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Racial Diversity On Acorn's Organizing Staff, 1970-2003, Fred Brooks
Racial Diversity On Acorn's Organizing Staff, 1970-2003, Fred Brooks
SW Publications
Using historical and case study methods, this paper analyzes how the organizing staff of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) went from 10% organizers of color in 1970s and 1980s to 64% organizers of color in 2003. Keys to this transformation included experimenting with different organizing models, job descriptions, and recruitment methods; aging and lifestyle changes of senior management; developing a "critical mass" of organizers of color; and an internally organized Caucus of Color. Many of the steps ACORN took to diversify support findings from the business literature on diversity management. With the racial composition of staff …
Factors Affecting Burden Of South Koreans Providing Care To Disabled Older Family Members, Minhong Lee, Eunkyong Yoon, Nancy P. Kropf
Factors Affecting Burden Of South Koreans Providing Care To Disabled Older Family Members, Minhong Lee, Eunkyong Yoon, Nancy P. Kropf
SW Publications
This study examined the determinants of caregiving burden among South Koreans who care for their disabled older family members. A sample of 1,000 primary caregivers taken from the Comprehensive Study for Elderly Welfare Policy in Seoul, South Korea was analyzed. Independent variables included the demographic characteristics of caregivers and care recipients, the severity of cognitive impairment among care recipients, care recipients' functional abilities, financial adequacy and caregivers' degree of social support. Hierarchical regression was used to predict the levels of caregivers' burden. Similar to western care providers, South Korean caregivers who were in poor health and who had little informal …
Community Caregiving Partnerships Promoting Alliances To Support Care Providers, Nancy P. Kropf
Community Caregiving Partnerships Promoting Alliances To Support Care Providers, Nancy P. Kropf
SW Publications
Although greater numbers of families are providing support to older adults, a lack of comprehensive programming in resource allocation continues to exist at the social policy level. This chapter explores how community care giving partnerships may contribute to a solution.
The Living-Wage Movement: Potential Implications For The Working Poor, Fred Brooks
The Living-Wage Movement: Potential Implications For The Working Poor, Fred Brooks
SW Publications
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New Developments In Understanding Cardiovascular Disease And The Implications For Social Work, Jill Littrell
New Developments In Understanding Cardiovascular Disease And The Implications For Social Work, Jill Littrell
SW Publications
Cardiovascular disease is now viewed as an inflammatory disease. An index of chronic inflammation (viz., C-Reactive Protein) is as good a predictor of heart attacks as are fats in blood. The data suggest that stressful events are so closely associated with chronic inflammatory states, that the body’s stress response can be viewed as an inflammatory state. This paper summarizes and explains the link between stress and cardiovascular disease. Negative health outcomes, particularly for cardiovascular diseases, are higher among those of lower socio-economic status. Differential stress among socio-economic tiers is considered as an explanation for the disparities. The literature linking cardiovascular …
Don't Be A Blockhead: Acorn, Protest Tactics, And Refund Anticipation Loans, Robert Fisher, Fred Brooks, Daniel Russell
Don't Be A Blockhead: Acorn, Protest Tactics, And Refund Anticipation Loans, Robert Fisher, Fred Brooks, Daniel Russell
SW Publications
The recent proliferation of community-based responses to urban problems has been characterized by a shift away from protest tactics to more moderate approaches of building community and consensus, developing social capital, and identifying and improving local assets. This case study examines the persistence and effectiveness of protest tactics in a campaign by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now against H&R Block around predatory tax preparation practices. It reveals the potential of direct action, especially when local protests are coordinated nationally. This combination helps to transcend the inherent limits of both community-based activism and national-oriented advocacy efforts.