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The Clinical Use Of Social System Theory In Marriage Counseling, Marie W. Kargman
The Clinical Use Of Social System Theory In Marriage Counseling, Marie W. Kargman
Clinical Sociology Review
This is a paper on the applied use of social system theory in marriage counseling. Marriage counseling is a practice not earmarked by any one discipline and consequently not by any one theoretical approach. It is engaged in by psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, physicians (other than psychiatrists), lawyers, ministers, sociologists, friends, and neighbors. It has been defined by Dr. Robert Laidlaw, Chief of Psychiatry at Roosevelt Hospital, New York, and former president of the American Association of Marriage Counselors, as "a form of short-term psychotherapy dealing with interpersonal relationships in which problems relating to marriage are the central factor.”1 …
Clinical Sociology And Preventing Nuclear War, Louis Kriesberg
Clinical Sociology And Preventing Nuclear War, Louis Kriesberg
Clinical Sociology Review
This paper outlines major kinds of social science research, especially sociological, that have relevance for nuclear war prevention and that would be relevant to a variety of clients. Research that has been done as well as work that could be done to help prevent nuclear war are noted. The research topics are related to policy suggestions about lessening the risks of nuclear war. The emphasis is on research relevant to a wide range of US clients and who are not operating in a very short time frame.
Clinical Sociology In France And Quebec: A Primer And Commentary, Part I, J. Barry Gurdin
Clinical Sociology In France And Quebec: A Primer And Commentary, Part I, J. Barry Gurdin
Clinical Sociology Review
Clinical sociology has occupied a noteworthy place in several French-speaking societies. Clinical sociology, socioanalysis, action research, and psychosociology—four prominent signifiers of this field—are found in the French-language literature and practice. In this paper their historically changing meanings are reviewed with examples from France and Quebec. The strengths and weaknesses of this literature and practice are discussed. Finally, French, Quebec, and American clinical sociologies are compared and contrasted.
Studying Socialization And Learning About Oneself In The Classroom, Sethard Fisher
Studying Socialization And Learning About Oneself In The Classroom, Sethard Fisher
Clinical Sociology Review
This paper describes an experimental effort in a sociology class to learn about socialization and about oneself from personal experience. With the help of autobiographies and self-disclosure sessions, problematic and/or "irrational" areas of everyday life were examined. The distress engendered, and the accompanying emotion, were brought into special focus by each class member. These everyday experiences were considered in light of past experiences in the socialization process to which they seemed connected. The outcome of this effort, it was hypothesized, would lead to improvement in the lives of student participants. Self-reports of students themselves provided evidence in support of the …
The Initial Contributions Of Edward Mcdonagh And Marie Kargman, Jan M. Fritz
The Initial Contributions Of Edward Mcdonagh And Marie Kargman, Jan M. Fritz
Clinical Sociology Review
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An Approach To Clinical Sociology, Edward C. Mcdonagh
An Approach To Clinical Sociology, Edward C. Mcdonagh
Clinical Sociology Review
The clinical approach as a means of sociological research is essentially a group way of studying and solving problems.1 Perhaps this group approach has been most extensively developed in the fields of medicine, psychology, and social work. It is difficult to explain why a discipline which analyzes and studies social relationships has relegated to the background or never developed the possibilities and values of clinical sociology.2
The Clinical Sociology Of Jesse Taft, Mary Jo Deegan
The Clinical Sociology Of Jesse Taft, Mary Jo Deegan
Clinical Sociology Review
Jessie Taft is an erudite and insightful clinical sociologist who decades ago explored the linkages between the work of G. H. Mead and Otto Rank. Her innovative practice as a Rankian therapist and her founding role in Functional Social Work has been recognized for years. Her sophisticated application of symbolic interaction, however, has been entirely neglected. This paper traces her theoretical roots and their linkage to a sexual division of labor in sociology.
An Interorganizational Approach To The Explanation Of Community Development Activities, Robert C. Anderson
An Interorganizational Approach To The Explanation Of Community Development Activities, Robert C. Anderson
Clinical Sociology Review
This paper presents an interorganizational theory that attempts to account for and explain the adoption and implementation of innovative ideas at the community level. A flow model is presented to show how organizational responses to an innovative idea occur. It provides for the identification of a relevant order of organizations whose unilateral responses to the innovation determine whether the idea is adopted and implemented or not. Another model on how organizations couple or come together in support of or opposition to the implementation of an innovative idea is presented. Finally, organizational conditions favorable for adoption of innovations within organizations are …
Using Sociology To Analyze Human And Organizational Problems: A Humanistic Perspective To Link Theory And Practice, Doyle Paul Johnson
Using Sociology To Analyze Human And Organizational Problems: A Humanistic Perspective To Link Theory And Practice, Doyle Paul Johnson
Clinical Sociology Review
The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that sociological theory is a major part of the knowledge base needed by sociological practitioners, including both applied and clinical sociologists. Four well-established theories are reviewed to assess their perspectives on social reality, the kinds of problems they would be expected to highlight, and the types of solutions they would be likely to suggest. These are: symbolic interactionism, functionalism or systems theory, exchange theory, and critical theory. It is pointed out that these theories can stimulate sociologists to assess whether their priorities focus on the maintenance of organizational structures or on the …
Helping Couples With Neurological Disabilities: A Job Description For Clinical Sociologists, Joseph Ventimiglia
Helping Couples With Neurological Disabilities: A Job Description For Clinical Sociologists, Joseph Ventimiglia
Clinical Sociology Review
This essay applies insights from data gathered in a previous study on divorce and disability to suggest contributions clinical sociologists can make to ease the human condition. Intensive interviews were taken of couples one of each of whom was afflicted with multiple sclerosis, a demyelinating neurological disorder. Given the elevated divorce rate among MS couples, the previous study specified some conditions under which the chances of divorce could be reduced. Clinical sociologists can serve in six basic functions, perhaps more distinct in theory than in practice: 1) teacher; 2) forecaster; 3) metaphysician; 4) sociotherapist; 5) facilitator of interaction; and 6) …
Sociologists Teaching In Business Schools: Prospects And Opportunities, Nancy Ditomaso
Sociologists Teaching In Business Schools: Prospects And Opportunities, Nancy Ditomaso
Clinical Sociology Review
This article discusses the issues and experiences facing sociologists who take jobs in business schools, including the differences in political environment, the interaction and differences between sociologists and psychologists and sociologists and economists, teaching style and technique, and consulting opportunities. It also discusses the intellectual opportunities which come from exposure to research literature on a broad range of social phenomena at different levels of analysis and the access to research within and on corporations. Throughout the article the emphasis is on translating from sociology to management language, assumptions, and conventions of behavior.
The Clinical Approach To Successful Program Development, Elizabeth J. Clark, Jan M. Fritz
The Clinical Approach To Successful Program Development, Elizabeth J. Clark, Jan M. Fritz
Clinical Sociology Review
To more adequately meet the needs for the decade ahead, it is essential that sociology departments evaluate their existing curricula and plan new programs or concentrations that will interest and attract students. Using the example of clinical sociology, this article focuses on general guidelines for developing a variety of program models in sociological practice. The guidelines are divided into the three parts of assessment, planning, and implementation, and an inventory of ideas and suggestions are given for each phase. Relevant issues of the importance of labels, leadership and independence, and rationales for program development are discussed.
The Sociological Expert Withness In A Case Of Collective Interracial Violence, Leonard Gordon
The Sociological Expert Withness In A Case Of Collective Interracial Violence, Leonard Gordon
Clinical Sociology Review
In a case in which riot-melee felony charges were brought against five teenage members of an all-black church in southern Arizona, the legal defense team requested a sociological expert witness. This paper presents 1) the nature of the request; 2) the definition of the situation to determine if serving as a sociological expert witness was an appropriate role; 3) excerpts from the recorded testimony, demonstrating the use of symbolic interactionist emergent norm theory, as an explanation for the defendents' behavior; 4) the disposition of the case; 5) the inherent interventionist advocacy role in expert witnessing; and 6) the implications of …