The author discusses how the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland captured international public attention during the 1968-1969 period, through some of the rhetorical efforts of its leaders. Prior to 1968 the Irish Republican Army movement faced problems of apathy among its followers and neglect by governments of both Northern Ireland and…

This study in contemporary campaign communications concentrates on a state-level legislative election in a western state. The candidate selected for analysis (anonymous) expressed his views on the campaign issues and the message he thought he was sending to voters. Voters were sampled to determine the issue- and non-issue-related messages that…

There is evidence of a growing trend toward ticket splitting, or independent voting patterns in all U.S. elections, especially in recent years. Independence of the electorate in 1972 was visible in the large Republican vote for President, during substantial voting for Democrats in Congress, and in gubernatorial elections. Analysis of mass media…

This paper describes the dimensions of student political participation during the period of the 1970 election, determines the relationship between participation and certain sociological variables, assesses the impact of a schedules recess from Pittsburgh University for participation, and makes some speculations about the potential political impact…

Consciousness-raising as a prime rhetorical strategy of the women's liberation movement is examined. One goal of the women's liberation movement is to persuade women that they live in a state of oppression and, bringing them to this realization, to provide them with the means of breaking out of their psychological bondage. The…

The author contends that with all the force of religious revelation, a self-evident truth has erupted into professional consciousness: the earth and its treasures are finite. And from that long since obvious proposition spring revolutionary consequences. It is suggested that the reason this obvious truth is just recently becoming a startling…

A research study considers forces for social change in the United States from both a historical and contemporary standpoint. Beginning with a historical account of American radicalism from before the Revolutionary War through the 1950's to its re-emergence since 1954, particular emphasis is given to different facets of the student movement and…

This book focuses on two contrasting ways of life: the individual-centered American way and the situation-centered Chinese way. In the American way of life, the emphasis is placed upon the predilections of the individual. This is in contrast to the emphasis the Chinese put upon an individual's appropriate place and behavior among his fellow men.…

"Options in Education" is a radio news program which focuses on issues and developments in education. This transcript contains discussions of things that history textbooks leave out; a review of "Schooling in Capitalistic America" by Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis; liberal parents and radical children--what happened in the…

Describes a project to assess the impact of teacher unemployment in the United Kingdom and the United States on teachers' attitudes toward the political system and on perceptions of the political self. Findings indicate that status deprivation results in awareness of political forces and tends to make unemployed individuals somewhat more…

Corporate self-interest should guide corporate giving. Managers of publicly held corporations have the right, the capability, and the obligation to establish a philosophical screen to use in determining how shareholders' money is to be donated. (Author/MLF)

Nothing is better calculated to drive a wedge between the corporate community and our universities than efforts on the part of business to dictate to a community of scholars how it shall fulfill its mission. (Author)

The "spillover" hypothesis, the suggestion that early childhood images of the president affect the development of attitudes toward the operation of the political system, is tested. Evidence both consistent and inconsistent with the hypothesis is found. (Author)

This article describes the complementary portraits of post-revolutionary America painted by two French writers, Brissot and Chastellux. (Text is in French.) (DB)

Concluded that (1) reliance on television news correlated negatively with knowledge of issues; (2) reliance on newspapers did not correlate at all; (3) focused television news correlated more highly with knowledge of issues than did general television news use; and (4) for newspapers, both focused and general use had strong correlations with…