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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Acknowledgements, Robert L. Moxley
Acknowledgements, Robert L. Moxley
Journal of Rural Social Sciences
No abstract provided.
Reaching Extension's Clientele: Exploring Patterns Of Preferred Information Channels Among Small Farm Operators, Glenn Israel
Reaching Extension's Clientele: Exploring Patterns Of Preferred Information Channels Among Small Farm Operators, Glenn Israel
Journal of Rural Social Sciences
Effective delivery methods are important to the impact of Extension programs. The effectiveness of delivering Extension programs can be increased by matching the information channels used by Extension to those preferred by segments of the clientele. This study explores the preference patterns of clientele for obtaining information. The influence of selected individual and structural characteristics on those patterns also is examined. Data from a mail survey (using the Total Design Method, or TDM) of small farm operators from six counties in Florida indicate that preference patterns vary. The analysis, using confirmatory factor analysis, verified the presence of a lower cost …
Editor's Note, Robert L. Moxley
Editor's Note, Robert L. Moxley
Journal of Rural Social Sciences
No abstract provided.
Creating Entrepreneurship In Rural Sociology, Rusty Brooks
Creating Entrepreneurship In Rural Sociology, Rusty Brooks
Journal of Rural Social Sciences
Southern rural sociology finds itself at an important political, social, and economic juncture. Given present funding constraints, land grant university faculty working in rural sociology must assume a more entrepreneurial posture if the discipline in to survive the challenges that confront it. The emergence of the importance of policy analysis to the agenda of contemporary southern politics provides a "market window" for rural sociologists to contribute to the maintenance and enhancement of rural sociology in the region and to the present and future quality of life in the South. This paper examines these issues and proposes an entrepreneurial model for …
The Receptivity To Housing Programs In The Rural South, Gladys Shelton, Kenneth Gruber
The Receptivity To Housing Programs In The Rural South, Gladys Shelton, Kenneth Gruber
Journal of Rural Social Sciences
Adequate and affordable housing continues to be a serious problem in many rural areas of the Southern United States. This problem has been exacerbated by several major events in the past two decades, including the "population turnaround" in the 1970s, which increased the demand for housing as the number of people living in rural areas increased. The housing affordability crisis then resulted from a spiraling rise in housing costs greater than household annual income and a reduction in federal spending for housing programs. The combined effect of these events suggests local communities must now look more to state level initiatives …
Testing Tdm Modifications With Mail Surveys During A Southern Farm Study: A Research Note, John Ballweg
Testing Tdm Modifications With Mail Surveys During A Southern Farm Study: A Research Note, John Ballweg
Journal of Rural Social Sciences
Based on data collected during a mail survey of crime and vandalism on farms in a southern state, this study involves a modification of two procedures in the Total Design Method: 1) individually signed cover letters; and 2) replacement questionnaires for the second mailing. While the first procedure was found to have no significant effect on the return rate, the inclusion of replacement questionnaires with the second mailing improved the response rate by a wide margin (more than double the letter-only mailing). The implications of audience type (in this case a farm audience) and other survey design features on response …
Community Attachment: A Research Note Examining The Effects Of Gender, Stephanie Sayers Fowler
Community Attachment: A Research Note Examining The Effects Of Gender, Stephanie Sayers Fowler
Journal of Rural Social Sciences
The purpose of the study is to examine the effects of gender on feelings of community attachment. This is done through the development of a measure of emotional response to a community, which is then tested, using the techniques of confirmatory factor analysis, for gender variation. The data are from a 1985 survey mailed to 1400 residents of four rural North Carolina counties. Responses from 1200 of these residents provide the sample. The author develops a model which focuses not on the well established relationship between satisfaction with service provision and community attachment, but on the relationship between emotional responses …
Crime, Drugs, And Race, Wornie L. Reed
Crime, Drugs, And Race, Wornie L. Reed
Trotter Review
The crime and criminal record statistics of black Americans are frightening; and they keep getting worse. These figures, of course, give us pause. Yet, it must be kept in mind that none of these figures demonstrates that blacks as a race are more prone to crime. Rather, the figures show that the average black person in the United States is more likely than the average white person to be so situated in the social structure that he or she is more likely to be involved in crime, with an even higher likelihood of being arrested, convicted, and imprisoned.
African-Americans And The Administration Of Justice, E. Yvonne Moss, Roy Austin, Nolan Jones, Barry A. Krisberg, Hubert G. Locke, Michael L. Radelet, Susan Welch
African-Americans And The Administration Of Justice, E. Yvonne Moss, Roy Austin, Nolan Jones, Barry A. Krisberg, Hubert G. Locke, Michael L. Radelet, Susan Welch
Trotter Review
The status of African Americans in relationship to the administration of justice has improved since the 1940s. Significantly, however, researchers continue to find racial discrimination and racial disadvantage operating in various aspects of the criminal justice process in numerous jurisdictions. Such findings are unacceptable in a society that claims to honor equal justice under law.
This article is reprinted from Summary, Volume 1 of the Assessment of the Status of African-Americans series, published in 1990 by the William Monroe Trotter Institute, University of Massachusetts at Boston, and edited by Wornie L. Reed. Materials included in the article were adapted …
Trends In Homicide Among African-Americans, Wornie L. Reed
Trends In Homicide Among African-Americans, Wornie L. Reed
Trotter Review
Homicide is a particularly significant phenomenon for African Americans because it is the leading cause of death for young black men and women. Blacks, who make up some 12% of the population in the country, account for 44% of all murder victims. Thus, reducing homicide deaths among American population groups, particularly among young black males, is a growing public concern. The term homicide refers to any killing of one person by another. In this chapter the phenomenon and the changing trends of homicide among African Americans over the past 30 to 40 years will be examined.
Blacks In Bridge, Wornie L. Reed
Blacks In Bridge, Wornie L. Reed
Trotter Review
Two events in the spring of 1991 brought to mind the long battle to integrate the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL), which barely beat out the Boston Red Sox in integrating its membership. One was the closing of the famous Cavendish Bridge Club in New York City; the other was a bridge tournament that combined the efforts of ACBL and ABA (American Bridge Association) clubs in the Washington, D.C. area. The ABA is the national association of black bridge players. Both events appear to have been precipitated by a decline in the number of bridge players as the baby boomer …
Social Support For The Black Elderly: Is There A Link Between Informal And Formal Assistance?, Susie A. Spence
Social Support For The Black Elderly: Is There A Link Between Informal And Formal Assistance?, Susie A. Spence
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
This study explores informal and formal social support among a sample of elderly southern Blacks. The results reveal that all respondents received informal assistance and that while overall formal assistance was low, a number of respondents received support from both sources. The author discusses these findings in relation to the supplement model of elderly social support and their implications for social service providers.
Public Participation In Hazard Management: The Use Of Citizen Panels In The U.S., Ortwin Renn, Thomas Webler, Branden B. Johnson
Public Participation In Hazard Management: The Use Of Citizen Panels In The U.S., Ortwin Renn, Thomas Webler, Branden B. Johnson
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
After discussing the need for citizen participation in Risk management and a method of facilitating such participation as developed in Germany, the authors discuss and analyze its subsequent modification and use in a sewage sludge management project in New Jersey.
Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 18, No. 2 (June 1991)
Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 18, No. 2 (June 1991)
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
CONTENTS
- GLOBAL ECONOMY AND THE AMERICAN WELFARE STATE - Howard Jacob Karger
- DOES SOCIAL SECURITY REDISTRIBUTE INCOME?: A TAX-TRANSFER ANALYSIS - Namkee G. Choi
- SOCIAL SERVICE VOUCHERS: ISSUES FOR SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE - Michael D. Parker
- HERMENEUTICS AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES: AN EVALUATION OF THE FUNCTION OF HERMENEUTICS IN A CONSUMER DISABILITY STUDY - Charles Ringma and Christopher Brown
- WAR, PEACE, AND "THE SYSTEM": THREE PERSPECTIVES - Paul Adams
- JOB SATISFACTION AMONG PARAPROFESSIONALS IN ISRAEL - Moshe Sherer
- ASIAN AMERICAN IMMIGRANTS: A COMPARISON OF THE CHINESE, JAPANESE, AND FILIPINOS - Jon K. Matsuoka and Donald H. Ryujin
- OCCUPATIONAL SOCIAL WORK …
Occupational Social Work And Multinational Corporations, Chathapuram S. Ramanathan
Occupational Social Work And Multinational Corporations, Chathapuram S. Ramanathan
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
In a global economy, transfer of human technology via multinational Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) is a reality. Successful development and implementation of multinational EAPs require attention to the host country's political, legal frameworks, and cultural issues. The roles of occupational social workers vary based on these dimensions and issues. The targets of interventions are foreign executives and their families, host country employees and their families, and the organization itself.
Family Discourse And Everyday Practice: Gender And Class At The Dinner Table, Marjorie L. Devault
Family Discourse And Everyday Practice: Gender And Class At The Dinner Table, Marjorie L. Devault
Syracuse Scholar (1979-1991)
No abstract provided.
Tax To Grind: Unequal Personal Income Taxation Of Massachusetts Single-Parent Families And Options For Reform, Randy Albelda
Tax To Grind: Unequal Personal Income Taxation Of Massachusetts Single-Parent Families And Options For Reform, Randy Albelda
New England Journal of Public Policy
While Massachusetts households headed by single parents have, on average, less income than other types of families, they are subject to the same effective income tax rate as the population as a whole. Consequently, such head-of-household families are victims of inequitable tax treatment in two ways. First, their current personal exemptions result in a higher tax burden on these families than on families of the same size and income who file joint income tax returns. Second, head-of-household families, defined as single filers, must apply a lower no-tax threshold than joint filers, even though the former are also composed of two …
Book Review, John M. Gleason
Book Review, John M. Gleason
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Review of the following book: ROBERT THOMPSON, JR., SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND EMPLOYEE REHABILITATION (BNA Books 1990) [485 pp.] Appendices, bibliography, index, table of cases. LC-90-2629; ISBN 0-87179-649-X
Being Righteous And Doing Justice: Modern Theology And The Prophetic Concern For Justice, Michael Williams
Being Righteous And Doing Justice: Modern Theology And The Prophetic Concern For Justice, Michael Williams
Pro Rege
No abstract provided.
Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 18, No. 1 (March 1991)
Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 18, No. 1 (March 1991)
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
CONTENTS
- PRIVATE CHILD SUPPORT: CURRENT AND POTENTIAL
- IMPACTS - Donald T. Oellerich, Irwin Garfinkel, and Philip K. Robins
- AN EXAMINATION OF RESEARCH EXPLAINING PUBLIC WELFARE SPENDING AT THE STATE LEVEL - Robert G. Mogull
- CONSERVATIVE WELFARE REFORM PROPOSALS AND THE REALITY OF SUBEMPLOYMENT - Robert Sheak and David D. Dabelko
- WORKFARE PROGRAMS IN RURAL AMERICA: JOBLESSNESS IN OHIO'S APPALACHIAN COUNTIES - Karen V. Harper and Richard W. Greenlee
- FAMILY TIES DURING IMPRISONMENT: IMPORTANT TO WHOM AND FOR WHAT? - Creasie Finney Hairston
- SELF-EMPOWERMENT AMONG ADULTS WITH SEVERE PHYSICAL DISABILITY: A CASE STUDY - Nancy A. Brooks
- THE INTRODUCTORY COURSE IN …
Family Ties During Imprisonment: Important To Whom And For What?, Creasie Finney Hairston
Family Ties During Imprisonment: Important To Whom And For What?, Creasie Finney Hairston
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
This paper reviews research on the social functions of prisoner-family ties. Three areas are examined: the preservation of marital units and parentchild bonds; the individual well-being of prisoners, children and other family members; and the prisoner's post-release success. The literature indicates that the maintenance of family ties during imprisonment is desirable, but difficult. Benefits suggested by empirical findings include decreased rates of recidivism following imprisonment, improved mental health of inmates and other family members, and an increased probability of reunification of the family household following imprisonment. The paper concludes with the identification of an agenda to guide future policy and …
Issues For Managing Tourism Information, Robert M. O'Halloran, Donald F. Holecek
Issues For Managing Tourism Information, Robert M. O'Halloran, Donald F. Holecek
Hospitality Review
The need for a high quality tourism database is well known. For example, planners and managers need high quality data for budgeting, forecasting, planning marketing and advertising strategies, and staffing. Thus the concepts of quality and need are intertwined to pose a problem to the tourism professional, be they private sector or public sector employees. One could argue that collaboration by public and private sector tourism professionals could provide the best sources and uses of high quality tourism data. This discussion proposes just such a collaboration and a detailed methodology for operationalizing this arrangement.
"Skeeing" In Maine: The Early Years, 1870s To 1920s, E. John B. Allen
"Skeeing" In Maine: The Early Years, 1870s To 1920s, E. John B. Allen
Maine History
This article reviews the history of snow skiing in Maine and in the rest of the United States in the 19th century.
Selected Works By Alfred Mcclung Lee And Elizabeth Briant Lee, Jan M. Fritz
Selected Works By Alfred Mcclung Lee And Elizabeth Briant Lee, Jan M. Fritz
Clinical Sociology Review
No abstract provided.
Socio-Legal Defenitions Of Family, Jean H. Thoresen
Socio-Legal Defenitions Of Family, Jean H. Thoresen
Clinical Sociology Review
Recent decisions in family law cases suggest that some courts are ready to broaden the judicial definition of "family," and to create or accept a definition that extends the traditional notion of what constitutes a "family." This provides sociologists with an opportunity to work within or coordinate with the legal system in redefining "family" to provide a more inclusive concept which courts could then apply.
Obesity And Nutritional Sociology: A Model For Coping With The Stigma Of Obesity, Jeffery Sobal
Obesity And Nutritional Sociology: A Model For Coping With The Stigma Of Obesity, Jeffery Sobal
Clinical Sociology Review
Nutritional sociology uses sociological theories and methods to study and influence food patterns, eating habits, and nutrition. Obesity and weight loss are important topics in nutritional sociology, and stigmatization of the obese is a long-standing interest. Most past sociological work has only described stigmatization, rather than developing ways to facilitate coping with it. A model for coping with the stigma of obesity is presented here. The model includes four components: Recognition, Readiness, Reaction, and Repair. Recognition involves awareness of the stigma of obesity and understanding about stigmatization. Readiness involves anticipation that stigmatization may occur in specific settings or by some …
Fourth Amendment--Protective Sweep Doctrine: When Does The Fourth Amendment Allow Police Officers To Search The Home Incident To A Lawful Arrest, Mark J. Sifferlen
Fourth Amendment--Protective Sweep Doctrine: When Does The Fourth Amendment Allow Police Officers To Search The Home Incident To A Lawful Arrest, Mark J. Sifferlen
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
No abstract provided.
Initiation, Escalation And Desistance In Juvenile Offending And Their Correlates, Rolf Loeber, Magda Stouthamer-Loeber, Welmoet Van Kammen, David P. Farrington
Initiation, Escalation And Desistance In Juvenile Offending And Their Correlates, Rolf Loeber, Magda Stouthamer-Loeber, Welmoet Van Kammen, David P. Farrington
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
No abstract provided.
Are There Multiple Paths To Delinquency, David Huizinga, Finn-Aage Esbensen, Anne Wylie Weiher
Are There Multiple Paths To Delinquency, David Huizinga, Finn-Aage Esbensen, Anne Wylie Weiher
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
No abstract provided.