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Beyond War: Empowerment For Senior Citizens In A Nuclear Age, Susan Rice
Beyond War: Empowerment For Senior Citizens In A Nuclear Age, Susan Rice
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
An educationally focused non-partisan grass roots peace movement is described, as are the empowering effects of being involved in such a group. Beginning attempts to utilize this approach with senior citizens are explored, and further experimentation is encouraged.
The Warfare-Welfare Tradeoff: Consequences Of Continuing The Nudear Arms Race And Some Policy Alternatives, Sam Marullo
The Warfare-Welfare Tradeoff: Consequences Of Continuing The Nudear Arms Race And Some Policy Alternatives, Sam Marullo
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
This paper provides a survey of the positive functions of the nuclear arms race for segments of society and society as a whole. The analysis of the positive functions does not serve as a justification for the status quo, but is undertaken to point out the numerous constraints mitigating against change. Massive social forces operate in such a manner as to continue and expand the arms race, indicating large scale social changes are required to stop it. A series of policy alternatives are enumerated as functional alternatives which would have fewer negative consequences while preserving our national security.
Making War Thinkable, Shimon S. Gottschalk
Making War Thinkable, Shimon S. Gottschalk
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
This paper identifies significant cognitive elements in Western thought which appear to undergird and lend an aura of legitimacy and credence to discussions of defense, armaments, and the preparation of war.
Social Work Concerns Related To Peace And People Oriented Development In The International Context, Daniel S. Sanders
Social Work Concerns Related To Peace And People Oriented Development In The International Context, Daniel S. Sanders
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
It is the thesis of this paper that the social work profession along with other human service professions has the potential of making a vital contribution in promoting peace and people oriented development and that the ultimate test of the profession's contribution to individuals, families, and communities in varying contexts is the ensuring of human survival and the enhancing of the quality of life for all people.
Transcending Despair: A Prelude To Action, Norman N. Goroff
Transcending Despair: A Prelude To Action, Norman N. Goroff
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
The central thesis of this essay is that in order to feel empowered to work for the elimination of nuclear weapons, persons need to face and transcend their despair when they contemplate the nuclear destruction of the planet. The repression of fear of nuclear disaster results in a sense of powerlessness to do anything about the inevitable destruction and consequently nothing is done, thereby allowing the "Lovers of Death" (Fromm, 1964) to build bigger and better ways to destroy the planet.