This continuing series presents original leading edge research results in the field of sociology. Each chapter has been carefully selected in an attempt to present substantial advances across a broad spectrum. Included in this compilation are topics such as the new wave of social change, past, present and future in Tunisia; the absence of a scientific research curriculum in Sudanese society; European musical tastes and country effects; the link between traditional medicine and evangelical Christianity among Ghanaians; the work values, ethnicity and ethnic conflict of Jews and Arabs in Israel; and African American women living with HIV/AIDs in Alabama's black belt.