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Three currents that exercise a strong influence on Ur sociology are discussed: (1) ecologism, based in the Chicago school, & assuming a variety of forms; (2) structural-functionalism, which has dominated the field since the 1950s; & (3) Marxism, inspired by its renaissance in France in the 1960s. S. Karganovic

A bibliography of 403 works (books & articles) dealing with the relationship of medicine to society. The works are divided into the following topics: general; evolution, crisis, & tendencies in medicine; traditional medicine; health education; the MD & society; medicine, society, & sociology; inequality, underdevelopment, & health; levels of nutrition & health; health, environment, & society; medicine & labor; & medicine & politics. S. Karganovic

The present state of the social sciences in Latin America goes back to the foundation of the Organization of American States & to the Cold War begun during the Truman administration. From 1945 to 1959, a neopositivist & neoempiricist sociology, inspired by conservative North American sociologists, dominated the field. Nevertheless, starting with the Cuban revolution (1959), a sociology directly committed to popular movements & in favor of a renovation of Marxist & revolutionary thinking emerged & confronted the reformist approach to social sciences. In the 1970s, the critique took position mainly against the "developmentalist" thinking of the ECLA (acronym not defined), the traditional theory of dependency, denouncing as an illusion the notion of independence & development under the leadership of the national bourgeoisie. In Chile, Salvador Allende's government & its overthrow (1970-1973) demonstrated the relationship between power & politics, while the revolutionary struggles in Central America drew emphasis to the problems of SC & coalitions, SC struggle, & national & international negotiation. In the 1980s, the dominant preoccupations in the countries with a constitutional regime centered on tensions between democracy & crisis. Latin American social thinking & the social sciences investigations must confront the "Second Cold War," which has bases for legitimation not only in the US but also in Europe, & not only in neoliberal thinking, but in neo-Marxist thinking as well. Modified AA

A bibliography of 301 Spanish- & English-language articles & books in the sociology of medicine, divided into 11 sections: social medicine; social medicine & social class; social medicine & social behavior; social medicine, social control, & alienation; social medicine & education; social medicine & history; social medicine & social perception; social problems & socioeconomic factors; social medicine & social service, social security, & social planning; social medicine, society, social change & socialism; & data on Mexico. S. Whittle.

An 88-item bibliography of works by & about Max Weber, including: critical works; panoramic studies; biographies; studies of religion, rationality, social evolution, philosophy of history, methodology, & science & values; Weber's relation to historicism, neo-Kantianism, existentialism, & Marxism; & studies of his empirical research. S. Karganovic

A Marxist interpretation of some recent advances in social medicine, in a form comprehensible to those students of the biological sciences who have had scant exposure to sociology & the social sciences in general. The theory of the origin of life as a result of qualitative changes in the evolution of organic & inorganic matter is propounded. A synthesis is offered of social evolution, including a brief explanation of relevant sociological concepts. The concepts of health & illness as understood in present-day society are discussed in this context. S. Karganovic

Discussed are: (1) the social responsibilities of the architect, & (2) the contributions a sociological perspective can make to the relevance of modern architecture. Focus is on the relationship between the position & treatment of women in various cultures & architectural practice as it has developed. In Comentario a Sociologica y Arquitectura (Comment on Sociology and Architecture), Concepcion Arroyo Ortiz comments favorably on the interdisciplinary perspective adopted by Garcia Bellizzia & develops the discussion of the impact of sexism on the planning & construction of living space. S. Karganovic