Considers how lawyers relate themselves to politics by investigating whether the variations in the work situation of lawyers and their position in the hierarchy of the profession affect their political activity and some aspects of their perceptions. (Author)

Analyzes relationships between attitudes of ZPG members to population growth and to their intended family size in terms of educational, political, and social variables. Data supports the thesis of no relationship between concern with population growth in general and personal commitment to limiting family size. (AL)

The author contends that party politics in New Zealand Have little influence on educational decisions. The real politics of education" is to be found in the relationships among groups involved in education and the pressures these groups are able to exert. (JF)

An analysis of the association of six independent family variables with parent child attitude congruence indicated significant association of measures of family political climate with attitude congruence for all dyads except "mother/son" with "father/son" dyads showing the greatest association. Reasons for the apparent discrepancies were…

Analysis of recent presidential, congressional, and gubernatorial elections has given rise to the conclusions that traditional party loyalties are waning, while an imcumbent remains extremely difficult to unseat. The analysis of lower level elections in New York City indicates that, although incumbents run strong, party partisanship remains very…

Questions the commitment of the Democratic party to address the problems of African Americans. Examines the economic roots of the drug problem in the ghetto and emphasizes politicians' and the media's attempts to scapegoat the Black family. Suggests ways to help Black children break the social isolation of the ghetto. (FMW)

The aim of the study was to empirically test whether grouping people according to their general beliefs, combined with positional factors, can explain environmental concern, and whether there are country differences in this respect. The study is based on the United States, Canadian, Norwegian, and Swedish parts of The International Social Survey…

This study extends priming research in political communication by focusing on an alternative political information source (i.e., Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9-11), affect rather than cognitions, and the existence of intra-affective ambivalence. In addition, two moderator variables are analyzed: political party identification and need for closure.…

This article reports on the U.S. Supreme Court's hearing of arguments on the constitutionality of using race as a tool in assigning students to public schools, in two cases in which advocates on both sides claim to be defending the legacy of "Brown v. Board of Education" and the nation's commitment to equality. The court's conservative…

History has not always been kind to Sagoyewatha, or, as he is more commonly known, Red Jacket. One of the most eloquent spokesmen for Native sovereignty in the early national period, Sagoyewatha was nonetheless accused by his peers of cowardice, alcoholism, and egotism. Fortunately, this picture is beginning to change. Christopher Densmore's…

President George W. Bush and President Bill Clinton have both enacted significant expansions in federal oversight of K-12 schools during their terms. In the combined 15 years of the Clinton and Bush presidencies so far, the federal government has required states to set academic goals for their students and has made schools and districts…

The "end of ideology" was declared by social scientists in the aftermath of World War II. They argued that: (1) ordinary citizens' political attitudes lack the kind of stability, consistency, and constraint that ideology requires; (2) ideological constructs such as liberalism and conservatism lack motivational potency and behavioral…

In this article, the author talks about the Shays-Farrell race as one of three closely watched contests in Connecticut that could help determine control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the midterm elections November 7. U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays, a Republican, and Diane Farrell, a Democratic, are the candidates for the state's 4th…

Women have been believed to be peacemakers throughout the centuries. Whether this is biologically determined or a socially structured has been a matter of controversy. This study examined gender differences and the social dynamics of peace movement participation. Subjects (N=272) were members of a local nuclear freeze campaign in 1984.…

The document introduces and lists tape recordings of Adlai E. Stevenson's speeches from 1952 until his death in 1965. The objective is to supplement the tapes and to aid in their usage by offering background information. The guide is presented in two sections. Section I offers an overview of the political atmosphere in 1952 and 1956 and…