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The Interorganizational Relationships Of A Public Welfare Agency, Burton Gummer

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The American social welfare field is best characterized as a highly decentralized sphere of activity in which autonomous organizations define and pursue their goals in a fairly independent fashion. The complex nature of modern social problems, however, requires concerted action by a variety of organizations if effective solutions are to be developed. This conflict between the structural nature of the welfare field and the demands of the problems to be addressed has meant that social welfare planners have had to be concerned with the conditions affecting the willingness of independent organizations to engage in cooperative activities with each other. The …

The Convergence Of The Interactionist And Behavioral Approaches To Deviance, Stuart A. Kirk, Eileen D. Gambrill

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This paper compares two theoretical perspectives on deviance, the behavioral and interactionist. Although these two perspectives arise from separate disciplines and intellectual traditions, we will argue that their approaches to the study of deviance in general and to mental illness in particular share many basic similarities, as well as some important differences, and that an analysis of each helps us understand the limitations and strengths of the other.

The behavioral and interactionist perspectives are chosen for examination for three reasons. First, it is our opinion that these two theoretical approaches represent the most creative recent work by sociologists and psychologists …

Suicide -- Causation, Indicators And Interventions, Florence W. Kaslow

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

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In this paper an attempt is made to determine what factors propel given individuals toward self destruction. Durkheim's typology of suicides is utilized and an analysis of the social and psychological components of each type undertaken. The social structure is viewed from the vantage point of how it influences and is internalized by members of society. The psychological aspects are handled by looking into what intrapsychic and external forces shape the individual's personality and behavior in such a way that he seeks his own death. In some instances it is hard to draw a sharp …

Toward A More Adequate Concept Of "Organization" In Social Work Practice Theory, Buford E. Farris

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

A generic model of social work practice requires the formulation of frameworks that indicate what is meant by intervention at the "organizational" level. Usually "organization" is put at some midpoint in a hierarchy of social levels (such as individual, small group, organization, local community, society). However, when one looks at the various social work practice frameworks, there is very little development of knowledge about the process of intervention at this mid-level. Since the "macro" levels of community and society can probably be best conceptualized as "inter-organizational" arenas, social work practice knowledge for these levels is also hindered. This article intends …

Protective Services: Coercive Social Control Or Mutual Liberation, Alfred J. Fortin

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

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The area of protective services for children has always been a difficult one for social work. Protective casework has, and is now, both praised and condemned simultaneously from different elements of the community. The stakes in the protective field are usually high and players are subject to various episodes of the "emotional plague" as Wilhelm Reich would have called it. People in protective work exercise their role as worker in a variety of ways and these 'styles' range from being police-like and oppressive to radical and promoting social change. It is characteristic of this work …

Toward Partisan Politics In A Professional Association: Utility Of The Candidates Poll, L. K. Northwood, Howard Crockett

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The purpose of this paper is to describe the initial efforts of one local chapter, The Puget Sound Chapter; to engage in partisan politics by the conduct of a poll of candidates for election to the Washington State Legislature in 1974. Properly speaking, the Chapter endorsed no candidates, merely rated them from "weak" to "outstanding" on their agreement with NASW policies on relevant programs and their social welfare attitudes. Thus, it is a mild form of partisan politics that will be considered.

The paper will analyze the social and organizational context in which the candidates' poll occurred, and then report …

Analysis Of The Relationship Between Personal Values And Internship Success Of High School Practical Experience Program Students, Arthur J. Pease

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Alternating Punishment And Non-Punishment Of Aggression, Joseph Mcintosh Savage

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A Counseling Internship At A Community Mental Health Center, Mary Lou Collins

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The Effects Of Different Behavioral Definitions On Peer Recording And Observer Behavior, James T. Mecoli

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The Effects Of Self-Monitoring On The Frequency Of Talk-Out Behavior, Jean Casen Romaniuk

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The Acquisition Of Number Identification As A Function Of The Type Of Stimulus Presentation, Marco W. Salas Martinez

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The Effects Of Informational Feedback On The Grading Accuracy Of Undergraduate Assistants, Paul D. Coyne

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The Effects Of Simultaneous But Unequal Response-Independent Pay To Pairs Of Human Subjects On Masseter Emg And Bodily Movements, David M. Keenan

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The Operant Performance Of Psychotics On Interval Schedules Of Reinforcement, Patricia K. Sorensen

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The Effects Of Different Levels Of L-Dopa On The Aggressive Biting Behavior Of Rats, Kathryn A. Scholas

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Job Satisfaction And Work Effort: A Study Involving Use Of The Herzberg Two Factor Theory, Thomas J. Mccann

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Noise Pollution A Study In Kalamazoo, Michigan, William Thomas Williams

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The Projective Expression Of Need For Achievement In Women, Robert S. Gibson

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Psychologists generally assume that the motive to achieve is one of the major determinants to striving to succeed. A theoretically consistent body of data exists which enables one to predict achievement behavior as a function of the strength of the achievement motive, when it applies to men (Atkinson, 1958; Bardwick, 1971; McClelland, Atkinson, Clark, & Lowell, 1953). However, when one attempts to find psychological data to predict achievement behavior in women, there is difficulty.

The few comparable studies of achievement motivation in females that have been made are neither consistent with the findings for males, not even consistent with …

The Effects Of Legislative Changes In Michigan On The Role Of The School Psychologist, Michael G. Brunett

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The Effect Of Imposed Roles On The Direction And Magnitude Of Group Polarization Of Initially Dominant Responses (Risky Shift) In Small Discussion Groups, Neil W. Blahut

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The Application Of Operant Methodology And Its Effect In Improving Employees' Efficiency On A Quick Service Restaurant, Silva J. Goncalves

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A Behavioral-Analysis, Systems Approach In A University-Based, Food Co-Operative, Harry M. Kent

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A Comparative Analysis Of The Psychological And Sociological Factors Relating To The Career Specialization Choices Of Agency And School Counselors-In Training, Tyrus Wessell Jr.

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A Psychophysiological Study Of Response To Fear Evoking Stimuli, Phyllis E. Fecher

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The Positive Effects Of Study Objectives Generalize To Novel Probes, Joan Warmbold Boggs

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The Effects Of Different Litter Control Procedures On Movie Audiences, Thomas Lee Zane

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A Comparison Of Various Weight Reduction Approaches With Overweight University Female Students, David G. Waite

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A Study Of The Skills Of Successful Directors Of Community Education In Michigan, George C. Kliminski

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Initial Screening And Identification Of Predictors For Possible Use In Selecting Foster Mothers For The Mentally Retarded, Terry L. Penniman

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