The new physics sensitivity of a variety of low-energy parity-violating (PV)
observables is analyzed. A comparison is made between atomic PV for a single
isotope, atomic PV using isotope ratios, and PV electron-hadron and
electron-electron scattering. The complementarity among these observables, as
well as with high-energy processes, is emphasized. Theoretical uncertainties
entering the interpretation of low-energy measurements are discussed.Comment: 37 pages, 2 figures. Omissions to Tables I and V corrected along with
some minor typographical errors. To appear in Phys. Rev.