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Pride Against Prejudice: Haitians In The United States, Alex Stepick, Nancy Foner

Alex Stepick

This book describes the struggle of Haitians in the United States, the strain between pride in their Haitian roots and prejudice against Haitians, and its causes and consequences for approximately 500,000 Haitians in the U.S. The book examines the problems of prejudice, economics and immigration Haitians confront, along with their pride and resources of family, community and culture. Haitians reflect continuing difficulties in America concerning race, ethnicity and nationality. Part of the New Immigrants Series, edited by Nancy Foner. Focusing on the massive wave of immigration currently sweeping across America, this ground breaking series includes coverage of five new immigrant …

The Seduction Of Asset Forfeiture, Greg Warchol, Brian Johnson

Greg Warchol

No abstract provided.

Esmonde Higgins - Politics As Intellectual Practice, Terry Irving

Terence H Irving, Dr (Terry)

This chapter traces Esmonde Higgins' struggle to define his intellectual practice from 1919 to 1954, using his private correspondence and his published writings. It divides his reflections into three parts: alienation, practice, and contradictory aspects of practice.It describes his route from Communist bureaucratic practice to having conversations 'about human interests' with workers as equals in adult education classes and informal domestic gatherings.

Participation And Democracy East And West: Comparisons And Interpretations, Dietrich Rueschemeyer, Marilyn Rueschemeyer, Björn Wittrock

Marilyn Rueschemeyer

No abstract provided.

A History Of Correctional Violence: An Examination Of Reported Causes Of Riots And Disturbances, Reid Montgomery, Gordon Crews, William Crawley

Gordon A Crews

No abstract provided.

Nature Vs. Nurture: Are Leaders Born Or Made? A Behavior Genetic Investigation Of Leadership Style, Andrew Johnson, Philip Vernon, Julie Mccarthy, Mindy Molson, Julie Harris, Kerry Jang

Andrew M. Johnson

With the recent resurgence in popularity of trait theories of leadership, it is timely to consider the genetic determination of the multiple factors comprising the leadership construct. Individual differences in personality traits have been found to be moderately to highly heritable, and so it follows that if there are reliable personality trait differences between leaders and non-leaders, then there may be a heritable component to these individual differences. Despite this connection between leadership and personality traits, however, there are no studies of the genetic basis of leadership using modern behavior genetic methodology. The present study proposes to address the lack …

Young Gay Men And Suicide: A Report Of A Study Exploring The Reasons Which Young Men Give For Suicide Ideation, Ronald Macdonald, Trudi Cooper

Ronald Macdonald

This Perth study indicates that the prevalence of homophobic attitudes and the lack of support for young gay men may be important factors in the very high suicide rate among young males in Australia. The reasons some young gay men gave for their suicide attempts are outlined and other relevant literature is reviewed. This article concludes by providing youth workers with suggestions for effective suicide prevention strategies.

Do All The Resource Problems In The West Begin In The East?, Jason Shogren

Jason Shogren

Economics can make good policy better and bad policy go away - a message often constrained by the political realities surrounding federal resource policy toward the West. This essay responds to these challenges to economic reasoning based on the lessons learned after a stay at the Council of Economic Advisers. My goal is to help make apolitical economists more effective advocates of efficiency.

Notes From The Electronic Classroom, Peter Navarro

PETER NAVARRO

No abstract provided.

An Experimental Analysis Of Subgame Perfect Play: The Entry Deterrence Game, Charles F. Mason, Clifford Nowell

Charles F Mason

No abstract provided.

A Multi-Media Computer Application For Undergraduate Instruction: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder As A Model, A. R. Arachy, Lisa (Miller) Zilinski, I. B. Johanson, L. M. Terry

Lisa Zilinski

The study of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can be used as a model to understand neuro-biological mechanisms of behavior. Neuropharmacological and neuroanatomical studies of children with ADHD can be used to stimulate interest in these fields incorporating both clinical and basic issues. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the use of a multi-media computer application (Hyperstudio) in the presentation of complex neurobiological material using ADHD as a clinical example. The growing availability of computers and multi-media software in educational settings can enhance lectures and increase the opportunity for interactive study by students. The purpose of this paper …

Prospects For Associative Governance: Lessons From Ontario, Canada, Neil Bradford

Neil Bradford

The writer considers the prospects for the strategic construction of associative governance in liberal politics and capitalistic economies, taking as an example Ontario, Canada, which is one of North America's leading associative democratic laboratories. He examines innovative dynamics in three discrete but interrelated fields that constituted the policy foundation of an effort undertaken between 1985 and 1995 to build a new partnership-based governance regime mandated to put in place a diversifies quality production restructuring project. The fields that he explores are occupational health and safety, labor market training, and industrial development. He points out that the outcome of Ontario's experiment …

Thomas Harriot’S Ballistics And English Renaissance Warfare, Steven A. Walton

Steven Walton

No abstract provided.

Power Relationships In Graduate Degree Supervision, Marcus R. Wigan

Marcus R Wigan

Decolonizing World History: East Africa And The Scramble For Knowledge, Jesse Benjamin

Jesse Benjamin

No abstract provided.

Electronic Monitoring And Legal Issues For Correctional Personnel, Kristine Botsford Mullendore

Kristine Botsford Mullendore

No abstract provided.

Technology And Crime: Some New Dimensions In Criminology, Debra Ross

Debra E. Ross

No abstract provided.

The Florida Distance Learning Reference And Referral Center: A Study Of User Satisfaction And Some Provider Reflections, Rhonda Smith, Anna H. Perrault, Todd Chavez, Stephanie Race

Stephanie F Race

No abstract provided.

Unembedded Definite Descriptions And Relevance, Robert J. Stainton

Robert J. Stainton

Definite descriptions (e.g. 'The king of France in 1997', 'The teacher of Aristotle') do not stand for particulars. Or so I will assume. The semantic alternative has seemed to be that descriptions only have meaning within sentences: i.e., that their semantic contribution is given syncategorimatically. This doesn't seem right, however, because descriptions can be used and understood outside the context of any sentence. Nor is this use simply a matter of "ellipsis." Since descriptions do not denote particulars, but seem to have a meaning in isolation, I propose that they be assigned generalized quantifiers as denotations — i.e. a kind …

Cnn Financial News Segment On Investment Clubs, Cnn Financial News

Brooke Harrington

No abstract provided.

Beyond The Information Arcade: Next Generation Web-Based Information Services At The University Of Iowa, Paul Soderdahl

Paul A Soderdahl

Six years after the award-winning Information Arcade at the University of Iowa Libraries opened, new campus-wide Web-based services are being developed to support learning and creative research. Assimilating the "Information Arcade" concepts of collaboration, risk taking, and expert- ise integration, these services are supporting learning innovations at the University of Iowa. Organizations advancing the integration of Web- based services will find this session interesting.

Installing Ethics Into Policing, Brian Kingshott

Brian F. Kingshott

No abstract provided.

"Cash In A Cul-De-Sac.", Jack Weatherford

Jack Weatherford, Retired

No abstract provided.

'The World And Africa': Decolonizing Historiography From The Perspective Of East Africa, Jesse Benjamin

Jesse Benjamin

No abstract provided.

Health States Following Head And Neck Cancer Treatment: Patient, Health-Care Professional, And Public Perspectives, Vishram Jalukar, Gerry Funk, Alan Christensen, Lucy Karnell, Patricia Moran

Alan J. Christensen

Background This study investigated the assignment of preference values to health states which may follow head and neck cancer (HNC) treatment. Preference values for these health states were provided by HNC patients, HNC health-care providers, and a group of college students representing individuals with little knowledge of HNC.

Methods A time trade-off technique was used by participants to assign preference values to four health states in the domains of appearance, eating, speech, breathing, pain, and work/social functioning.

Results Patients' and health-care professionals' rank-ordered preference value scores for health states in appearance, breathing, eating, and speech were not significantly different (p …

Plaque - In Appreciation, Brian Kingshott

Brian F. Kingshott

No abstract provided.

The Day Of The Dead, Linda Niemann

Linda G. Niemann

No abstract provided.

Online Journalists: Foundations For Research Into Their Changing Roles, Jane Singer

Jane B. Singer

Interactive media have grabbed the attention of communication researchers in the latter half of the 1990s, but the focus to date has been primarily on media audiences and their use of these new forms. This paper suggests four approaches that may help provide theory-based underpinnings in a different area: the study of journalists and the ways in which their roles and jobs are changing. The approaches are gate-keeping theory; diffusion of innovation theory; sociological perspectives, particularly those involving the sociology of news work; and a somewhat eclectic perspective that explores the idea of journalism as a potential force of cohesion …

4 Days For The Prophet

Rebecca Gearhart

Social Democrats After The End Of Communist Rule: Eastern Germany And The Czech Republic, Marilyn Rueschemeyer

Marilyn Rueschemeyer

No abstract provided.