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Emphasizing the importance of culture and the arts in society, this reprint of a 1960s classic—the author's last book of social criticism—includes a new introduction that situates the late Paul Goodman in his era and traces the development of his characteristic insights. The probing introduction speaks for a new generation of young scholars as it discusses the initial impact and continuing relevance of Goodman's problematic love affair with the radical youth of the 1960s. Timely and compelling, Goodman's narrative reassesses what he considered a moral and spiritual upheaval comparable to the Protestant Reformation—"the breakdown of belief, and the emergence of new belief, in sciences and professions, education, and civil legitimacy." With new analysis of 1960s activism, this survey shows that Goodman's prescient voice is as relevant today as it was four decades ago.

This article examines current empirical approaches to group learning. It focuses on two central questions: Are these approaches really measuring group learning, and what critical issues should be resolved in future group-learning research? The rationale for this examination is threefold. First, the last 10 years have seen a substantial increase in research on group learning. As this literature accumulates, it is useful to do a critical review of the connection between the concept of group learning and its operational form. Second, there is a lack of clarity in how learning is operationalized—how researchers capture whether learning has occurred. The third rationale is to make explicit some of the features of group learning to serve as a guide for future research.

Foreign corporations in Mexico, in large part composed of subsidiaries of US corporations, now number some 2,000; about 380 of these are situated on the US-Mexico border, extending from San Ysidro-Tijuana to Brownsville-Matamoros, & many operate maquilas (or "twin" factories) on the Mexican side of the border. The maquila system in the burgeoning area of El Paso-Ciudad Juarez is examined as a set of mutually adaptive relationships among three elements: large corporations, governments, & labor. Interview responses from area plant managers reveal why manufacturers are attracted to the area, ie, the greater availability of cheap labor & good transportation routes. While both US & Mexican labor unions oppose the maquilas, industry spokesmen maintain that maquilas benefit both US & Mexican workers, & the governments of both countries see advantages in successful maquila operation. 2 Tables. Modified HA.