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The Settlement House Tradition: Current Trends And Future Concerns, Beverly Koerin

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The settlement tradition represents a comprehensive approach that "strengthens individual and neighborhood assets, and builds collective capacity to address community problems" (Hirota, Brown, & Martin, 1996, p. i). While there is a rich literature on the history of the settlement movement, there is little information about contemporary settlement houses. This paper reports findings of a national survey of settlement houses/neighborhood centers that provide information about programs and services offered, populations served, unmet community needs, and policies or trends that contribute to or respond to these needs.

The First Four Months In A New Foster Placement: Psychosocial Adjustment, Parental Contact And Placement Disruption, James G. Barber, Paul H. Delfabbro

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Intake and four-month follow-up measures were obtained for 235 children referred into a new foster care placement over a 12-month period in the Australian State of South Australia. Twenty-five percent of the sample returned home within 4-months, and for those who remained in care throughout, there had been modest gains in behavior, psychological adjustment and adjustment at school. On the other hand, there were considerable levels of placement disruption, a high degree of non-compliance with parental visiting plans, and a high proportion of children fell outside ninety-five percent confidence intervals for the general adolescent population on most well-being measures, particularly …

Linking Welfare Clients To Jobs: Discretionary Use Of Worker Social Capital, Michelle Livermore, Alison Neustrom

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The overarching theme of the 1996 welfare reform law was to move clients from dependency to self-sufficiency by facilitating their entry into the labor market. While numerous mechanisms were used to do this, this study explores discretionary actions taken by workers to help clients find jobs, namely, tapping into their own social capital. Respondents in one urban and one rural county in a southern state reported using their own social capital to get information regarding job openings and to exert influence to get clients hired. Notably, respondents at all levels of the bureaucracy expected this behavior to occur. Both the …

Why Special Populations Are Not The Target Of Family Preservation Services: A Case For Program Reform, Ramona W. Denby, Carla M. Curtis

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The number of children who have been placed outside their homes of origin as a result of abuse, neglect, delinquency, emotional problems, or developmental disabilities, is astronomical and steadily increasing. Of this number, "special populations" like children of color continue to be disproportionately represented. Intensive family preservation, a program that attempts to reduce out-of-home placement rates, has not demonstrated empirically, a sustained record of success in the reduction of placement rates among special populations. The purpose of the current study was to understand the manner in which special populations are targeted for services by examining the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors …

Review Of Diminishing Welfare: A Cross National Study Of Social Provision. Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg And Marguerite Rosenthal (Eds.). Reviewed By Charles Guzzetta., Charles Guzzetta

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg and Marguerite Rosenthal (Eds.), Diminishing Welfare: A Cross National Study of Social Provision. Westport, CT: Auburn House, 2002. $28.00 paperback.

Review Of Creating Fear: News And The Construction Of A Crisis. David L. Altheide. Reviewed By Allan Brawley., Allan Brawley

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of David L. Altheide, Creating Fear: News and the Construction of a Crisis. Hawthorne, NY: Aldine de Gruyter, 2002. $26.95 papercover.

Review Of The Environment: Its Role In Psychosocial Functioning And Psychotherapy. Carolyn Saari. Reviewed By Timothy Page., Timothy Page

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Carolyn Saari, The Environment: Its Role in Psychosocial Functioning and Psychotherapy. New York: Columbia University Press, 2002. $49.50 hardcover, $22.00 papercover.

Review Of Ageism: Stereotyping And Prejudice Against Older Persons. Todd Nelson (Ed.). Reviewed By Nancy R. Hooyman., Nancy R. Hooyman

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Todd Nelson (Ed). Ageism: Stereotyping and Prejudice Against Older Persons. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2002. $45.95 hardcover.

Children As Pawns: The Politics Of Educational Reform. Timothy A. Hacsi.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book note for Timothy A. Hacsi, Children as Pawns: The Politics of Educational Reform. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2002. $39.95 hardcover.

The Funding Of Scientific Racism: Wickliffe Draper And The Pioneer Fund. William H. Tucker.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book note for William H. Tucker, The Funding of Scientific Racism: Wickliffe Draper and the Pioneer Fund. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2002. $34.95 hardcover.

Beyond The New Paternalism: Basic Security As Equality. Guy Standing.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book note for Guy Standing, Beyond the New Paternalism: Basic Security as Equality. New York: Verso, 2002. $70.00 hardcover, $22.00 papercover.

Building A New Infrastructure For Digital Media: Northwestern University Library, M. Claire Stewart, H. Frank Cervone

UNL Libraries: Faculty Publications

The Northwestern University Library has been a pioneer in text and media digitization. From early efforts primarily focused on enhancing access to reserve material to current projects involving vast quantities of streaming media, in great part these projects have been the result of close collaboration between the library and other units on campus, particularly Academic Technologies. As the depth and breadth of digitization efforts have increased, so have the technological and organizational issues. This article examines the history of digitization efforts at Northwestern University as a context for exploring the emerging issues most libraries face as digitization enters a new …

Regionalism And Cultural Identity In Western Amazonia, Donald Pollock

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

In this I article examine some of the processes by which new representational strategies are being developed by indigenous communities in western Brazil. While language has long been a marker of identity among indigenous groups, more recent political and economic forces have led to the emergence of forms of identity that transcend traditional language differences. Regionality, for example, has become a potent conceptual field for new forms of identity in western Brazil, but it subtly incorporates the concept of land, linking indigenous identity struggles in this area to the broader problem of land in Brazil.

Este artigo examina os processos …

Being A Real Man: In Memory Of Grompes, Kenneth M. Kensinger

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

The author reminisces on the life of Grompes, the headman of the Cashinahua village of Balta on the Curanja River of southeastern Peru.

El autor cuenta sus recuerdos de la vida de Grompes, el cacique del pueblo Cashinahua de Balta en el rio Curanja del suroeste de Peru.

Archaeology In Latin America, Peter W. Stahl

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

Book review of Archaeology in Latin America. Gustavo G. Politis and Benjamin Alberti, editors. London: Routledge, 1999. xiv + 286 pp., figures, tables, index. ISBN 0-415-22158-7.

Indians, Markets, And Rainforests: Theory, Methods, Analysis, William H. Fisher

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

Book review of Indians, Markets, & Rainforests: Theory, Methods, Analysis. Ricardo A. Godoy. New York: Columbia University Press, 2001. xviii + 256 pp., appendix, references, index. ISBN 0-231-11784-1. ISBN 0-231-11785-X.

Transformando Os Deuses. Os Múltiplos Sentidos Da Conversão Entre Os Povos Indígenas No Brasil, John Hemming

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

Book review of Transformando os Deuses. Os múltiplos sentidos da conversão entre os povos indígenas no Brasil. Robin M. Wright, editor. Campinas, SP (Brazil): Editora da Unicamp, 1999. 547 pp. ISBN 85-268-0451-0.

Entangled Edens: Visions Of The Amazon, Robert L. Carneiro

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

Book review of Entangled Edens: Visions of the Amazon. Candace Slater. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002. 332 pp., chronology of key dates, glossary, notes, index. ISBN 0-520-22641-0.

Salt Of The Mountain: Campa Asháninka History And Resistance In The Peruvian Jungle, John H. Bodley

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

Book review of Salt of the Mountain: Campa Asháninka History and Resistance in the Peruvian Jungle. Stefano Varese. Translated by Susan Giersbach Rascón, foreword by Darcy Ribeiro. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2003. xxxvi + 236 pp., figures, notes, bibliography, index. ISBN 0-8061-3446-1.

The Birds Of Ecuador: Status, Taxonomy, And Distribution. Volume I. The Birds Of Ecuador: Field Guide. Volume Ii, Peter Yaukey

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

Book review of:

The Birds of Ecuador: Status, Taxonomy, and Distribution. Volume I. Robert S. Ridgeley and Paul J. Greenfield (with the collaboration of Mark B. Robbins and Paul J. Greenfield). Ithaca: Cornell University Press (Comstock), 2001. xvii + 848 pp., foreword, bibliography, indexes. ISBN 0-8014-8720-X.

The Birds of Ecuador: Field Guide. Volume II. Robert S. Ridgeley and Paul J. Greenfield (with the collaboration of Paul Coopmans, and in association with The Academy of Natural Sciences). Ithaca: Cornell University Press (Comstock), 2001. xvii + 740 pp., foreword, bibliography, indexes, color plates. ISBN 0-8014-8721-8.

O Uso Ritual Da Ayahuasca, Laura Perez Gil

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

Book review of O uso ritual da ayahuasca. Beatriz Caiuby Labate & Wladimyr Sena Araújo (editors). Campinas (São Paulo, Brazil): Mercado das Letras / FAPESP, 2002. 686 pp. ISBN 85 85725-91-5.

Gender And Sociality In Amazonia: How Real People Are Made, Javier Ruedas

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

Book review of Gender and Sociality in Amazonia: How Real People Are Made. Cecilia McCallum. Oxford: Berg Publishers, 2001. xii + 208 pp., figures, table, references, glossary, index. ISBN 1-85973-449-9.

Are Asian Thinking Styles Different? Acculturation And Thinking Styles In A Chinese-Canadian Population, Jenny M. Tang

Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)

This research examined the theory of mental self-government and its various thinking styles. The theory of mental self-government (Sternberg, 1988a) has established its utility in verbal contexts including education, occupation, partner choices, and cross-culturally. The Associated Thinking Style Inventory (TSI; Sternberg & Wagner, 1991; 1992) has also demonstrated its reliability and validity in a Hong Kong population (Zhang, 1999; Zhang & Lcks, 1997; Zhang & Sternberg, 1998), but it has not been used with Chinese-Canadians. It was hypothesized that as Chinese individuals become more acculturated to the North American cultural system, their thinking styles approach European-American norms. This study found …

Corpi, Murakami, And Contemporary Hardboiled Fiction, Cathy Steblyk

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In her paper, "Corpi, Murakami, and Contemporary Hardboiled Fiction," Cathy Steblyk discusses comparatively texts by contemporary detective fiction writers, one an ethnic-minority US-American and the other Japanese. Steblyk proposes that in detective fiction since the late 1980s, morally or ethically contestable sites of history have been given a postmortem by contemporary authors who are interested in restoring the lost parts of cultural histories. Detective fictions by feminist US-Chicana author Lucha Corpi and Japanese writer Murakami Haruki show how recent fiction from around the globe uses the hardboiled genre for the purposes of exploring past injustices and offering revisionist histories. The …

"War If Necessary, But Not Necessarily War”: The Canadian Paradox And “Iraqi Freedom", Marc A. Ouellette

English Faculty Publications

The Canadian refusal to join the U.S. led “coalition of the willing” does not mark the first time the nation has chosen not to follow its “traditional allies” into a foolish, ego-driven, imperialistic and vengeful conflict. Indeed, Canada’s record in these matters is flawless. Peter C. Newman points out that “we went along with most presidential global adventures, except the Vietnam War. The other significant time we parted company with the Yanks was over our drive to impose economic sanctions on apartheid South Africa, a policy we initiated and successfully defended despite American objections.” In fact, the objections to this …

Review Of Care Work: The Quest For Security. Mary Daly (Ed.). Reviewed By Katherine Van Wormer., Katherine Van Wormer

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Mary Daly (Ed.) Care Work: The Quest for Security. Paperback. Geneva: International Labour Office, 2002. $20 papercover.

Essential Elements Of An Implementation Process For Grant-Funded Projects/Programs In Nonprofit Organizations, Margaret M. Bernhard

Dissertations

Grant seeking is a source of funding for many nonprofit organizations. If a proposal is funded, the organization must contend with the responsibility of project implementation and the expectations of successful project outcomes. A project implementation process with strategic and tactical steps that clearly define the path that leads to positive grant outcomes would assist the grant administrator. Using the Delphi Method as a methodological tool for facilitating dialog among anonymous experts, 12 foundation program officers identified, ranked, and rated the essential elements and barriers of grant implementation. The process revealed 13 essential elements of implementation and 11 barriers to …

Experiences And Meanings Of Maternal Ambivalence With First-Born, Early Adolescents, Teresa M. Distefano

Dissertations

A phenomenological method of qualitative inquiry is used to capture the experiences of maternal ambivalence while mothering first-born, early adolescents. From the nave descriptions of seven participants a description of and response to maternal ambivalence are examined. Major findings include three overarching domains: (1) maternal context, (2) shared essence of maternal ambivalence, and (3) participants' responses to maternal ambivalence. Findings relevant to contextual variables identified as influencing mothers' daily lives with their adolescents include: (a) perceptions of their adolescent, (b) perceptions of their adolescents changing context, and (c) participants' marital status. Data comprising the shared essence of maternal ambivalence include: …

An Evaluation Of Methylphenidate Preference In Adults Diagnosed With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Emily Kathleen Macdonald

Dissertations

Methylphenidate (MPH) is widely used in the treatment of ADHD, and is associated with positive effects across a wide range of domains. In spite of the clinical effectiveness of MPH, concern has arisen with respect to its abuse potential. The present study examined the reinforcing effects and participant-rated effects of MPH in adults diagnosed with ADHD. Participants included 10 volunteers (ages 18-22) diagnosed with ADHD who were receiving MPH treatment. The reinforcing effects were assessed using a double-blind choice procedure with 4 sampling and 8 choice sessions. During sampling sessions, participants completed a self-report questionnaire before receiving either placebo or …

Predicting The Future Of Databases, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

FORETELLING THE FUTURE has never been easy, but even the smartest futurist could not have foreseen the recent economic woes. Each year for the annual Database Marketplace feature (see LJ 5/15/03, p. 38ff.), we ask companies what are the most important trends for the upcoming year. Not surprisingly, economic gloom dominated this year's forecasts. Worrying about library budgets is only part of the picture, however, as libraries and information companies alike seek ways to bring additional high-quality digital information to users in more convenient ways.