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35-An Archaeological Survey Of Hubbard And Riverside Parks And Interconnecting Road Right -Of-Way, City Of Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, William M. Cremin

Reports of Investigations

The project was initiated upon receipt of a letter and contract dated 5 Apr 79 and signed by Mr. Wayne Writer, the Director of Recreation, City of Buchanan, Michigan. Our aim was to ascertain whether plans to create camping, river access (boat ramp) and parking facilities on land adjacent to the St. Joseph River north of Buchanan would impact cultural resources.

37-Archaeological Test Excavations Undertaken To Determine The Extent And Cultural Significance Of The Pullman Health Clinic Site (20 Ae 618),Village Of Pullman, Allegan County, Michigan, William M. Cremin

Reports of Investigations

Pursuant to a letter from the office of Dr. Martha M. Bigelow, State Historic Preservation Officer, to Mr. Robert Q. Hendershott, Administrator, Pullman Health Clinic, Inc., Pullman, Michigan, and at the request of Mr. Hendershott, the Department of Anthropology at Western Michigan University undertook limited testing of th~ Pullman Health Clinic site (20 AE 618) on 23 Jun 79. There follows a report of our activities and findings with respect to this archaeological site.

38-An Archaeological Survey Of The Inter-City Bank Property Located At The Corner Of Brookway Drive And Niles-Buchanan Road, City Of Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, William M. Cremin

Reports of Investigations

The project was initiated upon receipt of a contract (dated 17 Aug 79) signed by Mr. Wayne R. Koebel, Vice-President and Controller, Inter-City Bank, Benton Harbor, Michigan. Our objective was to determine whether plans to construct a drivein banking facility at a location in the ·city of Buchanan might have an adverse impact on cultural resources.

36-An Archaeological Survey Of The Pullman Health Clinic Property, Village Of Pullman, Allegan County, Michigan, William M. Cremin

Reports of Investigations

The project was initiated upon receipt of a contract (dated 15 May 79) signed by Mr. Robert Q. Hendershott, Administrator, Pullman Health Clinic. Our objective was to determine whether existing plans to construct a health facility would impact cultural resources.

34-Archaeological Survey Of The Proposed Howard-Solon St. Extension, Kalamazoo, Mi, Elizabeth B. Garland

Reports of Investigations

This survey was made at the request of Mr. Ronald Copping of the Kalamazoo Co. Road Commission in response to a request for survey by the Michigan History Division, Michigan Department of State. The purpose of the project was to determine the extant cultural resources of the areas to be impacted by the proposed Howard-Solon St. extension. The fieldwork for the project was carried out April 18, 1979.

5-An Archaeological Survey Of Kalamazoo County, Michigan: 1979 Multiple Transect Survey In The Middle Kalamazoo River Valley, William M. Cremin, R. David Hoxie, Jean F. Marek

Archaeological Reports

CONTENTS

• Prehistoric Site Survey in the Kalamazoo Basin
• The 1979 Project Area
• Previous Archaeological Research in the Project Area
• Previously Known Sites in Transect A
• Previously Known Sites in Transect B
• Site Survey Methodology
• Research Design
• Field Procedures
• Curation of Cultural Materials
• Description of Sites Recorded and Catalog of Surface Collections
• Sites in Transect A
• Sites in Transect B
• Interpretations and Conclusions
• Comments on Management of Cultural Resources
• Catalog of Artifactual Material Recovered During Survey
• References Cited
• Series of Maps Showing the Locations of Sites not Included on Maps in the Text
• Kalamazoo Basin Archaeological Project: Allegan County Survey, 1976-1978 …

Symbolic Interactionism And Social Assessment, Bill Horner

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Social work needs a theoretical perspective that will provide impetus to the development of its unique function: social assessment and social intervention. The images and concepts characterizing symbolic interactionism seem to have the potential of meeting this need. This paper explores the perspective with the intent of suggesting its utility for assessing and intervening in interpersonal and environmental circumstances.

The Social Construction Of Disability, Arnold Birenbaum

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This symbolic interactionist theory examines the structure of relationships between the disabled and the nondisabled through face-to-face interaction and the formation and participation in organizations which provide specialized services. Some propositions from Randall Collin's Conflict Sociology (1975) create a framework for understanding the behavior of the disabled. Goffman's concept of career is used to examine the conditions under which various adaptive strategies are employed by the disabled to negotiate favorable definitions of self from their social communication. Finally, a symbolic interactionist explanation is outlined to account for the active and interested involvement of the nonhandicapped with the handicapped in getting …

Symbolic Interaction And Social Practice, Harris Chaiklin

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

To make social theory useful for practice its concepts must be in a form which is compatible with the ways practitioners relate to people. Symbolic interaction has a unique contribution to make to this endeavor. Its unit of attention is interaction; what goes on between people. Facts and ideas at this level of abstraction can be used in intervention. By contrast theories of society and theories of system are descriptive. They provide useful background information for practice.

Symbolic Interaction And Social Work Supervision, Carlton E. Munson

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Professions historically have been practiced autonomously, but with the proliferation of professionalism as technology advances professional practice is being conducted more and more within the confines of "organizational necessities." There is an inherent conflict between professional autonomy and organizational constraints. This conflict has created a need for theoretical formulations that mediate this situational relationship. The theoretical formulations of Mead, Cooley, Linton, Thomas, Kinch, and Blumer are used to identify a system for taking account of the individual within the organization. Using the concepts of looking glass self, self-indications, role, status, definition of the situation, the social self, scripts, and actors, …

"Woman" As Symbol And Social Welfare: An Interactionist Perspective, Raymond L. Schmitt, Stanley E. Grupp

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Symbolic interactionism is used to examine the variable and complex definitions now linked to the symbol "woman" in contemporary society. The implications of symbolic interactionism and the view of "woman" as symbol for social welfare are discussed in terms of knowledge, morality, and implementation.

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 6, No. 1 (January 1979)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Special Issue: Symbolic Interaction and Social Welfare

• On the Promise of Symbolic Interaction for Social Welfare - RALPH SEGALMAN - pp. 1
• Symbolic interaction and Social Practice - HARRIS CHAIKLIN - pp. 3
• Symbolic interaction and Social Work Supervision. - CARLTON E. MUNSON - pp. 8
• Symbolic Interaction and Social Assessment. - BILL HORNER - pp.19
• "Woman as symbol and social Welfare: An Interactionist Perspective. - RAYMOND L. SCHMITT & STANLEY E. GRUPP - pp.34
• Elements of the Perpetuation of Dependency in a Psychiatric Halfway House. - DAVID R. MAINES & MARILYN A. MARKOWITZ - pp.52
• The Interpretation of Child …

Elements Of The Perpetuation Of Dependency In A Psychiatric Halfway House, David R. Maines, Marilyn A. Markowitz

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Halfway houses are intended as helping institutions for those who are attempting to make the transition from institutionalized mental health facilities to autonomous living in the community. In spite of the manifest goal to produce independence for its residents, however, the halfway house contributes to patterns of dependency. In addition to the network nature of mental health care, we identify three dependency-perpetuating elements: role commitments, language, and mixed messages. These elements are analyzed as both social organizational and social psychological processes, and their implications are discussed.

The Interpretation Of Child Abuse: Bureaucratic Relevance In Urban Newfoundland, Don Handelman

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The disposition of suspected instances of child abuse is accomplished by bureaucratic personnel through their interpretation of the relevancies of their organizational life-world. Three such instances are discussed: these resulted respectively in an unmodified interpretation, in a modified interpretation, and in an ambiguous interpretation. Among the bureaucratic relevancies which are discussed are, the elasticity itself of the rubric of "suspicion", the affluence of the suspected, and the nature of their support network. The reification of instances of suspected abuse is found to be related, in part, to bureaucratic contingencies which themselves are connected only tangentially to the behavioral phenomenon under …

An Empirical Study Of The Symbolic And Objective World Of The Preschool Child: A New Methodology And Some Preliminary Findings, Don W. Malon, Roy Ruckdeschel

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This paper discusses the division within symbolic interactionism today into the Iowa and Chicago Schools. Taking the position that the differences are potentially reconcilable, the authors present a study which demonstrates some methodological extensions of the positivistic Iowa School in conjunction with some of the insights of Blumer's phenomenological Chicago School. The research employed a quasi-experimental design, the aim of which was to investigate the relationship between cognitive organization of behavior and conditions of age and educational program. Subjects were 117 three and four year old children observed naturalistically in three preschool programs: a Montessori Class, a Parent-Child Center, and …

The "Significant Other" In Marital And Family Therapy, Nathan Hurvitz

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The significant other (SO) is derived from the social behaviorism of G. H. Mead which is comparable to contemporary cognitive behaviorism. The SO is defined as an analytical concept by examining interaction in social acts; it includes attributes associated with the family member's role-reciprocity, meanings, affect, self-concept and modeling; and it is associated with concepts such as transformation, attribution and social interchange. The process by which the therapist becomes an SO to the family members individually and jointly, and how he or she utilizes transformation, attribution and social interchange are outlined.

The Decision- Making Process In Fertility And Family Planning: A Quasi-Experimental Study, Rose Marie T. Franklin

Dissertations

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The Relationship Between Interpersonal Perception And Psychological Adjustment, Barbara A. Dambach

Dissertations

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The Lithic Assemblage Of The Hacklander Site, Allegan County, Michigan, Jerrel H. Sorensen

Masters Theses

Introduction

Orientation

In A History of American Archaeology Willey and Sabloff (1974) outline the development of archaeological method and theory in the Western Hemisphere. The authors defined 5 periods through which they traced advances in archaeology from the time Europe first discovered the New World. Each other these periods is characterized by certain attitudes and orientations toward archaeological data. Old ideas changed as new information, new tools of discovery, and new ways of interpretation and explanation transformed archaeology into what it is today.

Archaeologists are now in the Explanatory Period (Willey and Sabloff 1974:178). This period's theoretical orientation can be …

A Descriptive Study Of Parish Clergy And Their Counseling Practices, Gregory J. Ludlow

Masters Theses

First paragraph:

It has been the function of societies throughout history to provide comfort and support for it's troubled members. In the past, this function was performed by the society's religious institutions.Today, as in the past, people who want solutions.to the problems they experience, or who want to gain pathways to possible solutions, look to their religion, their church organization, their clergyman, to their God. The clergymen of a community are apt to be the first professionals of that community to be consulted when the need for help is felt.

A Study Of User And Nonuser Reactions To Wmu Online Automated Retrieval System (Oars), Janet Dommer

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Following-Up On Master's Degree Graduates In The Department Of Communication Arts And Sciences At Western Michigan University, David Louis Lau

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

An Extension And Partial Test Of Labeling Theory, Joel H. Henderson

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Self-Esteem And Goal Difficulty As Influences On Task Performance And Task Satisfaction, John W. Johnson

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Conceptual Analysis Of Radical Behaviorist Epistemology, Marcia L. Bennett

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Archeological Site Survey Of The Lower Kalamazoo River Basin: Results Of The 1976 Field Season, Phillip D. Neusius

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Acquisition Of Problem-Solving Behavior Via Precurrent Training, Diane E. Nelles

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Pharmacological Effects On Aggression And Manual Responding Generated By Tail Shock In The Squirrel Monkey, Grace S. Emley

Dissertations

The response-independent, fixed-time delivery of electric tail shock in the squirrel monkey generated bites on a rubber hose immediately following shock delivery and manual responses on a lever immediately preceding shock. The procedure generated two temporally and topographically different responses in the single organism in a single experimental session. All responses were measured objectively via response manipulanda and recorded on cumulative recorders and counters. Nine pharmacological compounds were administered to the squirrel monkey after a stable baseline of bite and lever press responding had been established. Three stimulant compounds - d-amphetamine, caffeine, cocaine; three tranquilizer compounds - nicotine, chlordiazepoxide, chlorpromazine; …

The Relative Contribution Of Perceived Parental, Science Teacher, And Best Friend Evaluations Of Science Ability On The Self Concept Of Science Ability Held By Eighth Grade Females, Virginia Kemp Fish

Dissertations

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Informal Support Systems For The Aged: Limitations And Issues, Marjorie Buckholz

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The need for community social services to enable older persons to remain in their homes has been well documented (Gold, 1974; Lohman, 1978; Atchley, 1977; Blenkner, 1977). Inspite of a growing service industry and professional corps of helpers, it does not reach the growing numbers of elderly, especially the older-elderly who are most likely to be frail (Gold, 1974; Lohmann, 1978; Heyman and Polansky, 1977). The aged share of the population has grown relative to the younger age group. In 1900, 6.4% of the U. S. population was 60 years or older; in 1975, it had increased to 14.8% (U. …