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This article reports the findings of a study of volunteering to organizations among native-born and immigrant African Americans, Asians, Hispanics, and Whites in the United States. The authors focus on the questions, do ethnic groups differ in their likelihood of volunteering, and are these differences a function of acculturation? The conceptual framework to explain formal volunteering includes acculturation, personal and social capital, gender, and age. Using logistic regression analysis, the authors find that acculturation explains formal volunteering only partially and differently among the groups and that each native-born and immigrant group has its own unique combination of predictors of volunteering.

The role that the disabled have been confined to play in our work force changed drastically with the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26,1992 for employers with twenty‐five or more employees. Indeed, as of July 26,1994 the law will also apply to employers with 15–24 employees. The focus of ADA is to enable individuals with physical or mental disabilities to enjoy equal employment opportunities by removing obstacles such as job requirements that are not in alignment with the essential duties of the position. The law also requires employers to make reasonable accommodations that do not impose an undue hardship on the organisation but are considered key in assisting a disabled applicant or employee in performing the essential duties of the job. Originally drafted by Robert Bergdorf, associate professor of law at the District of Columbia School of Law, the ADA became the seventh major component of the federal equal employment opportunity law that prohibits employment discrimination. The Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) has responsibility for the enforcement of the employment component of the ADA, also known as Title I.

A bibliography covering the following categories in family studies: family structure & marriage; family legislation; social policy toward the family; family & social change; family life & SE factors; intrafamiliar relationships; stability & instability; & the woman & the family. S. Karganovic.

An annotated bibliography is offered of 102 articles in periodicals & social science journals dealing with the role & functions of intellectuals, divided into seven areas: General Aspects, Intellectuals & Society, Intellectuals & Politics, Intellectuals & Capitalism, Intellectuals & Socialism, Intellectual Dissidence, Intellectuals & Revolution. French-, Italian-, German-, English- & Spanish-language contributions are listed. A wide range of scholarly publications is covered. S. Whittle.

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