Valuing of catharsis, cohesion, and insight by 161 group members in four settings community mental health (CMH), Veterans Administration, university counseling center, and group behavior class are reported. Results showed CMH group members value these factors more than other groups. Across all settings, cohesion and catharsis are valued higher…

This paper examines Aristotle's view of the family as providing indispensible motivations for the moral education of the young, the inadequacy of the family in providing moral education, and the need for laws to protect the community and to educate the community regarding public affairs. (MT)

Examines the work of several contemporary social theorists and commentators, who have focused on conflicts in contemporary social values and beliefs and the cultural contradictions of capitalism. Endeavors to develop cultural understanding of schooling and social reproduction in society through recognition of the contradictory and dissonant nature…

Found support for the hypothesis that subjective-expected utility (the degree to which expected consequences of a behavior when considered together by the individual are perceived as either more positive or more nagative) accounts for the fact that male adolescents drink more beer than females. (CMG)

Draws examples from rhetoric of the Gay Lib, Women's Lib, and Black Power movements to illustrate an emerging conservative voice. (RN)

Henel's commentary and support of Schultz in his criticism of Sander's theory of literary criticism. (RS)

An experimental six week, noncredit course entitled Witchcraft, Black Magic, and Modern Occultisms" proved to be a smashing success. (AN)

An examination of current American rhetoric reveals that traditional American values are still firmly held. (AN)

The methodology and scope of the 1969 HEW report, Toward a Social Report, are critiqued from a sociological perspective. (CH)