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The Grassroots Home: How Local Communities Are Fighting Homelessness, Sheila Rauch Kennedy

New England Journal of Public Policy

In the 1980s federal policy combined with market forces to produce the American tragedy of homelessness. Since that time influential policymakers have debated every aspect of the issue, but avoided the large-scale commitment needed for solutions. Locally, however, grassroots efforts have made these commitments and forged the coalitions needed to address the issue. The solution to homelessness lies in harnessing these same successful public and private resources on the regional and national levels.

Policy Shifts In The Massachusetts Response To Family Homelessness, Margaret A. Leonard, Stacy Randell

New England Journal of Public Policy

Massachusetts's response to the tragedy of family homelessness during a period of economic prosperity (1983-1987) is contrasted to a period of economic decline (1988-1992). The article describes the movement toward a structural response in the boom years and its dismantling with the emergence of a "blame the victim" response in the decline years. The roles of state government, advocacy groups, human service providers, private funding sources, academic institutions, and the media, as they influence these responses, are outlined. Interviews with key actors in these groups, group interviews with formerly homeless women, a review of the literature, and the authors' direct …

Tents Along The Merrimack: Homelessness And University-Community Cooperation, Mark D. Levine

New England Journal of Public Policy

This article presents historical, institutional, and ethical contexts for a university and an industrial, ethnic community's cooperative effort to address local hunger and homelessness. A large portion of the University of Massachusetts at Lowell's students are of working-class and local origin. Neighborhood social problems are in effect their own, and community service may be considered a variant of self-help. Attention is paid the special importance of developing a sense of community across traditional boundaries on and off campus and to the establishment of permanent mutually beneficial structures.

Counting The New York Homeless: An Ethnographic Perspective, Kim Hopper

New England Journal of Public Policy

Significant ambiguities inhere in the operational definitions of "site" and "selected components of the homeless population" used in the 1990 S-Night Count. Ethnographic methods offer a useful corrective. This article, covering research that was part of a larger project evaluating the S-Night count, describes a brief ethnographic inquiry into the ecology of public spaces occupied by the homeless poor in New York City. Problems in implementation, surprising ease of access, patterns of mobility and prevailing norms from site to site, and the tenuous character of the street sites are reviewed, as are implications for future enumeration efforts.

The Last Thing We Need Is Another Shelter, Jessica Segré

New England Journal of Public Policy

Segre suggests that family homelessness is merely the latest and most devastating example of America's lack of commitment to children and families. The history of human services for children is presented to show that, both at the community and at the policy levels, this population and its needs have been neglected, subjected to fragmentation, and consistently downgraded on our lists of priorities. The societal values that have led to this situation are discussed and revealed as still reflecting an individualistic, frontier outlook, which is, however, becoming an anachronism. The need for a child/family policy is stressed, as is the urgency …

The Kindred Bonds Of Mentally Ill Homeless Persons, Richard C. Tessler, Gail M. Gamache, Peter H. Rossi, Anthony F. Lehman, Howard H. Goldman

New England Journal of Public Policy

While the unraveling of the kinship bond has long been suspected to play a role in the epidemiology of homelessness, the connection between kinship and homelessness has been little studied. Based on a normative analysis of the role of family structure in response to adversity, this article explores the impact of the amount and quality of kinship ties on episodes of homelessness experienced by discharged psychiatric patients in Ohio. Survey data derived from personal interviews with both former patients and their kin indicate more strain in relations with kin of the homeless than the nonhomeless. The strain in the kinship …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 67, No. 46, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Grundy, Julie & Chris Poynter. Grand Jury Report Blasts Board of Regents
• Koger, Lee. Measles: School Dodges Outbreak
• Stewart, Nikita. Men’s Women’s Dorms Different – Housing & Residence Life
• Whitely, Jason. Comedian Lashes Out at Audience – Elon Gold
• American Association of University Professors Wants to End Football – AAUP
• Regents Need to Get Serious
• Richardson, Patrick. Editorial Cartoon Grand Jury Spanking Joseph Iracane
• Reitmeyer, Ellen Sleeping Around Involves Risk of AIDS
• Brittian, Kenneth. Dorm Life: You Don’t Have to Clean the Bathroom – Housing …

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 2, No. 4, Wku University Relations

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File
• Coming Up - Calendar of Events

This issue includes articles:

• Meet Your Staff Advisory Council!
• Eastman Kodak Supports WKU Program - Photojournalism
• Academic Council Actions
• Former Science Dean Says Kids Need PALS - Bruce Pruitt, Physical Activities for Learning Science
• About the Creator of PALS - Marvin Russell
• Lecture Tonight Features Women's History Month
• Researcher Has Eye on Aging Process - Karlene Ball
• Lecture Tomorrow Features the Supernatural - Folk Studies
• A Message …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 67, No. 45, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news:

• Carwile, Joe. Biloxi Blues Photospread – Basketball
• Grundy, Julie. Grand Jury Final Report on Hold Until Today – Louie Nunn, Regents
• Nevels, Jill. Resident Assistants Do More Than What’s on the Job Description – Housing & Residence Life
• Hannah, Jim. Missing Illinois Man Found in Dorm – Joseph Small, Barnes-Campbell Hall
• Seat-Belt Ordinance a Good Idea
• Richardson, Patrick. Editorial Cartoon Bus Driver Fined for Violation of Seat Belt Law
• Moore, Michael. Hate Sin, Not the Sinner – AIDS, William McMahon
• Weigel, Richard. Get On with Audit – Thomas Meredith …

Living Our Faith: Pastoral Letter Of The Catholic Bishops Of Malawi, The Catholic Bishops Of Malawi, James Chiona, Felix E. Mkhori, Mathias A. Chimole, Alessandro Assolari, Allan Chamgwera, Gervasio M. Chisendera, Gamba

Pastoral Letters from Malawi

In March 1992, The Catholic Bishops of Malawi published a pastoral letter titled "Living Our Faith." This Lenten letter discusses educational services, health services, and the AIDS epidemic. It also calls for the publics participation in civic life, examines issues within the justice system, and details the state of specific freedoms in the country such as expression, worship, and association.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 67, No. 44, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news:

• Grundy, Julie. Grand Jury May Issue Report – Regents, Louie Nunn
• Stivers, Stephanie. 7-Year-Old College Growing – Western’s Community College
• Stewart, Nikita. Associated Student Government: Bill a Boon for the Average Student – C Classes
• Koger, Lee. Seat-Belt Ordinance Likely to Pass Bowling Green City Commission
• Burnham, Maria. Western Working to Improve – Curriculum
• Part-Timers Need Benefits of Full-Timers – Faculty, Salaries, Employee Benefits
• Richardson, Patrick. Editorial Cartoon Thomas Meredith Ignoring Begging Part-Time Faculty
• Ramsey, Charles. Petition for U.S. to Ratify Convention – United Nationas Convention on the Elimination …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 67, No. 43, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news:

• Grundy, Julie. Grand Juror’s Letter Blasts Joseph Iracane – Regents
• Koger, Lee. Part-Time Faculty Face Difficult Times – Salaries
• Hasson, Suzi. El Nino: Current Causing Above-Average Temperatures – Weather
• Actors Needed for Local Movie – Cory Lash
• Non-Traditional Students Need Stamp of Approval for Representation
• Richardson, Patrick. Editorial Cartoon Non-Traditional Students at Student Government Association Meeting
• Reese, Jason. United Student Activists’ Message Vandalized Campus
• Outlaw, Stephanie. Student Responds to Richard Kirby’s Letter
• Gormley, Amy. Cheerleader Sorry for Squad’s Absence – Basketball
• Sloan, J.J. Viruses Can Be Harmful to Computers …

Unlv "Rebels" Vs. Utah State, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas

UNLV Basketball Programs

Team roster for both schools.

UNLV Schedule

List of UNLV Scholarship Donors

Meet the Rebels

Opponent's Scouting Report

Jerry Tarkanian Story

Jerry Tarkanian Tribute

Also contains a Jerry Tarkanian poster

Also contains information on other sports at UNLV

The L-Word : March 1, 1992, The L-Word

The L-Word

No abstract provided.

Vol. 15 No. 1 (1992): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …

Regional Demographic Change In Pohnpei State, Federated States Of Micronesia, L. J. Gorenflo, Michael J. Levin

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Suicide In Micronesia And Samoa: A Critique Of Explanations, Donald H. Rubinstein

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

The Reagan Legacy: Undoing Class, Race And Gender Accords, Mimi Abramovitz

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The impact of Reaganomics on women, workers, and person of color is explored by looking at structural forces in the political economy that encourage business and government at one time to support and another time to undermine the welfare state. The expansion of the welfare state from 1935 to the mid-1970s meshed well with the needs of profitable production, political legitimacy and patriarchal control. With the economic crisis of the 1970s, the welfare state became too competitive with capital accumulation and too supportive of empowered popular movements and had to go. Women, persons of color, and the poor ranked high …

The Emergence Of Parliamentary Politics In Tonga, I. C. Campbell

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 15, No 1 Edition of the Pacific Studies Journal

It'll Take More Than A Miracle: Income In Single-Mother Families In Massachusetts, 1979-1987, Chris Tilly, Randy Albelda

McCormack Graduate School General Publications (active until 2013)

Through the 1980s, the Massachusetts economy grew rapidly. Most Massachusetts families benefited from this economic boom, and saw their incomes rise much more rapidly than the U.S. average. But Massachusetts single mothers and their children, who started out with lower incomes than other families, experienced only minimal income growth, and fell further behind other families in the Bay State. In this paper, we analyze income differences among family types in Massachusetts. We pay special attention to the problems of single mothers, and offer a set of policy recommendations to address these problems.

In order to undertake this analysis, we classify …

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 19, No. 1 (March 1992)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• INTRODUCTION: AMERICAN SOCIAL POICY AND TIE REAGAN LEGACY - James Midgley
• SOCIETY, SOCIAL POLICY AND THE IDEOLOGY OF REAGANISM - James Midgley
• CHANGES IN PROPERTY, INCOME INEQUAIITY AND THE STANDARD OF LIVING DURING THE REAGAN ERA - Robert Plotnick
• INCOME MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS AND THE
• REAGAN DOMESTIC AGENDA - Howuard Jacob Karger
• AMERICA'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM: THE REAGAN LEGACY - Terri Combs-Orme and Bernard Guyer
• THE REAGAN LEGACY: UNDOING CLASS, RACE, AND GENDER ACCORDS - Mimi Abramovitz
• UNHOUSING THE URBAN POOR: THE REAGAN LEGACY - Beth Rubin, James D. Wright, and Joel A. Devine
• THE FALL OF THE …

Changes In Poverty, Income Inequality And The Standard Of Living During The Reagan Years, Robert D. Plotnick

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The record of economic well-being in the 1980s belied Reagan's claim that Americans would be better off if they scaled back the welfare state and cut tax rates. Though the standard of living rose, its growth was no faster than during 1950-1980. Income inequality increased. The rate of poverty at the end qf Reagan's term was the same as in 1980. Cutbacks in income transfers during the Reagan years helped increase both poverty and inequality. Changes in tax policy helped increase inequality but reduced poverty. These policy shifts are not the only reasons for the lack of progress against poverty …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 67, No. 42, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news:

• Hannah, Jim. Permits Designed to Foil Forgers – Parking
• Grundy, Julie. 3 Regents Testify Before Grand Jury – Patsy Judd, Steve Catron, Bobby Bartley
• Journalism Expects Reaccreditation
• Erika Malone’s Dream is Something We Should All Live By – Black History Month
• Richardson, Patrick. Editorial Cartoon Erika Malone in the Spotlight
• Jackson, Carlton. Team Easily Distracted – Basketball
• McMahon, William. AIDS Victims Should Accept Their Fate
• Cobb, Terry. College A Place for Questioning Values – Malcolm X
• Brown, Larry. Lambda Society Educates About Homosexuality – Gays, Lesbians
• Jenkins, Jeff. Athletics …

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 2, No. 3, Wku University Relations

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File
• Coming Up - Calendar of Events

This issue includes articles:

• Skipper, Bob. Partnership with Jostens Learning for Kids
• Regents Hire Auditor
• SACS Update
• Enrollment Up
• Eison, Sheila. WKU Prof Says Don't be Myth-taken - Wilford Fridy
• Crow-Carraco, Carol. Women's History: A Patchwork of Many Lives
• WKU Glasgow Presents Images of Kentucky Women
• About Krupskaya's Sisters
• Skipper, Bob. Adult Day Care Center's Cited as Innovative
• Job Fair Recruits Teachers

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 67, No. 40, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Grundy, Julie & Stephanie Stivers. Grand Jury To Subpoena Some Regents
• Stivers, Stephanie. Opinions Mixed on Controversy – Regents, Louie Nunn
• Hannah, Jim. Three Arrested After Fight Outside Cellar – WKU Police
• Kiggins, Pamela. Class Teaches Students To Face, Cope With Death – Jimmie Price
• Associated Student Government Starts Coach for a Game Contest
• Gina Gullo Chosen Physical Education Major of the Year
• Make Campus More Accessible For Handicapped – Americans with Disabilities Act
• Richardson, Patrick. Editorial Cartoon Handicapped Scenic Route
• Miller, Jeff. Some HIV …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 67, No. 39, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Grundy, Julie. Louie Nunn Delaying Work Until Court Ruling
• Burnnam, Maria. Some Students Lack Knowledge of Associated Student Government
• Nevels, Jill. Campus Needs Work, Disabled Student Says – Marque Moore, Handicapped Persons, Americans with Disabilities Act
• Ansan, Huma. Malcom X: Ideas Brought To Life – Black History Month
• Louis Marciani Speaks to Faculty Senate – Athletics (WKU)
• HIV Does Not Discriminate; We Shouldn’t Either – AIDS
• Richardson, Patrick. Editorial Cartoon Just Say No to Magic Johnson Cartoons
• Ary, Michelle. Letter Misinformed – Sarah Weddington Lecture …

Effects Of Parents' Health Attitudes And Beliefs On Children's Preventive Care Utilization, Weiming Hu

Dissertations and Theses

This thesis was designed to test the relationship between parents' health attitudes and beliefs and utilization of preventive health services of their children. Four measures of health attitudes and beliefs (HAB) were examined in this study, they were: 1) Interest in and concern with health; 2) Skepticism about physicians; 3) Tendency to consult physicians; and 4) Efficacy. Preventive care utilization included well-child care and immunization.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 67, No. 38, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Martin, John. Series With University of Kentucky Short, Colorful – Basketball
• Wakeland, Nancy. Students Plan For Valentine’s Day
• Wakeland, Nancy. Verdict Doesn’t End Debate About Mike Tyson
• Jordan, Keary. Social Gatherings: Religious Centers Not Just For Prayer – Baptist Student Union, Christian Student Fellowship, Newman Center, Church of Christ Student Center, Wesley Foundation
• American Association of University Professors Wants Audit Over Quickly – AAUP
• Organizations Should Follow Sigma Phi Epsilon’s Lead – Drunk Driving, Alcohol
• Richardson, Patrick. Editorial Cartoon Drunk Driving
• Powell, Teresa. Losing My …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 67, No. 37, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Grundy, Julie. Legality Of Louie Nunn’s Hiring Questioned
• Brewer, Mike. Getting The Ax: Western Braces For 5 Percent Cut – Budget
• Howard, Laura. Religion Is No Cross to Bear For Some Students – Ray Goetz, Jon Hamilton, Dean Meadows, Heather Cummings
• Broken Steam Line Blocks Steps – Facilities Management
• Nite Class Should Stay Open Later
• Richardson, Patrick. Editorial Cartoon Drop Nite Class
• Parker, Edith. Cheerleaders Show School Dedication
• Bernado, David. Team Gets Bad Press – Rugby
• Wessling, Susan. No Means No: Mike Tyson’s Defense A …