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The Homeless Of Massachusetts: An Analysis Of The 1990 U.S. Census S-Night Data, Christopher G. Hudson

New England Journal of Public Policy

This article, which examines epidemiological and policy correlates of homeless populations in 351 Massachusetts towns and cities, is based on an analysis of data from the 1990 U.S. census. It reviews the reliability of the most recent census data, reports findings on the distribution and characteristics of homeless persons in Massachusetts, and presents preliminary correlational findings on the impact of key demographic conditions and policies.

The report includes a meta-analysis of several studies that monitored the Census Bureaus street counts. It is estimated that 42.6 percent of the homeless on the streets in selected urban areas were counted by the …

Ua12/2/2 Talisman: A New Shade Of Red, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

1993 Talisman yearbook.

• Graduates – Portraits
• Seniors – Class of 1993
• Top of the Hill - Larry Caillouet
• Top of the Hill – Department of Geography & Geology, Wayne Hoffman
• Top of the Hill – The Topperettes
• Top of the Hill – Department of Journalism, Jo Ann Albers
• Juniors – Class of 1994
• Top of the Hill – Sean Dollman, Track & Field
• Top of the Hill – Jeff Campbell, Musicians
• Sophomores – Class of 1995
• Top of the Hill – Phi Beta Lambda
• Freshmen – Class of 1996
• Top of the Hill – Eddie O’Carroll, Track & Field
• Top …

Demographic Change In Kosrae State, Federated States Of Micronesia, L. J. Gorenflo

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Books Received And Book Notices, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Book Listing for the Vol 6, No 1 Edition of the Pacific Studies Journal

Madrich: Outer Islanders On Yap, William H. Alkire

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Update - June 1993, Loma Linda University Center For Christian Bioethics

Update

In this issue:

-- Gerald Winslow to succeed Wil Alexander as Religion Dean and Ethics Chair; Ivan Blazen to teach scripture and ethics
-- Quality-of-Life Is Not a Dirty Word

[ How Secret Should a Patient's Secrets Be? ]
-- Duties to Warn and Reasons for Reticence
-- A Legal Perspective

The Impact Of Third Party Reimbursement On Occupational Therapy And Vision Rehabilitation Services: A Comparative Case Study, Tiehan Liu

Dissertations

This is a comparative case study of occupational therapy and vision rehabilitation services. The purpose of this study is to describe how environmental forces, especially third party reimbursement, shape occupational therapy in terms of organizational form, setting, procedure of services and documentation process. The study will further examine the current external and internal conditions under which vision rehabilitation professionals may develop third party payment, especially Medicare and Medicaid. Based on environment theories and the experience of occupational therapy, the potential impact of such reimbursement on vision rehabilitation services is discussed.

Three forms of data were used in this study: (1) …

Madrich: Outer Islanders On Yap, William H. Alkire

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Demographic Change In Kosrae State, Federated States Of Micronesia, L. J. Gorenflo

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Books Received And Book Notices, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Book Listing for the Vol 6, No 1 Edition of the Pacific Studies Journal

Caring For Dementing And Nondementing Chronically Ill Elderly In Belgium: Modeling Salutogenic And Pathogenic Processes, Timothy John Gallagher

Dissertations

The predominant model in the study of stress and disease has been identified as the pathogenic orientation. The underlying assumption of this orientation is that stress is, by nature, disease causing. An alternative model is the salutogenic orientation (Antonovsky, 1979). Researchers using the salutogenic approach are concerned with explaining the origins of health. In the present study, a sample of Flemish caregivers {N = 126) to persons with chronic dementing and nondementing disorders is examined in order to detail how sense of coherence (a measure of personality disposition), the nature of patient pathology, demographic characteristics, coping resources, and perceived negative …

Offense Perceived, Appropriate Actions And Possible Solutions: A Research Of Censorship, Sharon K. Van Poolen

Masters Theses

Students at Western Michigan University were asked via a survey to read lyrics and indicate an offensiveness rating. Lyrics containing vulgar or sexual language or derogatory statements about religion received higher offensive ratings. Actions deemed acceptable in response to offensive lyrics include picketing and boycotting. Prevalent themes identified in the lyrics are antagonism toward religion, sexism and unhealthy sexual relations. Groups cited most frequently as potentially harmed by lyrics are children 5-12, adolescents and women. Respondents were questioned about participation in certain activities and what alternatives to direct censorship are acceptable. Most would prefer to be involved indirectly, for example, …

Attribution Of Stigma As A Function Of Disease And Mode Of Transmission, Alfred Maxdee Decker

Graduate Theses

The knowledge and attitudes of Odessa College health care students (N=114) towards hypothetical patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hepatitis B virus (HBV) were measured via questionnaires. Transmission variables for infection were: anal sex with another man, injecting drug use, or blood transfusion. An Attribution Theory model was used to explain differences in knowledge and attitudes. Results suggest that students tend correctly to identify HBV as being more infectious than HIV and also to recognize that as future health care workers they are much more likely to die from HBV than HIV infection. In spite of this knowledge, …

The L-Word : May 1, 1993, The L-Word

The L-Word

No abstract provided.

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 20, No. 2 (June 1993)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE AND TECHNOLOGICAL DISASTERS: THE NAVAJO URANIUM EXPERIENCE - Susan E. Dawson
• VICTIMS OF TERRORISM: IS IT A "NON-ISSUE" - Uri Yanay
• THE IMPACT OF WORK HISTORY ON ECONOMIC SECURITY AT OLD AGE AMONG AFRICANS IN SOUTH AFRICA - Martha Tshitsi S. Mbatha
• REFORMULATION OF THE CONTEXT OF COMMUNITY BASED CARE - Phillip Fellin
• CHILD CARE NEEDS OF WELFARE RECIPIENTS IN MARYLAND'S WELFARE REFORM PROGRAM - Barbara H. Vann & Todd W. Rofuth
• PURCHASE OF SERVICE CONTRACTING IN THE 1990'S: HAVE EXPECTATIONS BEEN MET? - Peter M. Kettner & Lawrence L. Martin
• CHARACTERISTICS OF SOCIAL …

Developing Community Partnerships Through Service Learning Programs, Jay Cooper

Partnerships/Community

Community service programs have existed on college campuses for years but did not fully emerge as they have during the past 10 years. More than 700 volunteer programs exist at colleges and universities throughout the country (Fioerchinger, 1991). National organizations such as the Campus Outreach Opportunity League (COOL), the Campus Compact, and the National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE) have served to stimulate and firmly establish service learning as a movement and an educational priority in this country. In addition to the emergence of college service programs and national organizations, programs such as the National Student Clean-up for Hunger, Into …

The Relationship Between Grandparent Involvement And Identity Level In Late Adolescent Females, Catherine Dinicolangelo Stogner

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Identity development is recognized as the key developmental task of late adolescence. The family is thought to serve as a facilitating factor in this development. Traditionally, reference to the family's role in adolescent identity development has alluded to the nuclear family and to parents in particular. However, a growing consensus that nuclear families are not emotionally and psychologically isolated from extended families has permitted greater acceptance of the extended family, especially grandparents, as an integral part of the family. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between grandparent involvement and adolescent identity development. Identity development was measured …

Prophets And Preference: Constructing And Maintaining A Homosexual Identity In The Mormon Church, Richard D. Phillips

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This thesis is a descriptive ethnography of homosexuals and homosexuality in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormon church, The study employs the labeling perspective in sociology and uses gay Mormons to examine how an individual constructs and maintains a homosexual identity in an environment where such an orientation is stigmatized and devalued. Qualitative interviews and documentary analysis are the chief methodological tools for this study.

The contradictions between a homosexual lifestyle and Mormon theology are outlined, and a history of Mormon church policy concerning homosexual members from 1959 to the present is presented. The study finds …

Community Responses To Siting A Hazardous Waste Facility: The Case Of The High-Level Nuclear Waste Facility At Yucca Mountain, Nevada, Lori A. Cramer

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Quality of life is an important issue for residents facing potential changes in their social and/or physical environments. Potential quality of life changes are especially relevant for rural residents of southern Nevada who are currently facing the possibility of living near the nation's first high-level nuclear waste repository. Whether the effects of the proposed repository are perceived as positive or negative, they nonetheless alter residents' perceptions of their quality of life.

A theoretical model was designed to guide the analyses in this study. It suggested that residents have both current perceptions and future expectations for themselves and their community. When …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 68, No. 56, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Hannah, Jim. Super Cards: Money Ordered Repaid – Louis Cook
• College Heights Herald Editors Issue Apology – Steve Czirr
• Thomas, Kim. Students’ Excuses Usually Lack Creativity
• Daniels, Jerry. 12 Students Join March for Equal Rights – Gays, Lesbians
• Board of Regents to Discuss Budget Issues
• College Heights Herald to Publish Special Issue – Budget
• Biology Professor Larry Gleason Dies
• 1993 Marsupial Awards
• People Poll: When Did You Start Studying for Your Final Exams?
• Dillard, John. Machine Repairman Says Goodbye to All – Facilities Services, Layoffs …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 68, No. 53, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Brewer, Mike. Budget Cut Will Close Grise Hall Copy Center
• Good, Epha. Rodney King: Verdict Didn’t End Racism, Some Say – Rodney King Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1992
• Weber, Ron. Robert Penn Warren’s Library to Be Recreated on Campus – Library Special Collections
• The Ballot – Student Government Association, Elections
• Western & McDonald’s Giving Away Seedlings – Earth Day
• Education Scholarship Available for Minorities
• Smith, Brian. Bill Clinton Must Solve Energy Crisis Soon – Politics
• Gadbois, Christopher. Replacing ID Card Is Unnecessary Hassle
• Editorial Cartoon …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 68, No. 51, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Flynn, Leslie. Pearce-Ford Tower to Close, Receive Facelift – Housing & Residence Life
• Cassady, Pam. Experiment Increases Awareness About Aging – Gerontology, Sandy Miller
• Cecil, Jill. The Doors: Drummer Remembers Relationships – John Densmore
• Regent Nominations Being taken
• In the Spotlight – Stephanie Gibney, Alton Little
• Board of Regents Should Release Salary Increase Plan
• Editorial Cartoon Murray’s Restaurant Closed
• Murray’s Restaurant Should Stay Open Late
• Hess, Doug. Overturn Roe vs. Wade – Abortion, Right to Life
• People Poll: What Do You Think of Murray’s Restaurant? …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 68, No. 50, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Tungate, Matthew. Friends Face Off In Presidential Race – Student Government Association, Donald Smith, Eric McWilliams
• Poynter, Chris. Professor Loses Suit Against His Dean – Gabriel Buntzman, Michael Brown
• Reynolds, Becky. Alpha Gamma Rho Fundraiser a Field Day for Cows – Charities
• Ray Mendel to Brief Faculty Senate on Pay – Salaries
• Greek Week Blood Drive Begins Monday
• Wells, Greg. For Agriculture Majors, Money Grows on Trees
• Tarantino, Julie. Learn Love, Not Hate – Gays, Lesbians
• Ahsan, Huma. Alpha Xi Delta Sisters Forever
• Edwards, Tonya. …

Rural Development In The Information Age, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

Publications

Workshop Proceedings: Building Partnerships for Community Development-- Rural Development in the Information Age, April 5 and 6, 1993.

The L-Word : April 1, 1993, The L-Word

The L-Word

No abstract provided.

Language Abilities Of Male Adolescents In A Juvenile Detention Center, Krista J. Klein

Masters Theses

This study was designed to analyze the language abilities of male adolescents with delinquent behavior. It was based on the hypothesis that male adolescents with delinquent behavior would have lower language skills during expressive language tasks. Language skills of male adolescents in a juvenile detention center were examined by comparing 12 grammatical variables, four subtest scores, and one total score from the Screening Test for Adolescent Language (STAL; Prather, Ausdal-Breecher, Stafford & Wallace, 1980). Results indicated that the adolescents with delinquent behavior omitted significantly more words, but also produced significantly more secondary verbs in a narration task. Significantly lower results …

Beyond Sugar And Spice: Labeling Female Genitalia, Ethel E. Hellman

Institute for the Humanities Theses

Previous studies have indicated that, in our culture, female genitalia are unlabeled, mis-labeled, and/or negatively labeled, while male genitalia are not.

Twenty-five mothers of young children were interviewed to determine what labels they were teaching their children for sexual body parts. The women later met in small groups to discuss the i r reactions to a soft-sculpture of female genitalia.

The study found that twice as many male children were taught common designations for their own genitalia than were female children. In addition, a greater proportion of female children were given a label for male genitalia, than male children were …

Correlates And Infant Mortality: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Among Black Women In The United States, Paulette Aubrey

Masters Theses

Often referred to as "cot death" or "crib death," sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the single leading cause of infant death in infants aged 28 days to 1 year of life. Although the exact etiology of SIDS remains unknown, epidemiological studies have identified risk factors associated with higher rates of SIDS. In this study, the relationship between sudden infant death syndrome and maternal education among black women who gave birth in the United States during 1983 was examined.

The population for this study consisted of black infants who were born in 1983 and died before their first birthday. Among …

Lounge Chair Criteria For The Elderly, Edna M. I. Bosco

Masters Theses

This study investigated relationships between lounge chair design, functional positioning and comfort for the elderly. Thirty-five elderly residents from two local congregate living residences were assessed utilizing lounge chairs located at the residence. Measurements of the chairs were taken, coded and compared to specific norms established by Harris and Mayfield (1983b). Measurements consisted of armrest dimensions, seat depth and height, seat slope, and backrest dimensions. Each chair was scored based on the number of recommended standards for comfort met in the Harris and Mayfield research (1983b).

Frequency counts were taken and descriptive data collected and analyzed to determine relationships between …

"Low-Intensity Warfare" In The Inner City: Veterans' Self-Control Strategies May Ameliorate Community Violence Among Youth, Erwin Randolph Parson

Trotter Review

The use of weapons in various inner-city communities in America is comparable to Nicaraguan "low-intensity warfare" whose objective was the mass terrorization of civilians by the Contras. Low-intensity warfare theory is defined as "total war at the grassroots level" (Summerfield and Tosser 1991, 85). Violence in the inner cities has been defined in similar ways by many authorities and observers. Although urban violence may not damage the infrastructure of communities to the same extent that lowintensity warfare does, its immediate and long-term impact is nonetheless devastating to human life and to a sense of security. In essence, it is a …