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An Egyptian writer describes the insecurity and fear in his country

Work on soc perception & norm formation is noted & the healthy interdisciplinary aspect of exp'tion in soc psychol is stressed. The `dream' of an integration of interdisciplinary efforts is found to be embodied most prominently today in the phrase `behavioral sci's.' Current res & writing indicate that there is a greater emphasis on individual behavior, somewhat to the neglect of comparable emphasis & data on the org'al patterns among individuals, their instit's, value or norm systems, & technology. There are cases in which culture is defined in strictly individual terms & is seen only within the confines of specific interpersonal relations. Carried to its extreme, 'behavioral sci' would lead to the absorption of the soc sci's by an all-embracing sci of individual behavior. The contributions soc psychol can make most effectively are discussed. They include: the study of the meaning of the S-cul setting to the reacting individual, & the study of the processes of perceiving, judging, learning etc, of the individual within his S-cul setting. The conception of the soc disciplines working at their own level of analysis, & psychol working at the level concerned with individual experience & behavior will make it possible to check results across the various disciplines, but reductionist trends must be curbed. M. Maxfield.