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Clinical Methods In Interracial And Intercultural Relations, George Edmund Haynes
Clinical Methods In Interracial And Intercultural Relations, George Edmund Haynes
Clinical Sociology Review
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Intervention In Cases Of Woman Battering: An Application Of Symbolic Interactionism And Critical Theory, Cheryl Anderson, Linda Rouse
Intervention In Cases Of Woman Battering: An Application Of Symbolic Interactionism And Critical Theory, Cheryl Anderson, Linda Rouse
Clinical Sociology Review
The purposes of this paper are to acquaint readers with a number of existing approaches to the problem of woman battering and to examine clinical interventions against the background of several relevant sociological theories. Specifically, techniques for counseling female victims and male batterers are discussed from the perspectives of symbolic interactionism and critical theory. Symbolic interactionism provides an understanding of the self concepts and definitions of the situation which perpetuate abusive relationships, and suggests how they might be changed. Critical theory calls attention to the unequal power relations underlying systematically distorted communication, which can be addressed by interventions "enlightening" and …
Charles Gomillion, Educator-Community Activist, Jan M. Fritz
Charles Gomillion, Educator-Community Activist, Jan M. Fritz
Clinical Sociology Review
Sociologist Charles Goode Gomillion has devoted his life to improving the status of black Americans living in the South. This essay provides information about Gomillion's years in South Carolina and Alabama and his professional work at Tuskegee University. His civil rights activities in Macon County, Alabama—including bis involvement in a landmark Supreme Court case—also are discussed. Four documents written by Gomillion follow this essay.
The Tuskegee Voting Story, C. G. Gomillion
The Tuskegee Voting Story, C. G. Gomillion
Clinical Sociology Review
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Thoughts Of A White Citizen Council Member, Anonymous
Thoughts Of A White Citizen Council Member, Anonymous
Clinical Sociology Review
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Questions Which Might Be Asked In Planning A Program Of Social Action, Charles G. Gomillion
Questions Which Might Be Asked In Planning A Program Of Social Action, Charles G. Gomillion
Clinical Sociology Review
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Reply, Charles G. Gomillion
The Clinical Sociology Of George Edmund Haynes, Herbert M. Hunter
The Clinical Sociology Of George Edmund Haynes, Herbert M. Hunter
Clinical Sociology Review
This paper examines the career and approach to clinical sociology adopted by George Edmund Haynes in the first half of the 20th century. The presentation focuses on Haynes' career as a sociologist, in which he taught and promoted the social sciences at Fisk University, his work in the federal government as a special assistant to the Secretary of Labor and Director of Economics, and his tenure as Executive Secretary of the Commission on Race Relations at the Federal Council of Churches in America, where he conducted an active research program of applying his sociological skills to concrete problems within the …
The Role Of The Sociologist In Community Action In The Rural South, C. G. Gomillion
The Role Of The Sociologist In Community Action In The Rural South, C. G. Gomillion
Clinical Sociology Review
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Resocialization: A Neglected Paradigm, Melvyn L. Fein
Resocialization: A Neglected Paradigm, Melvyn L. Fein
Clinical Sociology Review
The micro clinical sociologist is better understood as being a social role change agent than as a “counselor”' or a “otherapist.” Many of the personal problems which clients bring to clinicians are the result of dysfunctional social roles. These clients are best helped by "Resocialization," that is, by the alteration or replacement of their failed roles. This can be accomplished by a) reexperiencing the failed roles, b) letting go of them, and c) renegotiating new, more satisfying roles.
Grounded Encounter Therapy: Its Characteristics And Process, L. Alex Swan
Grounded Encounter Therapy: Its Characteristics And Process, L. Alex Swan
Clinical Sociology Review
Grounded Encounter Therapy (GET) is a sociodiagnostic and sociotherapeutic approach for clinicians applying sociological knowledge to problems that are lodged in a social context. It is a process of encounter which allows for the discovery of essential facts and explanations grounded in the social context of the client. It allows for a creative interplay between research, theory, education and practice to produce knowledge and courses of action. It helps clients discover, determine, understand and decide on a plan of action for problem solving and for growth. This article describes the basic philosophy and some of the techniques of GET.
Fieldwork Relationships On An Aids Ward: Verstehen Methodology As A Source Of Data, Roberta Lessor
Fieldwork Relationships On An Aids Ward: Verstehen Methodology As A Source Of Data, Roberta Lessor
Clinical Sociology Review
This paper examines researcher/respondent relationships in a fieldwork study of a hospital ward for the care of patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The nurses' work was the subject of study. Taking the position that verstehen is a precondition of research, and using Mead's argument that one can be an object to oneself, key aspects of the relationship between the researcher and the nurses are rendered problematic. The investigation illuminates institutional constraints, the ideological position of the nurses, and the social psychology of work on the ward. It is argued that substantive elements of the situation may be discovered …
An Intervention Model For Homeless Youth, Martin L. Abbott, Gerald F. Blake
An Intervention Model For Homeless Youth, Martin L. Abbott, Gerald F. Blake
Clinical Sociology Review
Youth homelessness has become a more visible problem in recent years, and is exacerbated by changes in the central city economy, schooling, and the family. This article describes the "Street Youth Employment Program," a program designed by sociological practitioners to intervene into the lives of homeless street youth through a collaborative effort between a socio-medical clink and an urban university. Program elements included (1) Stabilizing the living conditions of homeless youth, (2) Providing immediate part-time employment for participants on subsidized work projects, (3) Ensuring participation by youth in program policy and operation, and (4) Providing education and on-the-job training for …
Roles And Ethics Of The Practicing Criminologist, William E. Thornton Jr., Lydia Voigt
Roles And Ethics Of The Practicing Criminologist, William E. Thornton Jr., Lydia Voigt
Clinical Sociology Review
Academic criminologists, most trained as social and behavioral scientists, have not, for the most part, considered themselves as viable experts with skills and expertise which can be sold in the market place. Concomitantly, those professions and organizations which rely on professional experts and consultants have generally not considered academic criminologists as suited for their purpose. Part of this problem is derived from the very nature or orientation of graduate education. Doctorate programs concentrate on those skills that criminologists will need for university positions. We argue that the roles of criminologists in applied settings are essentially the same as for criminologists …
Cross Cultural Intervention: The Case Of The Hexed Hair, Jonathan A. Freedman
Cross Cultural Intervention: The Case Of The Hexed Hair, Jonathan A. Freedman
Clinical Sociology Review
One aspect of my work as Director of Education and Training at Hutchings Psychiatric Center is to consult on cases that are difficult for clinical staff. It is in these situations that my clinical sociological skills are used extensively. I wish to present an unusual case on which I was asked to consult in the Fall of 1986. I present this case with the permission of the client whom we shall call Sophie Koslowski.1
Analyzing The Shape Of Organizational Adaptability In Response To Environmental Jolts, David W. Britt
Analyzing The Shape Of Organizational Adaptability In Response To Environmental Jolts, David W. Britt
Clinical Sociology Review
Examining how organizational systems have responded to external jolts (threats, crises, etc.) is a useful precursor to large-scale organizational development projects. The shape of adaptability is introduced as a sensitizing concept for facilitating such analyses. The suggested elements of shape consist of three critical performance levels ([1] at the time of the jolt; [2] at the lowest point after any fall off in performance; and [3] its recovery level), and three time periods ([1] how long the organization is able to resist a fall off in performance [Resistance]; [2] how long it takes the organization to recover to its original …