1. Social science and the citizen

   Departments Pages: 2 - 2

2. An anachronistic system

   • Marshall I. Goldman

   Can The Soviet Economy Survive? Pages: 3 - 4

3. Wishful determinism

   • Paul Hollander

   Can The Soviet Economy Survive? Pages: 5 - 7

4. The winds of star wars

   • James E. Katz

   The Human Uses Of Outer Space Pages: 8 - 12

5. Military uses and implications of space

   • Thomas Blau
   • Daniel Gouré

   The Human Uses Of Outer Space Pages: 13 - 17

6. America’s international space activities

   • Marcia S. Smith

   The Human Uses Of Outer Space Pages: 18 - 25

7. Gold rush in the clarke orbit

   • Joseph N. Pelton

   The Human Uses Of Outer Space Pages: 26 - 30

8. Pilots of outer space

   • B. J. Bluth

   The Human Uses Of Outer Space Pages: 31 - 36

9. Little green men and all that

   • Ron Westrum
   • David Stupple
   • David Swift

   The Human Uses Of Outer Space Pages: 37 - 44

10. News media and democratic processing

    • Michael Schudson

    Social Science And Public Policy Pages: 45 - 53

11. Beverly hills, the golden ghetto

    • Stanley Mindel

    Photo Essay Pages: 54 - 57

12. Putting the work ethic to work

    • Daniel Yankelovich
    • John Immerwahr

    Special Feature Pages: 58 - 76

13. Fu manchu and the third world

    • Jay Weinstein

    Culture And Society Pages: 77 - 82

14. Social science books of the month

    Departments Pages: 83 - 83

15. Books in review

    • James D. Wright
    • Peter H. Rossi
    • Katherine Newman

    BookReview Pages: 83 - 94

16. Classified

    Departments Pages: 96 - 96