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Factors Associated With Police And Probation/Court Dispositioning: A Research Note, Cheryl Chambers, Richard M. Grinnell Jr., Richard L. Gorsuch

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This article presents the results of an empirically based study that examined the discretionary process operating within the same juvenile justice system. Assessment of the factors influencing the decision-making process at two points within the same system indicate some consistent factors operating between the two points.

The History And Promise Of Formal Survey Analysis For Social Work, Duncan Lindsey

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Since its inception social work has struggled with determining the function and status of research in the professional enterprise. The emergence of professional social work was concurrent with the major developments in the methodology of empirical social research and statistical analysis. To understand the current position of research in social work requires tracing back the origins of empirical research with special attention to its connection with the emergence of the social work profession.

The efforts of the survey movement represent the first major attempt to introduce research methodology into the field of social work (Zimbalist, 1977; Young, 1949). In the …

Western News, February 28, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Grants; gifts total $339,843 for research efforts, Office Worker Award nominations sought, Benjamin Hooks; Carol Simpson to headline minority student leadership conference, Son of hostage John E. Graves; 1950 graduate; interviewed by WMUK News, Bernhard cites faculty accomplishments

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting February 15, 1980, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Minutes
• Petitions and Communications
• Remarks by the President
• Academic Personnel Report
• Appointments - Non-Faculty
• Non-academic Personnel Report
• Gift and Grant Report
• Procedure for Addressing the Board of Trustees
• Authority to Open Bank Account
• University Mission Statement
• Blind Rehabilitation and Mobility Report
• Governmental Relations Report
• Board Committees Reports

Western News, February 14, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Groundbreaking today for Fine Arts Building, Leakey degree; lecture Sunday, Harvard professor to speak next week as part of 'Black Awareness Month', Athletes given bum rap on grades; says Boyle, Nominate four for Senate offices, Zupko work in premier with Symphony Tuesday

Western News, February 7, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Mary Leakey to speak; get degree, Changes expected in TIAA-CREF plan, VPAA candidate visiting today, Demystifying Math workshops set to begin here on Feb. 12, Emeriti; students; alumni; faculty launch 1980 Phonathon, Zora Ellsworth Scholarship established, Gifts that improve the quality of education, Donors complete the Kanley dream

University Magazine Vol. 5 No. 4, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Magazine (1963-1980)

• Research
• On Campus
• 1979 Annual Report of the WMU Foundation
• Donor Clubs
• 1979 Alumni Honor Roll
• Periscope On People
• Bronco Sports
• Alumni News
• Class Notes

Western News, January 31, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Academic VP search committee to name selections Feb. 25, Western fares well in governor's budget recommendations, Jacobs to begin Somalia trip, Policy on Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act published, Doctoral student devises method to halt speeding, Dance hosting two guests

Western News, January 17, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Enrollment's Up 2 Percent, Giving Fund Law Extended, Visiting Scholars Program Expanded, U. Film Series Begins Wednesday, Mrs. Mitchell's Funeral Services Friday, Death of Steel Industry Discussed, Gov. Milliken To Keynote Symposium Here on Campus, 'Bureaucratic Power' Talk Wednesday, UT Presents Albee Comedy, Irish Rovers Open Patron's Choice Series

Western News, January 10, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Open Office Hours Resume, APA Workshop Begins Wednesday, Scott To Assist Egyptians, Sexual Assault Seminar Topic, Grad College Awards Funds

Western News, January 3, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Fine Arts Building Approved, CLEP Changes Announced, Student Assessment Doubled, Rank Replaces Tom Mannix, Williams; Beecher Retire, Sorenson Coordinates Directed Teaching, Text' of President Bernhard's Remarks to Board of Trustees, Loew Designated U. Professor, Williams Heads Upward Bound, Vienna Choir Boys Coming, Archival Tools Course Topic

Honorary Degrees And Other Awards 1980, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Honorary Degrees for Commencement on April 19, 1980
• Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients for Commencement on August 15, 1980
• University Distinguished Service Award Recipients for Commencement on December 20, 1980

The Informant Volume Xii, Number 2, Western Michigan University

Informant (1968-1981)

Volume XII, Number 2

Winter 1980

• Aspects of Tibetan Morphology
• Linguistics Department Fall 1980
• New Linguistics Students
• December 1979 Graduates
• Language and Linguistics Forum
• Student News
• Call for Papers

Book Review, Eleanor Buelke

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Schlosser, Courtney D. The Person in Education New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1976. Pp. xiii + 413.

1980 Brown & Gold, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Yearbooks (1906-1985)

• Pictures from across campus
• Pictures of Seniors

Western Michigan University Statistical Summary 1980-1989, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Fact Books

• ENROLLMENT DATA
• STUDENT OUTCOMES
• COLLEGES AND DEPARTMENTS
• UNIVERSITY DATA
• FINANCIAL DATA

Historic Trends In The Delivery Of Services To Teenage Parents, Nancy Aries

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This paper will examine the political, social, and economic factors which underlie the transition in services from unwed mothers to teenage parents over the past 15 years. The experience of agencies in the Boston area serves as the basis for this case study. Data have been collected from open-ended interviews with key service providers who have developed and implemented policy related to adolescent parents.

The findings indicate that, prior to 1960, agencies were responding to what was perceived as individual problems or circumstances. Illegitimacy was thought to be an unconscious attempt by white middle class women to fulfill psychological needs. …

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 7, No. 1 (January 1980)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Table of Contents

• Towards the Democratization of the Social Policy Process. - L. K. NORTHWOOD
• Will Carter's Welfare Reform Plan Reform Welfare?: Evidence from Empirical Research - MARY BRYNA SANGER
• The "Guestworker" as Metaphor: In Clarification of Social-Economic Contradictions and Systemic Crisis - STEPHEN I. WOODS
• Toward a Full Employment Policy: An Overview - ALVIN KOGUT, SYLVIA ARON
• Political De-moralization of the Poor: Organizing lower-class Families of the Mentally Retarded - LEONARD FONTANA
• Social Welfare Agencies and Social Reform movements: The Case of the Single Parent Family - MICHAEL J. SMITH, BETH MOSES
• Historic Trends in the Delivery of Services …

Political De-Moralization Of The Poor: Organizing Lower-Class Families Of The Mentally Retarded, Leonard Fontana

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This paper employs an analytic framework based on organizational incentives to explain the failure of recent welfare reform efforts. The data consists of observations, interviews, and routine inhouse reports collected on a federally funded program, Project STAR. The project was developed with the aim of mobilizing lower-class and minority families of the mentally retarded in support of reform of mental retardation services in five cities in the U.S. A service-inducement strategy was pursued by the reform organization to overcome the difficulties of enticing lower-class families of the retarded to participate in organizational activities. This strategy appears to have had several …

Social Welfare Agencies And Social Reform Movements: The Case Of The Single Parent Family, Michael J. Smith, Beth Moses

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

To a greater extent than before, social welfare agencies are emphasizing social change over direct services. A social reform movement is a mechanism by which societal and institutional change may be accomplished. The relationship between social welfare organizations and social movements has not been clearly defined. The sociological theories of Smelser, Turner, Killian and others on collective behavior and social movements provide a useful knowledge base for welfare organizations and professionals espousing social reform goals. The single parent family population is discussed as a group with the potential to generate into a social reform movement.

Western News, December 19, 1979, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Criminal Justice Funds Awarded, Faculty Scholar Nominees Sought, 10 Social Work Traineeships Awarded, Geronto Bronco Co-Founder Gets B.S. Saturday at Age 70, Kirchherr Writes On African Affairs, Private Sector Support Fills Vital Funding Gap, Annual Giving Keystone of Development Work, Gwen Frostic Chairs '79 Annual Fund Committee

A Social Psychological Model Of Drug Use, Gregory A. Blevins

Dissertations

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An Essay Regarding The Systems Approach In Social Science From The View Of Political Science, Gregg William Smith

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Factors Influencing Prosecutorial Discretion In Criminal Sexual Conduct Cases, Susan Caringella-Macdonald

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

University Magazine Vol. 5 No. 3, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Magazine (1963-1980)

• Preparing For The Professional Practice Of Engineering
• On Campus
• Periscope On People
• Bronco Sports
• Alumni News
• Homecoming Highlights
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 6, No. 6 (November 1979)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• From The New Editor - pp. i
• Copy of Letter Re Richard Cloward - pp. ii
• The Influence of the Agency Environment On Clinical Practice - ANTHONY M. MALUCCIO - pp. 734
• Social Services In the Iron Cage - JAMES LATIMORE - pp. 756
• Planning for A National Social Policy For the Family - JOHN T. PARDECK - pp. 770
• The Transition To Medicalized Views: Alcholism and Social Workers - H. PAUL CHALFANT, DORINDA N. NOBLE - pp. 792
• A Model Program to Avoid the Institutionalization of Children - PAUL GITELSON - pp. 805
• Women and Leadership: …

A Model Program To Avoid The Institutionalization Of Children, Paul Gitelson

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The concept of "deinstitutionalization" has led to a great deal of concern being focused on moving children out of large institutions into community based programs. This paper proposes a model program that would seek to avoid the initial placement of the child and focus attention on working with the family as a total unit. The program would recognize the acting out child as symptomatic of a family system in crisis.

Social Work Education: Radical Thought In Action, Peninah A. Chilton, Marsha R. Ellentuck, Eileen M. Gilkenson, Sharon A. Jachter, Tenley K. Stillwell

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Through the experiences of a group of social work students, this paper critiques social work education and deals with two levels of the educational experience: the oppressive atmosphere of the school and the conceptual content of the curriculum. An alternative model is presented, which attempts to combine radical social work theory with a radicalized educational process and methodology.

Specifying Sociological Options And Social Welfare Strategies, Thomas M. Meenaghan

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

As a profession, social work applies knowledge constructs from various social sciences. In this article attention is given to the relation between sociology and social work. The specific areas reviewed include conceptions of the social arrangement, the role of complex organizations, and social change theories. Each of these three broad areas have internal variations which have implications for sociology, social work, and attempts to integrate the two.

Social Services In The Iron Cage, James Latimore

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Interview and documentary data from a study of a voluntary job placement agency revealed that counselors were effectively weeding out the hard-to-place clients. These clients were the target population of the agency and its funded programs. The clients who were weeded out tended to be younger, with less education and less work experience. Weeding out was accomplished by discouraging unrealistic clients, and by not retrieving clients who were insufficiently motivated to keep in touch with the counselor. This marked a change in the counselors' practice compared with an earlier period, and appeared to be in conflict with the agency's mission, …