IT OPENS WITH A DISCUSSION ON THE FLEXIBILITY OF ETHICAL CODES IN AN ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE CODE OF ETHICS IN PUBLIC LIFE SHOULD BE ABSOLUTE OR RELATIVE. UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR IN GOVERNMENT IS ALSO DISCUSSED, FOCUSING ON ETHICAL PROBLEMS OF CONGRESS, CORRECTIVE MEASURES FOR DISHONEST AND UNFAIR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS, POLITICAL PARTY OFFICIALS AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST, JUDICIAL ETHICS, AND THE ROLE OF THE OMBUDSMAN IN MODERN SOCIETY. ARTICLES ARE INCLUDED ON THE ETHICAL POSTURE OF THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY, ORGANIZED RELIGION, JOURNALISM, PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT, THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, INSURANCE COMPANIES, MERCHANDISING AND ADVERTISING OF 'PETTIFOGGERY' AND LEEGAL DELAYS IS ALSO REPRESENTED. A SUPPLEMENT DISCUSSES RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN STUDIES OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CHANGE, AND BOOKS OF INTEREST TO POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENTISTS ARE REVIEWED. FOOTNOTES AND AN INDEX ARE INCLUDED. (MJW)