The trend toward eating out and gourmet cooking as recreational activities is reviewed. (DS)

The Ramah leadership, aware of their isolation, the lack of economic opportunity, the Navajo's poor self image as a people, and the almost total absence of any sense of community, built a radio station. This study, conducted over three and a half years after the station was put into operation, is a preliminary assessment of its impact upon the…

Claims that the rhetoric of Quebec sovereignty is based on an appeal to a particular motivated subject, the "Quebecois." Discusses certain consequences for the theory and practice of rhetoric that are suggested by Kenneth Burke's treatment of the term "identification" and an understanding of rhetoric's constitutive and…

Gives an analysis of the way in which Spanish speakers in rural New Mexico gain metacommunicative competence. Suggests that native metacommunicative routines provide a rich source of sociolinguistic and social-cultural data and that awareness of these repertoires can assist field workers in using interviews more appropriately and effectively. (EKN)

Bearing in mind that the regular readers of this journal are for the most part non-sociologists, this article provided an explanation of the nature of sociology. (Editor/RK)

Critical analysis of the work of Ivan D. Illich, crediting him with providing a significant contribution to current efforts by a number of thinkers to reenergize our cultural consciousness relative to the insidious effects which institutional dependency fosters. (Author/GB)

The lack of an identification system for designating ethnic status of Mexican Americans for public data sources is discussed. (NQ)

Analyzes Alan Brent's critique of the forms of knowledge thesis which has been influential in curriculum thought. The analysis deals with the relationship of knowledge forms to the principles of logic, and the use of forms to assess the truth of sociocultural beliefs. (AM)

Explores three perspectives on bilingual mathematics learners and considers how a situated and sociocultural perspective can inform work in this area. Illustrates how a situated and sociocultural perspective can expand views of what counts as competence in mathematical communication. (Author/MM)

Commends Worthington's article "Religious Faith across the Life Span" (1989) for highlighting significant ways in which religious development and religious issues across the life cycle affect counseling process. Comments on several aspects of Worthington's article that author feels warrant further attention and investigation. (PVV)

Examines the main approaches to public understanding of science (PUS) in light of recent developments in social and cultural theory. While traditional and critical perspectives on PUS differ in terms of their models of the public, science, and understanding, they share a number of commonalities which include humanism, incorporeality, and discrete…

Studies the role of teacher-student interaction in the acquisition of text comprehension and memory skills from a socio-cultural approach. Analyzes the role of referential perspective in the internalization of complex text study actions, based on a study of students in adult education courses. (Author/LRW)

Learning and instruction have always been important topics in the sociocultural school of thought founded by Vygotsky and further developed by his followers. Taking sociocultural ideas as a starting point, Piotr Galperin developed an original conceptual system and a new method of investigation that made teaching and learning a central part of…