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• Summary: Although social care employees are predominantly women, there have always been men involved in the work, particularly as managers or where there is a control element. The academic writing on men's involvement in social care lacks an empirical base and this article presents an examination of the characteristics, distribution and routes into social care of 585 men who took part in a UK study of 2031 statutory social services employees. • Findings: The respondents were a heterogeneous group of men, employed throughout social care, mostly but not exclusively in jobs associated with traditional male roles. Men constitute 14 percent of the UK social services workforce and predictably are disproportionately represented in management. However, the majority (three-fifths) are employed in basic grade field, residential and home care jobs. • Applications: This is an important issue for social care employers: men face particular sets of difficulties in social care employment. With the decline in traditional employment opportunities, men may increasingly diversify into less traditional areas of work, including health and social care.

'Political Lives' edited by Judith Brett is reviewed.

While the United States may be able to ameliorate near term energy problems through appropriate government and industry action, there is no realistic proba bility of a complete escape from them. The next ten to fifteen years will be the critical period. During this time the balance wheel will be the volume of foreign oil imports. America must take a new look at, and accord a higher priority to, our foreign policy regarding the Middle East. The growing requirements for oil and gas imports will provide a large and increasing deficit in the United States balance of trade in fuels. Scarcity of domestic fuel and increased importation of oil and gas will significantly raise the price of such fuel. Four broad categories of response to the energy situation appear necessary: (1) we should create a single, high level agency in the federal government to develop a comprehensive national energy policy and to coordinate national energy- related efforts; (2) while keeping concern for reasonable environmental safeguards in mind, the United States should forge ahead rapidly in research and development of indige nous energy sources and, thus, reduce dependence on foreign sources; (3) strong programs should be initiated to reduce waste in the consumption of energy; (4) the United States should develop cooperative programs with the other major industrial nations in the free world.

I welcome this opportunity to speak about the U.S. energy outlook and its implications for domestic and foreign policy. Recent events provide persuasive evidence that energy problems, in all their many ramifications, will rank high on our list of national priorities for at least the next two decades.My remarks will be divided into three parts. First, I will summarize the facts with regard to the U.S. energy outlook. Second, I will outline some of the economic and political implications of those facts. And third, I will suggest some of the priorities and constraints which the facts will impose on our domestic and foreign policies in the years ahead.

While the US may be able to ameliorate near term energy problems through appropriate gov & industry action, there is no realistic probability of a complete escape from them. The next 10 to 15 yrs will be the critical period. During this time the balance wheel will be the volume of foreign oil imports. America must take a new look at, & accord a higher priority to, our foreign policy regarding the Middle East. The growing requirements for oil & gas imports will provide a large & increasing deficit in the US balance of trade in fuels. Scarcity of domestic fuel & increased importation of oil & gas will signif'ly raise the price of such fuel. 4 broad categories of response to the energy situation appear necessary: (1) we should create a single, high level agency in the federal gov to develop a comprehensive nat'l energy policy & to coordinate nat'l energy-related efforts; (2) while keeping concern for reasonable environmental safeguards in mind, the US should forge ahead rapidly in R&D of indigenous energy sources &, thus, reduce dependence on foreign sources; (3) strong programs should be initiated to reduce waste in the consumption of energy; (4) the US should develop cooperative programs with the other major industr nations in the free world. HA.