The Quiet American

john steinbeck: friend of the american common man

in his last years of life americans had almost forgotton steinbeck, and those who had not, occasionally criticized him for supporting and praising the u. s. military intervention in the vietnam war. althought ateinbeck incorporates different themes into his works, each one bears many signs of his concern and sympathy for america and the american common people in particular. steinbecks to a god ...

The quiet revolution

Sixty years have passed since Avery, MacLeod and McCarty published their landmark paper revealing DNA as the genetic material, writes Heather Dawes.

Ageism: the quiet epidemic.

Quantifying the quiet epidemic

During the late 20 century numerical rating scales became central to the diagnosis of dementia and helped transform attitudes about its causes and prevalence. Concentrating largely on the development and use of the Blessed Dementia Scale, I argue that rating scales served professional ends during the 1960s and 1970s. They helped old age psychiatrists establish jurisdiction over conditions such ...

The Quiet Revolution

Reflections on the progress, prospects and problems of the voluntary service in mental health movement.