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Western News, September 29, 1994, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Fall enrollment projection on target, Classes will be canceled for four hours on MLK Day, Improvisational theatre production opens its fourth season of educating students on choices, Butterfield taking seven-week trip to Russia to help dismantle state-run collective farms

Western News, September 22, 1994, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Former three-term governor of Colorado to discuss health care reform in Burian Lecture, Grant to boost number working in rural health care, Two receive NSF award to explore engineering ethics, 'Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds' conference to focus on wholeness of body, mind and spirit, Playwrights lend work for videoproduction to help educate University community about AIDS

Western News, September 15, 1994, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: WMU pledges $1 million to KAAAP, Doctoral program in clinical psychology earns seal of approval from APA, Haenickes to welcome international students, University community can match interests with local needs during Volunteer Opportunities Fair, Hispanic Heritage Month observance to feature address by Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, Worden among seven selected for Hall of Fame

Western News, September 1, 1994, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: University, AFSCME reach tentative three-year pact, Recreation, fieldhouse complex dedicated; other projects moving ahead, Hoger selected as coordinator of Writing Lab, Four-year increase in faculty salaries highest among 15 Doctoral I schools

Beyond Coping: An Empowerment Perspective On Stressful Life Events, Lorraine M. Gutierrez

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Research on stressful life events has demonstrated their negative effects on health and mental health. The possibility of empowerment, how individuals can take action to change their situations, has been largely overlooked by this research. Empowerment theory and research suggest that the outcome of stressful life events can be less debilitating when individuals are encouraged to identify with similar others, to develop specific skills, to perceive the societal or institutional components of their problems, and to engage in change on a collective level. This article develops this perspective by proposing how an empowerment perspective can enhance our understanding of the …

The Greatest Of Evils: Urban Poverty And The American Underclass. Joel A. Devine And James D. Wright.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Joel A. Devine and James D. Wright. The Greatest of Evils: Urban Poverty and the American Underclass. Hawthorn, NY: Aldine de Gruyter, 1993. $34.95 hardcover; $17.95 papercover.

Designing Community Social Services, John O'Looney

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The literature is reviewed on the qualities of integrated and non-integrated organizational systems. Social service delivery has changed in recent decades such that organizational strategies and structures that may have once been successful no longer appear to be so. As tasks have changed, so too have the technologies that might assist in the more effective delivery of social services. A discussion of how organizational strategies might be designed, so as to link emerging tasks requirements with the ability to effectively use existing and potential technologies, concludes the paper.

Review Of Diverging Pathways: Social Structure And Career Deflections. Alan C. Kerkckhoff. Reviewed By Karl L. Alexander, Johns Hopkins University., Karl L. Alexander

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Alan C. Kerckhoff. Diverging Pathways: Social Structure and Career Deflections. Cambridge University Press, 1993. $49.95 hardcover.

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 21, No. 3 (September 1994)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• EDITORIAL AND REMARKS
• TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY INVITED PAPER:... AND WE KEEP ON BUILDING PRISONS: RACISM, POVERTY, AND CHALLENGES TO THE WELFARE STATE - Paula L. Dressel
• RACIAL DIFFERENCES IN TIMING AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH RETIREMENT - Namkee G. Choi
• THE ELUSIVE BOUNDARIES OF SOCIAL WORK - Arnon A. Bar-On
• PUBLIC CHILD WELFARE PROFESSIONALS: THOSE WHO STAY - Rhonda Reagh
• ECONOMIC STRAIN, FAMILY STRUCTURE AND PROBLEMS WITH CHILDREN AMONG DISPLACED WORKERS - Carolyn C. Perrucci
• HOW QUALIFIED ARE SOCIAL WORK EDUCATORS? - Carol T. Tully
• DESIGNING COMMUNITY SOCIAL SERVICES - John O'Looney
• COMMODIFICATION, THE WELFARE STATE AND THE ISRAELI …

Public Child Welfare Professionals - Those Who Stay, Rhonda Reagh

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Public child welfare workers-especially those working in the "trenches" -are the life blood of child protection. Yet, the ever present challenge is keeping committed and talented professionals in the field. This article is based on a 1990 study which examined the phenomena of staying in the field through the eyes of the professionals who have done so. The study investigated the life histories and work experiences of 18 selected child welfare workers in a mid-western state through data gathered from in-depth written and oral life histories. Findings provide insight into the world of the child welfare worker.

Economic Strain, Family Structure And Problems With Children Among Displaced Workers, Carolyn C. Perrucci

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

For a small sample of Indiana families that had recently experienced unemployment due to a plant closing, perceived economic strain was related to a larger number of academic and interpersonal problems for their oldest child at home, average age thirteen. The relationship between parental economic strain and children's difficulties lessened with the introduction into the analysis of selected parental psychological resources and coping strategies. Family structure was also related to children's problems, despite parental resources and coping strategies.

The Effect Of Corporatism On Contemporary Public Attitudes To Welfare, Michael Wearing

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This article examines evidence for the possible link between public support for increased spending on government welfare programs and the strength of government welfare intervention in six OECD countries; Austria, Germany, Britain, the USA, Australia and Italy. Data is used from a 1985 international survey to question the congruence between the public's support for state welfare and the degree of corporatism as an indicator of state intervention in these countries. The concept of corporatism is limited to an analytic device that indicates the form of state intervention and policy making in particular historical periods and within sectors of state activity. …

Creating Social Democracy: A Century Of The Social Democratic Labor Party In Sweden. Klaus Misgeld, Karl Molin, And Klas Amark.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Klaus Misgeld, Karl Molin and Klas Amark (Eds.). Creating Social Democracy: A Century of the Social Democratic Labor Party in Sweden. University Park, PA: Penn State Press, 1993. $65.00 hardcover, $16.95 papercover.

... And We Keep On Building Prisons: Racism, Poverty, And Challenges To The Welfare State, Paula L. Dressel

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Prison-building is argued to be an intervention of last resort when a nation loses faith in the social welfare enterprise. Recent proposals for more punitive regulations for means-tested benefits, along with the recent dramatic growth in the construction of prisons and in the size of the inmate population, indicate that we are moving as a society toward heightened levels of scapegoating and victim-blaming as a response to troubles generated by significant structural shifts in the economy. This paper analyzes the connections between poverty, punishment, and prisons, with particular emphasis on the scapegoating of people of color. The role of racism …

Racial Differences In Timing And Factors Associated With Retirement, Namkee G. Choi

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Utilizing data from the 1968-1987 interview waves of the Panel Studies of Income Dynamics, this paper analyzes the racial differences in timing and factors associated with the retirement of a sample of 408 male workers. The analysis of the timing of retirement shows that black males past age 60 have a lower retirement rate than white males. Multivariate logit analysis also indicates that disability is a reason for retirement of both black and white males. In addition, white males who desire for leisure and black males with lower economic status are found to be more likely to retire.

The Elusive Boundaries Of Social Work, Arnon A. Bar-On

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Repeated attempts to conceptualize social work have assumed that social work should and can have a precisely defined domain. One suggestion is to equate social work with personal social services. This article suggests that the uniqueness of social work lies in the very absence of defined boundaries. Implications for social work practice are identified, in particular social work's heavy dependence on resource controllers, and the consequent need of social work education to shift its traditional focus from client-centered interventions to managing non-client interactions.

Commodification, The Welfare State And Israeli Kibbutz, John Gal

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The notion of commodification refers to the degree to which the individual is dependent upon the market for the satisfaction of his economic and social needs. The welfare state has been described as having a decommodifying influence in that it provides the individual with the means to maintain a reasonable standard of living while not working. An examination of the Israeli Kibbutz is undertaken in order to understand the workings of an extreme case of decommodification. In Kibbutzim, there exists a very highly developed system of welfare services that arc determined by individual needs and not by individual earning power. …

From Entitlement To Contract: Reshaping The Welfare State In Australia, Richard Weatherley

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Australia has sought to contain social welfare expenditures through more stringent targeting of benefits, increased scrutiny of applicants, and by requiring more vigorous job search and training activities. The changes implemented since the Labor Party assumed office in 1983 represent the most sweeping restructuring of the Australian welfare state in 50 years. They mark a shift from an individualistic, rights-based view of welfare state entitlements to one stressing reciprocal obligations. This article examines the origin and implications of this reshaping of Australia's welfare state programs. It considers the dilemmas of enforcing workrelated obligations and other compliance measures in an era …

Review Of The Economics Of The Welfare State. Nicholas Barr And The Welfare State. Assar Lundbeck. Reviewed By Henry J. D'Souza, University Of Nebraska At Omaha., Henry J. D'Souza

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Nicholas Barr. The Economics of the Welfare State. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1993. $59.50 Hardcover, $18.95 papercover.

Review Of The Welfare State. Assar Lindbeck. Reviewed By Henry J. D'Souza, University Of Nebraska At Omaha, Henry J. D'Souza

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Assar Lindbeck. The Welfare State. Aldershot, England: Edward Elgar. 1993. $62.95 hardcover.

The Westerner Vol. 14 No. 4, Western Michigan University

The Westerner (1980-1997)

• The place to go is WMU • Association announces 1994 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients • Oh the places we’ll go • Special ticket package showcases Bronco sports • Calendar of Fall performances and sports events

An Exploratory Study Of Sentient Evaluators: Communication, Ethics, And Relationships In The Evaluation Process, Mary Elizabeth Piontek

Dissertations

The purpose of this exploratory study was to develop hypotheses about the ways evaluators involve stakeholders, clients, and audiences in the evaluation process and communicate their findings to these groups. A sentient evaluator was defined as an evaluator who takes an active role in promoting the program that s/he is investigating and deliberately seeks to represent underrepresented stakeholders. This type of evaluator has her/his own ethical or moral agenda through which s/he views the program being evaluated and takes a formative perspective on program development and improvement.

Evaluators (n=12) believed to be sentient because they displayed certain characteristics were compared …

A Descriptive Study Of Michigan Auto Workers' (Uaw) Physical And Psychological Responses To 1987 Plant Closures, Lorraine Marie Oginsky

Dissertations

A descriptive study ( 1991-1992) examined 166 closing and nonclosing UAW auto workers in two General Motors settings, as to how they cope mentally and physically with unemployment and displacement 5 years after plant closure and mass layoffs. Workers were asked the question, "Is job loss a threat, a loss, or a challenge?"

Lazarus and Folkman' s ( 1984) Stress, Appraisal and Coping and the Stress Coping Model (Lazarus, 1980) provided the theoretical basis for this study. Measures included the investigator designed Plant Closing Questionnaire, Revised Ways of Coping (Folkman & Lazarus, undated), Hassles and Uplifts Scale (Lazarus & Folkman, …

Biomechanical Analysis Of The Volleyball Overhand Floater Serve, Jian Lu

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate biomechanical factors associated with successful overhand floater serves. Specifically, the study investigated the kinematics of the server at ball-hand contact. Six subjects performed floater serves for this investigation. Subjects served three trials under each of the following conditions: (a) short and long serves and (b) three ball-valve positions at ball-hand contact. Threedimensional cinematographic methods were used to obtain the data. Descriptive statistics were utilized to compare floater and nonfloater serves with respect to distance and ball-valve position. The results showed that (a) more long serves were classified as floater compared to short …

A Descriptive Study Of Offenders Sentenced To Special Alternative Incarceration From 1988-1990 In Kalamazoo County, Sherri Deboef Chandler

Masters Theses

This is a descriptive study of the first two-year cohort of offenders sentenced in Kalamazoo County to Special Alternative Incarceration (SAI). Data were compiled from the Kalamazoo County Probation Department records which indicated 84 young men were sentenced to SAI from its inception in 1988 to 1990. Data were gathered on these offenders spanning 1988 to 1992. Successful graduation from SAI, completion of the probationary period, and recidivism were compared to offense, race, SES, education, employment, and other variables. The data of this group were also compared to national data of those sentenced to Special Alternative Incarceration programs. This group …

Stimulant Medication And Attributional Style In Adhd Children, Maria Zoubek

Masters Theses

The results of this study indicated that stimulant medicated ADHD children do not exhibit a more external global academic attributional style than a nonreferred control group. Further, the ADHD children's specific level attributions suggested that these children believed their medication was at least somewhat helpful and that they rated as providing a good effort on the spelling test. Additional analyses revealed that children who did not attribute successful outcomes to their effort tended to report higher levels of depression. Discussion focuses on implications for the role of global and specific level attributions in ADHD children's depressive symptomatology.

Evidence For The Endoparasite Giardia Lamblia In Human Paleofeces From Salts Cave. Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, Lisa Karen Ruppert

Masters Theses

Three desiccated human feces recovered from Salts Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, were analyzed for evidence of parasitic infection, specifically Giardia Lamblia. Positive detection of Giardia cysts was made using a direct immunofluorescent assay (IFA) technique. Scanning electron microscopy revealed what appear to be Giardia lamblia trophozoites. One additional fecal sample, analyzed for its dietary content, was composed primarily of Helianthus annuus (sunflower) and Chenopodium berlandieri (goosefoot). Over one hundred seeds of Cucurbita pepo (squash) were also contained within this specimen. This sample has been radiocarbon dated to 2420±90 B.P., falling into the cluster of previous dates from …

Gis Application For Nitrogen Dioxide Pollution Monitoring In Moscow, Russia, Maria V. Privalsky

Masters Theses

The focus of this study was nitrogen dioxide pollution monitoring in Moscow, Russia. ERDAS GIS was used to create maps of nitrogen dioxide distribution on the territory of the city for the years from 1983 to 1991.

A special model was written to compare the consecutive pairs of years in respect to the nitrogen dioxide pollution change. Results of model application were analyzed in order to determine the territories that experienced maximum changes during the study period.

Relationship between street density as a measure of car flow and nitrogen dioxide pollution was estimated. Two measures of the relationship were used: …

Effective Changes In Hospital Patient Accounting Since The Prospective Payment System (Pps), Carol L. Francke

Dissertations

This is a multiple case study that examined three hospital patient accounting departments since the adoption of the prospective payment system (PPS). The cases were chosen based on similarities such as their size and dependence on government programs for reimbursement, interviews were conducted and documents were reviewed from 1985 and 1990. Measures of gross revenue days in accounts receivable and the ratio of the number of full time equivalents (FTEs) to patient encounters were used to determine whether these patient accounting departments were more efficient in 1990 than in 1985.

Despite their selection of different forms of adaptation, all three …

The Effects Of Regular Aerobic Exercise On Sexual Desire In Women, Joanne Louise Kolean-Burley

Dissertations

A multiple baseline design across subjects was used to evaluate the effects of an 8-week aerobic walking program on sexual desire in 7 previously sedentary married women who met the DSM-III-R criteria for Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD). Sexual desire was assessed on a weekly basis through a 6 to 9-week baseline period and the 8-week walking intervention using the Self-Acceptance and Mate- Acceptance subscales of the Sexual Interaction Inventory (SII) (LoPiccolo & Steger, 1974), the Sexual Activity Form, developed for this study to measure the frequency of female sexual initiation and responsivity, a behavioral counter and the Sexual Thoughts …