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Professional Contacts And Perceived Occupational Prestige, Moshe Sherer
Professional Contacts And Perceived Occupational Prestige, Moshe Sherer
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
A random sample of 142 social workers in Israel, were asked to indicate the other professionals whom they meet in the course of their work, and the frequency of these contacts. They were also asked to assess the occupational prestige of social workers relative to that of the other professionals. The findings showed that social workers tended to downgrade their own prestige, the more frequently they met with representatives of occupations which have higher rankings on an objective occupational prestige scale.
Social Workers' Satisfactions: Methodological Notes And Substantive Findings, Y. Meller, D. Macarov
Social Workers' Satisfactions: Methodological Notes And Substantive Findings, Y. Meller, D. Macarov
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
The use of instruments derived from industrial research to investigate the work satisfactions of social workers can lead to distortion of results. Responses from ninety-one social workers in nine agencies indicates sources of satisfactions and dissatisfactions not present in industrial settings, and -- in contradistinction to the "dual-factor" or "bipolarity" theory -- both satisfactions and dissatisfactions arising from the same source in some cases.
The most important factors affecting workers' satisfactions were the ability to achieve results, their relationships with clients, their relationship with members of multidisciplinary staffs, and presence or absence of sufficient time and resources.
The "higher order" …
Factors Contributing To Coalition Maintenance, Maria Roberts-Degennaro
Factors Contributing To Coalition Maintenance, Maria Roberts-Degennaro
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Organizations are building advocacy coalitions as a way of strengthening their survival skills. This article reports on a case study of the factors associated with maintaining an advocacy coalition. The survival of a coalition appears to depend on whether it can insure its member organizations of the payoffs from committing their resources for advocacy purposes.
Social Service Delivery Systems: The Impact Of Technology And Organizational Structure, Louella Mann
Social Service Delivery Systems: The Impact Of Technology And Organizational Structure, Louella Mann
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Changes in work and social structures are reviewed for the period from the early industrial era to the present. Work structure is hypothesized to have a significant impact upon society and the individual. The structure of the modern work setting and the rapid changes in technology have increased the stress associated with anxiety and isolation. In turn, these problems contribute to the onset of social ills. Also examined are ways to diminish the negative effects of the role conflict which results from the divergent structures present in the personal and work settings. Predictions about the future of social service delivery …