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Creative Restitution: A Study Of Differential Response Patterns, John T. Gandy, James H. Bridges
Creative Restitution: A Study Of Differential Response Patterns, John T. Gandy, James H. Bridges
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Creative restitution offers considerable potential to the field of criminal justice. The concept is of historical significance for it has been an important element in a variety of cultures. Yet, the notion of restitution or permitting an offender to make amends is not a significant element in our society. This paper explores the responses of a variety of populations to creative restitution. A number of findings were of significance including strong support for and acceptance of the concept by diverse groups.
The "Science" Of Social Policy: Max Weber Revisited, Asoke Basu
The "Science" Of Social Policy: Max Weber Revisited, Asoke Basu
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Science documents two sources of knowledge--sense and reason. Further, according to Kant, "The nature of the outer empirical world is not known, what becomes known is that which is perceived." Human constructs represent outer reality. They do not express reality directly as it is in original nature. The aim of the social scientist can never be to eliminate the relative perspective of social reality. It is to understand and explain it within a larger cultural framework. The nature of this task brings the social scientist "close" to defining the social reality within a broader cultural praxis. Any policy--essentially, a set …
Systemic Perspectivism: A New Basis For Evaluative Research, Richard A. Ball
Systemic Perspectivism: A New Basis For Evaluative Research, Richard A. Ball
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Evaluative research has not kept pace with developments in the theory of social planning and the philosophy of science. If evaluation is to contribute to social planning, evaluators must recognize that planning is a political process. The method of systemic perspectivism may be able to provide a means of combining the virtues of general systems theory with a perspectivistic view of objectivity, allowing for a transactive planning which involves the public.
Community Assessment Scales: The State Of The Art, John F. Else, Samuel E. Walker
Community Assessment Scales: The State Of The Art, John F. Else, Samuel E. Walker
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Community development activities are founded on the assumption that citizens have some concept of a "good community" toward which they want to move. Attention needs to be given to how community developers can determine citizen values and attitudes about the type of community that they want. Community assessment scales (CAS's) have been used as one means of measuring community attitudes and desires.
This paper explores the state of the art of the development and use of CAS's. The conclusions are that there has been only minimal use of CAS's and that there are many conceptual and methodological problems with the …
Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 5, No. 3 (May 1978)
Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 5, No. 3 (May 1978)
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Community Assessment Scales: The State of the Art - JOHN F. ELSE & SAMUEL E. WALKER - pp. 299
- Models of Poverty and Planned Change: A Frame Work for Synthesis - DAVID S. WALLS - pp. 316
- Maintaining Goals in a Mutual-Benefit Association - JAMES R. HUDSON - pp. 327
- Living and Acting in an Altered Body: A Phenomenological Description of Amputation - MARY JO DEEGAN - pp. 342
- Blacks in the American Criminal Justice System: A Study of Sanctioned Deviance - TERRY JONES - pp. 356
- Systemic Perspectivism: A New Basis for Evaluative Research - RICHARD …
Blacks In The American Criminal Justice System: A Study Of Sanctioned Deviance, Terry Jones
Blacks In The American Criminal Justice System: A Study Of Sanctioned Deviance, Terry Jones
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Almost since the beginning of Black history in America there have been differences of opinion as to what the role of Blacks should be in reference to the criminal justice system. In the beginning these differences centered around the issue of cooperation or resistance to the slave system and a criminal justice system that guaranteed slavery durante vita. Now, while the issue is no longer slavery, Blacks continue the debate over cooperation versus resistance to the criminal justice system. What should the role of Blacks be in reference to the criminal justice system? Can Blacks be of greater assistance to …
The Labeler As An Influence On Labeling Outcomes, Wallace J. Gingerich
The Labeler As An Influence On Labeling Outcomes, Wallace J. Gingerich
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Focusing upon labeling processes at the level of interpersonal relations, this paper points out the general inattention to the labeler as an influence on labeling outcomes. In addition, recent empirical findings suggest not only that labeler variables may be associated with outcomes, but that different labelers are influenced in different ways by different factors in their interpersonal labeling. Consequently, an effort is made to incorporate knowledge from social perception theory into the labeling perspective in order to enhance our understanding of interpersonal labeling processes. Several labeler related variables which might be expected to influence labeling outcomes are suggested.
Models Of Poverty And Planned Change: A Framework For Synthesis, David S. Walls
Models Of Poverty And Planned Change: A Framework For Synthesis, David S. Walls
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Recent discussions of planned social change have organized interventive strategies into models which identify underlying philosophical assumptions, value orientations, and political perspectives. Two papers published in 1965 can be taken as the beginning of this model-building discussion: Richard Walton proposed a dichotomy between attitude change and power strategies, and Roland Warren outlined a continuum from collaborative through campaign to contest strategies. In the subsequent literature, three publications stand out as major formulations of models of planned social change. What is particularly striking is that each develops a trichotomous typology of change strategies. Jack Rothman (1968) formulates the Locality Development, Social …
Maintaining Goals In A Mutual-Benefit Association, James R. Hudson
Maintaining Goals In A Mutual-Benefit Association, James R. Hudson
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Mutual benefit associations have been frequently found to confront two major problems: membership apathy and oligarchical control. The organization presented in this paper solved those two problems in unique ways. First professionals employed by the organization were kept in subordinant roles when key policy decisions were made by the lay board. Secondly, the organizational structure did not match the reward structure, i.e., salaries of supervisors were often lower than those of the professional staff. Finally, the organization operated on the principle that each of its programs should be taken over by other organizations and were successful frequently enough with this …
Living And Acting In An Altered Body: A Phenomenological Description Of Amputation, Mary Jo Deegan
Living And Acting In An Altered Body: A Phenomenological Description Of Amputation, Mary Jo Deegan
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Adults with recent amputations are often perceived as suffering from post-operative depression and phantom limbs. These states are frequently seen as failures in "adjustment" since there are often few physiological involvements which curtail daily functioning. This perspective is seen as compatible with major American values of pragmatism, individualism, and a mechanistic medical model. We suggest here that problems in daily living and the phantom limb are not "mental" aberrations but rather reflections of a radically altered lived experience. The performance of the actor is significantly changed and can be discussed as a function of changed experience, and style. This persppctivedraws …
The Worker/Client Relationship: Relevant Role Theory, Carlton E. Munson, Pallassana Balgopal
The Worker/Client Relationship: Relevant Role Theory, Carlton E. Munson, Pallassana Balgopal
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
The historic concept of "friendly visitor" has blurred the distinction of professional and personal in worker/client relationships. Current social trends and social problems as well as recent theory applications in practice have made these distinctions harder to identify and maintain. Role theory can be used to analyze behavioral indicators of objective and subjective components of relationship.
Social Welfare Interest Groups: An Underutilized Resource, Fred Barbaro
Social Welfare Interest Groups: An Underutilized Resource, Fred Barbaro
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
This paper addresses the need for increased political activity by the professional social work community in order to enhance its own status and to promote the growth of the social welfare institutions required by our clientele. It is not a polemic but an attempt to bare the relationship between social welfare bureaucracies and the political system. The results of a study on interest group behavior are reported. Social workers, as an interest group, can be more effective in advancing the goals of the profession if they have a better understanding of the political process and thereby maximize the impact of …
Interagency Conflict, Power, And Sanctioning Systems: An Alaskan Example, Dorothy M. Jones
Interagency Conflict, Power, And Sanctioning Systems: An Alaskan Example, Dorothy M. Jones
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
The covert processes in the interagency system in Anchorage social services is the subject of this paper. The emphasis is on (1) conflicts between explicit goals of planning and rationality in social services and covert or hidden goals concerning protection of organizational jurisdiction; (2) the structure of interagency power; and (3) the socialization and regulation of member agencies' behavior. The data for the study derive from focused interviews with agency administrators and staff members and observations at community planning meetings. The major finding of the study is that the explicit goals of rationality, integration, and planning in social services are …
Professionalism And Social Work Education: Substance And Structure, Leslie Leighninger
Professionalism And Social Work Education: Substance And Structure, Leslie Leighninger
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
This paper looks at effects of the quest for "professional identity" upon social work education and practice. Professionalization in social work is seen as consisting of two major components: concern with producing effective service for clients and concern with gaining autonomy. The impact of these two goals, and the tension between them, is discussed in relation to social work knowledge-base expansion in the 1950's, and developments in the history of undergraduate social work education.
Community Control Of Social Work Education A Historical Example, Philip R. Popple
Community Control Of Social Work Education A Historical Example, Philip R. Popple
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
From 1901 to 1924 social work education in the mid and southwest was provided by the Missouri School of Social Economy (MSSE). In 1924 the MSSE suddenly closed and was almost immediately replaced by an entirely new program, the Washington University Training Course for Social Workers. This paper explores the reasons for the demise of the MSSE, finding that it was apparently too liberal for the taste of university administrators and not responsive enough to the needs of the local practice community. The case of the MSSE provides an interesting and useful example of community control of social work education.
The Role Of Cultural Anthropology In The Education Of Social Service Personnel, James W. Green
The Role Of Cultural Anthropology In The Education Of Social Service Personnel, James W. Green
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Anthropology contributes to the education of social work students through its emphasis on the role of culture and of social context in the delivery of social services. Examples are provided with special emphasis on child abuse and protective services. While anthropology has traditionally been associated with the study of minorities, its role in the critique of other social work concerns is suggested.
Continuing Education And Social Work Education, Charles Guzzetta
Continuing Education And Social Work Education, Charles Guzzetta
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Growth of continuing education programs is noted. Differences between continuing education and traditional education are examined. Author argues that continuing education approaches are appropriate for social work education and should be made an integral part of programs for the preparation of social workers.
Avoiding Redundancy: Advanced Placement In Social Work Education, William A. Anderson
Avoiding Redundancy: Advanced Placement In Social Work Education, William A. Anderson
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Redundancy between graduate and undergraduate social work education is a waste of both program and student time and resources. Graduate programs have several alternative methods for decreasing redundancy, and some of the advantages and disadvantages of three such methods are considered here. After briefly presenting the historical development of the advanced placement issue and identifying the primary goals of undergraduate social work education, a model is given which links the three most common forms of advanced placement. Advanced placements based upon measured student knowledge and skills (outcome method), undergraduate course offerings (content method), and graduation from an accredited undergraduate program …
The Vanishing Sociology-Social Work Alliance: A Study In The Politics Of Professionalism, David G. Bromley, Frank J. Weed
The Vanishing Sociology-Social Work Alliance: A Study In The Politics Of Professionalism, David G. Bromley, Frank J. Weed
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
The undergraduate sociology-social work alliance in sociology departments has a long tradition in American colleges despite ideological differences between the two disciplines. Recently this old alliance shows signs of disintegration. This paper argues that the recent emphasis on professionalization of undergraduate social work through the use of accrediting standards coupled with the control of Federal social work training grants have placed new pressures on the old alliance. Evidence is presented which indicates that the conflict is being resolved in the direction of greater administrative specialization and autonomy for social work.
The Operation Of Professional Journals In Social Work, Duncan Lindsey
The Operation Of Professional Journals In Social Work, Duncan Lindsey
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
The concern of this paper is a systematic examination of one of the major social structures developed to foster the growth and regulation of the knowledge construction enterprise in social work-the professional journal. The foci of the analyses are: 1) the normative criteria of editorial board members, 2) the characteristics of the editorial judges, and 3) the factors which influence editorial decision making.
Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 5, No. 2 (March 1978)
Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 5, No. 2 (March 1978)
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Introduction - pp. 150
- Community Control of Social Work Education - A Historical Example - PHILIP R. POPPLE - pp. 152
- The Vanishing Sociology - Social Work Alliance: A Study in the Politics of Professionalism - DAVID G. BROMLEY & FRANK J. WEED - pp. 168
- Professionalism and Social Work Education: Substance and Structure - LESLIE LEIGHNINGER - pp. 188
- The Role of Cultural Anthropology in the Education of Social Service Personnel - JAMES W. GREEN - pp. 214
- Statewide Academic Planning for Social .ork Education: A Case Study - MICHAEL J. AUSTIN - pp. 230
- Avoiding …
Statewide Academic Planning For Social Work Education: A Case Study, Michael J. Austin
Statewide Academic Planning For Social Work Education: A Case Study, Michael J. Austin
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Statewide and regional educational planning has become a necessity in the light of budget cutbacks, mal-distribution of manpower and pressures for accountability. This case study describes one statewide planning experience and identifies implications for academic outreach, faculty organizing, faculty leadership development, educational planning, developing common language between academic and human service agencies, and projecting manpower needs.
Destined To Die, Carol O'Connell
Destined To Die, Carol O'Connell
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
It is my belief that if society were better able to cope with death, then perhaps the individual would be better prepared for his own death. Death has always been distasteful to people because it is such a frightening happening. It is such an unpleasant and painful topic that no one wants to talk about it and discussions do not easily surface. How are we ever to understand it if it is never discussed? Perhaps we will never understand it fully, but we can at least try to prepare ourselves and others.
The Msw And The Mpa: Confrontation Of Two Professions In Public Welfare, Thomas H. Walz, Harry J. Macy
The Msw And The Mpa: Confrontation Of Two Professions In Public Welfare, Thomas H. Walz, Harry J. Macy
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
From its inception in the 1930's, public welfare has emerged as a major service industry commanding a sizeable portion of the public tax dollar. Concomitant with growth and size and expenditure has come the federalization of the program. In the face of a series of changes--the growth of welfare, added administrative complexity, and the emergence of new economic function--public welfare's identification with social work was weakened. Correspondingly, and perhaps logically, its identification with public administration has been strengthened. In this paper, there is exploration of the changes leading to the confrontation between social work and public administration within public welfare. …
A Political Economy Critique Of The American Welfare State, Gerben Dejong
A Political Economy Critique Of The American Welfare State, Gerben Dejong
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Despite its rapid expansion over the last decade, the American welfare state appears unable to remedy many of the social problems it has been designated to solve. In many instances, the welfare state has become as much a part of the problem as the solution. Unfortunately, most proposals to reform the welfare state do not go beyond the liberalconservative conception of the welfare state as a backup to the capitalist market system. This conception of the welfare state is part of a larger comitment to a free market-pluralist ideology that singles out certain social phenomena as problematic and limits the …
Social Control Or Social Wage: On The Political Economy Of The "Welfare State", Paul Adams
Social Control Or Social Wage: On The Political Economy Of The "Welfare State", Paul Adams
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Discussion between liberal apologists for the "welfare state" and their radical critics has tended in recent years to focus on the question of "social control." In this area the corporate liberals and social democrats (the "welfare statists") are weak. They talk of the "welfare state" as if, at least in principle, it represented the collective assumption by society of responsibility for the basic needs and dependencies of its members. Insofar as "social control" is relevant for them, it has to do with society's exercise of restraint over the selfish pursuit of private profit.1 Radical critics of the "welfare state," on …
Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 5, No. 1 (January 1978)
Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 5, No. 1 (January 1978)
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
- Editorial - pp i
- A Political Economy Critique of the American Welfare State - GERBEN DeJONG - 1
- Social Control or Social Wage: On the Political Economy of the "Welfare State." - PAUL ADAMS - 46
- The "Casework Notebook": An Analysis of Its Content - LESLIE B. ALEXANDER & PHILIP LICHTENBERG - 55
- The Measurement of Personal Influence in Organization and Community - ROGER A. LOHMANN - 66
- Receiving Help: Management Strategies of the Handicapped - NANCY A. BROOKS - 91
- The MSW and the MPA: Confrontation of the Two Professions in Public Welfare - THOMAS H. WALZ & HARRY …
The "Case Work Notebook": An Analysis Of Its Content, Leslie B. Alexander, Philip Lichtenberg
The "Case Work Notebook": An Analysis Of Its Content, Leslie B. Alexander, Philip Lichtenberg
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Although the contemporary trend of the unionization of both professional and non-professional social service workers merits careful examination of both socio-structural and ideological dimensions, the following study is confined to a historical analysis of the professional, more specifically, casework interests of a group of professional social work unionists in the late 1930s, early 1940s. The method of content analysis is used to examine several major themes within a regular section, "The Case Work Notebook," of the journal, Social Work Today, which was the major theoretical organ of the social work union movement.
The Measurement Of Personal Influence In Organization And Community, Roger A. Lohmann
The Measurement Of Personal Influence In Organization And Community, Roger A. Lohmann
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Discussions of personal influence in situations in communities and organizations are ordinarily abstract and theoretical. In this paper, a practical method for the measurement of influence in interactional terms is developed. The approach combines the use of Likert scales, sociometric techniques and a simplified version of "blockmodeling" using mathematical matrices. The method is outlined using a hypothetical social service agency with a seven-member staff.
Receiving Help: Management Strategies Of The Handicapped, Nancy A. Brooks
Receiving Help: Management Strategies Of The Handicapped, Nancy A. Brooks
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
The social act of helping is presented from the recipient's viewpoint. Interview material from handicapped adults and contributions from the literature on helping provide insight to the helped person's management and interpretation of being helped. Techniques employed in the management of help are described. Alternative strategies and interpretations are available to the helped person; receiving help is not necessarily demeaning as social norms suggest. The interaction between helper and helped person is the central concern.