Many view parental alienation syndrome as a harmful and pseudoscientific concept. Why does an academic debate persist?

The Sociological Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 2 (Spring, 1982), pp. 143-155 (13 pages) It is a widely accepted premise of mass society theory that voluntary associations play an important integrating role ...

We often talk about political alienation as something individuals experience—when citizens feel disillusioned, powerless, or disconnected from their governments. But what happens when entire countries ...