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1983

627. Caplow, Theodore, et al. ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE: CHANGE AND CONTINUITY IN MIDDLETOWN'S RELIGION. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1983.
Chapters by Theodore Caplow, Howard M. Bahr, Bruce A. Chadwick, Dwight W. Hoover, Laurence A. Martin, Joseph B. Tamney, and Margaret Holmes Williamson. Findings based primarily on Middletown III survey data, collected 1977-1981, much of which replicated earlier Lynd studies central thesis that pace of modernization slowing, and that persistence and renewal of religion characterize situation in Middletown more than secularization.

628. Caplow, Theodore, and Bruce A. Chadwick. "Inequality and Life Styles in Middletown, 1920-1978." In NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE AMERICAN FAMILY, edited by R. Warren and L. Lyon, 122-35. Homewood, Ill.: Dorsey Press, 1983.
Reprint of item 349.

629. Fox, Richard Wightman. "Epitaph for Middletown: Robert S. Lynd and the Analysis of Consumer Culture." In THE CULTURE OF CONSUMPTION CRITICAL ESSAYS IN AMERICAN HISTORY, 1880-1980, edited by Richard Wightman Fox and T.J. Jackson Lears, 101-41. New York: Pantheon Books, 1983.
Examines Middletown volumes in light of Lynd's progression from Christian minister to secular sociologist, from cultural analyst to political activist, from outsider to member of the professional elite, and from critic of American consumer capitalism to critic of irrational American consumer.

630. Holmes, Marilou Judy. "A History of Professional Nursing Education in Middletown, 1906-1968." Ed.D. thesis, Ball State University, 1983.
Traces development of nursing programs in Muncie, arguing they followed general American trends, ultimately leading to National League for Nursing and state accreditation.

631. Lynd, Helen Merrell, with the collaboration of Staughton Lynd. POSSIBILITIES. Rev. ed. Bronxville, N.Y.: Friends of the Esther Raushenbush Library, Sarah Lawrence College, 1983.
Includes new introduction by Susanne Hoeber Rudolph and notes, in acknowledgements, that publication is part of effort to make available contents of Lynd's unpublished papers, held by college archives. See also item 276.

632. Marvin, Grace Maria. "Community Bonds in Middletown: Re-Investigating the Concept and Correlates of Localism." Ph.D. diss. University of Virginia, 1983.
Analyzes data from Government Services Survey of Middletown III Project, arguing that interpersonal bonds in local community continue in urban setting, contrary to assumptions of sociologists forecasting possible effects of the coming mass society.

633. Silverman, Jonathan. FOR THE WORLD TO SEE: THE LIFE OF MARGARET BOURKE-WHITE. New York: Viking Press, 1983.
Includes description of Middletown assignment, one picture from essay chosen for exhibition of American art at Musee du Jeu de Paume in Paris.

634. Vander Hill, Warren. THE MIDDLETOWN FILM PROJECT: ONE YEAR LATER. A Talk Given to Friends of Alexander M. Bracken Library,30 April 1983. Muncie, Ind.: Ball State University, 1983.
Updated version of "Middletown Film Project..." (see item 621).

635. Bahr, Howard M., Theodore Caplow, and Bruce A. Chadwick. "Middletown III: Problems of Replication, Longitudinal Measurement, and Triangulation." ANNUAL REVIEW OF SOCIOLOGY 9 (1983): 243-64.
Analyzes own replication techniques and offers typology of replicative studies, based on variables of time, place, method and subjects covered. Also suggests guidelines for future replicators.

636. Lough, Larry. "The Year That 'Middletown' Made the Big Time." MUNCIE STAR, 2 January 1983, sec. A, p. 16.
Year in review includes comments on Peter Davis' Middletown film series.

637. "Campus Has Muncie Data in Computer." MUNCIE STAR, 23 January 1983, sec. B, p. 8.
Ball State sociology professor, Harry Nelsen, explains that Middletown data retrieval system permits survey information search from Lynd studies to present departmental surveys to be retrieved.

638. Bahr, Howard M., and Alexander E. Bracken. "The Middletown of Yore: Population Persistence, Migration, and Stratification." RURAL SOCIOLOGY 48 (Spring 1983): 120-32.
Argues that preindustrial Muncie was not the placid rural community depicted by Lynds. Instead, it exhibited rapid growth, high population turnover and concentrated wealth in hands of small elite.

639. Hoover, Dwight W. Review of HOMETOWN. ANTIOCH REVIEW 41 (Spring 1983): 246.
Notes that book and Middletown film series, both by Davis, share same conceptual framework used by Lynds. Does not find book successful, however, as sociology or as literature, despite attempts to emulate Sherwood Anderson's WINESBURG OHIO.

640. Yencer, Rick. "Political Veteran, Newcomer File GOP Council Bids." MUNCIE STAR, 1 March 1983, p. 8.
Notes that Elaine Shesler (PBS "Middletown" series, Second Time Around) seeking Republican nomination for council-at-large. Gives brief personal background.

641. "Middletown Out-takes to BSU." MUNCIE STAR, 13 March 1983, sec. B, p. 9.
Notice of NEH grant to bring PBS Middletown series materials including 500 hours of film, to Muncie.

642. Ringlespaugh, Mike. "University to Get Middletown Film Series." BALL STATE DAILY NEWS, 23 March 1983, p. 3.
Five segments of six-part PBS Middletown Film Series obtained by Ball State University, along with outtakes, notations and film logs. "Seventeen" episode not included.

643. Harvey, Charles E. Review of ROBERT S. LYND SPECIAL ISSUE, THE JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF SOCIOLOGY. JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES 19 (April 1983): 192-95.
Summarizes arguments of many of the issue's articles, noting in particular that they shed new light on circumstances under which Lynds conducted their first study.

644. Rapp, Rayna, and Ellen Ross. "It Seems We've Stood and Talked Like This Before: Wisdom from the 1920s." MS., April 1983, pp. 54-56.
Discusses 1920s backlash to feminist movement and rise of consumer-oriented society, citing Lynd's findings on impact of automobile and movies on youth culture of the era.

645. Tievant, Sophie. "Les etudes de 'communaute' et la ville: heritage et problemes." SOCIOLOGIE DU TRAVAIL 25 (April-June 1983): 243-56.
Includes discussion of Lynd's work as part of historical overview of community studies.

646. Samuelson, Robert J. "Blue-Collar, White-Collar Distinctions Are Blurring." LOS ANGELES TIMES, 7 April 1983, sec. 2, p. 7.
Notes that U. S. Department of Labor dropping blue-collar/white-collar designations. Examines MIDDLETOWN in discussion of use and eventual outdatedness of terms.

647. "Religion Briefs." MUNCIE STAR, 9 April 1983, sec. A, p. 4.
Announces six-Sunday lecture series focusing on religion in Middletown. Includes discussions of "Community of Praise," church architecture, public relations and general history.

648. "TV Key Previews." MUNCIE STAR, 15 April 1983, p. 14.
Notes airing of made-for-TV-movie about murdering of cast members in late night soap opera entitled "Middletown U.S.A."

649. "At Ball State." MUNCIE STAR, 22 April 1983, p. 9.
Announces forthcoming third annual Center for Middletown Studies lecture, "Falling into the Future: Middletown in Decline, by Ball State sociology professor, Harry Nelson."

650. "Infamous 'Seventeen' Segment Won't Be Shown at Exposition." MUNCIE STAR, 27 April 1983,p. 18.
AP story that "Seventeen" dropped from "Banned Film" showing of International Film Exposition (Filmex) due to earlier legal problems with parental consent. Gives brief history of controversial film.

651. "Legal Problems Ax Showing of 'Middletown' Film." BALL STATE DAILY NEWS, 27 April 1983, p. 1.
AP story, same as item 650.

652. Margulies, Lee. "U.S. Film Pulled from 'Banned Film' Series." LOS ANGELES TIMES, 27 April 1983, sec. 4, pp. 1, 8.
Discusses pending litigation that led Davis to withhold consent for showing of "Seventeen," the U.S. entry, at Filmex series in Los Angeles.

653. Bahr, Howard M., and Thomas K. Martin. "'And Thy Neighbor as Thyself': Self-Esteem and Faith in People as Correlates of Religiosity and Family Solidarity Among Middletown High School Students." JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION 22 (June 1983): 132-44.
Suggests, based on findings from 1977 Middletown III survey, that evangelical outlook or church attendance do not influence self-esteem. Church attendance, but not family solidarity, does have effect on faith in people.

654. Brodt, Stephen J., Dwight W. Hoover, and John D. Hewitt. "Policing Middletown: 1880-1900." JOURNAL OF POLICE SCIENCE AND ADMINISTRATION 11 (June 1983): 237-42.
Examines factors leading establishment of professional police force in 1893, and impact of police on community, most notably providing means to enforce higher standards of public behavior. Finds that charges for serious crimes already declining prior to creation of police force, but increase in charges for social order and vice crimes a result of more rigorous enforcement.

655. Tamney, Joseph B., and Stephen D. Johnson. "The Moral Majority in Middletown." JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION 22 (June 1983): 145-57.
Analyzes data from stratified, staged-random sample of 281 Muncie SMSA residents, finding Moral Majority supported by religious television influence, cultural fundamentalist attitudes and Christian Right advocacy.

656. Fraser, Marie. "'Middletown' Out Takes Being Cataloged at BSU." MUNCIE STAR, 12 June 1983, sec. B, p. 8.
Discusses NEH support to bring Middletown film series materials, with exception of "Seventeen", to Ball State where they will be added to Center for Middletown Studies collection data.

657. Clark, Lindley H., Jr. "On the Road from Wall Street to Muncie." WALL STREET JOURNAL, 14 June 1983, p. 37.
Former Muncie resident reports on Ball State Center for Economic Education, focusing on usefulness of studying economy at local level rather than exclusively from perspective of Wall Street or Washington.

658. "Photo Show to Portray Middletown (1905- 1935)." MUNCIE STAR, 29 June 1983, p. 21.
Announces Ball State Art Gallery exhibit of photographs, grouped roughly according to themes explored by Lynds.

659. Ringlespaugh, Mike. "Sociologist's Recent Study Should Dismiss Myths Resulting from Previous Research on Black Women." BALL STATE DAILY NEWS, 20 July 1983, p. 1.
Black Middletown researcher Vivian Gordon examines findings of interviews with 103 local black women, noting high degree of political activity but relatively low numbers in management, administration or professional positions. Argues, contrary to established literature, that most happy with role as wife and mother.

660. "TV Crews to Film Muncie Couple's Church Activities." MUNCIE STAR, 23 July 1983, sec. A, p. 4.
Reports NBC plans to film Rev. James Taylor and Rev. Barbara Shires-Taylor for "Monitor" program. Also will include scenes of other local religious activities.

661. Gillette, Howard, Jr. "Middletown Revisited." AMERICAN QUARTERLY 35 (Fall 1983): 426-33.
Review essay on MIDDLETOWN FAMILIES, HOMETOWN, and Middletown film series, contending none have lasting effect of Lynd studies. Argues over-dependence on survey data and unwarranted optimistic conclusions in MIDDLETOWN FAMILIES, failure to reach balance between social research and storytelling in HOMETOWN, an uneven results in film series although it "best exemplifies the Lynds' capacity to discipline a personal vision of American culture and give it artistic expression."

662. Winston, Brian. "Hell of a Good Sail... Sorry No Whales." SIGHT & SOUND, Autumn 1983,pp. 238-43.
Review of Middletown film series, finding episodes "simplistic bastard form" of "direct cinema and cinema verite," abandoning any attempt at objectivity and interested in presenting ordinary folk only in extraordinary, crisis-ridden circumstances.

663. LaForte, Robert S., and Richard Himmel, eds. "Middletown Looks at the Lynds: A Contemporary Critique by the Reverend Dr. Hillyer H. Straton of Muncie, Indiana, 1937." INDIANA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY 79 (September 1983): 248-64.
Reproduces manuscript held in Alvin M. Owsley Collection at North Texas State University and provides biographical information on Straton.

664. Hitchens, Christopher. "American Notes." TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT, 23 September 1983, p. 1020.
Draws attention to poems of Charles F. Coldwater (see items 274 and 355) who chronicles lives of Middletowners and describes Lynds, somewhat facetiously, as "mythical researchers in a fabulous lost town."

665. Spurgeon, Wiley. "'All Faithful People' Study Detects Changes in Style, not in Substance of Religion in Muncie." MUNCIE STAR, 9 October 1983, sec. B, p. 4.
Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE, noting conclusion that religion still plays important role in community, despite some changes in practice since Lynd studies.

666. Sargent, Thomas A. "Religion Now Stronger in Muncie: Caplow Survey Repeats 'Middletown' Questions." MUNCIE EVENING PRESS, 13 October 1983, p. 21.
Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE, summarizing findings but warning their representativeness regarding status of religion in rest of country should not be overstated.

667. Shores, Larry. "Seen and Heard in Our Neighborhood." MUNCIE STAR, 18 October 1983, p. 4.
Review of NBC News' "First Camera" (formerly "Monitor") segment on religion in Middletown, praising segment's objectivity but criticizing neglect of Jewish community and portrayal of fundamentalist movement as dominant in Muncie.

668. Shores, Larry. "Seen and Heard in Our Neighborhood." MUNCIE STAR, 27 October 1983, p. 4.
Reports that poems by local resident Charles Coldwater (pseud.) included in TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT article on Middletown, by Christopher Hitchens (see item 664).

669. "Books: Christian Revivals." TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT (London), 11 November 1983,p. 16.
Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE, focusing on increase in number of churches, regularity of attendance, religious marriage ceremonies, and level of donations to religious institutions.

670. Wood, Suzanne W. Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE. LIBRARY JOURNAL 108 (15 November 1983): 2167.
Summarizes research results, noting substantial change since Lynd studies but "trend toward stronger religious affiliation and commitment."

671. Andrews, Samuel D., Robert R. Sherman, and Rodman B. Webb. "Teaching: The Isolated Profession." JOURNAL OF THOUGHT 18 (Winter 1983): 49-57.
Draws on Lynd studies in discussion of low-paying, low-status teaching profession.

672. Hoover, Dwight W., John D. Hewitt, and Jack Kirchner. "Crime and Mental Illness in Middletown, 1870-1910: A Study in Social Control." INDIANA SOCIAL STUDIES QUARTERLY 36 (Winter 1983-84): 33-44.
Describes local efforts to control social deviance during period of rapid industrial growth, focusing on differential treatment according to gender.

673. Caplow, Theodore. "Response to the Comment by Miller and Cisin - Avoiding Bias in Derivative Samples: A Neglected Issue in Family Studies." AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW 48 (December 1983): 876.
Concurs with Miller and Cisin's argument regarding weighting of derivative samples (see item 675).

674. Harvey, Charles E. "Robert S. Lynd, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and 'Middletown'." INDIANA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY 79 (December 1983): 330-54.
Chronicles Lynd's difficulties with Institute of Social and Religious Research during period of initial Middletown study, arguing much of it due to Lynd's criticism of business class. Also argues against Richard Jensen's criticism of Lynds' methodological approach (see item 352).

675. Miller, Judith Droitcour, and Ira H. Cisin. "Avoiding Bias in 'Derivative Samples': A Neglected Issue in Family Studies." AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW 48 (December 1983): 874-76.
Argues "need for corrective weights in derivative samples", although acknowledging the bias in Caplow "Christmas Gifts and Kin Network" study may not have produced serious distortions. (see item 673 for Caplow's response).

676. Caplow, Theodore, and Bruce A, Chadwick. "Six Decades of American Religion." COMMONWEAL 110 (2 December 1983): 649-54.
Excerpted from ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE (see item 627).

1984

677. Ball, Edmund F. "The Decade of the Twenties." In THE MIDDLETOWN PHOTOGRAPHS, 26-31. Muncie, Indiana: Center for Middletown Studies, Ball State University, 1984.
As member of X-family, reflects upon changes in Middletown since 1920s, particularly growth of unions. Notes, interestingly, that none of X-family members apparently ever were contacted by Lynds.

678. Caplow, Theodore. "Looking for Secularization in Middletown." In RELIGION: NORTH AMERICAN STYLE, edited by Patrick H. McNamara, 104-11. 2d ed. Belmont, Cal.: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1984.
Reprint of item 436, with additional bibliography.

679. Foster, Frank. "Photography: A Credible Messenger." In THE MIDDLETOWN PHOTOGRAPHS,9-12. Muncie, Indiana: Center for Middletown Studies, Ball State University, 1984.
Explores historical importance of the "hack photographer" in documenting the local community.

680. Gordon, Whitney H. "The Poetics of Sociology." In THE MIDDLETOWN PHOTOGRAPHS, 16-18. Muncie, Indiana: Center for Middletown Studies, Ball State University, 1984.
Finds images in exhibition evocative but often more intrusive in what is not present or underrepresented, such as blue-collar Middletown.

681. Hermansen, David R. "Visual Images of Muncie." In THE MIDDLETOWN PHOTOGRAPHS, 19-25. Muncie, Indiana: Center for Middletown Studies, Ball State University, 1984.
Argues that exhibition's images document strikingly Middletown's manmade environment in the 1920s, from thriving central business district to marked residential growth of area surrounding teacher's college (supported by Lynds' X-family).

682. Hoover, Dwight W. "As Seen on the Streets of Muncie." In THE MIDDLETOWN PHOTOGRAPHS, 13-15. Muncie, Indiana: Center for Middletown Studies, Ball State University, 1984.
Focuses on treatment of window displays by commercial photographers in 1920s and notes Lynds' comments on mania for promotion during that era.

683. THE MIDDLETOWN PHOTOGRAPHS. Muncie, Indiana: Center for Middletown Studies, Ball State University, 1984.
Catalog of exhibit at Ball State Art Gallery, running May 20 - June 24, 1984.

684. Pettifer, Julian, and Nigel Turner. AUTOMANIA: MAN AND THE MOTOR CAR. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1984.
Chapter entitled "Car Crazy" explores impact of automobile on American society, drawing examples from Lynds' Middletown studies.

685. Sargent, Thomas A. "Introduction" to THE MIDDLETOWN PHOTOGRAPHS, 7-8. Muncie, Indiana: Center for Middletown Studies, Ball State University, 1984.
Includes background information on photographic collections represented and organization of the exhibition.

686. Spurgeon, Wiley W., Jr. MUNCIE & DELAWARE COUNTY: AN ILLUSTRATED RETROSPECTIVE. Woodland Hills, Cal.: Windsor Publications, 1984.
Includes local reactions to Middletown studies, and photograph of Margaret Bourke-White with local municipal officials, during visit to do LIFE article.

687. Whyte, William Foote. LEARNING FROM THE FIELD: A GUIDE FROM EXPERIENCE, pp. 38-39. California: Sage Publications, Inc., 1984.
Presents Lynds' work as one of several examples in chapter entitled "Planning the Project and Entering the Field." Notes that local informants led Lynds to examine role of X-family in much greater depth in MIDDLETOWN in Transition and suggests that they might have realized X-family's influence more clearly in first study if they had conducted their research in more open manner.

688. Coenen-Huther, Jacques. "Observation et conceptualisation en sociologie: pour une epistemologie postive." REVUE DE L'INSTITUT DE SOCIOLOGIE (Universite de Bruxelles) 1/2 (1984): 167-98.
Examines Lynd studies as early examples of participant-observer approach in sociology.

689. Edmonds, Anthony O. "Middletown: A Community Reacts to Social Science." PROCEEDINGS OF THE INDIANA ACADEMY OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, 1984, pp. 87-93.
Cites numerous responses, mostly in local newspapers, to various Middletown-related studies. Although some defend studies, many tired of attention or exasperated by frequent portrayal as "rubes and hicks."

690. Smith, Mark C. "Fifty Years of an American City: Stability and Change in Middletown." INDIAN JOURNAL OF AMERICAN STUDIES 14, 1 (1984): 57-66.
Traces Middletown studies from Lynds to Caplow, describing their examination of change and continuity as significant exception to usual ahistorical approach of social sciences.

691. Berger, Peter L. "I Look Upon the World as My Parish." AMERICA 150 (21 January 1984): 36-37.
Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE, noting relatively little religious change in Middletown, although more tolerance than before. Discusses the importance of study to recent secularization theory.

692. Roof, Wade Clark. "Religiosity in Middletown." SCIENCE 223 (17 February 1984): 691.
Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE, focusing on authors' contention that secularization is largely a myth in contemporary America.

693. Trembley, David. Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE. CHRISTIAN CENTURY 101 (22 February 1984): 204.
Short notice, emphasizing findings that Middletown more religious than 50 years ago.

694. "Historian Dwight Hoover Will Direct BSU Center For Middletown Studies." MUNCIE STAR, 26 February 1984, sec. C, p. 9.
Biographic sketch and description of Center's research agenda, including plans to attract scholars from variety of disciplines.

695. Tamney, Joseph B. "A Quantitative Analysis of Religious Ritual in Middletown: A Research Note." SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS 45 (Spring 1984): 57-64.
Examines responses from 112 of 217 Middletown churches, to develop instrument of measure for study of ritual. States that "...the variety of Middletown rituals suggest the need for a dimensional rather than a typological approach."

696. Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE. CHOICE 21 (March 1984): 992-93.
Notes that Middletown III replication of Lynd studies has led researchers to suggest that secularization may be a myth.

697. Trimberger, Ellen Kay. "Middletown Revisited: From Class Politics to Politics of the Family." THEORY AND SOCIETY 13 (March 1984): 239-47.
Review of MIDDLETOWN FAMILIES, critical of authors "hopeful" approach and questioning their definitional acceptance of "family" being "only constituted through legal marriage of a heterosexual couple."

698. "Hoover to Direct Center for Middletown Studies." BALL STATE ALUMNUS 41 (5 April 1984): 3.
Describes plans of Ball State professor, Dwight Hoover, to foster Middletown research, utilizing growing collection of resource materials.

699. Carman, John. "PBS Made Wise Move in Deep- sixing 'Seventeen'." ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 11 April 1984.
Agrees with decision not to air "Seventeen," although not manner in which matter was handled. Finds film moving but too provocative for diverse television audience.

700. Covino, Michael. "Missing: The Strange Case of Seventeen." EXPRESS, 13 April 1984,pp. 10-12.
Review of "Seventeen" prior to showing at Pacific Film Archive. Provides background on attempts to suppress film and is particularly critical of Vanderhill's account (see item 621) of filmmaking process.

701. Weales, Gerald. "Welcome to Munciekin Land." NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS 31 (26 April 1984): 43-45.
Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE by wary native Hoosier, sensing complacency among Middletown III researchers. Wonders about disquiet lying beneath apparent facade of optimistic Middletown lives.

702. Caplow, Theodore. "Rule Enforcement without Visible Means: Christmas Gift Giving in Middletown." AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY 89 (May 1984): 1306-23.
Analyzes findings from 1979 random sample of 110 residents, concluding that gift giving follows unwritten, often unconscious, rules designed to deal with important but insecure relationships.

703. Fraser, Marie. "Middletown Photographs in Art Gallery Exhibition." THE MUNCIE STAR, 13 May 1984, sec. B, p. 6.
Describes exhibit based upon work of local commercial photographer, W.A. Swift. Photos taken in 1920s and early 1930s, when Lynds were doing Middletown studies.

704. Johnson, Stephen D., and Joseph B. Tamney. "Support for the Moral Majority: A Test of a Model." JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION 23 (June 1984): 183-96.
Findings from Fall 1982 survey of 284 Middletown residents indicate that "Christian Right orientation, cultural ethnocentrism, and authoritarianism had a major impact on Moral Majority support. Respondent's education and age, and religious television had a secondary influence."

705. Marty, Martin E. Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE. JOURNAL OF AMERICAN HISTORY 71 (June 1984): 156.
Argues, despite Middletown findings, that religious fervor in many places signals a "new intolerance."

706. Tamney, Joseph B., and Stephen D. Johnson. "Religious Television in Middletown." REVIEW OF RELIGIOUS RESEARCH 25 (June 1984): 303-13.
Analyzes data from 1981 stratified, random sample of 281 Middletown residents, finding Christian Right attitudes and religious fundamentalism are significant variables affecting frequency of watching conservative evangelists, but no evidence that opportunity influences viewing patterns.

707. Mannheimer, Steve. "Ghosts of 'Middletown' Return in Ball State Gallery Exhibition." INDIANAPOLIS STAR, 17 June 1984,sec. E, p. 10.
Critique of photographic exhibit of Muncie in the 1920s.

708. Roof, Wade Clark. "Religion and Ethics." CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGY 13 (July 1984): 507-509.
Includes review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE, questioning its dismissal of hypothesis of secularization in America.

709. Towler, Robert. "Muncie Revisited." TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT (LONDON), 6 July 1984, p. 765.
Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE, summarizing three major changes since Lynd studies: lines of religious demarcation, blurred, increased religious participation, and less strenuous religious demands.

710. Benson, Sheila. "Seventeen." LOS ANGELES TIMES, 7 July 1984, sec. 5, p. 8.
Brief review for Filmex showing, finding segment a "must-see" and noting vivid intimacy of filmmakers with their subjects.

711. Schroeder, W. Widick. Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE. CHICAGO THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY REGISTER 74 (Fall 1984): 39-41.
Finds some unevenness of style due to multiple authorship, but concurs with generalizations about continuity and change, and notes wealth of detail, "utilizing interviews, questionnaires, archival research, participant observation, and secondary historical sources."

712. Metzger, Juli North. "Schools Hope to Stop Film Showing." MUNCIE STAR, 3 November 1984, p. 1.
Discusses local school corporation efforts to block "Seventeen" showing at Washington film festival on grounds of violating privacy rights of students appearing in film.

713. Metzger, Juli North. "Washington Audience Views 'Seventeen'." MUNCIE STAR, 4 November 1984, sec. A, p. 17.
Notes showing of "Seventeen" at Kennedy Center, despite objections of local school officials.

714. Surrey, Peter J. "Muncie Today: Has Sociology Changed Its Mind about Christianity?" LIVING CHURCH, 25 November 1984, pp. 11-12.
Argues tendencies of influential sociological works, including Lynd studies, to be hostile to religious belief but Middletown III research, particularly in more sympathetic approach.

715. Caplow, Theodore. "Social Criticism in Middletown: Taking Aim at a Moving Target." QUALITATIVE SOCIOLOGY 7 (Winter 1984): 337-39.
Responds to Smith's "From MIDDLETOWN to Middletown III" (see item 716), suggesting that differences in findings of studies may be due to shifts in characteristics of society rather than perspectives of researchers.

716. Smith, Mark C. "From MIDDLETOWN to Middletown III: A Critical Review." QUALITATIVE SOCIOLOGY 7 (Winter 1984): 327-36.
Contends that Caplow and associates indicate relative lack of social change in Muncie and generally praise community's institutions, but such conclusions stem from their uncritical acceptance of survey data and fail to question quality of life. Concludes that "in so doing, they have abandoned the Lynds' perspective of the outside, critical observer and joined the chorus of self-satisfied Middletowners."

717. Fichter, J.H. Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE. REVIEW OF RELIGIOUS RESEARCH 26 (December 1984): 192-93.
Summarizes Middletown III findings, noting present-day Muncie residents may be more religious than predecessors but, according to Gallup and NORC data, less pious than national norm. Also cautions reader about Middletown's label of "typicality" and authors' generalizations regarding measurement of secularity.

718. Rogers, Richard L. Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE. JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION 23 (December 1984): 420.
Sees book as "...a polemic against the widely-disseminated idea of secularization," but argues authors have not fully explained relationship between social and religious change.

1985

719.	Caplow, Theodore. "Christmas Gifts and Kin Networks." In FAMILY STUDIES REVIEW YEARBOOK, 1985, edited by B.C. Miller and D.H. Olson, 467-76. Beverly Hills: Sage, 1985. Reprint of item 607.
720.	Caplow, Theodore. "Christmas Gifts and Kin Networks." In READINGS IN SOCIOLOGY, edited by B. Vargas. Acton, Mass.: Copley Publishing Group, 1985. Reprint of item 607.
721.	Hewitt, John D., and Dwight W. Hoover. USERS GUIDE TO "MY GRANDFATHER'S MIDDLETOWN: THE CITY AND CULTURE IN THE TWENTIES." Muncie, Indiana: Center for Middletown Studies, Ball State University, 1985. Includes individual descriptions for slide show, discussion questions and suggestions for related activities.
722.	Hickey, Eric W. "Theoretical Paradigms: An Application of Functionalism and Conflict Theory to Religion in Middletown,U.S.A., 1924-1978." Ph.D. diss., Brigham Young University, 1985. Compares Middletown III data to that of Lynds, finding religiosity and religious behavior strong or stronger. Functionalism, more than conflict theory, helps explain change in religious behavior.
723.	Park, Jan Carl. Review of "Seventeen." NEW YORK NATIVE, 28 January-10 February 1985. Short note on "Seventeen" showing at Film Forum in New York, with quote on film from L.A. TIMES.
724.	Canby, Vincent. "Screen: "Seventeen," A Documentary." NEW YORK TIMES, 6 February 1985, sec. C, p. 19. Reviews commercial release of "Seventeen", finding it a disturbing and provocative depiction of American life.
725.	Connelly, Sherryl. "A Teen Movie without the Games and Guffaws." DAILY NEWS (New York), 6 February 1985. Describes "Seventeen" as a shocking documentary about teens who will not escape the future their class has prescribed for them.
726.	Winsten, Archer. "Not So Sweet 'Seventeen.'" NEW YORK POST, 7 February 1985. Views "Seventeen" not as entertainment, but rather as jarring vision of contemporary American youth.
727.	White, Armond. "Seventeen's a 10!" CITY SUN, 13-19 February 1985, p. 17. Describes film as tragedy, compelling society to view end of adolescence realistically, not romantically.
728.	Salamon, Julie. "At the Movies: The Kids Are All Right." THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, 14 February 1985, p. 28. Describes "Seventeen" as "disturbing portrait of aimlessness," differing from other teenage films because it contains no "coming of age" celebration.
729.	Review of "Seventeen." VOICE, 19 February 1985, p. 76. Short note on Film Forum's run of "Seventeen."
730.	Pasternak, Judith. "She Learned the Truth at Seventeen." GUARDIAN (New York), 20 February 1985, p. 19. Review of "Seventeen" showing at Manhattan's Film Forum. Notes vitality of film's characters but finds film technically deficient and poorly edited.
731.	Canby, Vincent. "Growing Up Misunderstood in Today's America." NEW YORK TIMES, 24 February 1985, sec. 2, pp. 21, 24. Finds "Seventeen" a haunting example of direct cinema, particularly when compared with prefabricated Hollywood youth films such as "Breakfast Club," "Vision Quest," and "Streets of Fire."
732.	Morrone, John. "Everywhere, U. S. A." NEW YORK NATIVE, 25 February - 10 March, 1985. Review of "Seventeen," finding it realistic but discouraging in its portrayal of teenagers with little future.
733.	Smith, Mark C. "Rejoinder to Theodore Caplow." QUALITATIVE SOCIOLOGY 8 (Spring 1985): 63-64. Argues that Caplow's response (see item 715) to Smith's article "From MIDDLETOWN to Middletown III" (see item 716) fails to answer Smith's main contention that Middletown III data does not support optimistic conclusions drawn by Caplow and colleagues.
734.	Ventura, Michael. "Seventeen?" L.A. WEEKLY, 22-28 March 1985. Hails "Seventeen" as significant in depiction of way working-class philosophy generates apathy and hopelessness in its youth.
735.	Johnson, Stephen D. "Religion as a Defense in a Mock-Jury Trial." JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 125 (April 1985): 213-20. Using "Middletown" residents and students as mock-jurors in child-abuse trial, finds that defense portraying accused as religious did not increase sympathy, as might be expected in a conservative, largely Christian community.
736.	Miller, Donald. Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE. ANGLICAN THEOLOGICAL REVIEW 67 (April 1985): 210-12. Focuses on refutation of secularization myth, while noting strength of work lies in its replicative approach, comparing findings with Lynds'.
737.	Trojan, Judith. "Front Row Center." WILSON LIBRARY BULLETIN 59 (April 1985): 548-49, 574. Review of commercial version of "Seventeen," finding it disturbing and faulting filmmakers for their sensationalism.
738.	Bahr, Howard M., and Bruce A. Chadwick. "Religion and Family in Middletown, U.S.A." JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY 47 (May 1985): 407-14. Summarizes Middletown III findings regarding persistence of family solidarity and religiosity, noting preliminary analysis also suggests two trends related but unclear in what manner.
739.	Metzger, Juli North. "'Seventeen' Is Still Packing Them in." MUNCIE STAR, 9 May 1985, pp. 1, 3. Notes "Seventeen" still receiving national and international recognition despite rejection by Muncie school officials.
740.	"Despite Local Censoring, Other Cities See and Like 'Seventeen'." MUNCIE EVENING PRESS, 9 May 1985, p. 12. Describes critical acclaim at showings in several foreign countries and major cities across U.S.
741.	Shores, Larry. "Seen and Heard in Our Neighborhood." MUNCIE STAR,10 May 1985, p. 4. Note on Muncie couple who saw, "Seventeen" on television during stay in Hong Kong.
742.	Hillman, Ruth. "Seen and Heard in Our Neighborhood." MUNCIE STAR, 14 May 1985,p. 4. Southside High School teacher reflects upon "Seventeen", noting two of main characters were in her class. Suggests that much of their behavior was bravado, spurred on by camera's presence.
743.	"'Middletown' Premiere Planned for Thursday." MUNCIE STAR, 15 May 1985, p. 12. Note on slide/tape program entitled "My Grandfather's Middletown," which utilizes local photo collection in presenting history of 1920s Muncie.
744.	Terhune, Bill. "Why All the Fuss over 'Seventeen'?" MUNCIE EVENING PRESS, 16 May 1985,p. 4. Sees "Seventeen" more as reflection of present permissiveness in our society, than exploitive, inaccurate film.
745.	Morrissey, Charles T. "Oral History and the Boundaries of Fiction." PUBLIC HISTORIAN 7 (Spring 1985): 41-46. Includes discussion of Middletown, in context of questioning why community identities are fictionalized by social scientists.
746.	Hoover, Dwight W. "To Be a Jew in Middletown: A Muncie Oral History Project." INDIANA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY 51 (June 1985): 131-58. Examines Muncie Jewish population primarily in 1920s, noting high geographical mobility, restricted access to community life dominated by Christian values, and overt discrimination accentuated by Klan influence.
747.	Johnson, Stephen D., and Joseph B. Tamney. "Mobilizing Support for the Moral Majority." PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS 56 (June 1985): 987-94. Random sample of Middletown residents reveals support influenced by local church leaders, as well as conservative religious television.
748.	Tamney, Joseph B., and Stephen D. Johnson. "Consequential Religiosity in Modern Society." REVIEW OF RELIGIOUS RESEARCH 26(June 1985): 360-78. Examines data from Autumn 1981 stratified, staged-random sample of 281 Middletown residents, finding religious influence greater in private than public realm, but some impact in all aspects of life among fundamentalists.
749.	Narcalli, Joseph A. Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF RELIGION 53 (June 1985): 295-96. Short summary of findings, also discussing relationship to Lynd studies.
750.	Coldwater, Charles F. "Two Views." MUNCIE STAR, 1 June 1985, sec. B, p. 8. Letter to editor, arguing that Muncie ban of "Seventeen" prevents community from forming unbiased opinions of the film.
751.	Buckley, William F. "Fleeing the Religious Right." MUNCIE STAR, 4 June 1985, p. 4. Discusses ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE (see item 627) in context of reviewing "What the Fundamentalists Want" by Richard John Neuhaus.
752.	Spurgeon, Bill. "Seen and Heard in Our Neighborhood." MUNCIE STAR, 20 June 1985,p. 4. Discusses "My Grandfather's Middletown" slide show on Muncie in 1920s, produced by Ball State's Center for Middletown Studies.
753.	Gerhart, Lee. "Middletown Creator Prof. Lynd Returned." MUNCIE EVENING PRESS, 22 June 1985,p. 4. Looks back on Robert Lynd's arrival 50 years earlier, to do study of Middletown.
754.	Seay, Davin. "Teenage Troubles." CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MAGAZINE, August 1985, p. 24. Review of three movies, including "Seventeen" which never aired on PBS but released as feature-length documentary. Finds its "unflinching depiction of alcoholism, sexual promiscuity, racism, and parental neglect" distressing and symptomatic of many teenagers.
755.	White, Armond. "Kidpix." FILM COMMENT, August 1985: pp. 9-15. Discusses themes and philosophies of teen movies, judging "Seventeen" more realistic and effective than others of same genre.
756.	Caplow, Theodore. "The Changing Balance of Work and Leisure in Middletown, 1924-1982." INDIANA SOCIAL STUDIES QUARTERLY 18 (Autumn 1985): 36-48. Reviews stratification literature, including Lynd studies, drawing distinction between social class and economic class. Argues that Muncie, with increased production, consumption and leisure, represents nearly socially classless society whereas economically classless society appears to be theoretically impossible "in any modern community that relies upon industrial production and the division of labor that is essential to industrial production."
757.	Frank, Carl M. "'Middletown' as a Model for Community Studies (with Comparative Data from Erie, Pennsylvania)" INDIANA SOCIAL STUDIES QUARTERLY 18 (Autumn 1985): 7-24. Provides overview of Middletown studies, but suggests that some changes, such as growth of Ball State University, have made the community less representative. Argues instead that Erie, Penn-sylvania may provide more "appropriate barometer of the nation's culture."
758.	Hewitt, John D. "Patterns of Female Criminality in Middletown: 1900-1920." INDIANA SOCIAL STUDIES QUARTERLY 18 (Autumn 1985): 49-59. Finds increased involvement of females in property offenses, but decline in charges for sex-related offenses. Suggests that prostitution may not have decreased during time period but "use of criminal sanctions to control the behavior was changing."
759.	Hoover, Dwight W. "Middletown's Religion: Faith in a Non-Ethnic Community." INDIANA SOCIAL STUDIES QUARTERLY 18(Autumn 1985):60-70. Provides brief historical overview of Muncie religious groups and analyzes Lynds' methodology in MIDDLETOWN section on religion.
760.	Spaeth, Robert L. "Popular Theology." THIS WORLD no. 12 (Fall 1985): 129-32. Includes review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE, finding it reliable, rather unexciting, and descriptive of cheerful, optimistic religion that not always evident elsewhere.
761.	Tamney, Joseph B., and Stephen D. Johnson. "Christianity and the Nuclear Issue." SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS 46 (Fall 1985): 321-27. Survey results from sample of 393 Middletown residents indicate that Catholics, influenced by public stands of Catholic leaders, more likely to favor nuclear freeze than protestants.
762.	Turner, Nancy. "The Muncie Police Department: Origins to World War II (1893-1940)." INDIANA SOCIAL STUDIES QUARTERLY 18 (Autumn 1985): 71-90. Describes influence of changing local social and political milieu upon development of law enforcement in Middletown.
763.	Young, Lawrence A. and Bruce Chadwick. "Transience: Social Mobility In Middletown, 1890 to 1979." INDIANA SOCIAL STUDIES QUARTERLY 18 (Autumn 1985): 25-35. Argues that Middletown experienced transience or rapid social change during period of industrialization, from 1890 to mid 1920s, but adjustment to industrialization since then resulted in substantially slower rate of change.
764.	White, Michael J. "Determinants of Community Satisfaction in Middletown," AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY 13 (October 1985): 583-97. Based upon survey of 220 respondents, examines variables such as perceived social support, cultural opportunities, services, community attractiveness and maintenance, pride in community, and sense of belonging, as major determinants of community satisfaction.
765.	Haddad, Anne Marie. "Teens' Slayings Shock Middletown, U.S.A." USA TODAY, 2 October 1985, sec. A, p. 8. Discusses murder in local park of Muncie, known for "textbook example of life in a typical USA community."
766.	Ward, Desiree. "Quality of 'Middletown U.S.A.' Life Queried Again by Sociology Group." BALL STATE DAILY NEWS,15 October 1985, p. 3. Ball State professor, Dr. John Condran, heads sociology group devising 1985 telephone survey to determine quality of life in Muncie with regard to jobs, incomes, and relationships.
767.	Krebs, Michelle. "How the Auto Forever Changed Lives: The Story of Middletown, U. S. A."AUTOMOTIVE NEWS (Centennial Celebration Issue), 30 October 1985, pp. 59-74. Cites Lynd studies extensively, noting impact of automobile on Middletown lives by 1920s, and summarizes more recent trends, including flight to suburb, decay of inner cities, decline of automotive industry and impact of increased gasoline prices. Concludes with guardedly optimistic view of the automobile in mid-1980s.
768.	Barth, Ilene. "Middletown Revisited: Surprising." SARASOTA HERALD-TRIBUNE, 5 November 1985. Focuses on findings from MIDDLETOWN FAMILIES and ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE, as described by Caplow at symposium sponsored by Library of Congress. Also cites national surveys tending to support Middletown III conclusions.
769.	Johnson, Stephen D., and Joseph B. Tamney. "The Christian Right and The 1984 Presidential Election." REVIEW OF RELIGIOUS RESEARCH 27 (December 1985): 124-33. Data from random sample of 351 Middletown residents indicates that political/religious factors more influential in 1984 than 1980, but has backlash effect since more anti-Moral Majority than Moral Majority voters.
770.	Simpson, John H. "Socio-moral Issues and Recent Presidential Elections." REVIEW OF RELIGIOUS RESEARCH 27 (December 1985): 115-23. Argues, on basis of 1980 national sample and 1984 Middletown sample, that New Christian Right has had indirect impact on recent presidential elections in the sense that orientations to social issues influence choices as voters.

1986

771. Goldberg, Vicki. MARGARET BOURKE-WHITE: A BIOGRAPHY. New York: Harper & Row, 1986.
Includes background on shooting of photographs appearing 1937 LIFE article (see item 96).

772. Hoover, Dwight W. MAGIC MIDDLETOWN. Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, in association with Historic Muncie, Inc., 1986.
Pictorial history focusing primarily on 1920s, thus providing visual counterpoint to Lynds' sociological data. Title derived from "Magic City" appellation frequently applied to Muncie.

773. Johnson, Stephen D. "The Christian Right in Middletown." In THE POLITICAL ROLE OF RELIGION IN THE UNITED STATES, edited by Stephen D. Johnson and Joseph B. Tamney, 181-98. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1986.
Summarizes findings of series of Johnson and Tamney studies, 1980-84, which analyzed nature of support for Moral Majority and influence of Christian Right on 1980 and 1984 presidential elections.

774. Johnson, Stephen D., and Joseph B. Tamney. "The Clergy and Public Issues in Middletown." In THE POLITICAL ROLE OF RELIGION IN THE UNITED STATES, edited by Stephen D. Johnson and Joseph B. Tamney, 45-70. Boulder, Col.: Westview Press, 1986.
Reports findings of 1984 Middletown clergy study, distinguishing between liberal and conservative factions. Notes that liberals theologically more homogenous than counterparts, but conservative churches more homogenous than liberal ones, since greater tendency for conservative ministers in liberal churches than vice versa.

775. Moxley, Lucina Ball. RECOLLECTIONS OF LUCINA: THE BEST YEARS. Privately printed, 1986.
Daughter of William H. Ball, featured on cover of LIFE issue with Bourke-White article photo-essay (see item 96), describes negative effects of Lynd studies on family's privacy and reputation. Talks about assignment as student journalist, interviewing Helen Lynd at Sarah Lawrence.

776. Rose, Irene Kathryn. "Testing Coalition Theory in THE GREAT GATSBY and the RABBIT Trilogy."Ph.D. diss., University of Oklahoma, 1986.
Focuses on family changes from 1920s to 1960s, arguing increase in status for married women and decrease for married men. Draws upon Caplow's replication of Lynd studies for analysis of literary works.

777. Kindt, Ann. "Early Middletown Women Dominated Artistic Scene." BALL STATE DAILY NEWS, 21 January 1986, p. 7.
Describes talk by visiting Center for Middletown Studies fellow, Andrew Yox, who finds influence of women on Muncie arts movement, 1889-1929, a reflection of changing sexual roles and expectations.

778. Millard, Nancy. "Muncie Women Started Quite a Social Movement Here." MUNCIE STAR, 26 January 1986, sec. B, p. 4.
Summarizes Andrew Yox talk, "When Women Dominated the Arts: Music, Painting and Literature in Middletown."

779. Goldsmith, Rae. "Satisfaction Found in Good Supply." MUNCIE STAR, 1 February 1986, sec. A, p. 14.
Survey by Ball State sociologist, John Condran, indicates 55% satisfied with life in Muncie and 95% satisfied with marriages. Argues Muncie reflective of national trends though local residents "tend to be more conventional in their lifestyles."

780. Glenn, Norval D. Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY 91 (March 1986): 1277-79.
Charges that author's dismissal of secularization theory is premature not entirely supported by own data. Also notes that statistics on religiosity do not provide adequate measure of strength of conviction.

781. Tamney, Joseph B. "Fasting and Dieting: A Research Note." REVIEW OF RELIGIOUS RESEARCH 27 (March 1986): 255-62.
Examines shifts in practice and meaning of fasting as indicators of religious change.Findings, based on 1977 Middletown III religion questionnaires, indicate present-day fasting mainly for secular reasons but some religious motivation, particularly among fundamentalists and charismatic christians.

782. Newell, Michael. "Middletown Man's Musical Past Discovered." BALL STATE DAILY NEWS, 24 March 1986, p. 3.
Rather belated review of 1964 record album "The Captains in Pensacola" of which Howie Snider, subject of Middletown segment "Family Business", was member.

783. Kotlowitz, Alex. "Return to Middletown: Traditional Values and Changing Demographics Shape the Leisure Patterns of Middle America." WALL STREET JOURNAL, 21 April 1986, sec. D, pp. 4, 7.
Interviews several Muncie residents, concluding that leisure pursuits, with obvious exception of television, have not changed significantly since 1920s. Business and working classes still don't mix much during free time, and basketball continues to reign supreme.

784. Kang, Xie. "Muncie - The Middletown of the United States." WORLD ECONOMIC HERALD, 26 April 1986.
Brief summary, in Chinese, by Shanghai special correspondent.

785. Dennis, Rutledge. "The Black Middletown Journal." VCU MAGAZINE 15 (Summer 1986):10-14.
Excerpts from journal entries made over the period from July to December, 1980. Author lived in "Black Middletown" to collect detailed information on various aspects of Black community life. Part of the larger study "Black Middletown: A Community Study of Social Process."

786. Hoover, Dwight W. "Cocaine Use not a New Problem." MUNCIE STAR, 26 July 1986, sec. B, p. 12.
Notes that problem persistent since early 20th century, with section of Muncie called "cocaine alley," but use of cocaine now found in better neighborhoods of America.

787. Baer, Diane. "'Magic Middletown' Recalls 1920s in Muncie." MUNCIE EVENING PRESS, 11 September 1986, p. 21.
Favorable review of item 772.

788. Koumoulides, John T.A. "Praise for Doc." MUNCIE STAR, 12 September 1986, p. 4.
Letter to editor congratulates Charles F. Coldwater for being quoted in TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT (London) article on Middletown.

789. Spurgeon, Bill. "'Magic Middletown' Sure to be a Collector's Item." MUNCIE STAR, 21 September 1986, sec. B, p. 6.
Favorable review of item 772.

790. Baer, Diane. "Muncie Historian's Knowledge of His Adopted Home Is Well-known." MUNCIE EVENING PRESS, 25 September 1986, p. 9.
Interviews Dwight W. Hoover, Director of Center for Middletown Studies, focusing on association with Middletown III and Middletown Film Project.

1987

791. Caplow, Theodore. "Paretian Theory Applied to the Findings of the Middletown III Research." REVUE EUROPEENNE DES SCIENCES SOCIALES 25, 76 (1987): 55-78.
Relates theory of Vilfredo Pareto, regarding social change, to Middletown III data. From 1920s to 1980s finds an improvement but not equalization of income, and more equal distribution of level of education.
792. Szopa, Anne. "Images of Women in Muncie Newspapers, 1895-1915." Ph.D. diss., Ball State University, 1987.
Analyzes views of prostitution in Middletown and related distinctions between "good" and "fallen" women.
793. Hoover, Dwight W. "The Long Ordeal of Modernization Theory: Muncie as a Case Study." PROSPECTS (Spring 1987): 407-51.
Traces history and approaches to modernization theory, from nineteenth century German sociology to Middletown III studies. Responds to various criticisms of Middletown III findings regarding secularization and religiosity.
794. Hoover, Dwight W. "The Middletown Film Project: History and Reflections." JOURNAL OF FILM AND VIDEO 39 (Spring 1987): 52-65.
Discusses background of Middletown film series, including ongoing tension between project humanists and producer Davis. Argues that filmmakers' adherence to direct cinema technique, with no voiceovers, talking heads or text, in final analysis meant that individual segments only captured surface of things and lacked both historical perspective and sociological insight.
795. SOCIAL CHANGE REPORT.
Quarterly newsletter for "large audience of opinion leaders seriously interested in the most recent research concerning contemporary social change in the Western world." Emphasis on Middletown-related topics. Editor, Theodore Caplow. Published by Center for Middletown Studies, Ball State University.
796. Hewitt, John D., and Janet E. Mickish. "Prostitution During the Progressive Era: The Middletown Experience." WISCONSIN SOCIOLOGIST 24 (Spring-Summer 1987): 99-111.
Argues that degree of social control exerted on prostitution was much greater in Middletown than larger cities of era, largely because "sexual services were regulated by town officials, officially through law and unofficially through corruption."
797. Johnson, Stephen D. "Factors Related to Intolerance of AIDS Victims." JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION 26 (March 1987):105-10.
Survey of 371 Middletown residents reveals that supporters of Christian Right, advocating return to more traditional family life-style, tend to be prejudiced against homosexuals and hold intolerant attitudes toward AIDS victims.
798. Gerhart, Lee. "Lynds' Report on Us Wasn't All Flattery." Muncie Evening Press, 25 April 1987,p. 4.
Notes how Muncie residents felt maligned by some of Lynds' assessments. Cites, in particular, Wilbur Sutton's response (see item 80).
799. Gerhart, Lee. "Muncie Book Gave Critics a Feast." MUNCIE EVENING PRESS, 2 May 1987, p. 4.
Reflects upon publication of MIDDLETOWN IN TRANSITION 50 years ago and summarizes reviews of work. Notes that, as a result of all the attention, "our town somewhat resembled a horse at an auction."

627.	Caplow, Theodore, et al. ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE: CHANGE AND CONTINUITY IN MIDDLETOWN'S RELIGION. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1983. Chapters by Theodore Caplow, Howard M. Bahr, Bruce A. Chadwick, Dwight W. Hoover, Laurence A. Martin, Joseph B. Tamney, and Margaret Holmes Williamson. Findings based primarily on Middletown III survey data, collected 1977-1981, much of which replicated earlier Lynd studies central thesis that pace of modernization slowing, and that persistence and renewal of religion characterize situation in Middletown more than secularization.
628.	Caplow, Theodore, and Bruce A. Chadwick. "Inequality and Life Styles in Middletown, 1920-1978." In NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE AMERICAN FAMILY, edited by R. Warren and L. Lyon, 122-35. Homewood, Ill.: Dorsey Press, 1983. Reprint of item 349.
629.	Fox, Richard Wightman. "Epitaph for Middletown: Robert S. Lynd and the Analysis of Consumer Culture." In THE CULTURE OF CONSUMPTION CRITICAL ESSAYS IN AMERICAN HISTORY, 1880-1980, edited by Richard Wightman Fox and T.J. Jackson Lears, 101-41. New York: Pantheon Books, 1983. Examines Middletown volumes in light of Lynd's progression from Christian minister to secular sociologist, from cultural analyst to political activist, from outsider to member of the professional elite, and from critic of American consumer capitalism to critic of irrational American consumer.
630.	Holmes, Marilou Judy. "A History of Professional Nursing Education in Middletown, 1906-1968." Ed.D. thesis, Ball State University, 1983. Traces development of nursing programs in Muncie, arguing they followed general American trends, ultimately leading to National League for Nursing and state accreditation.
631.	Lynd, Helen Merrell, with the collaboration of Staughton Lynd. POSSIBILITIES. Rev. ed. Bronxville, N.Y.: Friends of the Esther Raushenbush Library, Sarah Lawrence College, 1983. Includes new introduction by Susanne Hoeber Rudolph and notes, in acknowledgements, that publication is part of effort to make available contents of Lynd's unpublished papers, held by college archives. See also item 276.
632.	Marvin, Grace Maria. "Community Bonds in Middletown: Re-Investigating the Concept and Correlates of Localism." Ph.D. diss. University of Virginia, 1983. Analyzes data from Government Services Survey of Middletown III Project, arguing that interpersonal bonds in local community continue in urban setting, contrary to assumptions of sociologists forecasting possible effects of the coming mass society.
633.	Silverman, Jonathan. FOR THE WORLD TO SEE: THE LIFE OF MARGARET BOURKE-WHITE. New York: Viking Press, 1983. Includes description of Middletown assignment, one picture from essay chosen for exhibition of American art at Musee du Jeu de Paume in Paris.
634.	Vander Hill, Warren. THE MIDDLETOWN FILM PROJECT: ONE YEAR LATER. A Talk Given to Friends of Alexander M. Bracken Library,30 April 1983. Muncie, Ind.: Ball State University, 1983. Updated version of "Middletown Film Project..." (see item 621).
635.	Bahr, Howard M., Theodore Caplow, and Bruce A. Chadwick. "Middletown III: Problems of Replication, Longitudinal Measurement, and Triangulation." ANNUAL REVIEW OF SOCIOLOGY 9 (1983): 243-64. Analyzes own replication techniques and offers typology of replicative studies, based on variables of time, place, method and subjects covered. Also suggests guidelines for future replicators.
636.	Lough, Larry. "The Year That 'Middletown' Made the Big Time." MUNCIE STAR, 2 January 1983, sec. A, p. 16. Year in review includes comments on Peter Davis' Middletown film series.
637.	"Campus Has Muncie Data in Computer." MUNCIE STAR, 23 January 1983, sec. B, p. 8. Ball State sociology professor, Harry Nelsen, explains that Middletown data retrieval system permits survey information search from Lynd studies to present departmental surveys to be retrieved.
638.	Bahr, Howard M., and Alexander E. Bracken. "The Middletown of Yore: Population Persistence, Migration, and Stratification." RURAL SOCIOLOGY 48 (Spring 1983): 120-32. Argues that preindustrial Muncie was not the placid rural community depicted by Lynds. Instead, it exhibited rapid growth, high population turnover and concentrated wealth in hands of small elite.
639.	Hoover, Dwight W. Review of HOMETOWN. ANTIOCH REVIEW 41 (Spring 1983): 246. Notes that book and Middletown film series, both by Davis, share same conceptual framework used by Lynds. Does not find book successful, however, as sociology or as literature, despite attempts to emulate Sherwood Anderson's WINESBURG OHIO.
640.	Yencer, Rick. "Political Veteran, Newcomer File GOP Council Bids." MUNCIE STAR, 1 March 1983, p. 8. Notes that Elaine Shesler (PBS "Middletown" series, Second Time Around) seeking Republican nomination for council-at-large. Gives brief personal background.
641.	"Middletown Out-takes to BSU." MUNCIE STAR, 13 March 1983, sec. B, p. 9. Notice of NEH grant to bring PBS Middletown series materials including 500 hours of film, to Muncie.
642.	Ringlespaugh, Mike. "University to Get Middletown Film Series." BALL STATE DAILY NEWS, 23 March 1983, p. 3. Five segments of six-part PBS Middletown Film Series obtained by Ball State University, along with outtakes, notations and film logs. "Seventeen" episode not included.
643.	Harvey, Charles E. Review of ROBERT S. LYND SPECIAL ISSUE, THE JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF SOCIOLOGY. JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES 19 (April 1983): 192-95. Summarizes arguments of many of the issue's articles, noting in particular that they shed new light on circumstances under which Lynds conducted their first study.
644.	Rapp, Rayna, and Ellen Ross. "It Seems We've Stood and Talked Like This Before: Wisdom from the 1920s." MS., April 1983, pp. 54-56. Discusses 1920s backlash to feminist movement and rise of consumer-oriented society, citing Lynd's findings on impact of automobile and movies on youth culture of the era.
645.	Tievant, Sophie. "Les etudes de 'communaute' et la ville: heritage et problemes." SOCIOLOGIE DU TRAVAIL 25 (April-June 1983): 243-56. Includes discussion of Lynd's work as part of historical overview of community studies.
646.	Samuelson, Robert J. "Blue-Collar, White-Collar Distinctions Are Blurring." LOS ANGELES TIMES, 7 April 1983, sec. 2, p. 7. Notes that U. S. Department of Labor dropping blue-collar/white-collar designations. Examines MIDDLETOWN in discussion of use and eventual outdatedness of terms.
647.	"Religion Briefs." MUNCIE STAR, 9 April 1983, sec. A, p. 4. Announces six-Sunday lecture series focusing on religion in Middletown. Includes discussions of "Community of Praise," church architecture, public relations and general history.
648.	"TV Key Previews." MUNCIE STAR, 15 April 1983, p. 14. Notes airing of made-for-TV-movie about murdering of cast members in late night soap opera entitled "Middletown U.S.A."
649.	"At Ball State." MUNCIE STAR, 22 April 1983, p. 9. Announces forthcoming third annual Center for Middletown Studies lecture, "Falling into the Future: Middletown in Decline, by Ball State sociology professor, Harry Nelson."
650.	"Infamous 'Seventeen' Segment Won't Be Shown at Exposition." MUNCIE STAR, 27 April 1983,p. 18. AP story that "Seventeen" dropped from "Banned Film" showing of International Film Exposition (Filmex) due to earlier legal problems with parental consent. Gives brief history of controversial film.
651.	"Legal Problems Ax Showing of 'Middletown' Film." BALL STATE DAILY NEWS, 27 April 1983, p. 1. AP story, same as item 650.
652.	Margulies, Lee. "U.S. Film Pulled from 'Banned Film' Series." LOS ANGELES TIMES, 27 April 1983, sec. 4, pp. 1, 8. Discusses pending litigation that led Davis to withhold consent for showing of "Seventeen," the U.S. entry, at Filmex series in Los Angeles.
653.	Bahr, Howard M., and Thomas K. Martin. "'And Thy Neighbor as Thyself': Self-Esteem and Faith in People as Correlates of Religiosity and Family Solidarity Among Middletown High School Students." JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION 22 (June 1983): 132-44. Suggests, based on findings from 1977 Middletown III survey, that evangelical outlook or church attendance do not influence self-esteem. Church attendance, but not family solidarity, does have effect on faith in people.
654.	Brodt, Stephen J., Dwight W. Hoover, and John D. Hewitt. "Policing Middletown: 1880-1900." JOURNAL OF POLICE SCIENCE AND ADMINISTRATION 11 (June 1983): 237-42. Examines factors leading establishment of professional police force in 1893, and impact of police on community, most notably providing means to enforce higher standards of public behavior. Finds that charges for serious crimes already declining prior to creation of police force, but increase in charges for social order and vice crimes a result of more rigorous enforcement.
655.	Tamney, Joseph B., and Stephen D. Johnson. "The Moral Majority in Middletown." JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION 22 (June 1983): 145-57. Analyzes data from stratified, staged-random sample of 281 Muncie SMSA residents, finding Moral Majority supported by religious television influence, cultural fundamentalist attitudes and Christian Right advocacy.
656.	Fraser, Marie. "'Middletown' Out Takes Being Cataloged at BSU." MUNCIE STAR, 12 June 1983, sec. B, p. 8. Discusses NEH support to bring Middletown film series materials, with exception of "Seventeen", to Ball State where they will be added to Center for Middletown Studies collection data.
657.	Clark, Lindley H., Jr. "On the Road from Wall Street to Muncie." WALL STREET JOURNAL, 14 June 1983, p. 37. Former Muncie resident reports on Ball State Center for Economic Education, focusing on usefulness of studying economy at local level rather than exclusively from perspective of Wall Street or Washington.
658.	"Photo Show to Portray Middletown (1905- 1935)." MUNCIE STAR, 29 June 1983, p. 21. Announces Ball State Art Gallery exhibit of photographs, grouped roughly according to themes explored by Lynds.
659.	Ringlespaugh, Mike. "Sociologist's Recent Study Should Dismiss Myths Resulting from Previous Research on Black Women." BALL STATE DAILY NEWS, 20 July 1983, p. 1. Black Middletown researcher Vivian Gordon examines findings of interviews with 103 local black women, noting high degree of political activity but relatively low numbers in management, administration or professional positions. Argues, contrary to established literature, that most happy with role as wife and mother.
660.	"TV Crews to Film Muncie Couple's Church Activities." MUNCIE STAR, 23 July 1983, sec. A, p. 4. Reports NBC plans to film Rev. James Taylor and Rev. Barbara Shires-Taylor for "Monitor" program. Also will include scenes of other local religious activities.
661.	Gillette, Howard, Jr. "Middletown Revisited." AMERICAN QUARTERLY 35 (Fall 1983): 426-33. Review essay on MIDDLETOWN FAMILIES, HOMETOWN, and Middletown film series, contending none have lasting effect of Lynd studies. Argues over-dependence on survey data and unwarranted optimistic conclusions in MIDDLETOWN FAMILIES, failure to reach balance between social research and storytelling in HOMETOWN, an uneven results in film series although it "best exemplifies the Lynds' capacity to discipline a personal vision of American culture and give it artistic expression."
662.	Winston, Brian. "Hell of a Good Sail... Sorry No Whales." SIGHT & SOUND, Autumn 1983,pp. 238-43. Review of Middletown film series, finding episodes "simplistic bastard form" of "direct cinema and cinema verite," abandoning any attempt at objectivity and interested in presenting ordinary folk only in extraordinary, crisis-ridden circumstances.
663.	LaForte, Robert S., and Richard Himmel, eds. "Middletown Looks at the Lynds: A Contemporary Critique by the Reverend Dr. Hillyer H. Straton of Muncie, Indiana, 1937." INDIANA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY 79 (September 1983): 248-64. Reproduces manuscript held in Alvin M. Owsley Collection at North Texas State University and provides biographical information on Straton.
664.	Hitchens, Christopher. "American Notes." TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT, 23 September 1983, p. 1020. Draws attention to poems of Charles F. Coldwater (see items 274 and 355) who chronicles lives of Middletowners and describes Lynds, somewhat facetiously, as "mythical researchers in a fabulous lost town."
665.	Spurgeon, Wiley. "'All Faithful People' Study Detects Changes in Style, not in Substance of Religion in Muncie." MUNCIE STAR, 9 October 1983, sec. B, p. 4. Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE, noting conclusion that religion still plays important role in community, despite some changes in practice since Lynd studies.
666.	Sargent, Thomas A. "Religion Now Stronger in Muncie: Caplow Survey Repeats 'Middletown' Questions." MUNCIE EVENING PRESS, 13 October 1983, p. 21. Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE, summarizing findings but warning their representativeness regarding status of religion in rest of country should not be overstated.
667.	Shores, Larry. "Seen and Heard in Our Neighborhood." MUNCIE STAR, 18 October 1983, p. 4. Review of NBC News' "First Camera" (formerly "Monitor") segment on religion in Middletown, praising segment's objectivity but criticizing neglect of Jewish community and portrayal of fundamentalist movement as dominant in Muncie.
668.	Shores, Larry. "Seen and Heard in Our Neighborhood." MUNCIE STAR, 27 October 1983, p. 4. Reports that poems by local resident Charles Coldwater (pseud.) included in TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT article on Middletown, by Christopher Hitchens (see item 664).
669.	"Books: Christian Revivals." TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT (London), 11 November 1983,p. 16. Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE, focusing on increase in number of churches, regularity of attendance, religious marriage ceremonies, and level of donations to religious institutions.
670.	Wood, Suzanne W. Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE. LIBRARY JOURNAL 108 (15 November 1983): 2167. Summarizes research results, noting substantial change since Lynd studies but "trend toward stronger religious affiliation and commitment."
671.	Andrews, Samuel D., Robert R. Sherman, and Rodman B. Webb. "Teaching: The Isolated Profession." JOURNAL OF THOUGHT 18 (Winter 1983): 49-57. Draws on Lynd studies in discussion of low-paying, low-status teaching profession.
672.	Hoover, Dwight W., John D. Hewitt, and Jack Kirchner. "Crime and Mental Illness in Middletown, 1870-1910: A Study in Social Control." INDIANA SOCIAL STUDIES QUARTERLY 36 (Winter 1983-84): 33-44. Describes local efforts to control social deviance during period of rapid industrial growth, focusing on differential treatment according to gender.
673.	Caplow, Theodore. "Response to the Comment by Miller and Cisin - Avoiding Bias in Derivative Samples: A Neglected Issue in Family Studies." AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW 48 (December 1983): 876. Concurs with Miller and Cisin's argument regarding weighting of derivative samples (see item 675).
674.	Harvey, Charles E. "Robert S. Lynd, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and 'Middletown'." INDIANA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY 79 (December 1983): 330-54. Chronicles Lynd's difficulties with Institute of Social and Religious Research during period of initial Middletown study, arguing much of it due to Lynd's criticism of business class. Also argues against Richard Jensen's criticism of Lynds' methodological approach (see item 352).
675.	Miller, Judith Droitcour, and Ira H. Cisin. "Avoiding Bias in 'Derivative Samples': A Neglected Issue in Family Studies." AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW 48 (December 1983): 874-76. Argues "need for corrective weights in derivative samples", although acknowledging the bias in Caplow "Christmas Gifts and Kin Network" study may not have produced serious distortions. (see item 673 for Caplow's response).
676.	Caplow, Theodore, and Bruce A, Chadwick. "Six Decades of American Religion." COMMONWEAL 110 (2 December 1983): 649-54. Excerpted from ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE (see item 627).

677.	Ball, Edmund F. "The Decade of the Twenties." In THE MIDDLETOWN PHOTOGRAPHS, 26-31. Muncie, Indiana: Center for Middletown Studies, Ball State University, 1984. As member of X-family, reflects upon changes in Middletown since 1920s, particularly growth of unions. Notes, interestingly, that none of X-family members apparently ever were contacted by Lynds.
678.	Caplow, Theodore. "Looking for Secularization in Middletown." In RELIGION: NORTH AMERICAN STYLE, edited by Patrick H. McNamara, 104-11. 2d ed. Belmont, Cal.: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1984. Reprint of item 436, with additional bibliography.
679.	Foster, Frank. "Photography: A Credible Messenger." In THE MIDDLETOWN PHOTOGRAPHS,9-12. Muncie, Indiana: Center for Middletown Studies, Ball State University, 1984. Explores historical importance of the "hack photographer" in documenting the local community.
680.	Gordon, Whitney H. "The Poetics of Sociology." In THE MIDDLETOWN PHOTOGRAPHS, 16-18. Muncie, Indiana: Center for Middletown Studies, Ball State University, 1984. Finds images in exhibition evocative but often more intrusive in what is not present or underrepresented, such as blue-collar Middletown.
681.	Hermansen, David R. "Visual Images of Muncie." In THE MIDDLETOWN PHOTOGRAPHS, 19-25. Muncie, Indiana: Center for Middletown Studies, Ball State University, 1984. Argues that exhibition's images document strikingly Middletown's manmade environment in the 1920s, from thriving central business district to marked residential growth of area surrounding teacher's college (supported by Lynds' X-family).
682.	Hoover, Dwight W. "As Seen on the Streets of Muncie." In THE MIDDLETOWN PHOTOGRAPHS, 13-15. Muncie, Indiana: Center for Middletown Studies, Ball State University, 1984. Focuses on treatment of window displays by commercial photographers in 1920s and notes Lynds' comments on mania for promotion during that era.
683.	THE MIDDLETOWN PHOTOGRAPHS. Muncie, Indiana: Center for Middletown Studies, Ball State University, 1984. Catalog of exhibit at Ball State Art Gallery, running May 20 - June 24, 1984.
684.	Pettifer, Julian, and Nigel Turner. AUTOMANIA: MAN AND THE MOTOR CAR. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1984. Chapter entitled "Car Crazy" explores impact of automobile on American society, drawing examples from Lynds' Middletown studies.
685.	Sargent, Thomas A. "Introduction" to THE MIDDLETOWN PHOTOGRAPHS, 7-8. Muncie, Indiana: Center for Middletown Studies, Ball State University, 1984. Includes background information on photographic collections represented and organization of the exhibition.
686.	Spurgeon, Wiley W., Jr. MUNCIE & DELAWARE COUNTY: AN ILLUSTRATED RETROSPECTIVE. Woodland Hills, Cal.: Windsor Publications, 1984. Includes local reactions to Middletown studies, and photograph of Margaret Bourke-White with local municipal officials, during visit to do LIFE article.
687.	Whyte, William Foote. LEARNING FROM THE FIELD: A GUIDE FROM EXPERIENCE, pp. 38-39. California: Sage Publications, Inc., 1984. Presents Lynds' work as one of several examples in chapter entitled "Planning the Project and Entering the Field." Notes that local informants led Lynds to examine role of X-family in much greater depth in MIDDLETOWN in Transition and suggests that they might have realized X-family's influence more clearly in first study if they had conducted their research in more open manner.
688.	Coenen-Huther, Jacques. "Observation et conceptualisation en sociologie: pour une epistemologie postive." REVUE DE L'INSTITUT DE SOCIOLOGIE (Universite de Bruxelles) 1/2 (1984): 167-98. Examines Lynd studies as early examples of participant-observer approach in sociology.
689.	Edmonds, Anthony O. "Middletown: A Community Reacts to Social Science." PROCEEDINGS OF THE INDIANA ACADEMY OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, 1984, pp. 87-93. Cites numerous responses, mostly in local newspapers, to various Middletown-related studies. Although some defend studies, many tired of attention or exasperated by frequent portrayal as "rubes and hicks."
690.	Smith, Mark C. "Fifty Years of an American City: Stability and Change in Middletown." INDIAN JOURNAL OF AMERICAN STUDIES 14, 1 (1984): 57-66. Traces Middletown studies from Lynds to Caplow, describing their examination of change and continuity as significant exception to usual ahistorical approach of social sciences.
691.	Berger, Peter L. "I Look Upon the World as My Parish." AMERICA 150 (21 January 1984): 36-37. Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE, noting relatively little religious change in Middletown, although more tolerance than before. Discusses the importance of study to recent secularization theory.
692.	Roof, Wade Clark. "Religiosity in Middletown." SCIENCE 223 (17 February 1984): 691. Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE, focusing on authors' contention that secularization is largely a myth in contemporary America.
693.	Trembley, David. Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE. CHRISTIAN CENTURY 101 (22 February 1984): 204. Short notice, emphasizing findings that Middletown more religious than 50 years ago.
694.	"Historian Dwight Hoover Will Direct BSU Center For Middletown Studies." MUNCIE STAR, 26 February 1984, sec. C, p. 9. Biographic sketch and description of Center's research agenda, including plans to attract scholars from variety of disciplines.
695.	Tamney, Joseph B. "A Quantitative Analysis of Religious Ritual in Middletown: A Research Note." SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS 45 (Spring 1984): 57-64. Examines responses from 112 of 217 Middletown churches, to develop instrument of measure for study of ritual. States that "...the variety of Middletown rituals suggest the need for a dimensional rather than a typological approach."
696.	Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE. CHOICE 21 (March 1984): 992-93. Notes that Middletown III replication of Lynd studies has led researchers to suggest that secularization may be a myth.
697.	Trimberger, Ellen Kay. "Middletown Revisited: From Class Politics to Politics of the Family." THEORY AND SOCIETY 13 (March 1984): 239-47. Review of MIDDLETOWN FAMILIES, critical of authors "hopeful" approach and questioning their definitional acceptance of "family" being "only constituted through legal marriage of a heterosexual couple."
698.	"Hoover to Direct Center for Middletown Studies." BALL STATE ALUMNUS 41 (5 April 1984): 3. Describes plans of Ball State professor, Dwight Hoover, to foster Middletown research, utilizing growing collection of resource materials.
699.	Carman, John. "PBS Made Wise Move in Deep- sixing 'Seventeen'." ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 11 April 1984. Agrees with decision not to air "Seventeen," although not manner in which matter was handled. Finds film moving but too provocative for diverse television audience.
700.	Covino, Michael. "Missing: The Strange Case of Seventeen." EXPRESS, 13 April 1984,pp. 10-12. Review of "Seventeen" prior to showing at Pacific Film Archive. Provides background on attempts to suppress film and is particularly critical of Vanderhill's account (see item 621) of filmmaking process.
701.	Weales, Gerald. "Welcome to Munciekin Land." NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS 31 (26 April 1984): 43-45. Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE by wary native Hoosier, sensing complacency among Middletown III researchers. Wonders about disquiet lying beneath apparent facade of optimistic Middletown lives.
702.	Caplow, Theodore. "Rule Enforcement without Visible Means: Christmas Gift Giving in Middletown." AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY 89 (May 1984): 1306-23. Analyzes findings from 1979 random sample of 110 residents, concluding that gift giving follows unwritten, often unconscious, rules designed to deal with important but insecure relationships.
703.	Fraser, Marie. "Middletown Photographs in Art Gallery Exhibition." THE MUNCIE STAR, 13 May 1984, sec. B, p. 6. Describes exhibit based upon work of local commercial photographer, W.A. Swift. Photos taken in 1920s and early 1930s, when Lynds were doing Middletown studies.
704.	Johnson, Stephen D., and Joseph B. Tamney. "Support for the Moral Majority: A Test of a Model." JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION 23 (June 1984): 183-96. Findings from Fall 1982 survey of 284 Middletown residents indicate that "Christian Right orientation, cultural ethnocentrism, and authoritarianism had a major impact on Moral Majority support. Respondent's education and age, and religious television had a secondary influence."
705.	Marty, Martin E. Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE. JOURNAL OF AMERICAN HISTORY 71 (June 1984): 156. Argues, despite Middletown findings, that religious fervor in many places signals a "new intolerance."
706.	Tamney, Joseph B., and Stephen D. Johnson. "Religious Television in Middletown." REVIEW OF RELIGIOUS RESEARCH 25 (June 1984): 303-13. Analyzes data from 1981 stratified, random sample of 281 Middletown residents, finding Christian Right attitudes and religious fundamentalism are significant variables affecting frequency of watching conservative evangelists, but no evidence that opportunity influences viewing patterns.
707.	Mannheimer, Steve. "Ghosts of 'Middletown' Return in Ball State Gallery Exhibition." INDIANAPOLIS STAR, 17 June 1984,sec. E, p. 10. Critique of photographic exhibit of Muncie in the 1920s.
708.	Roof, Wade Clark. "Religion and Ethics." CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGY 13 (July 1984): 507-509. Includes review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE, questioning its dismissal of hypothesis of secularization in America.
709.	Towler, Robert. "Muncie Revisited." TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT (LONDON), 6 July 1984, p. 765. Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE, summarizing three major changes since Lynd studies: lines of religious demarcation, blurred, increased religious participation, and less strenuous religious demands.
710.	Benson, Sheila. "Seventeen." LOS ANGELES TIMES, 7 July 1984, sec. 5, p. 8. Brief review for Filmex showing, finding segment a "must-see" and noting vivid intimacy of filmmakers with their subjects.
711.	Schroeder, W. Widick. Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE. CHICAGO THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY REGISTER 74 (Fall 1984): 39-41. Finds some unevenness of style due to multiple authorship, but concurs with generalizations about continuity and change, and notes wealth of detail, "utilizing interviews, questionnaires, archival research, participant observation, and secondary historical sources."
712.	Metzger, Juli North. "Schools Hope to Stop Film Showing." MUNCIE STAR, 3 November 1984, p. 1. Discusses local school corporation efforts to block "Seventeen" showing at Washington film festival on grounds of violating privacy rights of students appearing in film.
713.	Metzger, Juli North. "Washington Audience Views 'Seventeen'." MUNCIE STAR, 4 November 1984, sec. A, p. 17. Notes showing of "Seventeen" at Kennedy Center, despite objections of local school officials.
714.	Surrey, Peter J. "Muncie Today: Has Sociology Changed Its Mind about Christianity?" LIVING CHURCH, 25 November 1984, pp. 11-12. Argues tendencies of influential sociological works, including Lynd studies, to be hostile to religious belief but Middletown III research, particularly in more sympathetic approach.
715.	Caplow, Theodore. "Social Criticism in Middletown: Taking Aim at a Moving Target." QUALITATIVE SOCIOLOGY 7 (Winter 1984): 337-39. Responds to Smith's "From MIDDLETOWN to Middletown III" (see item 716), suggesting that differences in findings of studies may be due to shifts in characteristics of society rather than perspectives of researchers.
716.	Smith, Mark C. "From MIDDLETOWN to Middletown III: A Critical Review." QUALITATIVE SOCIOLOGY 7 (Winter 1984): 327-36. Contends that Caplow and associates indicate relative lack of social change in Muncie and generally praise community's institutions, but such conclusions stem from their uncritical acceptance of survey data and fail to question quality of life. Concludes that "in so doing, they have abandoned the Lynds' perspective of the outside, critical observer and joined the chorus of self-satisfied Middletowners."
717.	Fichter, J.H. Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE. REVIEW OF RELIGIOUS RESEARCH 26 (December 1984): 192-93. Summarizes Middletown III findings, noting present-day Muncie residents may be more religious than predecessors but, according to Gallup and NORC data, less pious than national norm. Also cautions reader about Middletown's label of "typicality" and authors' generalizations regarding measurement of secularity.
718.	Rogers, Richard L. Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE. JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION 23 (December 1984): 420. Sees book as "...a polemic against the widely-disseminated idea of secularization," but argues authors have not fully explained relationship between social and religious change.

771.	Goldberg, Vicki. MARGARET BOURKE-WHITE: A BIOGRAPHY. New York: Harper & Row, 1986. Includes background on shooting of photographs appearing 1937 LIFE article (see item 96).
772.	Hoover, Dwight W. MAGIC MIDDLETOWN. Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, in association with Historic Muncie, Inc., 1986. Pictorial history focusing primarily on 1920s, thus providing visual counterpoint to Lynds' sociological data. Title derived from "Magic City" appellation frequently applied to Muncie.
773.	Johnson, Stephen D. "The Christian Right in Middletown." In THE POLITICAL ROLE OF RELIGION IN THE UNITED STATES, edited by Stephen D. Johnson and Joseph B. Tamney, 181-98. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1986. Summarizes findings of series of Johnson and Tamney studies, 1980-84, which analyzed nature of support for Moral Majority and influence of Christian Right on 1980 and 1984 presidential elections.
774.	Johnson, Stephen D., and Joseph B. Tamney. "The Clergy and Public Issues in Middletown." In THE POLITICAL ROLE OF RELIGION IN THE UNITED STATES, edited by Stephen D. Johnson and Joseph B. Tamney, 45-70. Boulder, Col.: Westview Press, 1986. Reports findings of 1984 Middletown clergy study, distinguishing between liberal and conservative factions. Notes that liberals theologically more homogenous than counterparts, but conservative churches more homogenous than liberal ones, since greater tendency for conservative ministers in liberal churches than vice versa.
775.	Moxley, Lucina Ball. RECOLLECTIONS OF LUCINA: THE BEST YEARS. Privately printed, 1986. Daughter of William H. Ball, featured on cover of LIFE issue with Bourke-White article photo-essay (see item 96), describes negative effects of Lynd studies on family's privacy and reputation. Talks about assignment as student journalist, interviewing Helen Lynd at Sarah Lawrence.
776.	Rose, Irene Kathryn. "Testing Coalition Theory in THE GREAT GATSBY and the RABBIT Trilogy."Ph.D. diss., University of Oklahoma, 1986. Focuses on family changes from 1920s to 1960s, arguing increase in status for married women and decrease for married men. Draws upon Caplow's replication of Lynd studies for analysis of literary works.
777.	Kindt, Ann. "Early Middletown Women Dominated Artistic Scene." BALL STATE DAILY NEWS, 21 January 1986, p. 7. Describes talk by visiting Center for Middletown Studies fellow, Andrew Yox, who finds influence of women on Muncie arts movement, 1889-1929, a reflection of changing sexual roles and expectations.
778.	Millard, Nancy. "Muncie Women Started Quite a Social Movement Here." MUNCIE STAR, 26 January 1986, sec. B, p. 4. Summarizes Andrew Yox talk, "When Women Dominated the Arts: Music, Painting and Literature in Middletown."
779.	Goldsmith, Rae. "Satisfaction Found in Good Supply." MUNCIE STAR, 1 February 1986, sec. A, p. 14. Survey by Ball State sociologist, John Condran, indicates 55% satisfied with life in Muncie and 95% satisfied with marriages. Argues Muncie reflective of national trends though local residents "tend to be more conventional in their lifestyles."
780.	Glenn, Norval D. Review of ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY 91 (March 1986): 1277-79. Charges that author's dismissal of secularization theory is premature not entirely supported by own data. Also notes that statistics on religiosity do not provide adequate measure of strength of conviction.
781.	Tamney, Joseph B. "Fasting and Dieting: A Research Note." REVIEW OF RELIGIOUS RESEARCH 27 (March 1986): 255-62. Examines shifts in practice and meaning of fasting as indicators of religious change.Findings, based on 1977 Middletown III religion questionnaires, indicate present-day fasting mainly for secular reasons but some religious motivation, particularly among fundamentalists and charismatic christians.
782.	Newell, Michael. "Middletown Man's Musical Past Discovered." BALL STATE DAILY NEWS, 24 March 1986, p. 3. Rather belated review of 1964 record album "The Captains in Pensacola" of which Howie Snider, subject of Middletown segment "Family Business", was member.
783.	Kotlowitz, Alex. "Return to Middletown: Traditional Values and Changing Demographics Shape the Leisure Patterns of Middle America." WALL STREET JOURNAL, 21 April 1986, sec. D, pp. 4, 7. Interviews several Muncie residents, concluding that leisure pursuits, with obvious exception of television, have not changed significantly since 1920s. Business and working classes still don't mix much during free time, and basketball continues to reign supreme.
784.	Kang, Xie. "Muncie - The Middletown of the United States." WORLD ECONOMIC HERALD, 26 April 1986. Brief summary, in Chinese, by Shanghai special correspondent.
785.	Dennis, Rutledge. "The Black Middletown Journal." VCU MAGAZINE 15 (Summer 1986):10-14. Excerpts from journal entries made over the period from July to December, 1980. Author lived in "Black Middletown" to collect detailed information on various aspects of Black community life. Part of the larger study "Black Middletown: A Community Study of Social Process."
786.	Hoover, Dwight W. "Cocaine Use not a New Problem." MUNCIE STAR, 26 July 1986, sec. B, p. 12. Notes that problem persistent since early 20th century, with section of Muncie called "cocaine alley," but use of cocaine now found in better neighborhoods of America.
787.	Baer, Diane. "'Magic Middletown' Recalls 1920s in Muncie." MUNCIE EVENING PRESS, 11 September 1986, p. 21. Favorable review of item 772.
788.	Koumoulides, John T.A. "Praise for Doc." MUNCIE STAR, 12 September 1986, p. 4. Letter to editor congratulates Charles F. Coldwater for being quoted in TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT (London) article on Middletown.
789.	Spurgeon, Bill. "'Magic Middletown' Sure to be a Collector's Item." MUNCIE STAR, 21 September 1986, sec. B, p. 6. Favorable review of item 772.
790.	Baer, Diane. "Muncie Historian's Knowledge of His Adopted Home Is Well-known." MUNCIE EVENING PRESS, 25 September 1986, p. 9. Interviews Dwight W. Hoover, Director of Center for Middletown Studies, focusing on association with Middletown III and Middletown Film Project.

791.	Caplow, Theodore. "Paretian Theory Applied to the Findings of the Middletown III Research." REVUE EUROPEENNE DES SCIENCES SOCIALES 25, 76 (1987): 55-78. Relates theory of Vilfredo Pareto, regarding social change, to Middletown III data. From 1920s to 1980s finds an improvement but not equalization of income, and more equal distribution of level of education.
792.	Szopa, Anne. "Images of Women in Muncie Newspapers, 1895-1915." Ph.D. diss., Ball State University, 1987. Analyzes views of prostitution in Middletown and related distinctions between "good" and "fallen" women.
793.	Hoover, Dwight W. "The Long Ordeal of Modernization Theory: Muncie as a Case Study." PROSPECTS (Spring 1987): 407-51. Traces history and approaches to modernization theory, from nineteenth century German sociology to Middletown III studies. Responds to various criticisms of Middletown III findings regarding secularization and religiosity.
794.	Hoover, Dwight W. "The Middletown Film Project: History and Reflections." JOURNAL OF FILM AND VIDEO 39 (Spring 1987): 52-65. Discusses background of Middletown film series, including ongoing tension between project humanists and producer Davis. Argues that filmmakers' adherence to direct cinema technique, with no voiceovers, talking heads or text, in final analysis meant that individual segments only captured surface of things and lacked both historical perspective and sociological insight.
795.	SOCIAL CHANGE REPORT. Quarterly newsletter for "large audience of opinion leaders seriously interested in the most recent research concerning contemporary social change in the Western world." Emphasis on Middletown-related topics. Editor, Theodore Caplow. Published by Center for Middletown Studies, Ball State University.
796.	Hewitt, John D., and Janet E. Mickish. "Prostitution During the Progressive Era: The Middletown Experience." WISCONSIN SOCIOLOGIST 24 (Spring-Summer 1987): 99-111. Argues that degree of social control exerted on prostitution was much greater in Middletown than larger cities of era, largely because "sexual services were regulated by town officials, officially through law and unofficially through corruption."
797.	Johnson, Stephen D. "Factors Related to Intolerance of AIDS Victims." JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION 26 (March 1987):105-10. Survey of 371 Middletown residents reveals that supporters of Christian Right, advocating return to more traditional family life-style, tend to be prejudiced against homosexuals and hold intolerant attitudes toward AIDS victims.
798.	Gerhart, Lee. "Lynds' Report on Us Wasn't All Flattery." Muncie Evening Press, 25 April 1987,p. 4. Notes how Muncie residents felt maligned by some of Lynds' assessments. Cites, in particular, Wilbur Sutton's response (see item 80).
799.	Gerhart, Lee. "Muncie Book Gave Critics a Feast." MUNCIE EVENING PRESS, 2 May 1987, p. 4. Reflects upon publication of MIDDLETOWN IN TRANSITION 50 years ago and summarizes reviews of work. Notes that, as a result of all the attention, "our town somewhat resembled a horse at an auction."