1. Letters from readers

   • Marcia R. Rudin
   • Anson D. Shupe
   • Charles C. Moskos

   Departments Pages: 2 - 5

2. Social science and the citizen

   Departments Pages: 6 - 8

3. Totalitarian menace

   • Carl Gershman

   Controversies: Detente And The Left After Afghanistan Pages: 9 - 15

4. Nuclear threat

   • Michael Harrington

   Controversies: Detente And The Left After Afghanistan Pages: 16 - 21

5. Appropriate prior review

   • J. W. Peltason

   Institutional Review Boards Pages: 22 - 22

6. Government regulation of research

   • Lauren H. Seiler
   • James M. Murtha

   Institutional Review Boards Pages: 23 - 31

7. Red herrings and anecdotes

   • Joan Cassell

   Institutional Review Boards Pages: 32 - 33

8. Reconciling risk and regulation

   • E. L. Pattullo

   Institutional Review Boards Pages: 34 - 38

9. Censoring research

   • Ithiel de Sola Pool

   Institutional Review Boards Pages: 39 - 40

10. Unethical questionnaires

    • Carl B. Klockars

    Institutional Review Boards Pages: 41 - 44

11. Dire warnings and baseless fears

    • John A. Robertson

    Institutional Review Boards Pages: 45 - 47

12. Ethics without models

    • Joan E. Sieber

    Institutional Review Boards Pages: 48 - 51

13. Community of interest

    • Oscar Newman

    Culture And Society Pages: 52 - 57

14. Last Hurrahs

    Photo Essay Pages: 58 - 62

15. Runnin’ down some lines

    • Edith Folb

    Special Feature Pages: 63 - 71

16. The joys of modest success

    • Robert Cooley Angell

    Self-Portrait Pages: 72 - 81

17. Mass psychology in the white house

    • Amitai Etzioni

    Social Science And Public Policy Pages: 82 - 85

18. Social science books of the month

    Departments Pages: 86 - 86

19. Books in review

    • Seymour B. Sarason
    • Walter Laqueur
    • Thomas Robbins

    BookReview Pages: 86 - 95

20. Classified

    Departments Pages: 96 - 96