1. Social science and the citizen

   Departments Pages: 2 - 3

2. Moral dilemmas

   • Elizabeth W. Markson

   Medicide: New Humanism Or Old Euthanasia? Pages: 4 - 6

3. The suicide machine

   • Norman K. Denzin

   Medicide: New Humanism Or Old Euthanasia? Pages: 7 - 10

4. Masks of autonomy

   • John J. Conley

   Medicide: New Humanism Or Old Euthanasia? Pages: 11 - 15

5. Assisted suicide and professional responsibilities

   • William J. Winslade
   • Kyriakos S. Markides

   Medicide: New Humanism Or Old Euthanasia? Pages: 16 - 19

6. Dignity, choice, and care

   • William McCord

   Medicide: New Humanism Or Old Euthanasia? Pages: 20 - 24

7. The paradoxes of ‘rational’ death

   • Robert Barry

   Medicide: New Humanism Or Old Euthanasia? Pages: 25 - 28

8. Planning to die

   • Jeanne Guillemin

   Medicide: New Humanism Or Old Euthanasia? Pages: 29 - 33

9. Costs and benefits of medicide

   • Nathaniel J. Pallone

   Medicide: New Humanism Or Old Euthanasia? Pages: 34 - 36

10. Medical art and immortality

    • Egilde Seravalli
    • Joseph Fashing

    Medicide: New Humanism Or Old Euthanasia? Pages: 37 - 38

11. Sponsoring research and development

    • Murray Weidenbaum

    Social Science And Public Policy Pages: 39 - 47

12. Columbus’ fall from grace

    • M. J. Rodriguez-Salgado

    Culture And Society Pages: 48 - 52

13. How rumors are born

    • Jean-Noël Kapferer

    Special Feature Pages: 53 - 60

14. Afghanistan’s drug trade

    • Scott B. MacDonald

    Society Abroad Pages: 61 - 66

15. Sociobiology: Science or ideology?

    • Arthur Fisher

    Profile Pages: 67 - 79

16. A way of seeing

    • Helen Levitt

    Photo Essay Pages: 80 - 84

17. Social science books of the month

    Departments Pages: 85 - 85

18. Books in review

    • Michael P. Thompson
    • Lawrence Baum
    • Barton A. Smith

    BookReview Pages: 85 - 96