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Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 7, No. 6 (November 1980)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Table of Contents

• Values Classification through Science Fiction - Phyllis J. Day
• Multiple Constituencies, Differential Power, and the Question of Effectiveness in Human Service Organizations - Patricia Yancey Martin
• The Influence of Bureaucratic Factors on Welfare Policy Implementation - Gerard S. Gryski, Charles L. Usher
• Human Service Needs in Rapidly Growing Western Communities: The Wyoming House Services Project - One Response - Julie M. Uhlmann, John W. Hanks,
• A Comparison of Social Psychological Views among Youthful and Aged Persons: An Empirical Assessment or Marginally Differentiated Attitude Measures - Dennis L. Peck, David L. Klemmack
• Factors Influencing Senate Voting Patterns on …

Human Service Needs In Rapidly Growing Western Communities: The Wyoming House Services Project-One Response, Julie M. Uhlmann, John W. Hanks

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Human service needs in rural, western communities currently experiencing energy related growth are abundant. This paper describes and critiques a service delivery project designed to address these needs.

Toward A Meaning Of Work, Michael I. Borrero, Hector A. Rivera

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Contemporary observers of the occupation and social fabric contend that individuals as members of families need to assert their rights over their lives and their destinies. That the family and the workplace can be analyzed independently of each other's existence or the dichotomy between the intrinsic value of work and the importance of non-work time for individuals and firms are both notions that are being considered contemporarily and complementary. This paper reviews the history and societal factors that affect the notion of-work and its utility as a focus for social policy students.

Values Classification Through Science Fiction, Phyllis J. Day

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The paper discusses the use of science fiction in social work education as a mechanism for values clarification for the student social worker. Both personal opinions and values, and those stereotypes to which we have all been socialized, can be brought to awareness as reality separate from fact or knowledge by discussion of the alternate futures and societies oriented in the analogical reality of science fiction. A partial bibliography along with suggestions for use are given, and an informal study of student levels of values, clarified by LeGuin's story "Those Who Walk Away from Omelas," is reported.

Multiple Constituencies, Differential Power, And The Question Of Effectiveness In Human Service Organizations, Patricia Yancey Martin

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

A multiple constituencies model of human service organizations identifies twelve interest groups which must be considered when effectiveness questions are raised. The differential power of the interest groups suggests that some groups' preferences are likely to be emphasized over others. The relationship between power inside the organization and that on the outside is analyzed. Recent trends in the growth andmiiitancy of professional associations and employee groups suggest that internal control by senior administrators is increasingly challenged and variable. Future studies of effectiveness in the human services are encouraged to remain sensitive to the effects of constituency interests and power on …

Helping The Unemployment Client, Katherine Hooper Briar

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This paper analyzes ways in which the social work profession can reaffirm its professional service responsibilities to unemployed clients. It is suggested that social work practice should address not just the effects of unemployment but also the jobless condition itself. The human costs of unemployment and their implications for changes in social work assessment and intervention are cited.

Western News, October 30, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Welcome 2,000 students, parents to 'Brown and 'Gold Day' Saturday, Tuesday is 'D' day as voters ponder tax-cut plans, Quality of freshman class remains high, Chamber of Commerce opposes all three tax plans, Joan Huber to receive Alumna Award today, Local presidents issue statement on Proposal D

Western News, October 23, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Information meeting set for 6 p.m. on Proposal D, Teaching Excellence Awards given to five faculty, Reward of $1,000 offered by University in murder, Lina Marshall on 'Good Morning America' Friday: 'First day I've missed classes, Ehrle sets improvement of academic life as mission

Western News, October 16, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Economic impact of University exceeds $100 million, Four persons named to University Foundation board, Fall Academic Convocation today in Shaw, Schmitt; Massie begin work on county history, Enrollments in computer science up by 30 percent, Cast, staff for 'The Boyfriend' announced, Announce formation of Athletic Association

Western News, October 2, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Recommended if Proposal D passes No state aid for Western!, WMU couldn't survive under Proposal D-Bernhard, She may be oldest sorority pledge in the country, Three tax proposals to be discussed in program tonight in Knauss Hall, King; queen named; Homecoming parade Saturday, Program set for fall Academic Convocation, Instructional Development offering many workshops for faculty members this fall

Western News, September 25, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Homecoming starts with king; queen contest Sunday, Tax proposals to be discussed next week, Ann Reynolds; Ohio State provost; to head meeting, First three of 12 visiting scholars here today, Hospice author to speak Tuesday at local church, Bernhard points up achievement to Board, Symposium on future of NCAA; AlAW, Rep. Ryan presented with PA certificate

Western News, September 22, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Griffeth named interim chairman, Targowski appointed professor, Gifts; grants total reaches nearly $2.5 million for July; August

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting September 19, 1980, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Minutes
• Petitions and Communications
• President's Remarks
• Academic Personnel Report
• Non-Academic Personnel Report
• Gift and Grant Report
• Fine Arts Building Lease
• Purchase of Property
• Board Committee Reports
• Student Services
• Evaluation Center Report
• Public Comments
• Adjournment

Western News, September 4, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: $4.5 million in energy costs avoided in program, Senate to meet tonight in Trimpe, It's been a very wet June, July and August here, 75-year history of the University by Leo Stine published this summer, Mission statement to help chart future course of the University, Wolpe; Gilmore speak this month, Computer Center to offer free workshops

The Westerner Vol. 1 No. 3, Western Michigan University

The Westerner (1980-1997)

• Summer commencement: For 1,800 graduates, it was a very big day • An open letter from President Bernhard: Proposal D: 'Devastating ... for higher education' in Michigan • Financial crisis 'imminent, of indefinite duration' –Bernhard • Dickason awarded Fulbright grant • Costs avoided by energy management • Good news: Enrollment up slightly • Distinguished Alumni Awards presented at summer commencement • 75-year history of the University published by New Issues Press • Mission Statement: 'Touchstone for all other planning activities at University' • Among Alumni • Alumnotes • People • Sports

Social Work And Social Welfare: A Conceptual Matrix, Louis Levitt

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Through a structural-functional analysis, the relationship between the profession of social work and the institution of social welfare is examined. Social welfare Is defined as an institution concerned with those legitimated needs of people which relate to the quality of life which cannot be met in the marketplace. The central mission of the institution of social welfare is seen in three dimensions: social control, humanitarianism and feedback to society of patterns of social hurt which prevent the achievement of humanitarian aspirations and threaten the stability of the social order.

Institution provides one set of coordinates to the grid of social …

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 7, No. 5 (September 1980)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Table of Contents

• The Self Disclosure Of Clinical Social Workers Social Work and Social Welfare: A Conceptual Matrix - LOUIS LEVITT - 636
• Sociological Precedents and Contributions To The Understanding and Facilitation of Individual Behavioral Change: The Case for Counseling Sociology - CLIFFORD M. BLACK & RICHARD ENOS - 648
• Factors Influencing The Decision of Minority Students To Attend Graduate Schools of Social Work - JEANNINE HENRY SANCHEZ, CHARLES H. MINDEL & DENNIS SALEEBEY - 665
• Sowing The Seeds of Trouble: An Historical _Analysis of Compliance Structures In Child Welfare - TERRY GIBSON & MARY R. LEWIS - 679
• Careers …

Careers Of Women Civil Rights Activists, Rhoda Lois Blumberg

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Stages in the civil rights careers of a sample of women active in northern communities were studied. Committed to racial justice, most intensified their participation in the early 1960's. In the second half of the decade, the "Black Power" phase, roles for whites became fewer. Organizations experienced changes in membership and direction; factionalism ensued. Many, women welcomed black leadership and played roles in new black-lead community agencies. Arrests of blacks allegedly involved in riots elicited support in the formation of defense committees and prison reform organizations. Later, many women entered human service professions; they chose jobs with poor, minority or …

Loss Not Need: The Ethics Of Relief Giving In Natural Disasters, Thomas A. Leitko, David R. Rudy, Steven A. Peterson

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The social ethics of relief giving (the bases on which relief ought to be given) in natural disaster situations are explored through a case study of public reactions to Red Cross activities. Red Cross policies and public reactions to them are reviewed, and survey data pertaining to attitudes toward the Red Cross and toward relief giving in natural disasters of residents of a western New York county are presented. Specifically, public satisfaction with present Red Cross dis:ribution policies is explored, and public perceptions of "loss vs need" as bases for relief giving are examined. Although there are some qualifications, findings …

Purposive Social Change And Interorganizational Networks: The Case Of Three Prepaid Health Programs, Gale Miller, Charles K. Warriner

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

An important perspective emerging in the areas of community and organizational analysis is the political economy approach to interorganizational relations. This approach treats organizations as seekers of basic political and economic resources which are found in their environments. This approach has special implications for persons interested in the study and/or .implementation of programs of change, because it sensitizes the observer to the problems of political and economic conflict in interorganizational relations. The perspective also offers useful insights into the development of. intervention strategies that minimize the conflicts often associated with social change. In order to demonstrate the usefulness of this …

The Denying Of Death: A Social Psychological Study, Henry H. B. Chang, Carla Kaye Chang

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Cultural studies indicate the existence of a ubiquitous death fear This fear is usually manifest through the defense mechanism of denial. In American society, the contradiction between life-oriented cultural themes and the death theme intensifies the denial of death.

Past studies indicate that a host of social and psychological variables are associated with death denial. The present study consisted of a survey of death attitudes. The results showed that death denial is associated with age, marital status, death of a parent, feeling of nervousness, and participation in dangerous activities. On the other hand. sex, health, and religious activity were not …

Sowing The Seeds Of Trouble: An Historical Analysis Of Compliance Structures In Child Welfare, Terry Gibson, Mary R. Lewis

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Anitai Etzioni's concept of compliance structures is used as a focus for historical analysis of the organizational structures through which chld welfare services have been offered in the U. S. This article shows how a dual compliance structure arose, both normative and coercive, but with more emphasis on the coercive. The expansion of public child welfare services since 1935, especially foster care and placement services rather than in-home services, has drawn public attention to widespread ineffectiveness. Stress and strain are particularly intense at the service delivery level. Yet the problems and social polices have not been analyzed in terms of …

Sociological Precedents And Contributions To The Understanding And Facilitation Of Individual Behavioral Change: The Case For Counseling Sociology, Clifford M. Black, Richard Enos

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This article clarifies the distinction between clinical and counseling sociology and provides some direction for the practice of counseling sociology. This is accomplished by a consideration first, of sociological contributions to the understanding and facilitation of individual behavior and its change, and second, of historical precedents in the field.

Factors Influencing The Decision Of Minority Students To Attend Graduate Schools Of Social Work, Jeannine Henry Sanchez, Charles H. Mindel, Dennis Saleebey

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This study of 255 minority students enrolled in Graduate Schools of Social Work examined factors which influenced them to decide to attend these schools. The most frequently mentioned reasons were the curriculum and location of the school followed by prestige, financial incentives, emphasis on minority concerns and influence of significant others. Those schools which attracted greater numbers of minorities tended to attract them on the basis of curriculum, emphasis on minority concerns and not requiring entrance examinations. Formal recruitment activities were not seen as particularly effective.

Western News, August 14, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Three Distinguished Alumni Awards will be given Friday, Air National Guards earn degrees, Illness claims Robert L. Stallman, Ask families to host students, Brochure describes university resources, Natalie Pangburn funeral is today, Moore Memorial Award winner named, AAUP mail should be sent via Campus Mail

Western News, August 7, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Parfet appeals to South African authorities on behalf of graduate, Evaluation Center gets $680,000 grant, Seminar on 'Women in Management' set, Education is a continuing thing for Gernant family- 'Degrees By The Dozen', Democratic convention to be discussed, Summer 'Reading Horizons' published, It's purging time at Computer Center!

The Westerner Vol. 1 No. 2, Western Michigan University

The Westerner (1980-1997)

• Fine Arts dean named • The non-traditional student ...Their numbers are increasing, here at Western and across the country, and so is the commitment to respond to them . • Among Alumni • The ordeal of hostage John Graves • Oriental treat for President's Club • Golden anniversary reunion • Alumnotes • 75th football • season opener Sept. 6

Professionals, Bureaucrats, And Radicals: A Study In The Sociology Of Social Workers, David Russell Joslyn

Dissertations

This study seeks to initiate a much needed reassessment of social work practice. Recognizing the criticisms and contributions of recent radical critics of social work, a theoretical model is constructed. This model incorporates aspects of both the professional and the radical perspectives. Specifically, the model focuses upon social work treatment planning as the dependent variable. Ideological, organizational structure, and perceptual variables are assessed as potential determinants of treatment planning.

A questionnaire was mailed to a sample drawn randomly from a list of certified social workers in Michigan. This selected sample received three mailings which resulted in a response rate of …

A Report Of An Internship In The Bloomingdale, Michigan, Public Schools, James F. Scholley

Masters Theses

This paper describes internship experiences which occurred in the central administration office of a public school district in Michigan. The plan for the internship is contained in a prospectus which has been included in the first chapter. A rationale for the internship and for the selection of sites for the internship also can be found in chapter I.

The second chapter is devoted to a description of experiences, problems, and responsibilities that occurred during the internship and included the following: central office personnel work, business office functions, and a special assignment from the president of the board of education. This …

Faculty Publications 1977-79, Western Michigan University

Faculty Contributions (1950-1981)

Faculty Publications 1977-1979 is the sixteen compilation of the publications of the faculty of Western Michigan University and is designed mainly to inform the University faculty of the breadth of writing of their colleagues.