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Women And Leadership: Strategies For Social Workers And Clients, Abigail C. Nichols
Women And Leadership: Strategies For Social Workers And Clients, Abigail C. Nichols
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
An examination of recent research on women and leadership yields several strategies that women, both clients and social workers, can use to facilitate success in administration and other traditionally male work domains.
Homosexuality: A Social Worker's Imbroglio, Carol Tully, Joyce C. Albro
Homosexuality: A Social Worker's Imbroglio, Carol Tully, Joyce C. Albro
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Few members of our society take time to put into historical context their prejudices about homosexuality. This article examines the historical context of these prejudices as well as how social workers may become co-opted by society into overlooking the social service needs of homosexual clients. How to combat institutional homophobia is also discussed.
An Investigation Of Sexuality And Life Satisfaction Of Institutionalized Aged, Karla M. Baur, Sarah E. Booth, Bayard J.K. Doane, Joanna Henry, Judy Quade Mcardle, Holly L. Nelson, James E. Richman, Jean Louise Sutton, Suzan J. Wildman, Pamela K. Winter, Michael Taylor Wood
An Investigation Of Sexuality And Life Satisfaction Of Institutionalized Aged, Karla M. Baur, Sarah E. Booth, Bayard J.K. Doane, Joanna Henry, Judy Quade Mcardle, Holly L. Nelson, James E. Richman, Jean Louise Sutton, Suzan J. Wildman, Pamela K. Winter, Michael Taylor Wood
Dissertations and Theses
One concern of this study is sexuality among the aged, since every person, regardless of age, is a sexual being. Society, however, has been slow to recognize this fact and has not accepted sexual activity among the aged. Along with the lack of social sanctioning, elderly persons are very susceptible to the myriad of myths, half-truths, misinformation, and incomplete data which affect their attitudes toward sexuality. Furthermore, older persons are susceptible to negative stereotypes of themselves as sexual beings. However, the effect of actual sexual activity upon overall life satisfaction among the aged has yet to be determined. Because there …