Rhetoric must be defined not merely as a way of transmitting knowledge, but as a way of knowing. Knowing is a social act, requiring the mind to categorize sensory data intersubjectively, according to category systems that are socially generated and consensually validated. The dissociation between knower and known implied by the stance of…

Contemporary sport stylizes social modes and reflects conceptions of social roles. (JS)

This report explains the procedure for terminating parental rights and discusses related issues, including grounds for termination, consideration of the child's best interests, and procedural safeguards for the rights of parents. Emerging issues of interest to state legislators are examined. An analysis of involuntary termination of parental…

Discusses ways of addressing superiors, inferiors and peers in a war zone setting, Vietnam 1965-70. Charts are given of address forms for enlisted men and non-commissioned officers. Also discussed are addresses during action. Degrees of intimacy for various titles are explained. (SC)

Studies the general theory of language development and particularly the modernization of Tamil and the sociocultural factors responsible for the way development has taken place in this language. (SC)

This book contains speeches by Celeste Ulrich, the 1976-77 president of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. There are six speeches on the significance and meaning of physical education, six speeches on sociocultural implications of sport and physical education, and three speeches on the future of athletics and…

Projections about the interaction between business and society from 1971-75, made by a panel of 23 businessmen and students, are reported. Respondents each answered two questionnaires; the second questionnaire was based on results from the first, to make projections more precise. Respondents predicted that militant acts directed against business…

It can be argued that denimization, or the increasing popularity of denim clothing, is a movement away from conspicuous consumption by the rich and an aping of the rich by the middle class. (DS)

Presents a review of social trends having significance for women's gender roles, identifies potential implications of these trends for home economists, and makes observations about these implications for the personal lives of women who are home economists. (JOW)

This article describes French life in the French town of Cahors, and stresses the fact that while French life is definitely changing, it is important to search out the traditional aspects of French thinking and customs in order to understand the limits and meaning of the current modernization. (CLK)

The "Research & Action Report," published twice a year, is a window on the activities and initiatives at the Wellesley Centers for Women. The report typically features news about the Centers, interviews with researchers, commentary on recent events or social trends affecting women and girls, announcements of new publications, and much more.…

Sociological and philosophical ramifications of the increasingly popular concept of short-term and long-term retreats from the city are examined in this study. (RL)

Describes the Centro Intercultural de Documentacion (CIDOC) in Cuernavaca, Mexico. The center is dedicated to the search for new alternatives for positive social change, and was started by Ivan D. Illich. (GB)

Article, condensed from the NEA Research Bulletin, describes the magnitude of the world literacy problem. (MB)