Evaluates a multivariate model of youthful marijuana use. The model includes the symbolic-protest function and the peer-acceptance function, marijuana use for gaining acceptance from permissive peers. Support for the model comes from close correspondence between observed and predicted correlations and the low, nonsignificant value of the…

Demonstrates that approach gradients can be steeper than avoidance gradients. An individual with an avoidance-approach conflict, placed on the goal side of the intersection of the gradients, would enthusiastically approach a goal previously avoided. Implications of avoidance-approach conflict are discussed. (Author/BEF)

Presents excerpts from an interview with Walter Mondale in which the former vice president expressed fears that the United States will be weakened by current policies of removing government from the tasks of social justice. Topics discussed include social security cuts, reduction of student loans, and elimination of the legal aid program. (DB)

Nearly all educational programs which receive federal funding are vulnerable to budget cuts. Educators need to view budget reductions in terms of economic priorities. Education must be seen as part of the economic productivity, social fabric, and security of the nation. (JN)

Points out ways in which science and technology have contributed to social change and stimulated massive social problems such as inflation, crime, unemployment, imbalances in international trade, and energy shortages suggests ways in which citizens can understand and cope with these problems. (DB)

Discusses the importance of childrens' services in the public library in helping to meet many of the concerns and problems in our society. (CHC)

Addresses alcoholism from a psychocultural perspective, examining social policies that have contributed to the marginality of Native Americans and to the stereotype of the "drunken Indian." As Native Americans have been forced to modify their tribal ways, more members are pushed into the fringes of their traditional culture. (Author/BEF)

Reviews current curriculum areas of counselor education programs relevant to correctional counselors, and suggests additional content to expand curriculums to better meet the needs of correctional counselors. (Author)

Presents opinions regarding the development of integrated science curricula that provide an interaction between scientific education and social problems. Discusses philosophy regarding the relationship between education and the socioeconomic development in modern countries. (CS)

Traces the history of the British Social Hygiene Council and relates the Council's aims in education to the development of Social Biology courses in England at the primary, secondary, and college levels. (CS)

Reviews a book that surveys the field of human urban biology and assesses the needs for further research. Summarizes seventeen chapters which include topics such as human genetics, the human biology of buildings, social disturbances affecting young people, and various urban-rural comparisons. (CS)

Current teacher training models and educational research perpetuate apathy toward social problems. An alternative model is needed that emphasizes the realities of urban life. (ST)

Critically examines the mainstreaming movement in the United States and the assumptions behind the movement and compares it to the situation in Scandinavia. Broader social issues are discussed. (Author/MLF)

Examines the motives, context, and outcomes of drinking portrayed on prime-time television situation comedies and one-hour dramas. Discusses the demographics and role characteristics of drinkers and disapprovers, the predominating purposes for drinking portrayed, and the effects of alcohol use on the drinker and on others. (JMF)

To test the hypothesis that residents of larger cities are less helpful to strangers than are residents of small towns, three New Zealand towns with varying population densities were studied for helping behavior. The research confirms that population density is a reliable predictor of non-helping behavior. (RE)