1. Social science and the citizen

   Departments Pages: 8 - 10

2. Feedback

   • Robert Johnston
   • Harold L. Wilensky
   • Peter W. Denzer

   Departments Pages: 11 - 12

3. Pluralist structures or interest groups?

   • George McGovern

   Forum: The American Agenda Pages: 13 - 13

4. Balance of power and balance of trade

   • W. W. Rostow

   Forum: The American Agenda Pages: 16 - 20

5. Follies of affirmative action

   • Elizabeth Loftus

   Commentary: American Education Pages: 21 - 24

6. Malpractice and medicine

   • David Makofsky

   The Medical-Welfare Complex Pages: 25 - 29

7. Controlling medical expansion

   • Howard Waitzkin
   • John A. Sharratt

   The Medical-Welfare Complex Pages: 30 - 35

8. Sterilizing the poor

   • Sheila M. Rothman

   The Medical-Welfare Complex Pages: 36 - 40

9. Emergency medicine

   • Harry Perlstadt
   • Lola Jean Kozak

   The Medical-Welfare Complex Pages: 41 - 46

10. Stereotyping child welfare

    • Jacqueline Macaulay

    The Medical-Welfare Complex Pages: 47 - 51

11. Pathology, adversity, and nursing

    • Irma G. Zuckermann

    The Medical-Welfare Complex Pages: 52 - 54

12. The acquiescence of social work

    • Richard A. Cloward
    • Frances Fox Piven

    Special Feature Pages: 55 - 63

13. Growing up greek American

    • Charles C. Moskos

    Special Feature Pages: 64 - 71

14. Paraprofessionals, poverty, and politics

    • Frank Riessman

    Interview Pages: 72 - 78

15. There is a Santa Claus

    • E. Jan Kounitz

    Photo Essay Pages: 80 - 81

16. On lina Wertmuller

    • Joan Mellen

    Film Review Pages: 82 - 84

17. Photographic strategies

    • Howard S. Becker

    Special Photo Review Essay Pages: 85 - 87

18. Social science and the citizen

    Departments Pages: 88 - 88

19. Medicine and the quality of life

    • Bernard Barber
    • Ray H. Elling
    • Theodore R. Marmor

    Departments Pages: 88 - 96