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Bernard Scott's book explains the relevance of cybernetics for the social sciences. He provides a non-technical account of the history of cybernetics and its core concepts, with examples of applications of cybernetics in psychology, sociology, and anthropology.

A comprehensive account of different univariate and multivariate discrete and continuous distributions, the work comprises applications in economics and different financial problems and other scenarios in which these recently developed statistical models have been applied.

Partial contents: Implantation and acclimatization of the social sciences in Thailand, by Prachoom Chomchai: Sociology in the third world situation, by G. E. Hurd and T. J. Johnson; The role of the sociologist and the growth of sociology in Latin America, by Jean Labbens; The implantation of sociology in Asia, by Ralph Pieris; Social crisis as an obstacle to the institutionalization of sociology in Latin America, by Aldo E. Solari.

The essays in this volume present a comprehensive view of modern economics. They range from technical papers on a specific issue, such as that devoted to a critique of Kaldor's model of income distribution, through evaluation of a wide-ranging literature, with special emphasis on the Cambridge controversies in the theory of capital. * Intellectual portraits of Eric Russell, Joan Robinson and Lorie Tarshis are also included. * The concluding essay 'The Social Science Imperialists' gives an overview of the issues and trends that have dominated economics in recent years

This article assesses the progress of & prospects for feminism in criminology. The focus is on the last 25 years of feminist research & theorizing about women offenders, victims, & workers in the criminal justice system. A general overview is provided of the directions of this scholarship, & key debates between mainstream & feminist perspectives are reviewed. The article also examines the contributions of feminist activists both within & outside the discipline to concrete social change for women victims & offenders. The article closes with a discussion of emerging trends in feminist criminology. New research & theorizing about women's experiences with crime challenge & subvert the traditional divisions & domains of mainstream criminology. 62 References. Adapted from the source document.

A review essay on books by (1) Stephen Steinberg, Turning Back: The Retreat from Radical Justice in American Thought and Policy (Boston: Beacon Press, 1995); (2) Todd Gitlin, The Twilight of Common Dreams: Why America Is Wracked by Culture Wars (New York: Metropolitan Books, 1995); & (3) Dinesh D'Souza, The End of Racism: Principles for a Multiracial Society (New York: Free Press, 1995). It is argued that when liberal social scientists attribute the woes of blacks in the US to racism, they err; little racism exists, & most of what does is antiwhite. Steinberg's argument that affirmative action was a success & should be expanded is built on the premise that the only racism in the US that matters is that purportedly perpetrated by whites. Gitlin does slightly better by trying to reintroduce the common man & woman in the place of the person with a particular identity (eg, Native American, gay), but he ultimately contradicts himself by supporting affirmative action. D'Souza acknowledges antiwhite racism; however, his argument that the 1964 Civil Rights Act would inevitably provide preference for blacks is not quite right, as it was only a deliberate conspiracy in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that produced affirmative action. Cultural & genetic explanations of the relatively poorer performance of blacks in US are also discussed. H. von Rautenfeld