In B. F. Skinner's "Beyond Freedom and Dignity," he states that people can achieve a better society and greater well-being if we destroy our pretensions concerning the freedom and dignity of man. He explains that man must now take total control of his evolution by consciously designing his entire culture so that it will shape the behavior needed for survival, but that this is hindered by the pervasive belief in autonomous man. Skinner states that we must get out from under this prescientific view of man, the myth nurtured by freedom-oriented literature and other fields of study, and create a behavioral technology. This technology would more successfully reduce the aversive consequences of behavior and maximize the achievements of which the human organism is capable. Instead of maintaining our cultural practices, we should be thinking in terms of what is best for the culture. Two questions brought up against Skinner's theories are: (1) who controls? and (2) will we have a standardized pattern for people? Skinner indicates that the controller should be a member of the group he controls and that contingencies will be modified in order to provide planned diversification. The book is commended for its analysis of cultural inadequacies, but it is observed that the author makes his claims with too much finality. The wisdom of following Skinner's total program is questioned. (For related documents, see TM 002 548-553, 555-559.) (KM)