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Marital Interaction Theory: Some Implications For Research, Lucille S. Pugh

Dissertations and Theses

This project examines specific basic areas of marital interaction theory. Individual chapters are developed around the following themes: historical development of the theory of interaction; a theoretical discussion of selected concepts; personality as a determinant of interaction; communication in marriage; marital interaction patterns; methodology pertaining to research findings; and finally some implications for research which became apparent as this project developed.

The project lays the conceptual groundwork for a series of empirical studies that will use the interactional approach as a theoretical base. The immediate purpose of this project therefore is to describe the important dimensions of the interactional approach …

Development Of A Tool To Measure Applicability Of The General Systems Theory To Generic Social Work, Richard L. Decristoforo

Dissertations and Theses

The goal of this project was to test the applicability of the General Systems Theory to the traditionally held concept of generic social work. If an applicability existed, a direct survey of the field would be feasible. This could lead to the development of a general or a core conceptualization of social work practice.

General Systems Theory was extended to include the properties of the open organismic human group system. There were twenty-one categories at this level of abstraction. Internal consistency of the General Systems Theory model was tested and related to social work treatment concepts. To do this, 427 …

Christie School: The Evolution Of A Social Institution, Bertha A. Roth

Dissertations and Theses

The first of a series of studies of social agencies in Oregon. aimed at collecting and presenting data through the use of a sociological model, this project represents a beginning effort to assess the social welfare resources of the State.

Christie School, a small nucleated institution, was examined in terms of its evolution from an orphanage to a treatment-oriented care facility . Particular attention was given to the impact of historical events and analysis of these in terms of the institution’s life cycle. Impetus was given to the study by the crisis of impending closure of the school and events …

"Berlin: A Tale Of Two Cities", Eleonore Lipschitz

Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers

No abstract provided.

Some Factors Influencing Case Classification In A Public Welfare Agency, Miriam Berry

Dissertations and Theses

This group project represented an attempt to study some factors pertaining to the formation of a system of case classification in a county public welfare agency, Multnomah County Public Welfare Commission, Portland, Oregon. The classification tool was a Case Planning Schedule intended to encourage diagnostic thinking on the part of the caseworker and to enhance planning and service for the client.

The focus of the study was limited to two areas: (1) whether or not the use of the Schedule resulted in agreement among caseworkers in classification and in consistency on prognoses, (2) the attitudes of the caseworkers in various …

Report On Authorizing Bonds For Education Building Program (State Ballot Measure No.1); Report On School District Number One, Multnomah County, Building Fund Serial Tax Levies (Ballot Measure No.3); Report On Multnomah County Special Bond Election (Multnomah County Measure No.2), City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.

Use Of The Depth Interview In Examining Attitudes Of Delinquent Boys: An Exploratory Study, Alice Allen

Dissertations and Theses

This exploratory study designed to disclose new directions for further research and practice in the field of juvenile delinquency.

By exploring through limited depth interview the attitudinal areas of authority, fear, aspirations for the future, obstacles to be overcome, capabilities, societal ideals and therapy the project attempted: (1) to elicit, from adjudged juvenile delinquents, information different from that usually sought by public societal agencies and (2) to evaluate the depth interview as a means of eliciting such material.

Specific criteria were established for choosing fifteen interviewees, selected from three methods of dealing with juvenile delinquency: probation, institutionalization and parole. Depth …

City Club Of Portland Bulletin Vol. 43, No. 50 (1963-5-10), City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.

Viking 1962, Portland State University

The Viking (Yearbooks)

Portland State University 1962 yearbook

Psychology: Art Or Science?, Richard H. Dana

Regional Research Institute for Human Services

This article explores psychology through the lens of science and art and discusses the history and impact.

Viking 1961, Portland State University

The Viking (Yearbooks)

Portland State University 1961 yearbook

The Negro In Portland: A Progress Report 1945-1957, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.

Oregon Adoption Laws And Procedures: A City Club Report, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.

Northwest Clarion-April 21, 1947

Northwest Clarion

Publisher

Arthur A. Cox/Northwest Clarion Publishing Company

Editor

Chesley E. Corbett

Address

2736 N.E. Rodney Ave

Observer-May 15, 1945

Observer

Publisher

William H. McClendon

Editor

[not available]

Address

2017 N. Williams Ave

People's Observer-October 30, 1944

People's Observer

Publisher

William H. McClendon

Editor

[not available]

Address

2017 N. Williams Ave

Portland Inquirer-September 8, 1944

Portland Inquirer

Publisher

[not available]

Editor

Ralph H. Faulk

Address

Portland Office: 2736 N.E. Rodney Ave

Vanport Office: 24210 N. Cottonwood, Apt 505

Bagley Downs Office: 145-F Wintler Dr. Vancouver, WA

People's Observer-August 31, 1944

People's Observer

Publisher

William H. McClendon

Editor

[not available]

Address

2017 N. Williams Ave

Culture Club, 1942-1943, Culture Club

Yearbooks

Club Year Book

City Club Of Portland Bulletin Vol. 20, No. 51 (1940-4-19), City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.

Portland Observer-December 16, 1938

Portland Observer

Publisher

William H. McClendon

Editor

William H. McClendon

Address

1504 N. Williams Ave

City Club Of Portland Bulletin Vol. 13, No. 34 (1932-12-23), City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.

City Club Of Portland Bulletin Vol. 13, No. 04 (1932-5-27), City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.

City Club Of Portland Bulletin Vol. 06, No. 11 (1925-12-11), City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.

City Club Of Portland Bulletin Vol. 03, No. 09 (1922-11-24), City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.

City Club Of Portland Bulletin Vol. 03, No. 07 (1922-11-10), City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.

City Club Of Portland Bulletin Vol. 02, No. 34 (1922-5-19), City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.

City Club Of Portland Bulletin Vol. 02, No. 07 (1921-11-11), City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.

Annual Report Of The Bureau Of Parks, Department Of Public Affairs, For The Year 1913, Portland (Or.). Bureau Of Parks And Recreation

Portland City Archives

No abstract provided.