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Review Of International Social Work Research: Issues And Prospects. Tony Tripodi And Miriam Potoky-Tripodi. Reviewed By Teresa Morris., Teresa Morris Dec 2007

Review Of International Social Work Research: Issues And Prospects. Tony Tripodi And Miriam Potoky-Tripodi. Reviewed By Teresa Morris., Teresa Morris

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Book review of Tony Tripodi and Miriam Potocky-Tripodi, International Social Work Research: Issues and Prospects. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007. $ 55.00 hardcover, $ 24.95 papercover.


Review Of Welfare Discipline: Discourse, Governance And Globalization. Sanford F. Schram. Reviewed By Pranab Chatterjee And Kathleen M. Alman., Pranab Chatterjee, Kathleen M. Alman Dec 2007

Review Of Welfare Discipline: Discourse, Governance And Globalization. Sanford F. Schram. Reviewed By Pranab Chatterjee And Kathleen M. Alman., Pranab Chatterjee, Kathleen M. Alman

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Book review of Sanford F. Schram, Welfare Discipline: Discourse, Governance, and Globalization. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2006. $ 64.50 hardcover, $ 21.95 paperback.


Review Of Human Behavior For Social Work Practice: A Developmental-Ecological Framework. Wendy Haight And Edward H. Taylor. Reviewed By Marvin D. Feit., Marvin D. Feit Dec 2007

Review Of Human Behavior For Social Work Practice: A Developmental-Ecological Framework. Wendy Haight And Edward H. Taylor. Reviewed By Marvin D. Feit., Marvin D. Feit

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Book review of Wendy Haight and Edward H. Taylor, Human Behavior for Social Work Practice: A Developmental-Ecological Framework. Chicago, IL: Lyceum Books, 2006. $ 39.95 papercover.


Unsung Heroines: Single Mothers And The American Dream. Ruth Sidel. Dec 2007

Unsung Heroines: Single Mothers And The American Dream. Ruth Sidel.

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Book note for Ruth Sidel, Unsung Heroines: Single Mothers and the American Dream. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2006. $ 45.00 hardcover, $ 17.95 papercover.


Deadly Worlds: The Emotional Costs Of Globalization. Charles Lemert And Anthony Elliott. Dec 2007

Deadly Worlds: The Emotional Costs Of Globalization. Charles Lemert And Anthony Elliott.

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Book note for Charles Lemert and Anthony Elliott, Deadly Worlds: The Emotional Costs of Globalization. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2006. $ 19.95 paperback.


Solving The Health Care Problem: How Other Nations Succeeded And Why The United States Has Not. Pamela Behan., Krista Drescher Burke Dec 2007

Solving The Health Care Problem: How Other Nations Succeeded And Why The United States Has Not. Pamela Behan., Krista Drescher Burke

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Book note for Pamela Behan, Solving the Health Care Problem: How Other Nations Succeeded and Why the United States Has Not. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2006. $ 60.00 hardcover.


Index Of Volume Xxxiv, Issues 1-4 Dec 2007

Index Of Volume Xxxiv, Issues 1-4

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No abstract provided.


Review Of The Quest For Environmental Justice: Human Rights And The Politics Of Pollution. Robert D. Bullard (Ed.). Reviewed By John G. Mcnutt., John G. Mcnutt Sep 2007

Review Of The Quest For Environmental Justice: Human Rights And The Politics Of Pollution. Robert D. Bullard (Ed.). Reviewed By John G. Mcnutt., John G. Mcnutt

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Book review of Robert Bullard (Ed.), The Quest for Environmental Justice: Human Rights and the Politics of Pollution. San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Books, 2005. $18.95 papercover.


American Taxation, American Slavery. Robin Einhorn. Reviewed By Paul H. Stuart., Paul H. Stuart Sep 2007

American Taxation, American Slavery. Robin Einhorn. Reviewed By Paul H. Stuart., Paul H. Stuart

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Book review of Robin Einhorn, American Taxation, American Slavery. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2006. $35.00 hardcover.


Social Work In The Twenty-First Century: Challenges And Opportunities. John T. Pardeck And Francis K. O. Yuen. Sep 2007

Social Work In The Twenty-First Century: Challenges And Opportunities. John T. Pardeck And Francis K. O. Yuen.

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Book note for John T. Pardeck and Francis K. O. Yuen, Social Work in the Twenty-first Century: Challenges and Opportunities. Westport, CT: Praegar, 2006. $89.95 hardcover.


When Work Is Not Enough: State And Federal Policies To Support Needy Workers. Robert P. Stoker And Laura A. Wilson. Sep 2007

When Work Is Not Enough: State And Federal Policies To Support Needy Workers. Robert P. Stoker And Laura A. Wilson.

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Book note for Robert P. Stoker and Laura A. Wilson, When Work is Not Enough: State and Federal Policies to Support Needy Workers. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2006. $24.00 papercover.


From Financial Literacy To Financial Capability Among Youth, Elizabeth Johnson, Margaret S. Sherraden Sep 2007

From Financial Literacy To Financial Capability Among Youth, Elizabeth Johnson, Margaret S. Sherraden

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Youth in the United States are facing an increasingly complex and perilous financial world. Economically disadvantaged youth, in particular, lack financial knowledge and access to mainstream financial institutions. Despite growing interest in youth financial literacy, we have not seen comparable efforts to improve access to financial policies and services, especially among disadvantaged youth. Instead of aiming for financial literacy, an approach widely promoted in the United States, we suggest aiming for financial capability, a concept grounded in the writing of Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum. Building on research in the United Kingdom, the paper proposes that financial capability results when …


Astroturf, Technology And The Future Of Community Mobilization: Implications For Nonprofit Theory, John Mcnutt, Katherine Boland Sep 2007

Astroturf, Technology And The Future Of Community Mobilization: Implications For Nonprofit Theory, John Mcnutt, Katherine Boland

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Nonprofit Organizations advocate for the poor, the disenfranchised and the oppressed. This process is thought to build social capital and civil society, while engendering the development of social skills and deliberation. In recent years, scholars have observed that nonprofit advocacy organizations have moved from membership associations to professionalized policy change organizations. Virtual advocacy will move the process farther afield. Astroturf, the creation of synthetic advocacy efforts, continues this process further. All of this has troubling implications for nonprofit organizations and nonprofit theory. This paper describes the astroturf phenomenon, reviews pertinent nonprofit theory and speculates on the impact of astroturf for …


Review Of A Right To Housing: Foundations For A New Social Agenda. Rachel G. Bratt, Michael E. Stone, And Chester Hartman. Reviewed By John Q. Hodges., John Q. Hodges Sep 2007

Review Of A Right To Housing: Foundations For A New Social Agenda. Rachel G. Bratt, Michael E. Stone, And Chester Hartman. Reviewed By John Q. Hodges., John Q. Hodges

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Book review of Rachel G. Bratt, Michael E. Stone and Chester Hartman, A Right to Housing: Foundations for a New Social Agenda. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 2006. $40.00 papercover.


Review Of Poor Families In America's Health Care Crisis. Ronald J. Angel, Laura Lein And Jane Henrici. Reviewed By Amy Lapan., Amy Lapan Sep 2007

Review Of Poor Families In America's Health Care Crisis. Ronald J. Angel, Laura Lein And Jane Henrici. Reviewed By Amy Lapan., Amy Lapan

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Book review of Ronald J. Angel, Laura Lein and Jane Henrici, Poor Families in America's Health Care Crisis. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006. $70.00 hardcover, $27.99 papercover.


Not Working: Latina Immigrants, Low-Wage Jobs And The Failure Of Welfare Reform. Alejandra Marchevsky And Jeanne Theorharis., Rose Barretto Sep 2007

Not Working: Latina Immigrants, Low-Wage Jobs And The Failure Of Welfare Reform. Alejandra Marchevsky And Jeanne Theorharis., Rose Barretto

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Book note for Rik Pinxten and Ellen Preckler, Racism in Metropolitan Areas. New York: Berghahn Books, 2006. $70.00 hardcover, $22.50 papercover.


Racism In Metropolitan Areas. Rik Pinxten And Ellen Preckler., Rose Barretto Sep 2007

Racism In Metropolitan Areas. Rik Pinxten And Ellen Preckler., Rose Barretto

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Book note for Rik Pinxten and Ellen Preckler, Racism in Metropolitan Areas. New York: Berghahn Books, 2006. $70.00 hardcover, $22.50 papercover.


Community Development Corporations And Public Participation: Lessons From A Case Study In The Arkansas Delta, Valerie H. Hunt Sep 2007

Community Development Corporations And Public Participation: Lessons From A Case Study In The Arkansas Delta, Valerie H. Hunt

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In this paper, I focus on the role of community development corporations (CDCs) in fostering public participation in the local political process. Using survey and interview data gathered from CDCs operating in the Mississippi Delta region of Arkansas, I show that the CDC is an important intermediary between the citizens and the local political arena. While, according to this study's findings, the CDCs' long-term goal is to develop a lasting sense of efficacy among CDC participants, leading to direct political participation by citizens, the nature of CDC funding does not fully support these efforts. As a result, these critical activities …


The Role Of Informal Social Networks In Micro-Savings Mobilization, Margaret Lombe, Fred M. Ssewamala Sep 2007

The Role Of Informal Social Networks In Micro-Savings Mobilization, Margaret Lombe, Fred M. Ssewamala

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The influence of informal institutions on economic outcomes for low income individuals and households has received little attention in the United States. Yet, drawing on social capital theory and existing studies from developing countries where informal institutions have been widely used in promoting economic opportunities offamilies in poverty, one would expect these institutions to have positive effects on the economic outcomes of low income individuals in the context of an IDA program. Using a sample of 840 respondents who were enrolled in a community action program, this study assesses the effects of informal networks of social support on performance in …


Advice And Help-Seeking Intentions Among Youth In Israel: Ethnic And Gender Differences, Moshe Sherer Sep 2007

Advice And Help-Seeking Intentions Among Youth In Israel: Ethnic And Gender Differences, Moshe Sherer

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This study addresses intentions to seek advice and help among Jewish and Arab youths in Israel. The sample included 805 Jewish, 159 Moslem, 42 Christian, and 43 Druze youths. Two instruments were used: a demographic questionnaire and a questionnaire on help-seeking intentions. Results indicated that members of the ethnic groups preferred using different sources for advice and help. Compared to Moslem and Druze youths, Jewish youths preferred to turn to fathers, siblings, school counselors, and social workers; Compared to Arab youths, Jewish youths expressed less intention to seek assistancef rom their mothers; and compared to Moslem youths, Jewish youths expressed …


Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 34, No. 3 (September 2007) Sep 2007

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 34, No. 3 (September 2007)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: LESSONS FROM A CASE STUDY IN THE ARKANSAS DELTA - Valerie H. Hunt
  • THE ROLE OF INFORMAL SOCIAL NETWORKS IN MICRO-SAVINGS MOBILIZATION - Margaret Lombe and Fred M. Ssewamala
  • ADVICE AND HELP-SEEKING INTENTIONS AMONG YOUTH IN ISRAEL: ETHNIC AND GENDER DIFFERENCES - Moshe Sherer
  • INCARCERATION AND UNWED FATHERS IN FRAGILE FAMILIES - Charles E. Lewis, Jr., Irwin Garfinkel and Qin Gao
  • GREEK-LETTER MEMBERSHIP AND COLLEGE GRADUATION: DOES RACE MATTER? - Ronald E. Severtis, Jr. and C. Andrg Christie-Mizell
  • FROM FINANCIAL LITERACY TO FINANCIAL CAPABILITY AMONG YOUTH - Elizabeth Johnson and Margaret …


Incarceration And Unwed Fathers In Fragile Families, Charles E. Lewis Jr., Irwin Garfinkel, Qin Gao Sep 2007

Incarceration And Unwed Fathers In Fragile Families, Charles E. Lewis Jr., Irwin Garfinkel, Qin Gao

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Criminal justice policies have resulted in millions of Americans being incarcerated over the past three decades in systems that provide little or no rehabilitation. This study uses a new dataset-The Fragile Families Study-to document poor labor market outcomes that are associated with incarceration. We find that fathers who had been incarcerated earned 28 percent less annually thanfathers who were never incarceratedT hese previously incarceratedfa thers worked less weeks per year, less hours per week and were less likely to be working during the week prior to their interview. We also found that fathers who had been incarcerated were more likely …


Greek-Letter Membership And College Graduation: Does Race Matter?, Ronald E. Severtis Jr., C. Andre Christie-Mizell Sep 2007

Greek-Letter Membership And College Graduation: Does Race Matter?, Ronald E. Severtis Jr., C. Andre Christie-Mizell

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Research, utilizing a nationally representative sample of 3,712 Americans, revealed that Greek-letter membership increases the probability of college graduation more for African Americans than for European Americans. Conversely, father's education is a more robust predictor of educational outcomes for European Americans compared to their African American counterparts


Interpersonal Violence And Animals: Mandated Cross-Sector Reporting, Dennis D. Long, Joan H. Long, Shanti J. Kulkarni Sep 2007

Interpersonal Violence And Animals: Mandated Cross-Sector Reporting, Dennis D. Long, Joan H. Long, Shanti J. Kulkarni

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Research indicates an association between interpersonal violence and animal cruelty. This article examine the virtues and limitations of creating statutory authority requiring professionals to report substantiated abuse, neglect, and cruelty across service delivery systems (e.g. child and adult protect services and humane societies). Such a legislative approach authorizes and legitimizes "mandated crosssector reporting." The probative and research value of this type of initiative is examined as well as ethical and political considerations.


Review Of Inequality And Prosperity: Social Europe Vs. Liberal America. Jonas Pontusson. Reviewed By Martin Evans., Martin Evans Sep 2007

Review Of Inequality And Prosperity: Social Europe Vs. Liberal America. Jonas Pontusson. Reviewed By Martin Evans., Martin Evans

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Book review of Jonas Pontusson, Inequality and Prosperity: Social Europe vs Liberal America. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2006. $19.95. papercover.


Review Of Foundations Of Evidence Based Social Work Practice. Albert R. Roberts And Kenneth R. Yeager. Reviewed By Daniel Coleman., Daniel Coleman Sep 2007

Review Of Foundations Of Evidence Based Social Work Practice. Albert R. Roberts And Kenneth R. Yeager. Reviewed By Daniel Coleman., Daniel Coleman

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Book review of Albert R. Roberts and Kenneth R. Yeager, Foundations of Evidence Based Social Work Practice. New York: Oxford University Press. $35.00 hardcover.


Social Capital And Welfare Reform: Organizations, Congregations And Community. Jo Ann Schneider., Amy C. Conley Sep 2007

Social Capital And Welfare Reform: Organizations, Congregations And Community. Jo Ann Schneider., Amy C. Conley

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Book note for Jo Ann Schneider, Social Capital and Welfare Reform: Organizations, Congregations, and Community. New York: Columbia University Press, 2006. $69.50 hardcover, $29.50 papercover.


The Segregated Origins Of Social Security: African Americans And The Welfare State. Mary Poole., Allison De Marco Sep 2007

The Segregated Origins Of Social Security: African Americans And The Welfare State. Mary Poole., Allison De Marco

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Book note for Alejandra Marchevsky and Jeanne Theoharis, Not Working: Latina Immigrants, Low-wage Jobs and the Failure of Welfare Reform. New York: New York University Press, 2006. $75.00 hardcover, $22.00 papercover.


Globalization, Welfare Reform And The Social Economy: Developing An Alternative Approach To Analyzing Social Welfare Systems In The Post-Industrial Era, Vanna Gonzales Jun 2007

Globalization, Welfare Reform And The Social Economy: Developing An Alternative Approach To Analyzing Social Welfare Systems In The Post-Industrial Era, Vanna Gonzales

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Our understanding of the relationship between globalization and contemporary social welfare systems is heavily influenced by three conventional approaches to studying welfare reform: the political economy, moral economy, and mixed economy approaches. In addition to analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of each of these approaches, a central aim of this article is to introduce the social economy approach as an emergent alternative. Drawing from a growing body of work on institutional innovation within the European third sector, I argue that the social economy approach makes a valuable contribution to understanding the role of welfare networks in reconfiguring globalizations' impact on …


Review Of Empire Of Scrounge: Inside The Urban Underground Of Dumpster Diving, Trash Picking, And Street Scavenging. Jeff Ferrell. Reviewed By Robert D. Leighninger, Jr., Robert D. Leighninger Jr. Jun 2007

Review Of Empire Of Scrounge: Inside The Urban Underground Of Dumpster Diving, Trash Picking, And Street Scavenging. Jeff Ferrell. Reviewed By Robert D. Leighninger, Jr., Robert D. Leighninger Jr.

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Book review of Jeff Ferrell, Empire of Scrounge: Inside the Urban Underground of Dumpster Diving, Trash Picking and Street Scavenging. New York: New York University Press, 2006. $22.00 paperback.