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Publication The Appeal to Reason and the Failure of the Socialist Party in 1912(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1983-04-01) Tuttle, RobertOne of the classic problems studied by social scientists is why there is no socialism in the United States. The Socialist Party has not been a significant political force since the early twentieth century. A content analysis of the Appeal to Reason, the most popular Socialist newspaper of this era, revealsweaknesses in the Socialist Party's methods for inaugurating socialism. The Socialist Party did not offer a distinct alternative to the major parties because it moderated its demands in order to appeal to middle class voters. The major parties absorbed these liberal policies and the Socialist Party lost its strength.Publication Mid-American Review of Sociology, Volume 8, Number 1 (SPRING, 1983): Book Review(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1983-04-01) Wildcat, Daniel R.Publication Mid-American Review of Sociology, Volume 8, Number 1 (SPRING, 1983): Book Review(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1983-04-01) Knapp, TimPublication Mid-American Review of Sociology, Volume 8, Number 1 (SPRING, 1983): Back Matter(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1983-04-01)Publication Mid-American Review of Sociology, Volume 8, Number 1 (SPRING, 1983): Book Review(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1983-04-01) John, RobertPublication Anarchism and the Problem of Order(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1983-04-01) Hartung, BethPublication Mid-American Review of Sociology, Volume 8, Number 1 (SPRING, 1983): Book Review(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1983-04-01) Haines, Herbert H.; Harms, John B.Publication The Rustic Aesthetic in Social Perspective: Accumulated Ceremony and a Cultural Meaning of Style in Rustic America(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1983-04-01) Turner, Eldon R.Publication TIME AND BIOGRAPHY IN DIABETIC EXPERIENCE(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1983-04-01) Maines, David R.This paper offers a preliminary analysis of temporality in the lives of diabetics. It is argued that time unites the various aspects of diabetic experience, including the disease itself, and the social, emotional, institutional, and technological arenas of that experience. A depiction of diabetic experience is rendered by focusing on family life, time in the individuals' sense of being, and biographical time. It is concluded that diabetes transforms time for the person and for patterns ofgroup life.Publication Mid-American Review of Sociology, Volume 8, Number 1 (SPRING, 1983): Front Matter(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1983-04-01)Publication Gunning Down the Fog: A Test of the Unintelligibility and Illiteracy Hypotheses(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1983-04-01) Whitt, Hugh P.; Creech, James C.Sociologists have often been criticized for their inability to make themselves understood. Talcott Parsons, in particular, has been singled out for his alleged incomprehensibility. As a consequence, his name has achieved legendary stature for more than his theoretical contributions. The present inquiry examines Parsons' writing style using the Gunning fog index of readability, finding that Parsons was indeed unintelligible as a writer. Moreover, it was discovered, serendipitously, that a postive feedback loop was operating (i.e., with one exception, Parsons became more unintelligible with each new book).