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Nelson Mandela's Detroit Visit Commemorative Edition, John Green

Detroit Area Peace and Justice Groups

A 25 page Commemorative Collector's Edition of Nelson Mandela's visit to the City of Detroit 3 months following his release from jail in South Africa for over 27 years.

Traffic Managers After Deregulation: New Mountains To Climb!, Kenneth H. Forsythe, James C. Johnson, Kenneth C. Schneider

Journal of Transportation Management

No abstract provided.

Higher Speed Limits And Safety: The Case Of Produce Haulers, Richard Beilock

Journal of Transportation Management

No abstract provided.

Strategic Airlift: A Casualty Of Deregulation, Kent N. Gourdin

Journal of Transportation Management

No abstract provided.

An Evaluation Of Motor Carrier Sales Representatives: The Perspective Of Carrier Sales Managers, Peter M. Lynagh, Paul R. Murphy, Richard F. Poist University Of Maryland

Journal of Transportation Management

No abstract provided.

An Inside Look At Delta Nu Alpha Membership, Roger E. Jerman, Ronald D. Anderson

Journal of Transportation Management

No abstract provided.

Identity Empowerment Through Clinical Sociology, C. Margaret Hall

Clinical Sociology Review

Identity empowerment is defined as the deliberate enhancement of clients' awareness of their values and goals and of clients' expression of these values and goals in everyday behavior. Values are the deepest and broadest objectives or goals with which an individual can identify. Identity empowerment culminates in observable increases in clients' behavioral expressions of their values in social commitments. The process of clinical discussion and behavioral applications promotes clients' well-being and effectiveness by increasing the durability and flexibility of their bonds with significant others and by strengthening their motivations to accomplish meaningful goals in their lives.

Two case studies illustrate …

A Technique For Predicting Intraorganizational Action, Robert C. Anderson

Clinical Sociology Review

This paper is addressed to the problem of forging a closer link between theoretical and empirical analysis of a given organization. An analytic research method and instrument capable of systematically transforming certain theoretical organizational concepts into operational form is presented. The technique and its instrumentation were designed to, when fitted with appropriate theoretical substantive variables, efficiently yet accurately describe, explain, and predict the consequences of changing specified organizational variables within an organization.

Legal Cases As A Teaching Tool, Jean H. Thoresen, Jeanette L. Miller

Clinical Sociology Review

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In Pursuit Of Justice: W.E.B. Du Bois, Jan M. Fritz

Clinical Sociology Review

William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868-1963) was one of the American pioneers of sociological practice. Du Bois made major contributions to the development of this country through his scientific and popular publications and through his organizational efforts. This article serves as an introduction to Du Bois' work. The first section is about Du Bois' writing and intervention activities and the second focuses on his relationship to the field of sociology. The third section provides information about Herbert Aptheker (1915—), the historian who edited Du Bois' published writings and was custodian of his unpublished work and correspondence. This article introduces Du …

W.E.B. Du Bois: Struggle Not Despair, Herbert Aptheker

Clinical Sociology Review

This essay seeks to convey the essence of the life and work of Du Bois; it is an appreciation by one who knew him for some decades and loved him.

My Evolving Program For Negro Freedom, W. E. Burghardt Du Bois

Clinical Sociology Review

This autobiographical essay, published in 1944, defines freedom for Negroes and identifies the paths taken by Du Bois to achieve this freedom.

Dysfunctional Role Maintenance, Melvyn L. Fein

Clinical Sociology Review

Many of the problems that clients bring to clinical sociologists are caused by dysfunctional social roles that they are unable to change. These roles are often fixed in place by dysfunctional variations of the mechanisms that normally stabilize role structures. The cognitive, emotional, volitional, and social components of role scripts that ordinarily keep roles from changing also serve to maintain painful ones. Understanding how they accomplish this is the first step toward facilitating effective personal growth.

The Development Of Contemporary Clinical Sociology, Elizabeth J. Clark

Clinical Sociology Review

While clinical sociologists have been part of American sociology for well over fifty years, it has been only the last decade that the field of clinical sociology has become formalized and has gained acceptance as having a legitimate role in contemporary sociology. The history and development of this renewed interest in clinical sociology parallels the history and development of the Clinical Sociology Association (currently called the Sociological Practice Association). This paper gives an overview of the movement, differentiates current uses of the terms "clinical sociology," "applied sociology," and "sociological practice," and discusses directions for the next decade.

Diffusion Of Computer Applications Among Physicians: A Quasi-Experimental Study, James G. Anderson, Stephen J. Jay, Jane Perry, Marilyn M. Anderson

Clinical Sociology Review

An experimental program involving the use of a hospital information system was implemented and evaluated on four services at Methodist Hospital of Indiana, a 1120-bed, private teaching hospital. Ten other hospital services were assigned to a control group. The program utilized educationally influential physicians to disseminate information concerning the advantages of using predesigned computer-stored personal order sets for the entry of medical orders into a hospital information system. Data from the hospital information system's tapes were collected at three times in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention. A multivariate analysis of variance indicated that the program resulted in …

Clinical Insights About Mental Difference, John Seem

Clinical Sociology Review

Self-actualization is sought by all people. Experience with mental difference, both as a patient and as a staff member in a mental hospital leads to a greater understanding of the meaning and nature of this difference. It arises from variations in biographical experience, social interactions, personal frame and self-choice. Providing the mentally different with the responsibility of at least limited choice empowers them while affirming their human dignity and worth.

Strategies To Combat Racism On Campus: A Case Study Of Class-Based Action Research, Arlene Mccormack

Clinical Sociology Review

One desirable outcome of learning about society is that students will use this knowledge to improve the social environment. Instructors of sociology research courses can strengthen the likelihood of this consequence by designing courses that provide students with "hands on" training in using social knowledge to "better" the social environment of their own academic communities. This paper discusses an undergraduate research course designed to meet this objective—a study of racism on campus.This paper elaborates on the problems and experiences in doing research in this sensitive area of study. The survey, designed by the students in this course, is included with …

Melcher, Daniel (1912-1985), Gordon B. Neavill

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

No abstract provided.