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book reviewed in this article:
Family-Planning Programs. Edited by B ernard B erelson .
The Politics of School Desegregation: Comparative Case Studies of Community Structure and Policy-Making. By R obert L. C rain , with the assistance of M orton I nger , G erald M cworter , and J ames J. V anecko .
The Marijuana Smokers. By E rich G oode .
The Pursuit of Loneliness: American Culture at the Breaking Point. By P hilip s later .
Farm Information for Modernizing Agriculture: The Taiwan System. By H erbert F. L ionberger and H. C. C hange .
Religion in Social Context: Tradition and Transitition. By N. J. D emerath iii and P hillip E. H ammond .
Explanations. By G wynn N ettler .
Rural Sociology in India. By A. R. D esai .     

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A PASSAGE TO THE HEART: WRITINGS FROM FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN FROM CHINA. Klatzkin, Amy (Ed.). Saint Paul, MN: Yeong & Yeong Book Co., 1999, 341 pp., Hardcover ISBN 0-9638472-2-8, $19.95. Reviewed by Patricia Irwin Johnston.

I WISH FOR YOU A BEAUTIFUL LIFE: LETTERS FROM THE KOREAN BIRTH MOTHERS OF AE RAN WON TO THEIR CHILDREN. Dorow, Sara (Ed.). Saint Paul, MN: Yeong & Yeong Book Co., 1999, 135 pp., Hardcover ISBN 0-9638472-2-8, $18.95. Reviewed by Patricia Irwin Johnston.

PARENTS AT LAST: CELEBRATING ADOPTION AND THE NEW PATHWAYS TO PARENTHOOD. Peck, Cynthia V. N., and Wendy Wilkinson. New York: Clarkson Potter/Publishers, 1998, 160 pp., Hardcover ISBN 0-609-60290-X, $27.50. Reviewed by Patricia Irwin Johnston.

CLINICAL AND PRACTICE ISSUES IN ADOPTION: BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN ADOPTEES PLACED AS INFANTS AND AS OLDER CHILDREN. Groza, Victor and Karen F. Rosenberg (Eds.). Westport, CT: Praeger, 175 pp., Hardcover ISBN 0-275-95816-7, $55.00. Reviewed by Ulrich Mueller.

KINSHIP FOSTER CARE: POLICY, PRACTICE, AND RESEARCH. Hegar, Rebecca L., and Maria Scannapieco (Eds.). New York: Oxford University Press, Hardcover ISBN 0195109392, $45. Paperback ISBN 0195109406, $19.95. Reviewed by Ulrich Mueller.     

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This article explores two historical periods that preceded the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978: the Boarding and Mission School era (1880s-1950s) and the Indian Adoption era (1950s-1970s). The assimilationist social welfare policy of those two eras led to the eventual need for special legislation that protects tribal self-determination, heritage, and family preservation.     

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BOWLING ALONE: THE COLLAPSE AND REVIVAL OF AMERICAN COMMUNITY. By Robert D. Putnam. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 2000. $26.00 Hardback., by Robert D. Putnam Reviewed by Kristin M. Ferguson.

THE MISSING MIDDLE: WORKING FAMILIES AND THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN SOCIAL POLICY. By Theda Skocpol. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2000. $15.95 Papercover. Reviewed by Kristin M. Ferguson.     

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Book reviewed in this article:
The Achieving Society. By D avid C. McC lelland .
The Corporation in the Emergent American Society. By W. L loyd W arner .
Conflict and Defense: A General Theory. By K enneth E. B oulding .
Organization Theory in Industrial Practice: A Symposium of the Foundation for Research on Human Behavior. Edited by M ason H aire .
Race Relations Problems and Theory. Essays in Honor of Robert E. Park. Edited by J itsuichi M asuoka and P reston V alien .
Black Nationalism. A Search for an Identity in America. By E. U. E ssien - U dom .
The Black Muslims in America. By C. E ric L incoln .
John Millar of Glasgow, 1735–1801: His Life and Thought and His Contributions to Sociological Analysis. By W illiam C. L ehmann . University of Glasgow Social and Economic Studies, No. 4.     

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man, mind and land: a theory of resource use . By Walter Firey.
presidential transitions . By Laurin L. Henry.
husbands and wives: the dynamics of married living . By Robert O. Blood, Jr., and Donald M. Wolfe.
premarital sexual standards in america. a sociological investigation of the relative social and cultural integration of american sexual standards . By Ira L. Reiss.
the chinese in new zealand: a study in assimilation . By Ng Bickleen Fong.
the chinese in the united states of america . By Rose Hum Lee.
sociological studies of health and sickness . Edited by Dorrian Apple.
women in trouble . By James Donner. the sexual side of life . By Don James. tormented women . By Ed. McGoldrick, Jr. crime and passion . By Dr. Eugene B. Mozes. sex and the armed services . By Dr. L. T. Woodward. the power of marital love . By Don James.
races of mankind . By Calvin I. Kephart.     

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political man. the social bases of politics . By Seymour Martin Lipset.
social change in rural society . By Everett M. Rogers.
the religion of java . By Clifford Geertz.
theoretical studies in social organization of the prison .
the probation officer investigates. a guide to the presentence report . By Paul W. Keve.
the intellectuals: a controversial portrait . Edited by George B. de Huszer.     

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Foucault, Health and Medicine, edited by A. Petersen and R. Bunton. London: Routledge, 1997, 264 pages, cloth, $75.00; paper, $20.99.
Bodies in Protest: Environmental Illness and the Struggle over Medical Knowledge, by S. Kroll-Smith and H. H. Floyd. New York: New York University Press, 1997, 217 pages. Cloth, $24.95.
Letters to Cristina: Reflections on My Life and Work, by Paulo Freire and translated by Donaldo Macedo with Quilda Macedo and Alexandre Oliveira. Notes by Ana Maria Araujo Freire. New York: Routledge, 1996. 259 pages. Paper, $16.95.
Wittgenstein, Rules and Institutions, by David Bloor. New York: Routledge, 1997, xvi + 173 pages. Cloth, $65.00.     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Ambert, A-M. (1997). Parents, children, and adolescents: Interactive relationships and developmental context .
Simon, L., & Drantell, J. J. (1998). A music I no longer heard: The early death of a parent .
Coale, Heen W. (1998). The vulnerable therapist: Practicing psychotherapy in an age of anxiety .
Friedman, Steven. (1997). Time-effective psychotherapy: Maximizing outtcomes in an era of minimized resources .     

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ADOPTION, IDENTITY, AND KINSHIP: THE DEBATE OVER SEALED BIRTH RECORDS. Wegar, Katarina. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1997, 169 pp., Hardcover ISBN 0-300-06759-3, $22.50 cloth. Reviewed by Karen Schmid.

SUCCESSFUL ADOPTIVE FAMILIES: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF SPECIAL NEEDS ADOPTION. Groze, Victor. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publisher Group, 1996, 184 pp., Hardcover ISBN 0-275-95343-2, $49.95. Reviewed by Manfred van Dulmen.     

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This study examined 5 years of successful Christian music to determine if there had been a significant change in the amount of theological language used in contemporary Christian songs. Christian music is the only genre defined by lyrical content instead of musical style (Price, 1999). In a 1999 Wall Street Journal article, the Christian music industry was accused of watering down its lyrics in an effort to increase profits (Miller, 1999). After coding 100 of the top songs from 1996 to 2002 in the Christian rock and Christian hit radio genres, no systematic or significant decline in total theological words was found. However, when examining the type of theological words used in lyrics, the data demonstrated that words have become significantly less explicitly Christian.     

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CONFRONTING OPPRESSION, RESTORING JUSTICE: FROM POLICY ANALYSIS TO SOCIAL ACTION By Katherine van Wormer. Alexandria, VA: CSWEPress, 2004. 254pp. $36.95 (paper). Reviewed by Linda Plitt Donaldson.

GEORGE G. HIGGINS AND THE QUEST FOR WORKER JUSTICE: THE EVOLUTION OF CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOUGHT IN AMERICA. By John J. O'Brien. New York: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2005. 396pp. $32.95 (paper). Reviewed by William J. Hutchison.

BUT THEY ALL COME BACK: FACING THE CHALLENGES OF PRISONER REENTRY. By Jeremy Travis. Washington, DC: Urban Institute Press, 2005. 391 pp. $32.50 (paper). Reviewed by Frederick G. Reamer.     

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RECLAIMING THE BODY IN CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY. By Thomas Ryan (Ed.). New York: Paulist Press, 2004, 179 pp., $16.95 (paper). Reviewed by David Derezotes.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH CHILDREN'S RIGHTS. By Martin Guggenheim. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2005. 306 pp., $27.95. Reviewed by Anne E. Schneiders.

COMPENDIUM OF THE SOCIAL DOCTRINE OF THE CHURCH. By Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. Washington, DC: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2005. 446pp., $24.95 (paper). Reviewed by Reverend Eugene Cahouet.     

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MANAGED CARE IN HUMAN SERVICES. Edited by Stephen P. Wernet. Lyceum Books, 1999, $39.95. ISBN 0925065307. Reviewed by Marguerite G. Rosenthal.

DAMNED LIES AND STATISTICS. UNTANGLING NUMBERS FROM THE MEDIA, POLITICIANS AND ACTIVISTS. By Joel Best. University of California Press, 2001, $19.95. ISBN 0520219783. Reviewed by Richard Hoefer.