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SummaryDespite the absence of a family planning programme, the prevalence of sterilisation in Brazil has increased substantially, such that it is used by relatively young women in poor areas of the country. Sterilisation is influenced more by the characteristics of the health service than by socioeconomic characteristics of the population.

The paper inquires whether substantial change in social life has been brought about in Hong Kong since 1983 by political events in China and the rest of the world and attempts at political reforms in Hong Kong. It deals with increase in population, housing, social services, employment, leisure etc in Hong Kong. (DÜI-Sen)

Article reviews management of Vietnam's renewal process from viewpoint of understanding structure of the economy. Argues that, in terms of population, income and welfare, Vietnam has been relatively more successful than other less-developed Asian countries. Looks at government, administration, civil service, human resources, and at some UNDP programmes. (ODA)

AbstractAmong the roots of the Los Angeles Riots — and the unrest they spawned in other cities — is a suburbanization process that has isolated inner‐city populations and encouraged underinvestment in urban educational and community institutions. Greater unity among metropolitan communities, and their residents, is one key to the urban future.

In recent years the question of penal reform has been widely debated. Suggests that the Netherlands provides the best example of durable reforms achieved on the basis of substantial reductions in the prison population. Looks at the theory and practice of the Dutch reforms, and their viability in the UK. (RSM)

The Low Vision Service of Perkins School for the Blind developed a model project to provide comprehensive vision evaluations and follow-up services to 169 children with dual sensory impairments throughout New England. This article describes the project's objectives, the population served, and the procedures for implementing services.

This issue comprises 8 papers by P. C. Thomson (some in collaboration with K. Rose and N. E. Kok) on the dingo in North Western Australia. They cover the behavioural ecology including activity patterns, diet, hunting behaviour, social organization, population dynamics, dispersal, age determination and immobilization using darts fired from an aircraft.

Préservation du droit d'asile, réforme du code allemand de la nationalité, promotion sociale, culturelle et politique des populations immigrées, lutte contre la xénophobie : le conseiller municipal de Francfort dresse le bilan de son action à la tête du bureau aux Affaires multiculturelles, et défend ses conceptions concernant les flux migratoires et l'intégration.

AbstractIn Phoenix, Arizona, the pressures of unprecedented population growth — and the catalytic effect of a highly critical outside assessment of the community's response to growing size and diversity — led to a multi‐year, ongoing effort to shape neighborhood attitudes and aspirations into a comprehensive plan for the future.

Der vorliegende Beitrag beschreibt zwei Stichproben von 42.018 früheren NSDAP-Mitgliedern, die sich der Partei vor 1933/34 anschlossen. Diese Stichprobe entstand durch die Kooperation des Arbeitsbereichs Vergleichende Faschismusforschung des ZI6 der FU Berlin mit dem Department of Sociology der University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Der Autor beschreibt die Methode der Stichprobenziehung und diskutiert sie dann hinsichtlich ihrer Validität und Reliabilität. Das gemeinsame Projekt kann selbst als eine Methode begriffen werden, um eine relativ unbekannte Population von verschiedenen Perspektiven her anzugehen. (pmb)