This book examines the rhetorical strategies of influential southern United States politicians, termed "southern demagogues," and their particular appeal to the poor working class whites of the South during the early twentieth century. Following an introductory chapter that discusses the origins of the southern demagogue, the remaining…

The proposed form, content, and funding of South Africa's second television channel (TV2) are examined in this paper. Noting that the service is designed for the country's black majority population, the paper points out that it is nonetheless controlled by the white-dominated South African Broadcasting Corporation. Following a brief outline of the…

Some of the similarities and differences in the news media coverage of the United States presidential campaign of 1980 are discussed in this paper. Among the differences related are the loss of the symbolic power of tbe primary elections, which forced the media to look for significant trends elsewhere; the mixture of politics with the…

The literary and personal relationship of Theodore Dreiser and H. L. Mencken as it appears in their correspondence with each other is traced and examined. (MSE)

The recent federal push under the No Child Left Behind Act to finalize means for gauging school improvement has stoked public anxiety, especially for public school officials who are charged with crafting and implementing defensible accountability systems. Other than the omnipresent political issues attending any proposal for shaping educational…

Assesses theoretical problems regarding mass media's role in the modernization of African countries. Draws a correlation between mass communication and economic, social, and political change. (Author/MW)

Assesses cultural transmissions in contemporary classroom practices and in curriculum development, with emphasis on potential social and ideological contributions of everyday school experiences. Also relates educational principles and practices to the development of students' values and beliefs. (Author/DB)

Suggests that the time has come to create new indicators of political efficacy (the feeling that an individual political action has an actual or potential impact on the political process). Shortcomings of existing indicators are pointed out and a new problem-solving efficacy scale is described. (DB)

Focusing on conventional political behavior, this paper contrasts White and Black political activity during the period 1952-1972, with multivariate trend analysis of survey data from six (University of Michigan) national studies. (Author/EB)

Explores the relationship of Communist theory to education and curriculum development in China. Suggests that politics is the basis of all educational activities and that development of productive laborers with socialist consciousness is the primary educational objective. (DB)

Uses library research and international fieldwork to describe local social services for elderly in Hungary stating that supplemental local services are needed to compensate for inadequate universal entitlements. Concludes that current economic and political situation is unfavorable to improving benefit system. (Author/CM)

Recent government reports and court cases document the disproportionate siting of landfills in communities with high populations of African Americans, Chicanos, and Native Americans. More research at the community level is necessary to explain the complex nature of this pattern of land use decision making. (Author/SK)

Outlines historical legislation affecting immigration to the United States, explains current laws and how they affect immigration, summarizes the process for obtaining citizenship, describes the experience of immigrants with the legal system, introduces the work of pro bono (free) legal services for immigrants, and presents related teaching…

Provides an interdisciplinary review of portrayal of disability in film by integrating resources from film history, the social sciences, rehabilitation, mass communication, psychology, psychiatry, and education. Analysis addresses the quality of cinematic representations of disability and the politics of film. Psychiatric disorders were most…

Briefly chronicles selected major events and personalities that have stimulated and shaped career development practices in the 20th century. In its headings by decades, seeks to contextualize major political, social, economic, and scientific themes that have influenced the evolution of models of career behavior, career interventions, and the…