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1 The Problem -- 2 Dynamic Systems -- 3 The Organism as Machine -- 4 Stability -- 5 Adaptation as Stability -- 6 Parameters -- 7 The Ultrastable System -- 8 The Homeostat -- 9 Ultrastability in the Organism -- 10 The Recurrent Situation -- 11 The Fully-joined System -- 12 Temporary Independence -- 13 The System with Local Stabilities -- 14 Repetitive Stimuli and Habituation -- 15 Adaptation in Iterated and Serial Systems -- 16 Adaptation in the Multistable System -- 17 Ancillary Regulations -- 18 Amplifying Adaptation -- 19 The State-determined System -- 20 Stability -- 21 Parameters -- 22 The Effects of Constancy -- References.

Decisions, Values and Groups, Volume 1 contains the proceedings of the First Interdisciplinary Conference of the Behavioral Sciences Division of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, held at the University of New Mexico in 1957. The papers explore the roles of decisions, values, and groups in the behavioral sciences and cover topics ranging from the use of mathematical models in decision making to the contribution of the laboratory to the study of individual differences. Theoretical contributions to small group research are also discussed. This book is comprised of 22 chapters and begin

Newly revised by the author (1956), this text-book for beginning students is also designed for general readers who want to know what economics is and how economists think.

The point of view of this work is that of gestalt theory. Gestalt concepts were applied to examine issues in social psychology. The author hopes that the reader will find them of help in widening the horizon and in deepening perspective of the human situation. It is contended that this starting point accounts for a number of emphases of this work. Social relations at the human level, even the simplest, require emotional and intellectual capacities of a high order. The author calls attention to their productive character, which is necessary for the understanding of destructive social processes. It is argued that psychological processes have the extraordinary property of providing (under certain conditions) a knowledge of things and persons. One should not assume that they are generally subjective phantoms, that the world might be seen properly but for people. The author has kept in the forefront the human modes of experiencing the world of nature and men, since the social actions of which are those of conscious beings who act largely in terms of what they understand and feel. It is contended that sound progress requires a clarification of what is unique about social-psychological facts and their investigation on the level at which they reveal their special properties. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved)

Intro -- Table of Contents -- I. BACKGROUND -- 1 Land, People, and Economy -- 2 History -- 3 Church and State -- 4 Parties and Politics -- II. ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE -- 5 The Constitutional System -- 6 The Congress -- 7 The Presidency -- 8 The Judiciary -- 9 Public Administration -- 10 Administration and Its Improvement -- 11 Public Finance -- III. INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS -- 12 The Ministry of Government -- 13 Foreign Relations -- 14 Defense -- 15 Government's Positive Economic Role -- IV. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC WORKS -- 16 Communications -- 17 Electrification -- 18 Oil -- 19 Public Works and the Public Utility Program -- V. AGRICULTURE -- 20 Agricultural History and Problems -- 21 Government in Agriculture -- VI. SOCIAL SERVICES -- 22 Government and Labor -- 23 Social Security, Health, and Welfare -- 24 Education -- VII. GOVERNMENTAL SUBDIVISIONS -- 25 State Government -- 26 Local Government -- 27 The Federal District and the Territories -- VIII. CONCLUSIONS -- 28 A Developing Democracy -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

"The author presents in his new book a challenging theory of the psycho-sociological foundation of societal life. It is his conviction that the pattern of thought, which we call superstitious or magical, plays not only a retarding role in history, it is at the same time the indispensable motor of society. Magical thinking is directed by the medicine man today, just as it was ten thousand years ago. It is the mission of the medicine men to create the faith in the "political truth." Applying his findings to our pressing socio-political problems, the author comes to the conclusion, that, unfortunately, we do not have a great fascinating magic strong enough for our gigantic tasks. It is his hope that our religious and secular philosophers will be able to create a new faith, a "Mythos of the American Century," that will outstrip our dangerous competitors, the Communist medicine men. All those who are interested in our national future will find here some ideas outside the trodden path of our conventional philosophies worth pondering over"--Cover. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved).

Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Introductory -- I. Introduction -- II. Proceedings And Records Classified -- III. The General Scene: By Way Of Background -- IV. Definitions -- V. The Right of Inspection -- Inspection of State and Municipal Non-Judicial Records -- VI. Records Subject to Public Inspection -- VII. Records Not Subject to Public Inspection -- VIII. "Police Records" -- IX. Newspapers as Litigants for Compulsory Inspection: Freedom of the Press -- Inspection of State Judicial Records -- X. Judicial Records -- Access to Judicial Proceedings -- XI. Access to Judicial Proceedings -- Access to State and Municipal Legislative and Administrative Proceedings -- XII. Access to State and Municipal Legislative and Administrative Proceedings -- Federal Non-Judicial Records and Proceedings -- XIII. Federal Non-Judicial Records and Proceedings -- XIV. The Five Non-Inspection "'Doctrines" -- XV. 5 U.S.C.A. 22 -- XVI. 5 U.S.C.A. 1001-1011: The Administrative Procedure Act -- XVII. The Statutes and the Regulations -- Notes -- Abbreviations Used In The Notes -- Notes -- Appendices -- Appendix 1. Newspapers As Parties Litigant In Applications For Compulsory Inspection -- Appendix 2. State Statutes Which Define The Term "Public Records" -- Appendix 3. State Statutes Which Create, Define, Or State A General Right Of Inspection Of Public Records -- Appendix 4. Statutes Of Records For Purposes Other Than Inspection -- Authorities Cited -- Cases -- Digests, Legal Periodicals, Textbooks -- Miscellaneous -- Opinions of Attorneys General -- State Constitutions and Statutes -- United States Constitution, Statutes, Regulations, Executive Orders, etc. -- Index

The author is fully aware of the difficulties connected with an adequate treatment of this subject, in view of the general back­ ground of that fascinating age - the seventeenth century. The present work is simply a modest attempt to draw attention to some in many cases forgotten or disregarded Utopian writings and to show the long line of thought behind many concepts which, to the modern reader, may seem obvious truths. He is very much indebted to Professor H. W. Lambers of Rotterdam for his constant encouragement, help and criticism and also for his willingness to forget for a moment his many other duties and to pass much of his valuable time in the critical study of the seventeenth century papers and publications. The author is very thankful to his mother, his relations and friends both in Holland and in Poland for all they have done for hirn, and he would especially mention Miss Mary Barber for her great help in correcting the English text. He also owes very much to his wife for her patience, coöper­ ation and help in typing the manuscripts. Acknowledgment is made to the Library of the Netherlands School of Economics at Rotterdam, to the Royal Library at The Hague and to the Librarian of the London School of Economics and Political Science for their willing help. J. K. F. CONTENTS v Preface. . .

The Art of Child Placement was first published in 1955. The social worker -- experienced or neophyte -- who is engaged in the complicated job of placing children in foster homes or institutions will find helpful guidance in this book. Although she writes primarily of the problems of foster placement, the author offers a philosophy and principles that will be useful also in child adoption work. Mrs. Charnley discusses child placement in relation to the physiological and psychological growth patterns of children. She shows how the social worker can ease the child's pain of separation from home a

The utter extinction fo mankind by atomic warfare is a horrifying possibility?if not a probability?whether we face it or not. The Ultimate Defense diagnoses this most crucial problem of our generation and presents a practical plan for solving it.The ethical, pan-humanistic presentation of the author not only reveals a logical plan but also a specific plan. Through its strong personal effect upon the reader, each individual becomes aware of his responsibility for the situation and why it is necessary for him to contribute to its solution.Ringing with sincerity, the author's message extracts the

Much has been written and published about the pressing problems of prison reform, but this book differs from most of the others because it goes more deeply to the heart of the question. The author speaks with the authority of years of experience in the corrections field, yet his analysis and proposals are not only those of an outstanding professional but those of a deeply committed humanist as well. Mr. Keve provides a balanced picture of prison problems, showing in understandable terms what happens to both inmates and staff when they are confined together in a traditional prison. He points ou

In this careful and thorough study of a Canadian field which has been relatively untouched in recent years, Dr. Brecher records and comments on the development of monetary and fiscal thinking in Canada in the inter-war period, and its impact on public policy in the federal sphere. Examining Canadian opinion about economic theory during this time, the author draws on four fields of thought: that of government and other public officials; of businessmen, such as bankers, and their views on what should be done about the depression; of the ";radical group";, such as those prominent in the formation of the CCF and Social Credit parties; and of economists, prominent in the universities. Dr. Brecher points out in his preface that his inquiry is rooted in the conviction that the problems associated with cyclical fluctuations remain sufficiently complex to make an understanding of the developments of the twenties and thirties an indispensable condition for effective stabilization policy. He finds the twenties distinguished only in the superficial and imperfect diagnosis of and remedial suggestions for unemployment, made chiefly by a relatively small handful of thinkers associated with the Progressive and United Farmers movements, then emerging in the West. It was the thirties which, under the impact of the depression, witnessed the first real stirrings of careful economic analysis in cyclical terms, and of statistical techniques for measuring the value of annual productive activity and income receipts in the Dominion. The author has attempted to appraise the evolution of the Canadian policy of monetary and fiscal stabilization within the thought environment in which it was conceived and implemented, and on the basis of the standards set by modern income-employment theory