the thoughts and opinions of teenage unwed mothers on the development of a sex education program by schools. (Author/RK)

Delegates from 31 so-called developing countries met with American vocational educators. Country after country identified a distorted sense of social values as the chief deterrent to meeting its needs for vocationally trained manpower. Lack of adequate staff was next. (Editor/HD)

The historical relationship between social structure and black leadership patterns is shown. It is suggested that since the current race relations policy is one of tolerance, social work education should prepare black leaders to operate within that social context. (Author/LBH)

When incorporating ethnic studies into social studies curricula, teachers should determine if (1) they personally advocate cultural pluralism, (2) they can present accurate historical information about subcultures despite textbook omissions, and (3) they are able to teach sensitive contemporary issues. For journal availability, see SO 505 790. (AV)