1. Social science and the citizen

   Departments Pages: 3 - 4

2. Letters from readers

   • Elizabeth M. Whelan
   • Stanley Rothman
   • V. C. Nahirny

   Departments Pages: 5 - 9

3. Urban strengths/urban weaknesses

   • Donald A. Hicks

   Commentaries: Urban Agenda For The Eighties Pages: 10 - 16

4. Political straddling

   • Herbert J. Gans

   Commentaries: Urban Agenda For The Eighties Pages: 16 - 19

5. Fluctuating fortunes

   • Larry C. Ledebur

   Commentaries: Urban Agenda For The Eighties Pages: 20 - 22

6. American hubris

   • R. D. Norton

   Commentaries: Urban Agenda For The Eighties Pages: 22 - 26

7. New skills for new roles

   • John D. Kasarda

   Commentaries: Urban Agenda For The Eighties Pages: 26 - 29

8. Riding a whirlwind

   • Amitai Etzioni

   Commentaries: Urban Agenda For The Eighties Pages: 29 - 35

9. The polish crisis and the communist malaise

   • Zdzislawa A. Walaszek

   Article Pages: 36 - 50

10. Moral duty

    • Tom Kahn

    Editorial Pages: 51 - 51

11. David riesman reconsidered

    • Peter I. Rose

    Biographical Profile Pages: 52 - 61

12. Social science sinners

    • Andrew M. Greeley

    Special Feature Pages: 62 - 65

13. In the land of the war canoes

    • George Irving Quimby

    Photo Essay Pages: 66 - 69

14. Senate bill 391: Amending the national security act

    Social Science And Public Policy: Security And Terrorism Pages: 70 - 71

15. Protecting our freedoms

    • Jerry J. Berman
    • Morton H. Halperin

    Social Science And Public Policy: Security And Terrorism Pages: 71 - 75

16. Maintaining security

    • Richard K. Willard

    Social Science And Public Policy: Security And Terrorism Pages: 75 - 76

17. Intelligence secrets?

    • John M. Maury

    Social Science And Public Policy: Security And Terrorism Pages: 76 - 77

18. Syllogisms and stereotypes

    • Michael Ledeen

    Social Science And Public Policy: Security And Terrorism Pages: 77 - 79

19. Disseminating disinformation

    • Arnaud de Borchgrave

    Social Science And Public Policy: Security And Terrorism Pages: 79 - 81

20. Threat from left and right

    • Claire Sterling

    Social Science And Public Policy: Security And Terrorism Pages: 82 - 83

21. Social science books

    Departments Pages: 84 - 84

22. Books in review

    • Joseph R. Gusfield
    • Murray Edelman
    • Naomi Caiden

    BookReview Pages: 84 - 96