Improper Behavior

Janeway follows her acclaimed Powers of the Weak; Man's World, Woman's Place, etc., with another thoughtful social study. She examines problems arising out of our confusing times as people break rules and reject roles hitherto sacrosanct, noting that this situation is ""the early-warning system to authority that something has gone wrong.'' Objective but concerned, Janeway expresses her viewpoint on historic wrongs and corrections in relation to today's discrimination against minorities. Readers will find the book's questions and suggested solutions provocative and particularly topical those that address women's experiences in the wake of feminism's rebirth. (June 17)