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Vor dem Eintritt in ein neues Jahrtausend sorgt sich die westliche Welt über den Niedergang der Moral. Der vorliegende Beitrag geht folgenden Fragen nach: Ob die fortschreitende Selbstbestimmung des Individuums zu einer egoistischeren, selbstbezogeneren Gesellschaft führt? Ob dies das Ende aller wechselseitigen Verpflichtungen bedeutet? Oder ob wir uns jenseits der Freiheit an eine neue Ethik und eine neue tragfähigere Lebensform herantasten? Die Interpretation von Umfrageergebnissen zeigt folgendes Bild: In den Bereichen Familienleben, Arbeit und Politik finden sich deutliche Anzeichen sowohl für einen zunehmenden Individualismus als auch einen Zusammenbruch der alten Ordnungsstrukturen, die früheren Generationen eine feste Orientierung boten. Die Generation der heute 20- bis Anfang 30jährigen erprobt in so unterschiedlichen Bereichen wie Tierschutz und Mutterschaft, Karriere und Politik eine neue Moral. Und dort, wo die Traditionalisten die Zeit zurückdrehen möchten, treffen die "Kinder der Freiheit" eine ganz andere Wahl: anhand von ausgeübter Freiheit zu einem neuen Verständnis von Selbstbestimmung und wechselseitiger Abhängigkeit zu gelangen, das in traditionellen Ordnungen niemals zu erreichen war und ist. (pre)

Feminist thought has conventionally been ignored by psychology through a series of mechanisms, including exclusion of certain kinds of theory, terming feminist writing a form of politics rather than science, drawing attention to internal inconsistencies in feminist thought, & using a liberal rhetoric to mask exclusionary practices. Despite these efforts, feminists have succeeded in challenging the pedagogic & epistemological models of psychology, calling attention to distinctively feminist ways of knowing & to how psychology has participated in the oppression of women. These challenges have met with firm resistance, & feminists continue to remain on the margins of the discipline, which offers views from inside & outside the profession. However, while this perspective has advantages, it must eventually become instrumental in the transformation of the discipline. 45 References. D. M. Ryfe

The implications of the historical conflict between Turkey & Greece & the US's foreign policies toward both nations for future Turkish-American relations are considered. An overview of US foreign policy toward Turkey & Greece reveals the US's interest in improving relations with both nations & notes the constraints that hinder relations-building processes. Two principal points of contention between Turkey & Greece are identified: (1) each nation's claim over the island of Cyprus & the tensions that have developed from these competing claims; & (2) questions concerning airspace rights over the Aegean Sea. Although military conflicts between Turkey & Greece have been minimal during the late 20th century, each country nonetheless perceives the other as a national security threat. Moreover, several historical & present-day developments that could escalate the conflict are identified. After detailing the failure of previous Turkish-Greek negotiations, it is claimed that the mutual compassion & goodwill following both nations' experience of devastating earthquakes in 1999 & the EU's consideration of Turkey as a candidate for membership have reduced interstate hostilities. It is concluded that the US & the EU should collaborate to resolve the Turkish-Greek conflict concerning Cyprus to enhance relations with both Turkey & Greece. J. W. Parker

Presents personal reflections on editing a special journal issue of Feminism and Psychology (1992, 2, 3) which sought to thematize heterosexuality not as a given for women, but as an interrogative focus of research. Focus is on social constructionist work that investigates the coercive nature of heterosexuality, heterosexual identification, & the relationship between heterosexual sexual behavior & sexual identity. It is suggested that sophisticated treatment of these issues promises to reveal all the ways in which heterosexuality is a social construct rather than a biological given. Moreover, investigation of these themes is taken to represent an ideal case for the social construction of normative behavior & identity formation. It is concluded that analysis of the meanings & functions of heterosexuality is important for laying the groundwork of a lesbian feminism that can confront, resist, & undermine it. 84 References. D. M. Smith