Paper presented at the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Convention, Washington, D.C., February 1972. (DD)

Reviews two new books that argue for the political implementation of cultural pluralism in the United States: Peter Schrag's The Decline of the Wasp," and Michael Novak's The Rise of the Unmeltable Ethnics." (Author/JM)

In industrialized countries lacking a tradition of valuing older adults, age-ism may increase, but only until old people become more youthful and the importance of age differentiations diminishes. (DB)

The relationship between power and knowledge is discussed, as it concerns the professoriate in higher education. Power and knowledge, it is argued, can vary independently. Although economic power influences faculty, they still possess considerable autonomy to shape education and to develop humanistic capacities of students. (PP)

Suggests that the biased image of Mexican-American women in current literature can be improved by: locating Mexican-American females in precise organizational context; distinguishing between macro- and microanalytical levels; separating social structural from cultural phenomena; and relating Mexican-American women's studies to general feminist…

While it is acknowledged that student financial aid has helped many students, it is suggested that unintended, latent consequences of the student aid program may keep recipients from realizing the full benefits of their educational attainment. The "cycle of poverty" and the "domination" function are discussed. (MLW)

Economically, immigrant workers have been important to German production and labor. However, ambivalence in immigration policy has led to confusion and a new subproletariate. The German educational system has served to perpetuate class differences and has reinforced the marginal position of the guestworkers in the society. (JN)

The author examines the conduct of educational policy discussion in liberal democracies, argues that American education is undergoing a crisis, and posits that this crisis might be eased by the advent of a libertarian-technocratic society. (MJB)

Reports the results of a study that examined the explanatory power of a neo-Marxist formulation of sexual inequality in American society. Suggests that the reproduction of inequality on the level of individual consciousness is irrelevant to the reproduction of sexual inequality itself. (Author/GC)

The Bakongo tribe resides in Lower Zaire. The aging intervene in all important life situations: marriage, witchcraft, magic, native palavers, etc. They have authority and represent the tribe. Although the youth subscribe to modern western ideas, they still unconsciously fear the authority and power of the aging. (Author)

The Marxist theory of correspondence between education and the rest of society and the economy is summarized and analyzed in terms of capitalist systems. The conclusion reached is that the educational systems of the advanced capitalist societies are generally mismatched with the wider economies of which they are a part; that is, the correspondence…

Reawakening interest in crafts, arts, and apprenticeship technologies indicates not only a change in employment attitudes but also a deeper societal return to an older notion of personal self-actualization through work. (LH)

Reviews four books about North American Indians: "Prison of Grass: Canada From the Native Point of View," Adams (New Press), "The Harrowing of Eden: White Attitudes Toward North American Natives," Chamberlin (Seabury Press), "Natives Without a Home," Nagler (Longman, Canada), and "The Indian Identity…

Reports a study carried out in 10 villages in Central and Western Turkey. Finds that due to the extended family social structure in rural Turkey, women who work in carpet workshops do not have autonomy. Contends that carpet workshops actually perpetuate female gender subordination. (GG)