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A battery of 15 rating scales was developed in order to satisfy the great need for a scaling instrument which would reveal cross-nat'l cultural diff's. Methods for choosing judges & criteria of qualification of judges are outlined. The scales were then tested for validity & reliability, & the materials used are presented. Criteria for validity include: (1) 'The mean/average diff on each rating scale must show an item value diff of 2.00 or more when the US & Peru are rated & compared.' (2) 'The mean/average deviation of each scale must not show a dispersion greater than 1.00 when either the US or Peru is rated. (3) The judges' rankings must permit a structuring of the signif variations in the soc patterning of the 2 countries.' The scales were then applied by comparing ratings of Argentina, Peru, & the US to test the extent to which a Latin Amer civilization exists. The operating hyp, supported by the data, is that exposure to 2 or more Latin Amer cultures will demonstrate that they are more alike in cultural patternings than is any Latin Amer country like the US. Signif variations in the soc patterning of Peru & Argentina are examined, but are found not to refute the hyp. 9 Tables & 1 Figure. Modified AA.

A presentation of a labor-management conflict which 'provides an opportunity to observe the application of soc system analysis within a soc process as it progresses through the following stages: (1) beginning with a soc conflict & the disruption of an established bargaining pattern, (2) extending through the period when the consultant & industrial relations director were analyzing the problem & the possible actions to be taken, (3) embracing the action taken by the general manager & the immediate outcomes, & (4) ending with the resolution of the conflict as consummated by the signing of a new labor contract.' Alternative action patterns were assessed in terms of possible repercussions on the values of each participant, pattern of control, & soc costs incurred. It is suggested that other concepts could be fruitfully introduced, eg, the beliefs & sentiments of the actors, the porms of groups, sanctions, systemic linkage, & the boundaries of the systems. I. Taviss.