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The Gerontology Institute: The First Years, 1984-1987, Gerontology Institute, University Of Massachusetts Boston

Gerontology Institute Publications

During the first years of its existence, the Gerontology Institute has worked with older people to convert "retirement years" into opportunities for continuous growth and learning, while simultaneously seeking to re-examine social, political, and economic roles for elders in society. It is hoped that through such engagement of older individuals, the Institute has inspired a more positive attitude in society towards its aging population.

Breaking Rural Bonds Through Migration: The Failure Of Development For Women In India, Shobha Srinivasan

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Redemptive Organizations And The Politics Of Hope, Richard A. Couto

Clinical Sociology Review

The politics of hope of this article is rooted in the local leadership of low income, repressed communities. One central element of the politics of hope is redemptive organizations. These organizations are a variant of voluntary associations that are distinguished by their explicitly political purpose of social transformation and concomitant requirement of personal sacrifice and transformation. This article specifies the internal characteristics of redemptive organizations and their role in change over time. The history of four rural, southern, low-income, and predominantly black communities offer numerous instances of redemptive organizations that deal with educational, economic, and political conditions These organizations link …

An Integrated Model For Graduate Training In Sociological Practice: The School Of Community Service At The University Of North Texas, Clifford M. Black, William A. Luker, John E. Holman, Richard Enos

Clinical Sociology Review

This article contains a description of a model for training in sociological practice at the School of Community Service at the University of North Texas This model for training is predicated upon four themes in sociological practice: interventionist, multidisciplmary, humane, and holistic The article also contains a description and a discussion of various academic programs within the School which provide training with respect to these four themes

The Frustrations Of Family Violence Social Work: An Historical Critique, Linda Gordon

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Contrary to the view that social work has been characterized by substantial shifts in treatment methods over the last hundred years, an historical study of case records from child protection agencies in Boston, 1880 to 1960, revealed very little improvement or change in the social-work response to family violence cases. The continuity in socialwork response rested, at its best, on workers' common-sense apprehension of the complex (intrapsychic, relational, and environmental) causes of family violence, and, at worst, on several constricting ideologies about proper family life: gender assumptions that made women's domesticity and mothering essential; and a public/private dichotomy which assumed …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 64, No. 24, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Albrecht, Dana. President Has Laid Foundation for Plans – Thomas Meredith
• Gaines, Jim. Cancer Society Hopes to Snuff Puffing Today, Maybe Forever
• Schlagenhauf, Ann. Greek Organizations Mirror Society in Relations
• Schlagenhauf, Ann. Mike Warnke Keeps the Holy Rolling with Laughter
• Fullen, Rebecca. Associated Student Government Wants Longer Thanksgiving Break
• Panhellenic Council Officers Named
• Hart, Kendall. Homeless – Editorial Cartoon
• Lassner, Lee. Favoritism Improper
• Koontz, Paul. Praise Due – Society of Manufacturing Engineers
• Riddle, Kathy. Up in Smoke – Smoking
• Moore, Scott. Don’t be Pressured
• Lowry, …

Catalog, 1988-1989, Anderson University - South Carolina

Catalogs

The 1988-1989 academic catalog and introduction to the college.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 64, No. 11, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Miracle, Phoenicia. Parties Campaign at Rally for George Bush
• Albrecht, Dana. George Bush Goes After Democrats in Owensboro
• Bricking, Tanya. Grandmother Ready for Her First Safari – Teresa Gerard
• Eagleston, Leigh. Caution Urged for Clubgoers – Date Rape
• Tsimekles, Diane. Western Tuition Below Inflation Rate
• Police Cut Parking Lot
• Summers, Kaye. Study Helps Classify Relationships
• Overworked Campus Police Need a Break
• Denney, Mike. Campus Police – Editorial Cartoon
• Martin, Stephen. Intramurals Downhill
• Fuller, Mary. Michael Dukakis Supporter
• Rape Task Force Needed to Increase Awareness
• Lambert, …

Eating Disorders: The Correlation Of Family Relationships With An Eating Disorder Continuum, Jana Schweitzer

Dissertations and Theses

For the purposes of this study, eating disturbances were placed on a continuum ranging from disordered to normal, and family factors were examined via this framework. Research on anorectics and bulimics indicates that a variety of family variables contribute to the etiology of eating disorders. Research suggests the presence of a subgroup of persons who experience some disturbance in their relationships with food but not to the severity observed among eating disordered individuals. This study examined the relationship between family factors and eating disturbances.

Lowell D. Holmes's Review Of Paul T. Baker, Joel M. Hanna, And Thelma S. Baker's The Changing Samoans: Behavior And Health In Transition, Lowell D. Holmes

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Rena Lederman's Review Of Miriam Kahn's Always Hungry, Never Greedy: Food And The Expression Of Gender In A Melanesian Society, Rena Lederman

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Lead Poisoning: A Health Epidemic In The Black Community, Wornie L. Reed

Trotter Review

Lead poisoning in humans has been identified as a cause of high blood pressure, heart disease, birth defects, complications in pregnancies and developmental problems in infants. It is a health problem of epidemic dimensions in the black community. This serious health problem is yet another example of the production of “illth” in the modern society. As the means of production create wealth for some sectors of society they also create illth.

Ua12/2/7 Wku Sorority System Annual Report, Kimberly Logan

WKU Administration Documents

Annual Panhellenic Council report regarding the 1987-88 school year.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 63, No. 54, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Underwood, Jennifer. Paul Cook Favored as Inside Candidate for President
• Albrecht, Dana. President Kern Alexander Leaving Takes Edge Off Faculty Senate Forum
• Dunham, John. Out for Blood – Greek Week blood drive
• Murphy, Nancy. Thinning Ozone Means Stronger Rays, More Dangerous Tanning
• Fullen, Rebecca. Splash Bash Makes Splash in Third Year – Greek Week
• Budget Fills Some Western Needs
• Owensboro Junior Kevin Ray Radford Pleads Guilty to Sexual Misconduct Charges
• Klausnitzer, Dorren. Bruce Cambron Calls for New Election – Student Government Association
• New Job Suits …

Miriam Kahn's Review Of Lenore Manderson's Shared Wealth And Symbol: Food, Culture, And Society In Oceania And Southeast Asia, Miriam Kahn

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Eugene Ogan's Review Of Olga Gostin's Cash Cropping, Catholicism, And Change: Resettlement Among The Kuni Of Papua, Eugene Ogan

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of The General Well-Being Of Blacks And Whites: Results Of A National Study, Sonjia Parker Redmond

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The importance of race as a factor in mental health status has been a topic of controversy. This study examines racial variances in the relationship between selected socio-demographic variables and general well-being. The study also examines the appropriateness of an additive versus an interactive statistical model for this investigation.

Unlike other recent community based mental health studies, this study revealed significant differences between the general well-being of Blacks and Whites. Blacks continued to exhibit significantly lower levels of well-being even after adjustments were made for income, education, marital status, sex, age and place of residence. Statistical interaction was found between …

L. L. Langness's Review Of Patricia K. Townsend's The Situation Of Children In Papua New Guinea, L. L. Langness

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Patricia K. Townsend's Review Of Leslie B. Marshall's Infant Care And Feeding In The South Pacific, Patricia K. Townsend

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Implications Of The One-Child Family Policy On The Development Of The Welfare State In The People's Republic Of China, Fernando Chiu-Hung Cheung

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The one-child family policy in China, if successfully implemented, will drastically alter the population age structure in the coming years which will in turn affect the demand and supply of the welfare state. Using several population indices projected on the basis of different total fertility rates, it is found that the aged population will increase significantly and hence their needs for social services including social security and health care will increase accordingly. Because the responsibility for caring for the old in China still largely falls on the family, it is important to establish an universal social security system supported by …

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 15, No. 1 (March 1988)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Table of Contents

• Editorial - ROBERT D. LEIGHNINGER, JR., EDWARD J. PAWLAK, DANNY H. THOMPSON
• Implications of the One-Child Family Policy on the Development of the Welfare State in the People's Republic of China - FERNANDO CHIU-HUNG CHEUNG
• The Social Class and Mental Illness Correlation: Implications of the Research for Policy and Practice - CHRISTOPHER G. HUDSON
• A Commentary on The Social Class and Mental Illness Correlation - JULIUS ROTH
• An Analysis of the General Well-Being of Blacks and Whites: Results of a National Study - SONJIA PARKER REDMOND
• Exposure of Young Welfare Recipients to Family and Peer Receipt of …

Reminiscence, Life Satisfaction, Depression, And Perceived Health In Elderly Women A Descriptive Study, Katherine Dewinter Mcgregor

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

The 1st Texas Silver-Haired Legislature 1986-1988, Texas Silver-Haired Legislature, Texas Silver Haired Legislature Foundation

Texas Silver-Haired Legislature

Information on the first Texas Silver-Haired Legislature from 1986-1988.

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 14, No. 4 (December 1987)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

CONTENTS

• Policy Gambit: Conservative Think Tanks Take on the Welfare State - DAVID STOESZ
• Reconsidering Drug Involvement Among Youth and Young Adults: Implications for Targeted Primary Intervention - MARK W. FRASER
• Reforming the Juvenile Correctional Institution: Efforts of the U.S. Children's Bureau in the 1930s - MARGUERITE G. ROSENTHAL
• Historical Perspectives on the Care and Treatment of the Mentally Ill - ALBERT R. ROBERTS AND LINDA FARRIS KURTZ
• Sexual Abuse at Charity House: A Case Study of Social Policies in Action - MAUREEN KELLEHER
• Predictors of Job Satisfaction Among Three Racial/Ethnic Groups of Professional Female Human Service Workers - R.L. …

Catalog, 1987-1988, Anderson University - South Carolina

Catalogs

The 1987-1988 academic catalog and introduction to the college.

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 14, No. 3 (September 1987)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Contents

• Privatization: Reforming the Welfare State - DAVID STOESZ
• Registering the Poor to Vote: Lessons from the 1984 General Election - IRA COLBY
• Refeminization of Child Care: Causation, Costs and Cures - ROBERT WEINBACH
• Stability and Fluctuation in Juvenile Delinquency in Israel - RAM A. CNAAN, ITZHAK HOCHERMAN
• The Use of Survey Methods in Researching Parents of Adjudicated Child Prostitutes - JOHN LONGRES
• Sex-Role Stereotypes about Social Work Administration - REGINALD O. YORK
• Burn-Out Among Social Work Professionals: A Behavioral Approach to Causal and Interventive Knowledge - KAREN M. SOWERS-HOAG, BRUCE A. THYER
• Advocacy and the Adversary System - …

An Analysis Of The Effects Of A Low Glycemic Diet On The Antisocial Behavior Of Juvenile Offenders, James Edward Longhurst

Dissertations

The objective of this study was to determine if a low glycemic diet contributes to a reduction in the incidence of antisocial behavior among male juvenile offenders.

One hundred forty juvenile offenders at a residential treatment center were randomly divided into treatment and nontreatment groups. The treatment group ate from a diet which contained foods low in glycemic characteristics. There was no dietary alteration for the control group.

Three instruments were used to measure differences between groups in antisocial behavior following a 5-week experimental period. These instruments include: (1) the Unusual Incident Report--a systematic and objective observer report form, (2) …

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 14, No. 2 (June 1987)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

CONTENTS

• INTRODUCTION - Robert D. Leighninger, Jr., Editor
• TEENAGE PREGNANCY, PROFESSIONAL AGENDAS, AND PROBLEM DEFINITIONS - Richard A. Weatherley
• NOT FOR POVERTY ALONE: FOSTER CARE POPULATION TRENDS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY - Leroy H. Pelton
• THE FAILURE OF THE DESTITUTE MOTHERS' BILL: THE USE OF POLITICAL POWER IN SOCIAL WELFARE - Eve P. Smith
• MINNEAPOLIS SETTLEMENT HOUSES IN THE "NOT SO ROARING 20's:
• AMERICANIZATION, MORALITY, AND THE REVOLT AGAINST POPULAR CULTURE - Howard Jacob Karger
• HARRY LURIE'S ASSESSMENT AND PRESCRIPTION: AN EARLY VIEW OF SOCIAL WORKERS' ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES REGARDING POLITICAL ACTION - Joe M. Schriver
• ORGANIZATIONAL ADAPTATION: THE NATIONAL …

Public Perceptions Of The American Red Cross In The Heartland Chapter's Service, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

Publications

The Center for Applied Urban Research conducted a telephone survey in December 1986, to learn more about general public perceptions of the American Red Cross in the Heartland Chapter's service area. This report presents the results of the survey, and provides an information base which can be used to assist the Heartland Chapter in its organizational planning and decision-making efforts.

Abstracts From The Fifteenth Annual Conference On Ethnic And Minority Studies

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

Each year the conference organizers attempt to provide a complete overview of the Annual Conference by publishing abstracts of the papers and presentations as well as the comments provided by the respondents to each session. Although we usually fail to get a one hundred percent response, the following abstracts and comments provide an excellent representation of the variety of responses to the conference theme, "Ethnicity: Propaganda, Persuasion, and Political Economy." These statements reflect both pedagogical and theoretical responses to the issues, suggesting directions both for teaching and further research on the topics.