Youth of Today and Their Influences on the Practice of Occupational Therapy

A Psychiatric Glossary, Washington, D.C., American Psychiatric Association, 1969, p. 72.

Jordan DC : Becoming Your True Self, Wilmette, Illinois, Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1968, p. 9, 10.

Roszak T : The Making of a Counter Culture, Garden City, New York, Doubleday & Company, 1969, p. 8.

Op. Cit., p. 5–7.

Mumford L : The Myth of the Machine, London, England, Seeker & Warburg, 1967, p. 294.

Op. Cit., p. 293–294.

Brauner CC : “The First Probe.” Ekistics 29: 179–83, 1970.

Reilly M : “Occupational Therapy Can Be One of the Great Ideas of 20th. Century Medicine.” Amer J. Occup Ther 16: 1–9, 1962.

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Chattopadliyan K : “The Crafts.” The Unesco Courier, May, 1969.

The author discusses the historical importance of crafts to the human spirit.

Drucker PF : The Age of Discontinuity, London, England, Cox and Wyman, 1969.

Mr. Drucker highlights changes already visible in society and discusses the immediate problems society must deal with if it is to have a future worth living for.

Giedion S : Mechanization Takes Command, New York, New York, Oxford University Press, 1948.

This is a brilliant study of the evolution of mechanization. Its effect on modern civilization, as well as the historical and philosophical implications, are presented.

Hall ET : The Silent Language, New York, New York, Fawcett World Library, 1969.

The discussion of cultural differences in non-verbal communication is particularly useful.

Koestler A : The Ghost in the Machine, London, England, Hutchinson & Co., 1967.

This book contains a forceful criticise of behavioural psychology.

Mumford L : The Myth of the Machine, London, England, Seeker & Warburg, 1967.

The author traces the historical development of technological society and stresses the importance of the organization of human resources.

A Preliminary Report on the Attitudes and Behaviour of Toronto Students in Relation To Drugs, Toronto, Canada, Addiction Research Foundation. 1969.

A survey of the incidence of drug use among junior high and high school students in Toronto, in relation to the information and attitudes about drugs possessed by these students.

Ramparts, July, 1970.

The entire issue is a preview of Tom Hayden's forthcoming book, The Trial. It is notable for the insight it provides into the standards and values of American young people and into the forces that are tearing the fabric of American society. Although it deals exclusively with the United States it is instructive reading for Canadians.

Revolution and Community, Toronto, Canada, The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'i's of Canada. 1970.

This is an outline of the spiritual crisis now facing mankind. A “new order of human relations” is presented with the Baha'i Community offered as the working model. It should be of particular interest to those whose professions involve them directly in the problems produced by the breakdown of modern society.

Richardson ES : In The Early World, New York, New York, Random House, 1964.

This book is a description of educational methods which recognize human potential and dignity. It is beautifully illustrated with the creative work of children taught by the author.

Roszak T : The Making of a Counter Culture, Garden City, New York, Doubleday & Company, 1969.

Roszak examines some of the leading influences on young people and explains why the young have become disenchanted with a technological society.

Smart RG Jackson D : The Yorkville Subculture, Toronto, Canada, Addiction Research Foundation, 1969.

“A study of the Life Styles and Interactions of Hippies and Non-Hippies.”.

The Unesco Courier, April, 1969.

This issue is an international view of youth and their problems.

The Unesco Courier, Oct., 1969.

This issue is devoted to Gandhi. Of particular interest are “Gandhi's Views on Education.”.

The Unesco Courier, May, 1968.

The articles discuss various aspects of the growing menace of drug abuse throughout the world.