Many people take for granted the use of language as a tool for coping with everyday occupational and social problems. However, there are those, such as prison inmates, who have difficulty using language in this manner. Realizing that prison inmates are not always able to communicate effectively through standard patterns of speech and thus are…

Symposium participants were divided among "providers" of social science knowledge and "consumers." Objectives addressed by these participants were: (1) to examine the extent of existing knowledge in the behavioral sciences area; (2) to analyze actions needed to make this knowledge available in useful form; and (3) to identify governmental actions…

This paper describes a family planning service for adolescent males in an inner-city area. The program utilized the distribution of free condoms through local commercial outlets (barber shops, grocery stores, pool hall, restaurant). The proprietors agreed to distribute condoms in the target area which included approximately 3,000 males aged 12-26…

Current information and advice on the seriousness of drug problems are contained in this revised edition published by the New Jersey Department of Education. As a reference booklet for teachers, it provides factual information on drugs, adolescent drug users, and effects of drug addiction. To give an understanding of the drug problem, the…

Materials for the compilation of this book were acquired from Hopi spokesmen (30 elders of the Hopi Indian tribe in northern Arizona) who regarded it as a monumental record that would give their descendants a complete history of their people and their religious beliefs. It was also desired that the 4-part book serve the practical purpose of…

Society is in the process of accelerated change and the institutionalization of this change through research and technology. Other factors affecting American society are an increase in affluence, an elevation of the educational level of the population, and a growing interdependence of institutions. The fact that this country is currently going…

Designed for general use by persons interested in Mexican American problems and culture, this annotated bibliography containing approximately 80 entries presents selected materials dating between 1939 and 1968. Materials are grouped under 4 general headings: (1) books, (2) newspapers, (3) periodicals, and (4) articles, reports, and speeches. Book…

When studying Afro-American literature, even in an English class rather than Black Studies class, both student interest and the topic tend to lead discussion toward sociological, not literary, aspects. However, the teacher should emphasize repeatedly the aesthetic dimensions of an artistic work as well as the various literary forms in which a…

The 42 contributions that comprise this book (30 of which appeared in the December 1969 issue of the "Social Science Quarterly") present social scientists' current points of view and research activities relevant to planned social intervention. The topics explored are: I. The Social Scientist's Role in Social Intervention; II. Social Science and…

Discussed are ideas concerning the basic assumptions, the needs, and necessary future changes of special education. Social realities with which special education must cope are summarized: polarization of society, population growth, new expectations, the knowledge explosion, change in role and function of the family, depersonalization of behavior…

Unlike the student protest movements of the 1930's, which were linked to adult political parties, the dominant ones of the present constitute a genuine youth rebellion. This is primarily due to a change in the political climate in the last 10 years, with emphasis shifting from events and threats from abroad to social ills at home. Student activism…

The common description of television as an "image" is appropriate, because everything that appears on the screen reflects the image which government and big business want to present of our society. Thus, advertisers will not buy programs which have downbeat content, and the view their advertisements present is of people who are basically happy or…

The situation today in the area of comprehensive child care is discussed from the viewpoint of the Day Care and Child Development Council of America. A new strategy and new tactics for the accomplishment of a comprehensive child care system in the next four years is outlined. The role of the council is seen to be that of awakening, uniting, and…

During the summer and fall orientation of 1972, a questionnaire prepared by the American Council on Education was administered to incoming freshmen at the University of South Carolina (USC) and 527 other institutions of higher education. The resulting summary data on entering freshmen included information on the entering freshmen at USC and…

This report provides a record of the workshop sponsored by the Southern Regional Education Board during April 1973 concerning curriculum adaptation in urban affairs. Four presentations are covered: purposes of urban affairs programs at colleges and universities, productive and nonproductive approaches in the establishment of undergraduate urban…