A humanistic education is superior to a practical education because the former aims at unifying all branches of knowledge. (CK)

A mental and spiritual reorientation is needed on the part of everyone if we are to cope with our constantly changing world. (CK)

Changes in the American family, institutional changes, and mobility have been instrumental in fostering uncaring attitudes. Often, however, it is not clear if the American people have become uncaring or if they care in a different and possibly more effective way. (RM)

Shows how soap operas veer from reality in the stylized way they organize and present content. Divides the genre into its component parts--focusing on temporal structures, spatial structures, themes, plots, and character types. (PD)

Until very recently, the American dream, and most people's perception of it, was realizable--e.g., owning a home, obtaining a job, and old-age security. Reasons for many citizens' disillusionment include the nuclear threat, high costs of a college education, and the high divorce rate. (RM)

Suggests some social conflict dilemmas, such as war, which might be analyzed in the classroom. (SJL)

Identifies issue areas in which President Reagan either has or does not have widespread public support. Suggests, for example, that attempts by the Reagan administration to reestablish school prayer, pass strict anti-pornography laws, outlaw the teaching of evolution, or end funding of sex education programs would result in a series of fruitless…

Two high school teachers consider the use of and misuse of the term "sexism," the efficacy of using such a term and its connotations, and the need to fight social inequities with both words and actions. (RL)

Examines the rise of nativism directed at Asian and Latino immigrants to the United States in contemporary U.S. society. It reveals a new American racism combined with traditional hostility toward immigrants. It explores how immigrants have responded by increasing naturalization rates and political activity, forming a new found ambivalent…

Considers how Vivian Paley has probed ways in which social issues permeate who we are as learners and as teachers. Notes how for her, drama has been an essential tool in examining the social and emotional worlds that are foundations of literacy and learning. (SG)

Discusses the role of children's literature in relationship to the current societal problems of children. It is concluded that the responsibility of writers for children is to do the best work they are capable of and that the purpose of literature is to give pleasure to the reader. (MES)

Studies the tenure of Edwin Lawrence Godkin, founder of "The Nation" magazine. Examines Godkin's ideas about social science, and explores the relationship of his ideas to nineteenth-century concepts of natural law. (MM)

Reviews private sector involvement in preventing alcohol and drug abuse and discusses the benefits of private sector participation in prevention efforts. Presents several examples of corporate and local business sponsorship of prevention programs, both on and off the worksite, including curricula development, school-based student activities, media…