1. Social science and the citizen

   Departments Pages: 4 - 5

2. Letters from readers

   • Julian L. Simon
   • James Young
   • Harvey A. Siegal

   Departments Pages: 6 - 7

3. Limits of the market metaphor

   • Marc K. Landy
   • Henry A. Plotkin

   Crisis In American Democracy Pages: 8 - 17

4. Alienation and authoritarianism in advanced capitalism

   • Stanley Rothman
   • S. Robert Lichter

   Crisis In American Democracy Pages: 18 - 24

5. Moral responsibility and national character

   • Arthur I. Blaustein

   Crisis In American Democracy Pages: 25 - 31

6. The second victory of anthony comstock?

   • Richard Polenberg

   When Life Begins Pages: 32 - 38

7. The coathanger and the rose

   • Donald Granberg
   • Donald Denney

   When Life Begins Pages: 39 - 46

8. Embryo and gene manipulation

   • Ruth Hubbard

   When Life Begins Pages: 47 - 50

9. Morality, legality, and abortion

   • Gerald Dworkin

   When Life Begins Pages: 51 - 53

10. Hereditary constitution and individual life

    • Clifford Grobstein

    When Life Begins Pages: 54 - 58

11. A very neat beginning

    • Jerome Lejeune

    When Life Begins Pages: 58 - 59

12. Clinical implications

    • Leon E. Rosenberg

    When Life Begins Pages: 60 - 61

13. Medical evidence, legal precedents

    • McCarthy DeMere

    When Life Begins Pages: 61 - 63

14. Legislating science

    • Jessica G. Davis

    When Life Begins Pages: 63 - 64

15. Breaking the chain of existence

    • Alfred M. Bongiovanni

    When Life Begins Pages: 65 - 66

16. Maternal rights and health

    • George M. Ryan

    When Life Begins Pages: 67 - 68

17. Facing scientific facts

    • Micheline M. Mathews-Roth

    When Life Begins Pages: 68 - 70

18. Raw data vs. wisdom

    • Daniel Callahan

    When Life Begins Pages: 70 - 72

19. The state of the arts

    • Michael Joyce
    • Hilton Kramer
    • Samuel Lipman

    Culture And Society Pages: 73 - 77

20. World drug traffic

    • Peter B. Bensinger

    Social Science And Public Policy Pages: 78 - 79

21. Polish peasants

    • Ed Barnas

    Photo Essay Pages: 81 - 85

22. Social science books of the month

    Department Pages: 86 - 86

23. Books in review

    • Paul Hollander
    • Irving Allen
    • Pierre L. van den Berghe

    BookReview Pages: 86 - 96