BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
Social Research to Test Ideas. Selected Writings of S amuel A. S touffer , with an Introduction by P aul F. L azarsfeld .
The Birth of the Gods. The Origin of Primitive Beliefs. By G uy E. S wanson .
Variations in Value Orientation. By F lorence R ockwood K luckhohn and F red L. S trodtbeck , with the assistance of J ohn M. R oberts , A. K imball R omney , C lyde K luckhohn , and H arry A. S carr .
Fights, Games, and Debates. By A natol R apoport .
Persuasion and Healing: A Comparative Study of Psychotherapy. By J erome D. F rank , with a Foreword by J ohn C. W hithorn .
Formal Organizations: A Comparative Approach. By P eter M. B lau and W. R ichard S ott .
Organizational Measurement and Its Bearing on the Study of College Environments. By A llen H. B arton , with an Introduction by P aul F. L azarsfeld .
Urban Research Methods. Edited by J ack P. G ibbs .
A General Pattern for American Public Higher Education. By T. R. McC onnell .
Social Disorganization in America. By R eece M c G ee .
The Planning of Change: Readings in the Applied Behavioral Sciences. Edited by W arren G. B ennis , K enneth D. B enne , and R obert C hin .
Reconstruction in Religion: A Symposium. Edited by A lfred E. K uenzli .
The Churches and Rapid Social Change. By P aul A brecht .
U.S. Senators and Their World. By D onald R. M atthews .