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A Contest Of Values: A Cultural History Of Approaches Toward Alcohol, John E. Tropman

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This is a smaller version of a manuscript prepared for the special seminar on Alcohol and Social Policy, School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Winter 1978. The assistance of Kim Hoa Granville and Craig King is gratefully acknowledged. The support and encouragement of Dr. Edith Gomberg also needs to be recognized; without it, this paper never would have materialized.

Theory, Practice And 'Public Knowledge' In The Helping Professions, Alec Pemberton

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

ABSTRACT, This paper takes seriously Mao's epigram to tackle two important and interrelated themes. First, it looks at the extent to which practice in one helping profession (social work) may be said to be informed by theory. Indeed, Mao's statement that 'knowledge begins with practice' turns out to be a useful way of grasping the relationship between ideas and action. Second, knowledge gained from practice is returned to practice. Habermas's process of reconstruction used in the analysis to tie theory to practice is employed in the development of a conception of 'public knowledge' to increase professional accountability.

Special Problems Faced By The Elderly Victims Of Crime, J. David Hirschel, Karen B. Rubin

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Recently, increased attention has been paid to the problems faced by the elderly within our society. One of the most pressing problems is the threat of crime, This article examines the actual risk of criminal victimization among the elderly, the physical, financial, and psychological consequences of victimization, and the special problems faced by the elderly as they attempt to deal with the criminal justice system. Finally, their fear of crime, which in itself constitutes a very real form of victimization, is explored.

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 9, No. 2 (June 1982)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• The Dreaming and the Doing: Utopian Foundation
• of Social Action - WILLIAM DEMARIA
• A Contest of Values: A Cultural History of Approaches Toward Alcohol - JOHN E. TROPMAN
• Sociologists in Schools of Social Work: Marginality or Integration? - LEE H. BOWKER, FRED M. COX
• Consensus as a Form of Decision Making - MARTHA E. GENTRY
• Life Events, Resistance Resources, and Health Status in Social Caseworkers - PRUDIE L. ORR, RICHARD H. DANA
• A Tactic for Intervention in Meetings That Are Being Controlled - ROBERT CAREW, TONY KELLY
• The Self and the Conduct of the People-Working Professions - …

Sociologists In Schools Of Social Work: Marginality Or Integration?, Lee H. Bowker, Fred M. Cox

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

In this paper, we examine the responses of 180 faculty members in graduate and undergraduate social work programs. These faculty members all achieved their highest degrees in fields other than social work, but approximately half of them also acquired the M.S.W. degree at some point in their careers. It was originally hypothesized that sociologists working in social work programs woulkd exhibit some of the characteristics of marginality, and the questionnaire contained a number of items on collegiality, conflict, discrimination, recognition and satisfaction. It was found that sociologists teaching in social work program suffered no negative effects on any of these …

Life Events, Resistance Resources, And Health Status In Social Caseworkers, Prudie L. Orr, Richard H. Dana

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Social case workers (N=318) participated in a longitudinal study designed to explore the relationships among life stress, possible "resistance" resources, and subsequent physical illness. Life stress was measured by the Recent Life Changes Questionnaire (RLCQ) while intra- and interpersonal traits and perceived community resources were measured using the Eysenck Personality Inventory, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Interpersonal Checklist, and portions of the Community Adaptation Schedule. Ten months later frequency of subsequent physical illness was measured by the Physical Health Status Questionnaire. Increased frequency of physical illness was associated with life changes in the work sphere and with greater hostility and …

The Self And The Conduct Of The People-Working Professions, William S. Bennett Jr., Merl C. Hokenstad Jr.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This article discusses the evolution of people-working professions through four synchronic eras: 1) the traditional era, 2) the voluntaristic era, 3) the professional era, and 4) the cybernetic era. People-working professions are conceptually distinguished from traditional (craft) professions which serve as the model for most sociological analyses of the professions. In addition to differences in the nature of the knowledge used and the context of the service rendered, a distinction is drawn regarding the focus of the work done. People-workers give service to other selves (egos) while craft professions work with objects or parts of the person. The historical evolution …

An Australian Test Of Economic And Political Models Of Welfare State Expenditures: 1945 - 1979, Gordon W. Ternowetsky, Maurreen P. Clissold

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This paper tests 'political' and 'economic' models of welfare expenditure with post-World War II Australian data. The major antecedents of welfare spending for the overall time period (1945-1979) appeared to be economic growth as mediated by the age of the population and program incrementalism. It was shown, however, that this view misleads rather than clarifies the influence of different factors during specific periods within the overall time series. A periodization of welfare spending was found to be more useful. The periodization analysis showed that the influence of politics on welfare spending is important. Right political strength was found to have …

Voodoo Believers: Some Sociological Insight, Michele Wilson

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Sociology has attempted to affect the therapeutic community in two ways. The first of these consists of our criticisma of both theory and practice because of the degree to which these do not fit the known epidemiology of phenomena known variously as mental illness and personal problems. The second attempt to influence has come from the philosophical stance of sociology: recognition of the relativity of realities. Although this paper addresses the second of these sources of influence, a few comments about the former first need to be made because of its effect on the latter.

Western News, May 27, 1982, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Newly-compiled atlas on geology and groundwater is published, Trustees table action on tuition increase, University offers computer-assisted speech, Income tax withholding will be 5.6 percent, University offices will close Memorial Day, Barstow; Hahnenberg announce retirements, 'Reagan Federalism' is broadcast subject

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting May 21, 1982, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Minutes
• Correspondence
• President's Remarks
• Academic Personnel Report
• Gift and Grant Report
• Recommendation re Tuition Rates for 1982/83
• Resolution re Student Financial Aid
• College Name Change
• Recommendation re Signing of Contracts for the John E. Fetzer Business Development Center
• Recommendation re Reinvestment of Bond
• Recommendation re Change of Board Meeting Date
• Board Committee Reports
• Intellectual Skills Development Program
• Public Comments
• Executive Session

Western News, May 20, 1982, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Emeriti Council announces Monday meeting, Mott Foundation grants top $100,000, Announce USC Memorial Day weekend hours, Transportation Technology faculty; students assist police in accident probes, Saturday workshop is on women and health, Supplemental life insurance offered, Viewpoint: Priorities Project; reallocation and budget reductions

Western News, May 13, 1982, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Academic and non-academic terminations; mergers to save $1.2 million, Bernhard names funding priorities, Spring session enrollment figure announced, Brown lecture series begins Monday, Budget reductions in academic affairs call for effective leadership, Videotape 'The TV Explosion' now available, Softball team again in national tournament

Western News, May 6, 1982, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: University hosts medieval scholars, Malaysian students' memorial is Friday, Alumni to hear prominent industrialists, Combs appointed; three named emeriti, Budget items on Faculty Senate agenda, Women's Commission elects new officers, Police consent election will be June 7, Seven doctorates awarded at commencement

17th International Congress On Medieval Studies, Medieval Institute, Western Michigan University

International Congress on Medieval Studies Archive

The printed program of the 17th International Congress on Medieval Studies (May 6-9, 1982), together with the program of the 57th Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting April 23, 1982, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Minutes
• Correspondence
• President's Remarks
• Academic Personnel Report
• Non-Academic Personnel Report
• Gift and Grant Report
• Recommendation re Student Housing Rates for 1982/83
• Priority Project
• Board Committee Reports
• Adjournment

Western News, April 21, 1982, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Nearly 1,800 persons will receive degrees Saturday, Uncertainty; frustration are themes of U Assembly, Question by Linda Delene sparks responses at last Thursday's University Assembly II, Expect 2,000 to attend Medieval Congress, Industrialists to address Detroit alumni, Alumni helping admissions in two cities, Second-lowest utility costs among· state schools

Western News, April 15, 1982, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: MAGB to honor 2 faculty members; 2 students, Blasch to receive Distinguished Service Award here, Western's student-loan default rate well below national average; says Harkenrider

Western News, April 8,1982, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Summer flextime program becomes effective May 3, Bernhard asks VPs to fill only 'critical' openings, C/T employees will have dental-insurance program, 'Building a Modern Sophrosyne' In his address to Presidential Scholars last week; President Bernhard called for symmetry; harmony and a refreshing serenity ... in 'this age of terror', Corstange joins staff of University athletics, Board grants retirement to Kiraldi; Fletcher, Vernon Payne named head basketball coach

The Westerner Vol. 2 No. 5, Western Michigan University

The Westerner (1980-1997)

• Bernhard decries proposed student aid cuts. • Milwood Project plays role in reducing student suspensions • Teacher shortage may soon become a reality • Fine Arts Building is named for Dorothy U. Dalton • Trustee Johnson resigns from Board • Four honorary degrees granted this spring • Distinguished Service Award goes to Blasch • Mistaken perceptions about financial aid: Financial aid director challenges proposed federal cuts • Technology unites past, present and future • Kellogg and National Water Lift give to 'Partners in Progress' • Western is a great place to be yourself • Development • Associate status in …

Interaction Of Specific Contaminants In Pulp And Paper Effluents/ Leachates With The Soil, Steven G. Ziolkowski

Paper Engineering Senior Theses

This thesis deals with the interaction of specific contaminants in pulp and paper effluents and how they leach into the soil. The mill included in my study applies its effluent to special irrigation fields on a daily basis. The mill produces some specialty paper which involves the use of heavy metals in its paper-making process and as a result some of the metals are applied on the irrigation field. By taking soil samples from the irrigation fields and analyzing them for heavy metals, I hope to come up with some conclusions for the behavior of vertical migration of heavy metals …

Title I And Reading Achievement: Some Perspectives As The Hatchet Descends, Jane Warren Meeks

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

In 1965 Congress enacted the Elementary and Secondary Education Act known as ESEA. Title I of this act provided financial assistance to local school districts for the planning and operation of special programs for the educationally deprived child. ESEA was designed as a supplemental program to upgrade the educational opportunities of children from low income areas, but not to supplant the educational programs than in progress. The goal of Title I was to eradicate children's educational inequities that were due to economic and social deprivation. It is clear that economic poverty was the primary focus. This is plainly stated in …

Reading Horizons Vol. 22, No. 3

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Complete issue of Reading Horizons volume 22, issue 3.

Enuresis: A Case Study, Elaine Lee Phillips

Masters Theses

A 15-year-old male with a history of high rates of nocturnal enuresis was trained using the method of Azrin and Thienes (1978) and Azrin, Thienes, Hontos, and Besatel (1979). The method consisted of a 1 and 1/2-hour in-office training of the child and parents. The parents then conducted an intensive training day and subsequent procedures in the home. The procedures included reinforcement for increased urine retention and dryness, training for increased alertness to bladder cues and sensations of dryness, an over-correction procedure for wetness, and behavior rehearsals of correct toileting sequences. Using this method, the child ceased bedwetting. The Azrin …

A Study Of The Differences Between Prison College Graduates And The Total Released Inmate Population On Recidivism By Risk Category, James Jay Haviland

Dissertations

When a convicted felon is considered for parole from a correctional institution, several factors relating to his experience while incarcerated are presented before the Parole Board. One of the factors which is considered favorably by the Board and indicative of rehabilitation is an individual's participation in educational programs while serving his sentence. This implies a non-verbal quid-pro-quo exchange. Its effect is to fill classrooms even where no formal requirement compels enrollment (Bowker, 1982, 241).

The purpose of this research was to determine if the completion of a two-year post secondary program while incarcerated, resulted in a lower rate of recidivism …

The Management Of Blood Pressure Using Progressive Muscle Relaxation Under Nonstressful And Stressful Conditions, A. Janelle Maldonado

Masters Theses

Progressive muscle relaxation was assessed as a method, for controlling "blood pressure under stressful and nonstressful conditions using a multiple Baseline across subjects design* Three borderline hypertensive subjects were trained in two experimental conditions, progressive muscle relaxation under resting conditions (PMR) and progressive muscle relaxation while performing time-limited tasks known to produce temporary increments in blood pressure (PMR + Math). Generalization of training effects to nontraining conditions was assess ed in post-training, task only, sessions and in the home environment. Measures of changes in systolic and diastolic blood pressure as well as frontalis EMG were recorded once per minute for …

A Comparison Of Personality Self-Descriptions Using A Structured Personality Inventory And Open-Ended Personality Questionnaire And Critical Incident Survey, Birda Lee Walker

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study is to determine whether individuals presented with a well defined list of adjectives demonstrate suggestibility, i.e., would rate themselves differently on the Adjective Check List (ACL), versus the open-ended test such as the Clinical Analysis Questionnaire (CAQ) or Critical Incident Survey (CIS).

The participants in this study were 36 adult volunteers drawn from three different populations: 12 prison inmates, 12 undergraduates from a university, and 12 outpatients of a mental health clinic. The participants were administered the three tests in individual and group sessions.

The prisoners did not fake “bad" or "good" more so on …

Training Self-Control In Food Selection Through Verbal Self-Instruction, Thomas Vincent O'Melia

Masters Theses

This project was designed to teach children self-control through verbal self-instruction and self-reinforcement procedures prior to snack time in order to determine if they would learn to choose more nutritious foods during that period. Food facts and related health information were taught by the use of fictitious stories. In the experimental classroom the children heard stories, approximately 3 to 5 minutes long, that emphasized food facts and related health effects. After the stories, the children were allowed to go to a snack bar to select from "good and bad" foods. A set of questions and information was rehearsed prior to …

Effects Of The Serotonin Depletor Parachlorophenylalanine Upon Shock-Induced Aggression And Pressing Responses In Rats, Robert G. Sewell

Masters Theses

The literature concerning the effects of d, l-parachlorophenylalanine (PCPA) upon shock-induced aggression (SIA) is reviewed and found to be inconsistent. PCPA, a known serotonin depletor, has behavioral effects in a variety of other procedures which collectively suggest that PCPA should produce SIA enhancement. The present study was designed to analyze PCPA (300 mg/kg) effects upon SIA in rats restrained spatially close to an inanimate target and panel operandum. The results showed marked increases in both aggressive biting and panel pressing for several days following each PCPA treatment for each subject tested. These data were interpreted to indicate that serotonin depletion …

A Review Of An Internship With The Educational Services Department Of Bronson Methodist Hospital Kalamazoo, Michigan, Krista T. Mckay

Masters Theses

An internship is reported and analyzed with regard to the consulting skills used by the intern during her work with the personnel of a hospital training and development department.

When the intern saw problems of an educational nature in department programs, she attempted to intervene to help department personnel solve these problems. Specific incidents are reported.

The reported incidents are then analyzed in terms of the consulting stages and modes used by the intern during her interventions. The intern's problems with setting the terms of the consulting contract and selecting the appropriate consulting modes are discussed. Alternative consulting behaviors are …