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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Behavioral Community Psychology: Encouraging The Community-Based Elderly To Participate In A Nutritious Meal Program, Theodore J. Bunck
Behavioral Community Psychology: Encouraging The Community-Based Elderly To Participate In A Nutritious Meal Program, Theodore J. Bunck
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
The Effects Of Shock Intensity On Discriminative Punishment Of Consummatory Licking Behavior In Rats, Jose Gualberto Martins Angerami
The Effects Of Shock Intensity On Discriminative Punishment Of Consummatory Licking Behavior In Rats, Jose Gualberto Martins Angerami
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
The Effect Of An Interdependent Group Contingency Contract On Weight Loss In Women, Carol Daisley
The Effect Of An Interdependent Group Contingency Contract On Weight Loss In Women, Carol Daisley
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
Ethological Anthropology: An Examination Of Biological And Experimental Influences On Some Behavioral Systems In Human And Non-Human Primates, Robert Jennings Miller
Ethological Anthropology: An Examination Of Biological And Experimental Influences On Some Behavioral Systems In Human And Non-Human Primates, Robert Jennings Miller
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
Self-Concept And Achievement: A Cross-Cultural Validation Study In Germany And The United States, Donald F. Depew
Self-Concept And Achievement: A Cross-Cultural Validation Study In Germany And The United States, Donald F. Depew
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Block Clubs And Social Action: A Case Study In Community Conflict, Mohan L. Kaul
Block Clubs And Social Action: A Case Study In Community Conflict, Mohan L. Kaul
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
A "Block Club" may be defined as a group of citizens in a neighborhood who get together and work together to improve their neighborhood. Kahn defines "block organizing as a highly manageable technique, usually "an urban technique" (1970:36). In this context, "organizing may be viewed as a means of achieving and guiding local control over problems that orginate elsewhere in society" (Ecklein & Lauffer 1972:11). shereas services focus on individual needs, organizing focuses on the location of common problems and joint efforts aimed at their solution. Community organizers have generally used a natural leader-informal association approach to organizing Block Clubs …
An Analysis Of Political Violence With Ramifications For Options Of Response, James Lubben
An Analysis Of Political Violence With Ramifications For Options Of Response, James Lubben
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
The latter years of the Sixties brought a wave of political violence to this country that paled the face of America in startled fear and utter disbelief. Unrest on college campuses, racial conflict spiraling crime rates, and civil disobedience related to the Viet Nam War caused many Americans to identify this period as one of the most violent in U.S. History. Such a sense of public paranoia swept the country that on July 29, 1967 President Johnson issued Executive Order 11365 establishing a National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders. The nation remained tense and June 1968 saw the creation of …
Praxis In The Human Services As A Political Act, David G. Gil
Praxis In The Human Services As A Political Act, David G. Gil
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
My purpose in this paper is to develop a rationale for, and to suggest approaches to, the conscious integration of a political component into professional practice. Involved in this is a re-definition or re-conceptualization of professional roles in the human services as potentially powerful means of a radical, revolutionary political strategy. The overall aim of such a political strategy is to eliminate the systemic sources and dynamics of social, economic, and political inequalities - in my view, the major underlying causes of the entire array of social problems with which the human services profess to be concerned.
Philosophy, Sociology And The Theory Of Social Welfare: A Conceptual Starting Point, Robert D. Herman
Philosophy, Sociology And The Theory Of Social Welfare: A Conceptual Starting Point, Robert D. Herman
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
In this paper I want to explore and 2begin to elucidate a fundamental problem in social welfare theory. The problem centers on the conception of the relation between individuals and social structure. Before proceeding with this task, it is important to note the senses in which the term "social welfare" will be used. The term has two basic senses, deriving from two more or less distinct intellectual traditions. In one sense the term refers to the provision of goods and services to needy individuals, either through government "transfers" or private philanthropy. In this comparatively narrow sense social welfare is a …
Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 3, No. 4 (March 1976)
Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 3, No. 4 (March 1976)
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Issue Editor: PRANAB CHATTERJEE, School of Applied Social Sciences, CASE-WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
- Editorial, pp. 370
- Philosophy, Sociology and The Theory of Social Welfare: A Conceptual Starting Point - ROBERT D. HERMAN, pp. 371
- Evaluation Research: Some Possible Contexts of Theory Failure - PRANAB CHATTERJE, LENORE OLSEN, THOMAS P. HOLLAND, pp. 384
- Social Participation and Social Integration of The Aged: Implications for Social Welfare - ELLEN FISCHGHUND, pp. 409
- Public Housing for the Elderly - CARA J. ORBEN, pp. 421
- Block Clubs and Social Action: A Case Study In Community Conflict - MOHAN L. KAUL, pp. 437
- An Analysis of Political …
Evaluation Research: Some Possible Contexts Of Theory Failure, Pranab Chatterjee, Lenore Olsen, Thomas P. Holland
Evaluation Research: Some Possible Contexts Of Theory Failure, Pranab Chatterjee, Lenore Olsen, Thomas P. Holland
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
What can evaluation research tell us about social science theory? It is the purpose of this paper to examine that question. There has been much written in the current literature about the relationship between theory and practice. Because it is evaluation research (Breedlove, 1972: 71-89; Newbrough, 1966: 39-52; Suchman, 1971: 43-48; Suchman, 1967; Weiss, 1973: 37-45; Fitz- Gibbons and Morris, 1975: 1-4) that attempts to analyze the results of practice, it is the authors' belief that an examination of evaluation research studies for possible contexts of theory failure will contribute to a linkage between theory and practice.
Social Participation And Social Integration Of The Aged: Implications For Social Welfare, Ellen Fischgrund
Social Participation And Social Integration Of The Aged: Implications For Social Welfare, Ellen Fischgrund
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
The purpose of this paper is to provide a critical review of the literature regarding the informal social participation patterns of the aged. The factors associated with degree of interaction with friends will be elaborated. For example, the relationship between morale and friendship patterns emerges as a predominant concern in the research literature. An effort will be made to examine the accumulated evidence in terms of implications for practice or further research. Finally, these findings regarding the informal social participation patterns of the aged will be analyzed within the framework of prevailing theoretical notions about social integration.
Public Housing For The Elderly, Cara J. Orben
Public Housing For The Elderly, Cara J. Orben
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
"In passing the Older Americans Act of 10(5, the Congress took the position that 'in keeping with the inherent dignity of the individual, older people of our Nation are entitled to suitable housing, individually selected, designed and located with reference to special needs and available at costs which older people can afford'" From studies that have been done in different parts of the country, it has been found that most older people prefer independent living arrangements over living with children or in nursing homes. Housing becomes increasingly important as people get older. In a report on housing from the 1971 …
Queueing Or Creaming? Will Or Lose, Neil A. Cohen
Queueing Or Creaming? Will Or Lose, Neil A. Cohen
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
A review of the Work Incentive Program (WIN) provides insight into some of the issues and options confronting manpower planners and administrators. It becomes apparent that the strategies regularly utilized and reinforced by federal funding practices can clearly be labelled as "creaming." The "queueing" model is presented as an alternative decisionmaking process that appears more likely to lead to rational and purposive outcomes for manpower programs.
The Socializer, February 13, 1976, Department Of Sociology
The Socializer, February 13, 1976, Department Of Sociology
The Socializer
Volume 1, Number 15 of the Socializer, published February 13, 1976.
Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 3, No. 3 (January 1976)
Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 3, No. 3 (January 1976)
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Social Policies and Social Development-A Humanistic-Egalitarian Perspective - DAVID G. GIL, pp. 242
- Public Welfare: Utilization, Change, Appropriations, Services - JOHN E. TROPMAN, pp.264.
- The Punishment of Divorced Mothers - HERMAN BORENZWEIG, pp. 291
- Low Income, Ethnicity and Voluntary Association Involvement - NANCY G. KUTNER, pp. 311
- Social Change and Social Action - BERNARD J. COUGHLIN, S.K. KHINDUKA, pp. 322
- The Mystique of Expertise in Social Service: An Alaska Example - DOROTHY M. JONES, pp.332
- Humanism as Demystification -ALFRED McCLUNG LEE, pp. 347
Social Policies And Social Development - A Humanistic-Egalitarian Perspective, David G. Gil
Social Policies And Social Development - A Humanistic-Egalitarian Perspective, David G. Gil
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
This essay explores the relationship of social policies and of policy-relevant societal values to social development. Its thesis is that the scope, direction, and quality of the social development process are largely shaped by the social policies and the dominant value positions of societies.
Humanism As Demystification, Alfred Mcclug Lee
Humanism As Demystification, Alfred Mcclug Lee
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Under a variety of labels, many academic disciplines focus on the unsettling impact of fresh and vivid interpersonal experiences upon pre-existing beliefs and behaviour patterns. Reference is to philosophical discussions of sophism and humanism, historical theories about frontier influences, anthropological interest in culture shock, psychiatric concern with empathy and with perceptive listening, and sociological analyses of marginality, uses of participant observation and life-history data, and clinical studies of social behavior. Their significant similarity is that they are all discussions of demystifying influences on social thought and action. They are demystifying in the sense that they tend to translate the distant, …
The Informant Volume Viii, Number 2, Western Michigan University
The Informant Volume Viii, Number 2, Western Michigan University
Informant (1968-1981)
Volume VIII, Number 2
Winter 1976
- The Use of Para-Linguistic Features in the Teaching of Spanish to English Speakers
- Bicentennial Project
- Tutors Needed
- Hendriksen Publishes Article
- New Students (18)
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Social Change And Social Action, Bernard J. Coughlin, S. K. Khinduka
Social Change And Social Action, Bernard J. Coughlin, S. K. Khinduka
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
We define social action as a strategy to obtain limited social change at the intermediate or macro levels of society which is generally used in nonconsensus situations and employs both "norm-adhering" and "norm-testing" modes of intervention. In this formulation, the key concept is social change. This paper proposes to explore certain aspects of social change as they apply to social action.
The discussion is divided into two parts. The first is a brief summary of pertinent social change theory, presented as background for part two in which are presented and discussed certain propositions about planned change that are critical to …
The Mystique Of Expertise In Social Services: An Alaska Example, Dorothy M. Jones
The Mystique Of Expertise In Social Services: An Alaska Example, Dorothy M. Jones
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
In this paper I shall examine the roots and manifestations of the mystique of expertise, its consequences for agency evaluation practices, and its consequences for clients.
Public Welfare: Utilization, Change, Appropriations, Service, John E. Tropman
Public Welfare: Utilization, Change, Appropriations, Service, John E. Tropman
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
During the decade of the 1960's there was continually increasing interest in the programs of public welfare. This interest sprang from several sources. Citizens, always worried about welfare expenditures, developed resurgent concern. Recipients, long a quiet group, became more active, forming the National Welfare Rights Organization. And then there was the rediscovery of poverty as a social problem, and a realization that very many Americans were poor, many more than anyone had somehow realized.
The general interest in poverty and the measures used to relieve it had an effect on the academic community, generating some sustained and critical attention to …
The Punishment Of Divorced Mothers, Herman Borenzweig
The Punishment Of Divorced Mothers, Herman Borenzweig
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
As the clinical social worker to seven young divorced mothers I began to wonder why the lives of these women had become so remarkably unbearable. I compared the experiences of the women who were coming to me for group psychotherapy with about thirty similar divorced mothers who were also members of the West Side Jewish Community Center of Los Angeles. All the women were experiencing similar difficulties. I also explored some of the literature about the problems faced by divorced mothers! This essay is the culmination of my research. It summarizes some of my conjectures about the disadvantaged social status …
Low Income, Ethnicity, And Voluntary Association Involvement, Nancy G. Kutner
Low Income, Ethnicity, And Voluntary Association Involvement, Nancy G. Kutner
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Data on voluntary association participation among low-income members of major ethnic groups in the U.S. are reviewed. Low-income blacks are most likely to participate, followed by (2) whites and Mexican Americans and (3) Italian Americans and Puerto Ricans. Reasons for these ethnic differences are considered. More general factors affecting voluntary association patterns of low-income persons are also considered, and a means for increasing their voluntary association involvement is suggested.
Student Accessibility To School Library Media Center Resources As Viewed By Media Specialists And Compared To Students In Southwestern Michigan Secondary Schools, Alida L. Geppert
Student Accessibility To School Library Media Center Resources As Viewed By Media Specialists And Compared To Students In Southwestern Michigan Secondary Schools, Alida L. Geppert
Dissertations
No abstract provided.
An Analysis And Comparison Of Title Ii River Basin Commissions, Douglas Alden Cox
An Analysis And Comparison Of Title Ii River Basin Commissions, Douglas Alden Cox
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
An A Priori Analysis Of The Internal Validity Of Interval Recording, Christopher R. Milar
An A Priori Analysis Of The Internal Validity Of Interval Recording, Christopher R. Milar
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
Sex And Curriculum Differences In Conceptions Of The Teacher Role: A Role Theoretical Analysis, Steven Michael Koning
Sex And Curriculum Differences In Conceptions Of The Teacher Role: A Role Theoretical Analysis, Steven Michael Koning
Masters Theses
This study is concerned with factors which influence the way individuals conceptualize and define their social roles. Role theory suggests that role conceptions, which are individual orientations to a role, are affected by expectations associated with the role and personality characteristics that an individual brings to the role. These suggestions are tested by examining sex and curriculum differences in conceptions of the teacher role among education students at a midwestern university. Conceptions of teacher control and nurturance are assessed by two scales developed by the author. Results indicate that factors associated with a student's curriculum influence orientations toward teacher control …
Continentality Variability In The United States, 1934-1973, John L. Kerr
Continentality Variability In The United States, 1934-1973, John L. Kerr
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
A Comparative Study Of Women And The Modernization Process In Taiwan And Japan, Natalie Robinson Sinanian
A Comparative Study Of Women And The Modernization Process In Taiwan And Japan, Natalie Robinson Sinanian
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.