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Perspectives Vol. 6 No. 3

Perspectives (1969-1979)

This issue of Perspectives is devoted entirely to the proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Association for General and Liberal Studies which was held at Michigan State University, October 17 through October 19, 1974.

General And Liberal Studies For The Nontraditional Student, Mildred B. Erickson, Barbara Anstine, Grace Reid

Perspectives (1969-1979)

Session 2 of the Annual Meeting of the Association for General and Liberal Studies which was held at Michigan State University, October 17 through October 19, 1974.

General and Liberal Studies for the Nontraditional Student

The Challenges of Life-Long Learning

A Pilot Study the Mature Woman Employee

Conclusion of Panel Presentation

General And Liberal Studies For The Career Oriented Student, Richard C. Giardina, Carol J. Guardo

Perspectives (1969-1979)

Session 1 of the Annual Meeting of the Association for General and Liberal Studies which was held at Michigan State University, October 17 through October 19, 1974.

General Education: Developing Life Skills for a World in Persistent Transformation

Notes on Liberal Studies for Career-Oriented Students

Lifelong Education And General And Liberal Studies, Mildred B. Erickson

Perspectives (1969-1979)

Annual meetings of learned groups provide individuals with an opportunity to examine their purposes and ideas and to find challenge, support and renewal among their colleagues. In the October Association for General and Liberal Studies annual meeting we are examining two concepts and their interrelationships-lifelong education and general and liberal studies. The conference itself is an experiment in lifelong, continuing, recurrent education. While neither movement is new, each is in a position for strong revival. The conscientious professor who must face nine to twelve classes each week has long recognized the need for recurrent renewal; now the need is being …

Bulletin - Western Michigan University: The Graduate Catalog 1974-1975, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Course Catalogs (1904-present)

• Graduate Calendar of Events
• Board of Trustees
• Administrative Officers
• The Graduate College
• Section I General Policies and Procedures
• Section II Master's Degree Programs and Requirements
• Section III Specialist Degree Programs and Requirements
• Section IV Doctoral Degree Programs and Requirements
• Section V Description of Graduate Courses
• Section VI The Graduate Faculty
• Index

Faculty Senate Yearbook, 1974-75, Wmu Faculty Senate

WMU Faculty Senate Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

Social Science And Social Welfare: Toward A Society For The Solution Of Social Problems, Andrew Billingsley

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Excerpt from the full-text article:

Do existing social work texts contribute to a student's recognition of professional values and issues and of the implicit ideological bases for these? The following study contends that they do not, and that their failures are quite similar to those found by Mills in his examination social pathology texts.

Our concern today with social science and social welfare policy is in keeping with the purposes and conceptions of the founders of the Society for the Study of Social Problems. In those early days these men and women were idealists- -they were reformists, but they also …

Public Housing As An Instrument Of Income Redistribution: Social And Economic Impact, John P. Huttman, Elizabeth D. Huttman

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Excerpt from the full-text article:

Housing possesses certain characteristics which qualify it for an instrumental role in income redistribution policy. Housing is a commodity which for the poor is generally deficient in quality and frequently inadequate in quantity even at modest quality levels. The poor pay a substantial share of their income for housing. The majority of families with incomes under four thousand dollars spend over one-fourth of their total income on housing, while most of those with incomes under two thousand dollars annually normally spend over one-third for housing, as compared with less than one sixth of average family …

Swedish Child Welfare Worker: Estrangement And Alienation In An Ideal Situation, Implications For American Social Policy, The, Wayne Plasek

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Excerpt from the full-text article:

Our research was guided by an interest in the attitudes of social workers toward their personal work situation, their occupation, its place in the society, and other matters. It seemed likely that in a welfare state, the position of the profession and the attitudes of its practitioners would reflect its key position within the society. If such expectations were borne out, we might be able to make predictions concerning such attitudes among American social workers should the welfare program be greatly expanded.

Wmu Board Of Trustee Minutes 1974, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• MEMBERS AND OFFICERS OF THE BOARD
• TABLE OF CONTENTS
• MINUTES
  • January 18
  • February 15
  • March 15
  • April 26
  • May 17
  • June 21
  • July 19
  • September 20
  • October 18
  • November 22
  • December 17
• APPENDIX A - HONORARY DEGREES AND AWARDS
• APPENDIX B - WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
  • April, 1974
  • August, 1974
  • December, 1974
• INDEX

Public Concepts Of Poverty: The County Commissioners' View, Charles Ramsey, Rita Braito

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Every program designed to decrease poverty is based upon assumptions either as to the nature and causes of poverty or what is necessary to help the poor improve their lot (Spilerman and Elish, 1970; Task Force on Economic Growth and Opportunity, 1966; Valentine, 1968). Often these assumptions are only implicit, and supervisors of the program might not even agree with the assumptions if they were stated. Nevertheless, a program would itself make no sense unless certain statements about poverty were true. For example, a program of economic development to increase employment opportunities assumes that, first, much poverty is due to …

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 …

Racial Conflict And Institutionalization Of Social Welfare Decision-Making, Walter W. Stafford

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Introduction – Overview

In recent decades, there has been considerable attention devoted to the nature of interest group conflict and emerging structural changes in the American economic, social and political system. The economic changes have perhaps been the key indicators of emerging trends. These changes have been reflected mainly in the amount of economic activity and occupations devoted to services since the late 1950's; the increasing concern with technological growth; the close collaboration between national government policies and planning and the private sector; national governmental assistance for urban and suburban problems, and more recently, the increased mandates of interest groups …

Marriage Enrichment: A Preventative Counseling Program Designed To Attain Marriage Potential, Roger Gene Wittrup

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Oral Panendoscopic Evaluations Of Velopharyngeal Physiology And Perceived Listener Judgments Of Hypernasality, Earl J. Seaver

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Dental Hygiene Information And Consequation On Plaque Control, Janel R. Walker

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Changes In Response-Independent Pay Upon Human Masseter Emg, Tullio J. Proni

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Dental Hygiene Information And Consequation On Plaque Control, Janel R. Warner

Masters Theses

The research described in the present paper is based upon a parsimonious analysis of behavior which utilizes principles that have been empirically determined. These principles as discussed by Ullmann and Krasner (1966) and Ulrich, Stachnik, and Mabry (1966) have suggested the wide applicability of behavior modification techniques, not only with animals, but with human subjects in diverse settings. One setting that has previously been left unexplored by proponents of behavior modification, which promises to be an area of growing concern, is that of dental hygiene.

The problem that the present study concerns itself with is educating children in the· correct …

A Comprehensive Survey, Index, And Listing Of Community Agency Resources Currently Providing Services To The Residents Of Charlevoix And Emmet Counties, Ronald L. Moore

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Students' And Teachers' Racial Identities On Student And Teacher Perceptions Of The Teacher Role, Karen Van Wagner

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Effects Of A Career Education Program At The Upper Elementary Level, Christine Lowe

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Western Official News, November 20, 1973, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Sources of Medical Assistance, University Must Meet Energy Challenge, Pedestrian Mall a Reality-Closing of Michigan Ave. Set for Friday, Sources of Medical Assistance

Western Official News, October 30, 1973, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Trustees Set 1974-1975 Operating Budget Request at $50,954,000, Hayes Report Sets Professional/ Administrative Grades, Appeal Process Established on Classifications, Trustees Approve Five-Year Capital Outlay Program

University Magazine Vol. 32 No. 1, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Magazine (1963-1980)

• Our University

• Building "Three Figures"

• Lady's Choice-From Teacher to Drain Commissioner

• The Economics of Higher Education

• Sports

• Alumni News

• Class Notes

• In Memoriam

Social Welfare Texts: A Study In The Sociology Of Knowledge, Leslie Leighninger

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Excerpt from the full-text article:

Do existing social work texts contribute to a student's recognition of professional values and issues and of the implicit ideological bases for these? The following study contends that they do not, and that their failures are quite similar to those found by Mills in his examination social pathology texts.

The books examined here are all designed to be used in basic undergraduate and graduate courses on the structure and function of social welfare institutions. The survey includes both widely adopted books and recent texts in the field. The books chosen for this study appear, in …

Professional-Bureaucratic Conflict And Intraorganizational Powerlessness Among Social Workers, Edward J. Lawler, Jerald Hage

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Since Max Weber's classic writings on bureaucracy, the relationship between professionalization and bureaucracy has been a central focus of organization theory and research (e.g., Parsons, 1947; Goulduer, 1954; Blauner, 1964; Blau, 1968, Meyer, 1968b; Blau and Schoenherr, 1971). Some research suggests that professionalization and bureaucratization are alternative or conflicting modes of organization (Udy, 1959 ; Stinchecombe, 1959; Litwak, 1961; Burns and Stalker, 1961; Thompson, 1961; Hall, 1963; Rage, 1965). While other research suggests that professionalization and bureaucratization are actually congruent because structural accommdation minimizes dissension between professionals and bureaucrats (e.g., Blau, 1968; Meyer, 1968b; Kirsch and Lengermann, 1972). However, the …

Factors Leading To Client Degradation In Welfare And Public Housing, Elizabeth D. Huttman

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Excerpt from the full-text article:

Degradation and humiliation are the consequences of using many social services In our society. Added to this is classification as a non-normal or a failure because one turns to a government source for help. The person is stigmatized for use and the agency is negatively labeled by both non-users and users.

While these public opinions stem partly from a long-held philosophy regarding the role of social services and the nature of the poor, these attitudes are reinforced and strengthened by specific policies and practices in the administration and structuring of the programs. Comparisons between services …

Ideology, Sociological Theories, And Public Policy, Norman Goroff

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Excerpt from the full-text article:

It is important that my basic assumptions about social theories be made explicit at the very outset.

1. Every social theory has implicit, if not explicit, assumptions about the nature of man/woman.

2. Every social theory has implicit, if not explicit, assumptions about the nature of society or the collectivity.

3. Every social theory has implicit, if not explicit, assumptions about the relationship of man/woman to society or to the collectivity.

These assumptions in the theories are not empirical but normative and hence social theory is ideologically based. The fact that the social theories are …

Research Data As Aides In Formulating Agency Policy, Ludwig Geismar, Isabel Wolock

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Excerpt from the full-text article:

Much is being written these days about the role of evaluation in the formulation of social policy. While few writers question the need for basing policy on systematic evaluation a good deal of the literature appears to focus on the obstacles in Larrying out as well as applying evaluative research. By contrast, the number of studies which in the eyes of critics measure up to minimum standards of scientific adequacy appears to be exceedingly small. Regardless of the problems inherent in the use of research data for policy formulation, the dearth of good studies constitutes …

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 …