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The Denying Of Death: A Social Psychological Study, Henry H. B. Chang, Carla Kaye Chang

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Cultural studies indicate the existence of a ubiquitous death fear This fear is usually manifest through the defense mechanism of denial. In American society, the contradiction between life-oriented cultural themes and the death theme intensifies the denial of death.

Past studies indicate that a host of social and psychological variables are associated with death denial. The present study consisted of a survey of death attitudes. The results showed that death denial is associated with age, marital status, death of a parent, feeling of nervousness, and participation in dangerous activities. On the other hand. sex, health, and religious activity were not …

The Interrelationship Of Leader Self-Actualization And Life Stressors To The Resultant Incidence Of Reported Medical Problems Of Middle Management Educators, John S. Thatcher

Dissertations

Schools, being a part of the larger social system, have not escaped the increasing pressures evident in our society. The principalship as an important component of the educational process has not enjoyed immunity from this same problem.

Because school principals are individuals, they react differently to life stressors. Some appear to have the ability to handle all stressors without suffering any onset of medical problems. Others appear not to have this immunity and as a result have medical difficulties. Because of this seeming difference and because of a lack of research of this type in education, the relationships between life …

Western News, April 3, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Dwarikesh directing exploration of Indian caves, Harvard economist to speak Wednesday, University; AAUP exchange proposals, Major award to DIC for series on regional poets, Deluca works still on display at church

Game Preferences Of Delinquent And Non-Delinquent Boys, Shraga Serok, Arthur Blum

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Viewing delinquency as unsocializized behavior and games as a mini-life social situation demanding social conformity, it was predicted that differences would be found between delinquent and non-delinquent boys in their preferences for types of games. Fifty delinquent and fifty non-delinquent boys were studied and findings indicate that: 1) delinquents show greater preference for games of chance and non-delinquents for games of strategy, and 2) delinquents prefer games with low rule specificity and high opportunity for the direct expression of agression, while non-delinquents prefer games with the opposite characteristics.

An area of major neglect in the massive literature on juvenile delinquency …

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 7, No. 2 (March 1980)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Table of Contents

• Work Ethic and Work Incentives: Values and Income Maintenance Reform - BEVERLY G. TOOMEY
• Game Preferences of Delinquent and Non-deliquent Boys - SHRAGA SEROK,
• ARTHUR BLUM
• The Power of Situations: An Approach to Understanding Powerlessness and Oppression - DENNIS SALEEBEY, MARY SKI HER
• Day Care: A Spectrum of Issues and Policy Options - WILLIAM ROTH
• Employment, Theory and Practice in Qualitative medical Sociology - MARY JO DEEGAN
• Aspects of the Sociology of Psychiatry - HANS S. FALCK
• The Deinstitutionalization of Juvenile Status Offenders: New Myths and Old Realities - C. AARON McNEECE
• Factors Associated with Police and …

Differences In Encoding And Decoding Of Emotion Via Facial Expressions Among Normal And Mildly Emotionally Handicapped Boys, Thomas M. Reed

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Western News, October 4, 1979, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Parade Saturday Morning, Faculty Research Review Board Seeks Nominees, A.K.P. Career Day Is Today, 5 Teaching Excellence Awards To Be Given, Parking Regulations Changed, Minority Alumni Honored Saturday, Career Contracting Is Workshop Topic

The Stable Poor And Criticism Of Poverty Area Agencies, Peter L. Heller, Maria Del Carmen Rivera-Worley, H. Paul Chalfant

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

International and cross-cultural research concerning populations living in poverty have uncovered similarities in attitudes and behaviors associated with participation in society's institutional systems. One of these similarities is that feelings of alienation are an inevitable "reaction of the poor to their marginal position in a class-stratified, highly individuated, capitalistic society" (Lewis, 1966:21). These feelings, in turn, have led poor people in general to withdraw from participation in community life, including the community's institutions charged with the task of delivering services associated with physical welfare. The central task of this paper is to report findings that suggest that the degree of …

Comparison Between Inpatients, Outpatients, And Normals On Three Self-Report Depression Inventories, Floyd C. Byerly

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Humanistic Biology: A General Education Approach, Alwynelle S. Ahl, Lawrence R. Krupka, Helen B. Hiscoe, Andrew Mcclary

Perspectives (1969-1979)

Editor's Note: The following articles are printed here as they should have appeared in Volume 9, Number 3. My apologies have already gone to the authors. I now extend them to our patient readers. Both printer and compositor assure me that such errors as appeared earlier will not happen again.

Introduction

In modern man's attempt to understand human nature, two major modes of perceiving human experience, the humanistic and scientific, have often been in conflict. C.P. Snow labelled this dichotomy "the two cultures." As the power of science and accompanying technology have grown in the past forty years, the distance …

Western News, October 26, 1978, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Arms Control Expert Visits This Campus, Paper Industry Leaders Here, Energy Specialist To Lecture, Miss Black WMU Contest Thursday, Western Hosts Music Festival, Legal Ed.; Academic Program Review Directors Approved, Radio Satellite Receiver Okayed, Jose Greco Plays Count Dracula Here, U. Foundation Elects Directors, Capital Request Totals $27.7 Million, Library Employs Detective, Brennan Granted Emeritus Status, Travers Reviews a Century Of Educational Research

Western News, July 13, 1978, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Name Four to Athletic Hall of Fame, Seibert to Head Fund Committee, Travelogue Will Premiere Here, 27th Annual Music Camp Opens Sunday, Faculty-Staff Golf Champs Named, Oral Examination for Doctorates Scheduled

Interdisciplinary Perspectives Vol. 9 No. 3

Perspectives (1969-1979)

No abstract provided.

Humanistic Biology: A General Education Approach, Alwynelle S. Ahl, Lawrence R. Krupka, Helen B. Hiscoe, Andrew Mcclary

Perspectives (1969-1979)

In modern man's attempt to understand human nature, two major modes of perceiving human experience, the humanistic and scientific, have often been in conflict. C.P. Snow labelled this dichotomy " the two cultures." As the power of science and accompanying technology have grown in the past forty years, the distance between the two cultures has widened. Reflecting concern about this cleavage, some scientists have attempted to incorporate humanistic perspectives and goals into science. In the area of biology, this humanistic concern is demonstrated by such groups as the Institute of Society, Ethics, and the Life Sciences (Hastings-on-Hudson) and its highly …

Bulletin: Western Michigan University Undergraduate Catalog 1977-1978, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Course Catalogs (1904-present)

• University Calendar • Board of Trustees • Administrative Officers • Administrative Groups • Admission • Degrees • Degree Requirements • General Education Requirement • Student Planned Curriculum • Undergraduate Curricula and Approved Majors • Major and Minor Requirements • Teacher Certification • Student Fees • Academic Regulations • Student Academic Rights: Policies and Procedures • Student Services • Student Financial Aid and Scholarships • The Honors College • College of Applied Sciences • College of Arts and Sciences • College of Eusiness • College of Education • College of Fine Arts • College of General Studies • College of …

Mapping Interpersonal Communication Behaviors On The Leary Circumplex, Yvonne L. Spaulding

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Bulletin: Western Michigan University Undergraduate Catalog 1976-1977, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Course Catalogs (1904-present)

• University Calendar • Board of Trustees • Administrative Officers • Administrative Groups • Admission • Degrees • Degree Requirements • General Education Requirement • Student Planned Curriculum • Undergraduate Curricula and Approved Majors • Major and Minor Requirements • Teacher Certification • Student Fees • Academic Regulations • Student Academic Rights: Policies and Procedures • Student Services • Student Financial Aid and Scholarships • Buildings and Grounds • The Honors College • College of Applied Sciences • College of Arts and Sciences • College of Business • College of Education • College of Fine Arts • College of General …

Self-Concept And Achievement: A Cross-Cultural Validation Study In Germany And The United States, Donald F. Depew

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Informant Volume Viii, Number 2, Western Michigan University

Informant (1968-1981)

Volume VIII, Number 2

Winter 1976

• The Use of Para-Linguistic Features in the Teaching of Spanish to English Speakers
• Bicentennial Project
• Tutors Needed
• Hendriksen Publishes Article
• New Students (18)
• Winter Enrollment
• Alumna/Student News
• Conference on Non-Verbal Communication
• Musico/a, Maestro/a!
• The Last of the Susans
• Spring/Summer Schedules
• Course Changes
• Linguistics Department Fall 1976
• Call for Papers

A Survey Of Cross-Cultural Determinants Of Mental Disorders, Janet Lesniewski

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Substance Abuse Prevention Plan Proposal For The State Of Michigan, William Lucien Macleod

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Disruptive Effect: A Phenomenon In Oral Reading, John W. Miller

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

The major purpose of the present study is to examine the effect that an unknown word has on the oral reading of second grade children. Specifically, the study is concerned with the possible increased probability of error on words that are in close proximity to an unknown word. Additionally, the study examines the degree of disruptiveness created by unknown words in different grammatical positions, and the degree of disruptiveness of various types of unknown words.

Reading Horizons Vol. 15, No. 4

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Complete issue of Reading Horizons volume 15, issue 4.

Bulletin: Western Michigan University Undergraduate Catalog 1975-1976, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Course Catalogs (1904-present)

• University Calendar • Board of Trustees • Administrative Officers • Administrative Groups • Admission • Degrees • Degree Requirements • General Education Requirement • Student Planned Curriculum • Undergraduate Curricula and Approved Majors • Major and Minor Requirements • Teacher Certification • Student Fees • Academic Regulations • Student Academic Rights: Policies and Procedures • Student Services • Student Financial Aid and Scholarships • Buildings and Grounds • The Honors College • College of Applied Sciences • College of Arts and Sciences • College of Business • College of Education • College of Fine Arts • College of General …

Western News, December 12, 1974, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: To Examine Tuition Plans, Faculty Booklet Analyzes Area, 'Met' Greats; Tucker & Merrill; To Perform Jan. 8 at Miller, To Perform; Discuss Two Zupko Compositions On National Radio, Retiring Dean Maus Comments On Student Attitudes; Sports; Future, Anthropology Offers Three New Courses

Western News, October 17, 1974, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Health Center; WMU Pledger Medical Care, Ailey Dancers To Spend Three-Day Residency Here, Alumni Assn. Cites Five Faculty, Artists/ Teachers Meet on Campus, Award Dr. Hunt Fulbright Grant, Open House at New Center, University Police Get Radar, Co-Host Trusts; New Tax Seminar, Plan Afternoon of Halftime Shows

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 1, No. 2 (Winter 1973-1974)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Publisher and Managing Editor: Norman N. Goroff, University of Connecticut, School of Social Work

Editor: Ralph Segalman, Department of Sociology, California State University, Northridge

Associate Editors: A.K. Basu, Department of Sociology, California State University, Hayward, Harris Chaiklin, School of Social Work and Community Planning, University of Maryland, Ivor Echols, School of Social Work, University of Connecticut, Charles Guzzetta, School of Social Work, Hunter College, City University of New York, Joan Wallace, School of Social Work, Howard University

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Social Science and Social Welfare: Towards A Society for the Solution of Social Problems - ANDREW BILLINGSLEY, Page 1
• Perspectives …

Perspective On Youthful Deviance: Implications For Social Policies, Albert S. Alissi

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Excerpt from the full-text article:

The way a society deals with its younger deviants reflects the place assigned to youth in hat society. In his famous study of European family life, Phillippe Aries pointed out that for centuries children shared the same status as adults and were mixed with adults as soon as they were weaned from their mothers at about the age of seven. And so it was possible that in England in 1801, a child of thirteen was hanged for stealing a spoon. A girl of seven was publicly hanged in 1808 and a boy of nine was …

Theoretical. Perspectives On The Analysis And Development Of Social Policies, David C. Gil

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Excerpt from the introduction:

The development of social policies, in American and in many other societies usually proceeds in fragmented fashion in relation to different substantive issues such as economic security, housing, education, physical and mental health, social deviance, child and family welfare, aging, intergroup relations, etc. The fragmentary-nature of processes of social policy formulation reflects their political nature and their roots in conflicts of real or perceived interests among diverse social groups. Were existing processes of policy development to result in social orders in which all members of a society could lead meaningful and satisfying lives, there would be …

The Socializer, December 1, 1972, Department Of Sociology

The Socializer

Volume 1, Number 8 of the Socializer, published December 1, 1972.