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Ethics, The Social Sciences, And Policy Analysis / Book Review, Frederic Reamer Jun 2011

Ethics, The Social Sciences, And Policy Analysis / Book Review, Frederic Reamer

Frederic G Reamer

Reviews the book "Ethics, the Social Sciences, and Policy Analysis," edited by Daniel Callahan and Bruce Jennings..


Near And Farsightedness In Social Work Education, Frederic Reamer Jun 2011

Near And Farsightedness In Social Work Education, Frederic Reamer

Frederic G Reamer

Sometimes being nearsighted is advantageous. In times of crisis, preoccupation with the long view can be disastrous. Rescue teams need to be able to focus intently on what is right before their eyes. Few want the emergency room surgeon to speculate for long about what may be way down the road for the patient whose life is on the line.


Disrupting Homelessness : Alternative Christian Approaches, Laura A. Stivers Mar 2011

Disrupting Homelessness : Alternative Christian Approaches, Laura A. Stivers

Laura Stivers

Disrupting Homelessness unmasks the futile assumptions of our present approaches to homelessness and suggests ways in which Christians and Christian communities can create a prophetic social movement to end poverty and homelessness. The American dream, as conveyed by the media, includes owning a home. Increasingly, people are homeless or precariously housed because of joblessness, foreclosure, or dislocation. Ecclesial responses to homelessness and housing vary. Some Christian organizations focus on fixing the person and the behaviors that contribute to homelessness. Others promote home ownership for low income households. Employing disruptive Christian ethics, Laura Stivers criticizes both approaches, outlines an advocacy approach …


Capturing Environmental Affordances: Low-Income Families Identify Positive Characteristics Of A Hotel Housing Solution, Terri Lewinson Dec 2010

Capturing Environmental Affordances: Low-Income Families Identify Positive Characteristics Of A Hotel Housing Solution, Terri Lewinson

Terri Lewinson

This qualitative study describes the positive characteristics of an extended-stay hotel as identified by low-income families that resided there. Interviews were conducted with ten hotel residents using a semi-structured interview guide and participant photographs to elicit a deeper understanding of experiencing home at a hotel. Framed in the theoretical perspective of environmental affordances, findings suggest that despite discomforts of the hotel environment, residents were still able to enjoy family independence, social engagement, a sense of safety and connection to a community context. The findings of this study may help practitioners gain a balanced perspective of non-ideal housing conditions for planning …