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No. 115 September 1982


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BIAS AND THE SOCIAL ORDER
Ideological brainwashing is what you expect on the other side of the Iron Curtain. But Dexter Tiranti argues that it might be nearer than we think.

Bias and power
Three different approaches to an inner city motorway

Prejudice against the poor
Peter Goldeng
looks at the myths about the poor and how these fictions are encouraged

Black skirt white topi
The colonial experience has left a host of unfortunate beliefs and values with the people of both the North and Sotath. Tarzi Vittachi comments.



The round peg and the square holes
Illustrated by Jacques Cardon.
(Sorry, we couldn't get rights to re-produce this article on-line.)

'Now listen, children...'
Robin Richardson
offers some commandments that schools might do well to follow.

You are a camera
Your cultural bias will determine your view of photographs. Peter Stalker presents some snapshots.

The language of mendacity
Philip Knightly
explores the use and abuse of the English language.

Australia's press bias
Bob Hawkins
reports

His Masters Voice
John Tirmen
attacks Time magazine, arguing that it serves the interests of corporate America and little else.

Worth readingIdeas for actionReviews: New books and classicsCountry profile: Dominican RepublicCover Illustration: Andre


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