Examines the place of Oxford University within the changing system of British higher education. Surveys indicate that Oxford continues to attract high quality students. Faculty members at other universities consider it an excellent educational institution and a highly desirable place to work. Oxford graduates have better career opportunities than…

Nineteenth century Canadian business history reveals intricate connections and barriers among government and business institutions. The nineteenth century spheres of government, politics, and business were not separate; it was natural that businesspersons and politicians should have many connections. (Author/KC)

This study examines attitudes and mentalities of Hungarian citizens toward democratic values that slow the country's progress toward democracy. The concept of political culture must be separated from political ideologies, public opinion, and public morals. (Author/AM)

Fifteen exploratory tasks are proposed to help the reader "invent" his or her solidarity with the environment. They are intended to make the person more aware of the influences of the environment on one's native and/or second language learning in order to take charge of them and increase one's independence. (AMH)

A high percentage of Rom (Gypsy) families do not send their children to school. Most Rom in the United States are illiterate. Rom families believe that from the viewpoint of their culture, formal education is a destructive force. The strictures that govern their everyday lives influence standards of personal cleanliness, food preparation, sex…

The philosophical conflicts in collegiate athletics are discussed through analysis of: (1) the function of intercollegiate athletics in higher education; (2) historical perspective of NCAA/AIAW; (3) the impact of Title IX; and (4) the influence of social and cultural factors upon athletic programs. (Author/JN)

Examined Canadian and American divorce rates between 1921-1967 comparing the effects of prosperity, war, and depression conditions on divorce. Income and war-income interaction facilitated higher incidence of divorce while depression superficially decreased the divorce rate in both nations. American divorce rates were always higher than those in…

Reviews the services provided by translators under colonialism, as compared with their new role in independent Algeria. Stresses the socioeconomic and political importance of translation as a tool for the diffusion of technological and scientific information in Arabic. (MES)

As diglossia is the societal counterpart of individual bilingualism, diethnia is the stable, societal counterpart to individual biculturalism. Diethnia requires societal compartmentalization as well as institutionally protected functional specificity. Maintenance of this division is difficult, given modern, interactive, mobile, and individualistic…

Results indicate that some commonly accepted beliefs about sex and race and the suicide methods chosen are incorrect. Geographical region appears to be an influential factor. Data from death certificates in five cities support the conclusions. (JMF)

Charts compare suicides in Denmark with other European countries and suicide in Denmark according to sex, age, and method. Present sociopolitical arrangements in Denmark have helped many elements of the population. However, the suicide rate of women aged 35 to 70 has increased. Historical and sociological reasons are given. (Author/JMF)

Six articles focus on various aspects on violence in American society. Titles are "Evolving a Science of Violence,""Violence by Youth; Violence Against Youth,""Victims and Aggressors in Marital Violence,""Television Violence, Victimization, and Power," and "Violence in Business Settings." (DB)

Reviews various traditions and perspectives in modern social science research and indicates why these traditions are so 'unecological'. Suggests that a new worldview is necessary in social science research and in the larger society. Details of this worldview (paradigm) are presented and relevant literature is reviewed. (DB)

Examines trends in crude and functional literacy rates and the purposes of literacy throughout American history. Discusses the implications of this history on the current and future state of literacy. (HTH)

Demonstrates how French dictionaries from the seventeenth century onwards have used elimination or definition to censure certain words unacceptable to the bourgeois ideology of the times.