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Information about several papers discussed at the conference "Intra-Country Discontinuities in the Process of Economic and Social Development in Latin America" which was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on September 8-16, 1964 is presented. The various reports dealt with topics including international cooperation, methodology of comparative social research and socio-economic development. The convention featured several social scientists including Davis Kingsley, Bruce Russet and S. Gostkowsky.

The article presents an announcement regarding the Twentieth Congress of the International Institute of Sociology to be held from September 12-18, 1962, at Corboda in Argentina. The decision to hold this international meeting was taken on account of the interest the Latin American countries present from the point of view of sociological studies. The bureau decided that the subjects should centre round a single theme, the "Sociology of Societies in the Process of Industrial Development," a subject designed to give all sociologists an opportunity to make their own contribution either to theoretical or to practical research. Virtually all aspects of sociology are covered, so that experts specializing in different branches can report on their own fields. Applications for enrollment should be made on the form attached to the information pamphlet and sent to the committee as soon as possible. Papers must deal with purely sociological subjects, and they must be not more than 20 pages in length, typewritten, with double spacing. Papers must be drafted in English, French, German, Italian or Spanish, and must have a summary in French attached with them.

The article studies the competition for light and water during the summer season in a simple community of weeds which accompany the establishment of pure alfalfa leys causing the rapid loss of the forage species in Rafaela Province of Santa Fé, Argentina. The author evaluated the water structure of plants in the different treatments by determining the relative amount of water in the leaves of some of the species of the community. He mentioned that the relative turgidity of the leaves is correlated with their internal water status.

The article discusses the progress which has been made in the mass media among the most effective instruments of cultural penetration in countries of the Third World. In Argentina, with the spread of a way of life modeled on that of the major countries, towards the end of the 1950's, the intermediate role of the native bourgeoisie was superseded and at the same time 70 per cent of the 120 firms which had the greatest volume of business, disappeared. Very significant in this connection is the ease with which centers of activity in many Third World countries can maintain communication with the major countries, as against the immense difficulties encountered in communication between the less-developed countries and within each country. The result is introduction into the societies of Third World countries of cultural patterns which are totally irrelevant to individual national conditions and values, thus bringing about the destruction of the fragile fabric of national identity. The mass media does no more than state part of one of the major problems facing the societies of economically less powerful countries, namely their dependence. The failure to appreciate the full scope and impact of this problem creates, to say the least of it, dire confusion in the study of social science communication in the Third World and naturally also in social sciences themselves in the countries concerned.

Provides information on a study which investigated the causes and dimensions of serious brain drain of engineers from Argentina. Implications of brain drain for the country's economic development.

The article presents information on a cross-cultural comparative research of juvenile deviance in two specific cities--one in the United States and the other in Argentina. Data from the juvenile court files at Toledo, Ohio, and Rosario, Argentina, for the years 1966 and 1967 were used. This study used statistical court records, participant observation notes, and published documents. The statistical data from Toledo were taken from the juvenile court reports for the years 1966 and 1967, and from the Model Cities Crime and Delinquency Report published in 1969. Toledo and Rosario are both in the northern temperate zones of their respective countries. Both are inland port cities that handle goods moved internationally by way of the Atlantic Ocean. There are, however, notable differences. Rosario does not have a racial minority as does Toledo with its Afro-American and Mexican populations. Although Toledo is about two-thirds the size of Rosario, it had more juveniles adjudicated by its juvenile agencies during 1966 and 1967. Specifically, Toledo had 2.5 times the adjudicated delinquents that Rosario had.

The article assesses the effect of cattle grazing on plant community structure in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The floristic composition and the distribution of species biomass, grazing pressure, microtopography and range condition were observed in 50 x 50 m areas, regularly spaced along linear transects, from the water source to the farthest corner in each field. The vegetation shows a very complicated pattern of variation, consisting of the aggregation of clumps of different size, with characteristics plant coverage, floristic composition, micro-edaphic and microclimatic characteristics.

This section offers news briefs on the World Council of Churches (WCC). Hamilcar Alivisatos, the oldest member of the WCC Central Committee died during the meeting on August 14, 1969 at Cantebury. Ecumenists worldwide were awaiting the results of the union negotiations between the Church of England and the Methodist Church with both groups voting favorably on the union scheme continuation. The 3rd Latin American Evangelical Conference was held on July 13 to 19, 1969 at Buenos Aires.

The article discusses the activities and purposes of the Centre for Comparative Sociology (CSC) of Torcuato Di Tella Institute which began in January 1964 in Argentina. The main purposes of the CSC include research activities on comparative studies in the social structure, cooperation with Argentina and Latin America's institutions, promotion of advanced training through research, and cooperation with individual scholars and institutions. CSC also initiated projects from extension of political vote in Argentina to the change of Argentine society's demographic structure, the Buenos Aires Conference in September 1964, and the publication of the "Latin American Journal of Sociology."

This article provides information about the general law relating to privacy in ten countries which are Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil, Federal Republic of Germany, Sweden, France, Switzerland, the United States of America and Great Britain. The right of privacy was recognized early in Mexican legislation, more particularly in Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of the United States of Mexico, adopted on 5 February, 1917. These articles, which were largely inspired by the Constitution of the U.S., were already found in almost exactly the same terms in the earlier Mexican Constitution of 1857. There is no general definition of the right of privacy in Venezuelan law, nor is there any definition of the juridical nature of the rules protecting privacy. The right of privacy is proclaimed in general terms but receives no further elaboration. Argentine law contains no definition of the right to privacy as such, nor any definition of the legal nature of the rules protecting privacy. Brazilian law is influenced by several different legal systems such as Italian, German, French, Portuguese, American and Swiss. The right of privacy is recognized in the U.S., but its definition and application varies among the different states of the Union. Its development is founded on provisions in the American Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the later amendments to the United States' constitution. The subject of a right to privacy has received much less attention among both academic and practicing lawyers in Great Britain, therefore, the general definition of the right of privacy is not found in the British law.

Although rural sociology as such has received scant attention in Argentina, due primarily to a theoretical preoccupation with European schools and systems, the adaptation of European theories to the interpretation of Argentine national history has resulted in considerable attention to the role of rural-urban conflict in the course of national development. Particularly in the sociological interpretation of the long dictatorship of Rosas has rural-urban conflict been emphasized, whether in terms of urban civilization and rural barbarism, urban commercialism and rural feudalism, or urban white supremacy and rural Indian or mestizo supremacy. Lacking concrete studies of particular urban and rural social organizations and institutions, these theories resolve into opposition of two meta-physical forces in a philosophy of history. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports about the fourth biennial course on Current Methods of Immunologic Research and Diagnosis, offered by the Center for Immunology of the State University of New York, held at Buffalo, New York, in July, 1975. It also reports about the fifth International Congress of Lymphology, held at Buenos Aires, Argentina and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between March 23 and 29, 1975. Some of the sessions that have been presented are, lymphomas; lymphatic dissemination of cancer; lymphoedema and chylous refluxes; medical and surgical treatment; and basic lymphology.

This article presents information on the 35th Federation Internationale de Documentation (FID) General Assembly and International Congress of Documentation, which was attended by about 625 people from 30 countries, included adoption of a new program statement expanding FID's fields of documentation interest to that of all subject areas (not just scientific and technical) plus new statutes and rules of procedure strengthening the council and enhancing the part played by regional commissions. The congress was held from September 14 to 24, 1970 in Buenos Aires.