1. Social science and the citizen

   Departments Pages: 2 - 7

2. Looking backward and lurching forward

   • Irving Louis Horowitz

   On The Silver Anniversary Pages: 9 - 12

3. From illusions to norms in international relations

   • Kenneth W. Thompson

   A Quarter-Century Of Social Science Pages: 15 - 20

4. Planning, American style

   • George Sternlieb

   A Quarter-Century Of Social Science Pages: 21 - 23

5. The politics of program evaluation

   • Eleanor Chelimsky

   A Quarter-Century Of Social Science Pages: 24 - 32

6. Health policy and chronic illness

   • Anselm Strauss

   A Quarter-Century Of Social Science Pages: 33 - 39

7. Evaluating social programs: What have we learned?

   • Carol Hirschon Weiss

   A Quarter-Century Of Social Science Pages: 40 - 45

8. The pedagogy of competition

   • Murray L. Weidenbaum
   • Richard Burr
   • Richard Cook

   A Quarter-Century Of Social Science Pages: 46 - 54

9. National change and the regional conundrum

   • Bernard L. Weinstein
   • Harold T. Gross

   A Quarter-Century Of Social Science Pages: 55 - 61

10. The intellectual’s dilemma in the modern world

    • Reinhard Bendix

    Culture And Society Pages: 63 - 71

11. No good applied social research goes unpunished

    • Peter H. Rossi

    Special Feature Pages: 73 - 79

12. Telecommunications and computers: Whither privacy policy?

    • James E. Katz

    Social Science And Public Policy Pages: 81 - 86

13. White patriots

    • Jerome Friar

    Photo Essay Pages: 87 - 93

14. Social science books of the month

    Departments Pages: 94 - 94

15. Books in review

    • Paul Hollander
    • Harvey J. Graff
    • William McCord

    BookReview Pages: 94 - 112