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Alienation Of Youth As An Unintended Consequence Of Military Assistance In Africa: Illustrations From The Ethiopian Experience, Quentin F. Schenk

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The development of global competition between Russia and the United States led to a dramatic diversion of the resources of the United States to military and quasi-military programs. Some of the objectives of the competition were to maintain United States influence and power over its empire in the Middle East and Africa: to monitor the Red Sea; to have a presence near Egypt, especially in view of the development of the Aswan Dam by the Russians; to have proximity to its Asian colony, Israel; to keep watch over its oil in Saudi Arabia; to establish and man satellite tracking stations …

Human Security Or National Defense: The Question Of Conversion, Bruce Birchard

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

How can we convert the enormous human, financial and technological resources currently committed to military illusions of "national security" to programs and institutions which provide real human security? That is the central question of this paper.

Common Roots And Functions Of The Warfare And Welfare State, David G. Gil

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Warfare and welfare are usually assumed to serve contradictory ends and to hie rooted in antithetical values, institutions and dynamics. In this essay, I propose to challenge this notion and to advance, instead, the thesis that, in spite of significant differences betwcn them, warfare and welfare serc, nevertheless, identical and colilementary functions, and are both rooted in identical socittal values, institutions and dynamics.

A Disarmed World: Problems In Imaging The Future, Elise Boulding

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

One of the major handicaps to scholars, activists and would-be policy makers associated with the post-World War II peace research and peace action movements has been the inability to construct coherent and believable images of a post military industrial United States society. Even at the height of the economics of disarmament studies in the I960s' the most that economists could demonstrate was that disarmament could take place without severe economic dislocations, and that resources released from arms could be used for improving the global standard of living. The new peace research movement was also producing books in the sixties showing …

Wmu Board Of Trustee Minutes 1977, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• MEMBERS AND OFFICERS OF THE BOARD
• TABLE OF CONTENTS
• MINUTES
  • January 21
  • February 18
  • March 18
  • April 22
  • May 20
  • June 17
  • July 15
  • September 16
  • October 21
  • November 18
  • December 16
• APPENDIX A - HONORARY DEGREES
  • DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARDS
  • UNIVERSITY DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
• APPENDIX B - WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
  • April 23, 1977
  • June 22, 1977
  • August 19, 1977
  • December 17, 1977
• INDEX

Eighteen Leading Social Critics Comment: What Is The Real Threat To World Peace And Social Security?, Kenneth A. Kirkpatrick, L. K. Northwood

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

What is the real threat to world peace and social security? Is it the prevalent ideology of violence, aggressive nationalism, and militarism? Or is it the maldistribution of resources, technology, and social welfare benefits? How much of itsnational budget must the U.S. allocate to military expenditures? How can the national budget priorities be changed so there is a more realistic funding of social programs? Do we face as great a threat of nuclear annihilation in the '70's and the '80's as we did in the early '60's?

Edited by Kenneth A. Kirkpatrick and L. K. Northwood

Social Policy And War, Paul Adams

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

American writers on social policy usually treat war as a diversion or interruption of progress towards a welfare state. The progressive era was cut off by World War I, the New Deal was liquidated as a hostile Congress and indifferent President turned their attention to World War II , and the War on rove-ty gave way to the war on Vietnam. "War," Max Lerner said in 1940, ''generally puts an end to any period of social reform." British writers, however, see it differently.

Foreword To The Special Issue, George Mcgovern

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Foreword to the special Issue: Warfare or Welfare – Which Direction for America?

New York City And The Economic Crisis, Joseph Harris

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The crisis of New York City and the crises affecting many hundreds of other cities, counties, school districts, and other local and state governments are not accidents. They are a direct result of the neglect that social welfare receives at the hands of a government interested only in furthering the profits and position of the monopolies. Some people call the U.S. government a "warfare/welfare" state. I prefer to call it a state dominated by the giant corporations which control the economic and hence the political life of our nation. As long as federal policy continues to stress profits before people, …

The Welfare Effort Of The United States: Know Then Thyself, Leonard S. Miller, Marleen Clark

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

It seems obvious that the United States is not meeting the welfare needs of all its citizens in a adequate and equitable manner. But, it is neither clear what rearrangement of national priorities would result in more resources for welfare state usage, nor, given the resources at its disposal, is it clear what priorities and activities within the welfare state would lead to best reeting the needs of its users. Countrymen, what is to be done?

A Comparison Of Defense And Welfare Spending In The United States And The United Kingdom, 1946-1976, James L. Clayton

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

One of the most important and absorbing questions of our time is whether governments should extend or retrench their efforts toward assisting people who do not seem to be able to make it on their own. Those who believe that governments should expand their programs to help the needy argue that a compassionate and affluent society has both the ability and the responsibility to do so; those who believe that governments have already pushed too far and too fast argue that the advance of the welfare state must be halted. Closely related to this basic disagreement is the question whether …

The Political Economy Of Social Welfare: A Perspective, Christopher Rhoades Dykema

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The social services are in trouble. After decades of expansion, we face retrenchment, fiscal pressures that threaten vital services, and unemployment among social service workers. The human services' traditional political champions offer only a timid and unconvinced resistance to the assaults from reactionary quarters.

The Welfare State Within The Military, Charles Maynard, Ann Blalock

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Much has been written concerning the extent to which contemporary industrialized societies meet the accepted criteria of a "welfare state". By contrast, the literature on the welfare aspects of the military as an institution within societies is comparatively sparse. Yet internally, military establishments often exhibit many welfare state attributes. Within the military's organizational territory and authority, members are provided with a wide spectrum of comprehensive universal entitlements--social, economic, occupational, educational, and medical. The formal parameters of the U.S. military establishment's welfare entitlements give the undeniable appearance of a bonafide welfare state whose provision is significantly more benevolent and equitable than …

The Military Establishment And Social Welfare: Past, Present (And Future?), George W. Ayers

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

As we move toward the decade of the eighties we are becoming increasingly aware of the difficulties and realities of economics on a national level. More and more we, as a people, are faced with difficult choices concerning the services that we either demand of our government or which government deems it necessary to provide.

Economic Conversion, Productive Efficiency And Social Welfare, Lloyd J. Dumas

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Traditional economic theory holds that there is a tradeoff between inflation and unemployment, and that accordingly price stability (i.e. 0% inflation) can only be achieved at the expense of increased unemployment, while full employment (corresponding to an unemployment rate of about 3%)' requires acceptance of an ongoing inflation. In 1960, the noted economists Paul Samuelson and Robert Solow published an analysis of annual data for the per d 1933-1958, from which they quantitatively estimated this tradeoff. It was their rough estimate that the elimination of inflation would require acceptance of a 5%-6% rate of unemployment while the achievement of full …

Social Welfare And Some Implications Of Non-Violence, Mulford Q. Sibley

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

A new journal has made its appearance. It is called Soldier of Fortune and is devoted to the concerns of "professional adventurers"--that is, to those who would like to become hired violent fighters in various parts of the world. The journal opens its columns to their advertisements: "Ex-marine seeks employment as mercenary, full-time or job contract, prefers South or Central America but all offers considered." "Experienced mature fighter/seeks assignment anywhere.... " In defending his journal from the charge of encouraging brutality, the founder says: "After all, booze is brutal, cars are brutal, sex is brutal. There's a need for guns …

Forward To Our Origins: Social Work Skills And Political Action In The Current Crisis, Bertram A. Weinert

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The last decade of the 19th century and the years prior to World War I was an exciting and fruitful period in United States history. It was a time of unrest, but characterized by vigorous discontent, not cynicism or despair. There was an aggressive optimism that fostered confidence in social action, even to the belief that poverty could be abolished. The failure to achieve that goal remains our burden today, but to have begun the struggle then was a significant step. It was the developing profession of social work that initiated that battle against poverty.

Western News, December 9, 1976, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: WMU Foundation Elects Officers, Western Exceeds United Way Goal, Arson Suspected in Campus Fire, Commencement Program Set, Callan to Give Readings Tuesday, Plan Christian Spirituality Series, Mortar Board Program Sunday, Women Cagers Open Season, John Friedmann Visits Here

Western News, December 2, 1976, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: University Foundation to Hold Its First Meeting Tuesday, Gerontology Has Undergrad Awards, Honors College Presents Swami, PBB Program Here Wednesday, 10 Undergraduates Win Stipends, Jazz Quartet Gives Its Debut, Body Awareness; Movement is Topic, Jazz Quartet Gives Its Debut, Auditorium Announces Act II, Watterson Given 1st Distinguished Service Award, WMU Utility Costs Linked Closely to OPEC Decisions, Fall Reading Horizons Out, Williams Reports on Conservation, Campus Efforts, Mallinson; Stine Retire as Deans; to be Distinguished Professors

Moral Perfection: An Interpretation Of The Nicomachean Ethics, Stephen Foster

Masters Theses

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An Analysis Of The Guidance And Counseling Program Of Portage Northern High School And A Proposal For Developing A Guidance And Counseling Program In A Secondary School In Malaysia, Suradi Salim

Masters Theses

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A Critical, Review Of The Literature Dealing With Current Psychological Approaches To The Treatment Of Anorexia Nervosa, Pamela Jane Goy

Masters Theses

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An Analysis Of Systematic Desensitization And Covert Modeling: A Theoretical Comparison, Frank G. Barefield

Masters Theses

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An Examination Of The Functionality Of Self-Monitoring Under External Reactive Conditions, Richard Scott Montier

Masters Theses

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The Oakland Drive Neighborhood City Of Kalamazoo, Michigan: A Study Of Neighborhood Planning, Karl Francis Freed

Masters Theses

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Silas Deane: Revolutionary Or Profiteer?, Fred Gerard Flegal

Masters Theses

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The Use And Transferability Of Systematic Human Relations Training In A Paraprofessional Associate Degree Program, Terrance Albert Hagan

Dissertations

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An Investigation Of The Interaction Of Educational Cognitive Style, Teaching Style, And Instructional Area For Selected Community College Instructors, Francis W. Crookes

Dissertations

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Western News, November 18, 1976, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Campus Holds Dad's Day, Issue Plea for Energy Conservation on Campus During Thanksgiving Recess, Food; Clothing Drive Underway, Sculpture Show Opens Friday, Zupko Tells of 'Storm', Burian Testifies on Human Service, Sex; Sexuality Series Continues, Ann Helgesen Dies Nov. 11, Stallman Presents Dramatic Readings, Western Has $78.5 Million Annual Impact on Kalamazoo, Elect Bernhard AASCU Director, WMU Co-Sponsors Metric Conference

Western News, November 11, 1976, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Look at Future of Language; Computer Talk, Former Nixon Adviser Visits, Panel Discussion on Alcohol Set, Art Auction Here Nov. 21, Assertiveness Workshop Set, Japan Seminar Here Saturday, Lofflers Report on Iran Research, Genetic Engineering Talk by Friedman, Explain Salary Progress Chart