Whether social work will be able to forecast successfully ways to meet the needs of children and families in the 1980s depends on how it responds to the broader issues that society presents. The author discusses the future trends of social services in terms of political, social, and economic events. (Author)

Briefly explores some of the ideas of Edward Sapir in relation to the problem of human rights in our society; Sapir was perhaps the greatest American anthropologist of the twentieth century and certainly one of the greatest social scientists of the last several decades. (Author/JM)

A sample of 1123 young people in Hong Kong responded to a number of statements concerning family norms. Data suggest that with regard to relationships between husband and wife, and parents and children, views are more consonant with the norms of the Western conjugal family than the traditional Chinese family. (Author)

In the late 1960's there was the beginning of a movement toward ethnic identity in the United States. Ethnic leaders have typically attributed to the term "ethnicity" certain sociocultural traits. The author of this monograph examines the ethnic movement as both a cultural and socioeconomic phenomenon. Many of the traits attributed to ethnicity…

The article deals with the problems experienced by language minorities in Europe. The relevant social and political characteristics of the historical period in which the minorities appeared are outlined, and a model for the process of assimilation is given. Emancipation of the language minorities is discussed. Available from Humanities Press,…

Choice of language style depends on personality, society and culture, or in another view, on personal needs, immediate situation and background situation. Some of the literature on this subject is reviewed. Available from Instituut voor Toegepaste Linguistiek, Vesaliusstraat 2, B. 3000 Leuven, Belgium. (TL)

The speaker discusses the role of the Society for Popular Culture in adult education with particular attention to training and leisure time pursuits brought about by the overall change in society--school reform, mobility of population, increased leisure, and the goals of vocational training. (Author/BP)

Discussion of many-sided, genuinely synthetic approach to evaluation of the scientific and technological revolution taken in close connection with the underlying social processes. (Author/ND)

Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association (Chicago, 1968).

This paper presents a discussion of strategic planning within social institutions and provides a planning agenda that focuses on modern trends, forecasts, and projections. First, the background of the strategic planning process is reviewed, and historical changes in the nature of modern technology are delineated, including a transformation in…

The effect of sports participation on character development is discussed. Literature concerned with the differences between the formation of male athletes, female athletes, high-skill-level athletes, low-skill-level athletes, and nonathletes is reviewed, as well as research concerned with the differences in personality between participants in…

The Victorian concept that women would sacrifice their femininity by participating in vigorous sports has to some extent been ameliorated, but vestiges of the bias remain today. This attitude was not based on hostility toward women but on overprotectiveness and concern for imagined dangers for the health of women, whose prime function in society…

The lifelong learning movement is part of an attempt to change the social order, particularly since its ultimate purpose--the creation of a learning society--implies a total restructuring of the relationship between society and education. The concept of lifelong learning is not new--it finds a strong model in ancient Greek society--but its…