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Organization Development And Community Development: True Soulmates Or Uneasy Bedfellows?, Darlyne Bailey, Pranab Chatterjee
Organization Development And Community Development: True Soulmates Or Uneasy Bedfellows?, Darlyne Bailey, Pranab Chatterjee
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Our paper is written to express both strong dissent from and partial support of Dr. Packard's article "Organization Development Technologies in Community Development: A Case Study." Beginning with a summation of the article, this paper introduces the main area of contention, provides a vignette to illustrate key points and concludes with affirmation of the need for reconciling the differences between organizational development (OD) and community development (CD) as two systems of planned change.
Professional Role Orientation And Social Activism, Linda Cherrey Reeser
Professional Role Orientation And Social Activism, Linda Cherrey Reeser
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
This article examines the effects on social action of the client, bureaucratic, and professional role orientations of social workers. A national survey was conducted of 682 social workers who were members of the National Association of Social Workers. Systematic sampling was used and the questionnaire was self-administered. A bureaucratic orientation is not supportive of activism; a client orientation encourages activism; and a professional orientation-taken alone-is neither conservatizing nor reinforcing of activism. However, an orientation to the profession when coupled with a client orientation intensifies the activist effects of a client orientation for practice groups within social work. Possible explanations for …
A Response To The Rejoinder By Darlyne Bailey & Pranab Chatterjee, Thomas Packard
A Response To The Rejoinder By Darlyne Bailey & Pranab Chatterjee, Thomas Packard
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
I appreciate the thoughtful and important comments made by Darlyne Bailey & Pranab Chatterjee regarding my article on organization development and community development. I find myself agreeing with them almost totally, and will briefly comment on some of their points to help clarify where we are and may not be in agreement.
The Fall Of The Industrial City: The Reagan Legacy For Urban Policy, David Stoesz
The Fall Of The Industrial City: The Reagan Legacy For Urban Policy, David Stoesz
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
The Reagan presidency reversed a half-century of federal aid to cities. Poor minority comnnunities were particularly hard-hit, since this was accompanied by a white flight to the suburbs and the replacement of better paying industrial jobs requiring little education with poorer paying service jobs requiring iore education. Meanwhile wealthy communities prospered. To address urgent social problems, urban politicians are advocating strategies such as industrial policy, public entrepreneurship, and guerrilla welfare.
Income Maintenance Programs And The Reagan Domestic Agenda, Howard Jacob Karger
Income Maintenance Programs And The Reagan Domestic Agenda, Howard Jacob Karger
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Income maintenance programs are a key feature of the American welfare state. The impact of the Reagan administration’s social welfare policies are examined in this article, which also speculates about the long-term effects of his successes on the future of income maintenance programs. Specifically, this article provides a brief historical background of income maintanence programs, examines Reagan’s ideological and strategic approach to deconstructing the welfare state, evaluates the domestic successes of the Reagan administration, and explores the long-term impact of Reagan’s policies on the future of income maintenance programs.
America's Health Care System: The Reagan Legacy, Terri Combs-Orme, Bernard Guyer
America's Health Care System: The Reagan Legacy, Terri Combs-Orme, Bernard Guyer
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Because of the dominance of the private sector in health care in the United States, health conditions are not as susceptible to changes in public policy as they are in other Western countries. however, the elderly and young children are directly affected by the federal government's health care policies and while both groups were the focus of major changes introduced by the Reagan administration, these changes were opposed buy Congress. Nevertheless, changes in health care funding and administrative arrangements have had a negative impact on the needy and, in addition, they have been exacerbated by the Reagan administration's wider social …
Changes In Poverty, Income Inequality And The Standard Of Living During The Reagan Years, Robert D. Plotnick
Changes In Poverty, Income Inequality And The Standard Of Living During The Reagan Years, Robert D. Plotnick
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
The record of economic well-being in the 1980s belied Reagan's claim that Americans would be better off if they scaled back the welfare state and cut tax rates. Though the standard of living rose, its growth was no faster than during 1950-1980. Income inequality increased. The rate of poverty at the end qf Reagan's term was the same as in 1980. Cutbacks in income transfers during the Reagan years helped increase both poverty and inequality. Changes in tax policy helped increase inequality but reduced poverty. These policy shifts are not the only reasons for the lack of progress against poverty …
The Reagan Legacy: Undoing Class, Race And Gender Accords, Mimi Abramovitz
The Reagan Legacy: Undoing Class, Race And Gender Accords, Mimi Abramovitz
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
The impact of Reaganomics on women, workers, and person of color is explored by looking at structural forces in the political economy that encourage business and government at one time to support and another time to undermine the welfare state. The expansion of the welfare state from 1935 to the mid-1970s meshed well with the needs of profitable production, political legitimacy and patriarchal control. With the economic crisis of the 1970s, the welfare state became too competitive with capital accumulation and too supportive of empowered popular movements and had to go. Women, persons of color, and the poor ranked high …
Social Work And The Reagan Era: Challenges To The Profession, Karen S. Haynes, James S. Mickelson
Social Work And The Reagan Era: Challenges To The Profession, Karen S. Haynes, James S. Mickelson
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
A priority item on the Reagan administration’s social policy agenda was the creation of a charity model of welfare, in which well-meaning volunteers provide services to the deserving poor and for-profit enterprises cater to the middle and upper class. This model was implemented because human service budgets of public agencies were slashed and subsidies for the not-for-profit sector. This reduction resulted in substantial unmet needs for social services, which have not been adequately addressed.
The authors contend that the profession of social work was not as directly affected by these changes as may be surmised since professional social workers did …
Introduction: American Social Policy And The Reagan Legacy, James Midgley
Introduction: American Social Policy And The Reagan Legacy, James Midgley
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
With the retirement of Ronald Reagan from active political life; the long term effects of his policies and programs need to be addressed. This introduction to fire special issue on The Reagan Legacy and the. American Welfare State draws on the findings of the various contributors t"' provide an overview of the impact of Reagan administration's policies on various facets of the welfare stale, and an assessment of their likely longer term effects.
Society, Social Policy And The Ideology Of Reaganism, James Midgley
Society, Social Policy And The Ideology Of Reaganism, James Midgley
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
The complex historical and ideological themes which formed the basis for Reaganism in the 1980s are based on economic individualism, traditionalism and authoritarian populism. By creating an ideological formation which appealed to a wide constituency, right-wing activists sought to reverse the centrist consensus liberalism of the New Deal. These ideas also informed the Reagan administration’s social policies and, although not implemented as intended, have had a major impact on the American welfare state.
Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 19, No. 1 (March 1992)
Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 19, No. 1 (March 1992)
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION: AMERICAN SOCIAL POICY AND TIE REAGAN LEGACY - James Midgley
- SOCIETY, SOCIAL POLICY AND THE IDEOLOGY OF REAGANISM - James Midgley
- CHANGES IN PROPERTY, INCOME INEQUAIITY AND THE STANDARD OF LIVING DURING THE REAGAN ERA - Robert Plotnick
- INCOME MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS AND THE
- REAGAN DOMESTIC AGENDA - Howuard Jacob Karger
- AMERICA'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM: THE REAGAN LEGACY - Terri Combs-Orme and Bernard Guyer
- THE REAGAN LEGACY: UNDOING CLASS, RACE, AND GENDER ACCORDS - Mimi Abramovitz
- UNHOUSING THE URBAN POOR: THE REAGAN LEGACY - Beth Rubin, James D. Wright, and Joel A. Devine
- THE FALL OF THE …
Unhousing The Urban Poor: The Reagan Legacy, Beth A. Rubin, James D. Wright, Joel A. Devine
Unhousing The Urban Poor: The Reagan Legacy, Beth A. Rubin, James D. Wright, Joel A. Devine
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
The Reagan era was characterized by the popularity of individual level explanations and market based solutions for a range of social problems, including homelessness. We argue that such an approach was inadequate and may, in fact, have toorsened the housing situation. We claim that homelessness is fundamentally a housing problem linked to two key trends of the 1980s: the increasing rate of poverty and the declining supply'f low-income housing. Market approaches to housing policy have resulted in housing policies by default: gentrification, condo conversion and displacement as well as tax policies that explicitly favor the nonpoor. Those policies gehred towards …
Qualitative Research And Social Work Practice: Partners In Discovery, Howard Goldstein
Qualitative Research And Social Work Practice: Partners In Discovery, Howard Goldstein
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
The methods, outcomes and distinct characteristics of qualitative research are presented to establish the relevance of this mode of inquiry for research in social work practice. The phenomenological foundations are outlined and the various methods including ethnograpy, participant-observation and life history are illustrated by the use of an array of qualitative research projects. The same studies also disclose the forms of knowledge generated by qualitative research relative to the importance of values, ethics, culture, spirituality and aesthetics.
Technological Fix: Altering The Consciousness Of The Social Work Profession, Dennis Saleebey
Technological Fix: Altering The Consciousness Of The Social Work Profession, Dennis Saleebey
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Social work, like other professions, seeks a jolt of technology and technical sophistication into its theoretical and practical repertories. Such efforts have, thus far, ignored the considerable ethical and axiological freight that "Techne" brings with it. Ironically, many of the implicit values of techniques subvert the unique and defining values of the social work profession. This paper offers a cautionary note and a prescription for avoiding the "technological fix."
Interpretive Methods For Social Work Practice And Research, Edmund Sherman
Interpretive Methods For Social Work Practice And Research, Edmund Sherman
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
There has been a growing dissatisfaction with the apparent dominance of quantitative empirical approaches to the social sciences in general and to social work practice research in particular. This paper suggests an alternative or complementary approach which is based on modern hermeneutics, the science of interpretation. These interpretive methods are discussed in terms of their more promising applications to select areas of social work practice and research.
Meaning And Motivational Complexities Of Practice Interventions, Jerome Sachs
Meaning And Motivational Complexities Of Practice Interventions, Jerome Sachs
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Social phenomenological theory and methods are used to uncover, examine and understand the complexity of meanings and motives which precipitate social work practice. The meanings and motives were coded into five categories; worker, client, agency, other institutions, and noninstitutional meanings and motives. In addition, three theoretical concepts, operational themes, therapeutic worth of the client and operational dilemmas were developed and explored.
Rationality In Social Work: A Critical Examination, Shimon S. Gottschalk, Stanley L. Witkin
Rationality In Social Work: A Critical Examination, Shimon S. Gottschalk, Stanley L. Witkin
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
This paper critically examines the definitions and criteria for rationality in social work in light of western philosophic tradition. Rationality in social work is seen as instrumental (means-oriented) and individualistic rather than substantive (ends-oriented) and social. A set of criteria which expand the basis for making rationality claims in social work is suggested. These additional criteria aim to serve the valued social justice ends of social work practice.
Introduction: Social Work And Philosophy, Roberta Wells Imre
Introduction: Social Work And Philosophy, Roberta Wells Imre
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
A journal issue unequivocally about philosophical concerns in social work is evidence of the recent progress we have made in the profession in recognizing the importance of philosophical commitments in social work activities. Awareness of the presence of these commitments and dissatisfaction with conventional social work resources for addressing them led to the organization of the Study Group for Philosophical Issues in 1985. The papers presented here have been contributed by members of this group, which is open to anyone interested in joining the conversation.
Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 18, No. 4 (December 1991)
Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 18, No. 4 (December 1991)
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
SPECIAL ISSUE ON PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES IN SOCIAL WORK
- SOCIAL WORK AND PHILOSOPHY - Roberta Wells Imre
- THE PLACE OF SCIENCE IN SOCIAL WORK - Ann Weick
- MY PARADIGM CAN BEAT YOUR PARADIGM: SOME REFLECTIONS ON KNOWLEDGE CONFLICTS - Glenn Haworth
- TECHNOLOGICAL FIX: ALTERING THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION - Dennis Saleebey
- INTERPRETIVE METHODS FOR SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE AND RESEARCH - Edmund Sherman
- MEANING AND MOTIVATIONAL COMPLEXITIES OF PRACTICE INTERVENTIONS - Jerome Sachs
- QUALITATIVE RESEARCH AND SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE: PARTNERS IN DISCOVERY - Howard Goldstein
- RATIONALITY IN SOCIAL WORK: A CRITICAL EXAMINATION - Shimon S. Gottschalk and Stanley L. …
The Place Of Science In Social Work, Ann Weick
The Place Of Science In Social Work, Ann Weick
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
A narrow concept of science has reduced rather than enlarged the scope of human inquiry. This paper considers the principles of quantum physics and the philosophy of Wilhelm Dilthey as two different ways of creating approaches to research more consonant with social work practice.
My Paradigm Can Beat Your Paradigm: Some Reflections On Knowledge Conflicts, Glenn O. Haworth
My Paradigm Can Beat Your Paradigm: Some Reflections On Knowledge Conflicts, Glenn O. Haworth
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Disagreements about knowledge generation and application in social work are examined from a paradigmatic level to try to account for the moral indignation often accompanying the disagreements. The positivist paradigm with its pervasive influence on social science inquiry has been challenged in recent times by a more relativistic, interactive, consciousness based paradigm. The problem of "standardizing Intersubjectivity", and the process of "Inversion of Mastery", are used to examine the paradigm differences. The positivist's accusation that the newer paradigm advocate is "irresponsible", and the rejoinder that positivism contributes to a "damaging hoax" on humankind are the crux of the moral heat …
East/West Philosophical Synthesis In Transpersonal Theory, Edward R. Canda
East/West Philosophical Synthesis In Transpersonal Theory, Edward R. Canda
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Transpersonal theory is a perspective on human behavior and development that synthesizes philosophical and scientific insights from Eastern and Western traditions of thought. This article presents challenges from transpersonal theory to ethnocentric limitations of conventional developmental theories in social work. Three fundamental philosophical assumptions of conventional theories are critiqued: that linear, rational thinking is the standard for optimal cognitive development; that autonomy is the standard for psychosocial maturity; and that ordinary waking dualistic consciousness is the standard for normal mental operation. Limitations of transpersonal theory are also examined. Based on the challenges and insights of transpersonal theory, suggestions for innovation …
Racial Differences In The Use Of Drugs And Alcohol Among Low Income Youth And Young Adults, John E. Poulin
Racial Differences In The Use Of Drugs And Alcohol Among Low Income Youth And Young Adults, John E. Poulin
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
This study examines the use of drugs and alcohol among 284 youth and young adults of a low income urban community. Racial differences in the use of drugs and alcohol are examined for four age groups between 12 and 25.
Overall, the findings show significant racial differences in the use of both drugs and alcohol. Black youth and young adults have lower drug use and alcohol use rates than their white peers. The differences hold for the four age groups examined. Implications of the findings for drug prevention programs are discussed.
Social Support For The Black Elderly: Is There A Link Between Informal And Formal Assistance?, Susie A. Spence
Social Support For The Black Elderly: Is There A Link Between Informal And Formal Assistance?, Susie A. Spence
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
This study explores informal and formal social support among a sample of elderly southern Blacks. The results reveal that all respondents received informal assistance and that while overall formal assistance was low, a number of respondents received support from both sources. The author discusses these findings in relation to the supplement model of elderly social support and their implications for social service providers.
Mental Health Services: An International Perspective, Thomas R. Holmes, Merl C. Hokenstad
Mental Health Services: An International Perspective, Thomas R. Holmes, Merl C. Hokenstad
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
This paper provides an introduction to this special edition on international mental health perspectives. The importance of an international perspective is discussed and key questions are raised to provide the reader with a frame of reference for examining the mental health systems in the countries presented. An orientation to some of the current mental health issues in Europe, the United States, and developing countries is given as point of comparison for the reader. Questions discussed relate to the status of institutional care, outpatient services, the composition of mental health staff, the role of community interventions and prevention, and the availability …
Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 18, No. 2 (June 1991)
Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 18, No. 2 (June 1991)
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
SPECIAL ISSUE ON MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
- FOREWORD
- MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE - Thomas R. Holmes and Merl C. Hokenstad
- THE DEVELOPMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: THE CASE OF RWANDA - Froduald Gatarayiha, Franz Baro, Morton 0. Wagenfeld,
- & Rene Stockman
- MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN INDIA - S. Rajkumar
- MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN MEXICO - Teresa Lartigue and Juan Vives
- MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN EGYPT - A. Okasha
- MENTAL HEALTH POLICY AND PROGRAMS IN ISRAEL: TRENDS AND PROBLEMS OF A DEVELOPING SYSTEM - Uri Aviram
- MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN HONG KONG: HISTORY, MODERN …
The Global Economy And The American Welfare State, Howard Jacob Karger
The Global Economy And The American Welfare State, Howard Jacob Karger
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
The American social welfare state is approaching a crisis because of the global economy. Survival in a new world economy requires corporations to become more efficient, a strategy which leads to a rapidly changing technology, plant shutdowns, and industrial reorganization. To aid corporations, government often curbs taxes to make capital available for investment. These policies can lead to governmental debt, reduced welfare services, a deterioration in the infrastructure, and myriad social problems. This article investigates the effects of the global economy on the American welfare state.
War, Peace, And "The System": Three Perspectives, Paul Adams
War, Peace, And "The System": Three Perspectives, Paul Adams
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Social workers have sometimes seen war as part of a larger system and as linked to other forms of violence or social evil. This article considers three kinds of analysis which identify different systems (capitalism, patriarchy, and exterminism), see the links in different ways, and lead to different practical conclusions. Each perspective is examined in terms of its capacity to explain the phenomena it describes and to identify a social change strategy that can eliminate them. It is suggested that social workers may be professionally predisposed to select among these perspectives for reasons other than their explanatory power or strategic …
The Development Of Mental Health Services In Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case Of Rwanda, Froduald Gatarayiha, Franz Baro, Morton O. Wagenfeld, Rene Stockman
The Development Of Mental Health Services In Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case Of Rwanda, Froduald Gatarayiha, Franz Baro, Morton O. Wagenfeld, Rene Stockman
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
This paper considers several aspects of the evolution, organization and current status of the mental health system of Rwanda. The centerpiece of the Rwandan mental health system is the neuropsychiatric hospital in Ndera. Resource constraints preclude development of an extensive system of specialty mental health care. The World Health Organization has proposed that mental health services can best be delivered in developing countries through decentralization and integration with primary health care services. The accomplishments and problems encountered in implementing this model in Rwanda are described and, based on this experience, some recommendations are offered for other developing countries.