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Tripartite Cultural Personality And Ethclass Assessment, Ken Huang

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This article assumes of the necessity of a theory of "tripartite personality" and utility of ethclass assessment in cross-cultural therapeutic interventions. It includes, (1) determinants of human behavior; (2) ethnocentrism and effects on groups and individuals, both majority and minority; (3) strategies of conventional intervention and its cultural encapsulation; (4) the proposed tripartite cultural personality, and psychocultural intervention; (5) the ethclass assessment and how it can be incorporated into the DSM-III-R (now, DSM-IV) Multiaxial Diagnostic System.

Native American Agencies For Native American Children: Fulfilling The Promise Of The Indian Child Welfare Act, Anthony Mcmahon, Ernest N. Gullerud

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The Indian Child Welfare Act seeks to protect Indian children from family and cultural disruption. The Act mandates minimum standards for the removal of Indian children and for their placement in foster care. However, a recent national survey suggests that requirements for Indian foster homes are not being met in public agency substitute care programs. At the same time, Native American child welfare agencies have developed a range of services for Native American children. The authors show that the intent of the Act will be better served if the case management of Native American children in public agency care is …

Companeras: Latina Lesbians. Juanita Ramos.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Juanita Ramos (Ed.), Companeras: Latina Lesbians, New York: Routledge, 1994. $45 hardcover, $14.95 papercover.

Is The "Underclass" Really A Class?, E. Walton Zelly Jr

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The concept of an "underclass" departs from previous determinations of social class based on criteria of education, occupation, and income in favor of the more subjective and less quantifiable criteria of the degree of social dislocation and the departure of a population from middle class norms and values. A study reviews current definitions of "the underclass"; contrasts this class description with "the poor" in the 60's and before; and suggests that "the underclass" is a pejorative label which has the effect of "blaming the victim", and has negative implications for the formulation of public policy directed toward the population thus …

Ethnic Sensitive Social Work Practice: The State Of The Art, Elfriede G. Schlesinger, Wynetta Devore

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The social work literature of the past ten years has paid increasing attention to the ideological, theoretical and practice issues related to ethnic sensitive practice. Major focus has been on the life styles, needs and oppression of people of color, with minimal attention paid to other ethnic groups. A literature focused on adapting prevailing practice modalities to work with diverse groups is beginning to emerge.

Motherhood And Modernity. Christine Everingham & Mothering. Evelyn N. Glenn, Grace Chang, And Linda Rennie Forcey (Eds.). Reviewed By Michelle Livermore, Louisiana State University, Michelle Livermore

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Evelyn N. Glenn, Grace Chang, and Linda Rennie Forcey (Eds.). Mothering, New York, NY: Routledge, 1994, $49,95 hard cover, $16.95 paper cover.

Christine Everington. Motherhood and Modernity. Bristol, PA: Open University Press, 1994. $75.00 hard cover, $25.00 paper cover.

Feminism And The Politics Of Difference. Sneja Gunew And Anna Yeatman. Reviewed By Martin Bombyle, Fordham University., Marti Bombyk

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Sneja Gunew and Anna Yeatman, Feminism and the Politics of Difference, Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1994. $48.95 hardcover; $17.95 papercover.

Ethnic Identity, Intergroup Relations And Welfare Policy In The Canadian Context: A Comparative Discourse Analysis, Adrienne S. Chambon, Donald F. Bellamy

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This paper illuminates the negotiation of group identities and intergroup relations in the Canadian context. It presents an empirical, comparative analysis of group claims around social assistance policy using discourse analysis. Lexical, semantic and narrative analyses of Aboriginal and multicultural documents show a complex organization of intergroup relations, with distinct and at times conflicting claims. In view of the tensions, responsive policy development requires that historical specificity, complexity, and even incompatibilities be taken into account.

Ethnic And Minority Groups In Israel: Challenges For Social Work Theory, Value And Practice, Eliezer D. Jaffe

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Israel is a Western, democratic, pluralistic enclave in the Middle East. Multiple ethnic groups, mass immigration, religious diversity, and the current ethnic dilemmas experienced there provide ample opportunity for study. The social work role in addressing the ethnic and cultural challenges in Israel is discussed without minimizing or reducing the complexity of the issues. A closer examination of social work as a vehicle for ethnic sensitivity and understanding of ethnic diversity is required. Knowing how to work with diverse populations and ethnic conflict is imperative in Israel and elsewhere.

Responses To Aging In Great Britain: The Black Experience, Wynetta Devore

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Ethnic minority persons who migrated to Britain from the Caribbean and Asia in response to the call for workers are now elderly. British social workers have not responded well to their needs. This article examines recent progress in social work education and practice in West Yorkshire. It examines research related to elderly needs conducted by the Kirklees Metropolitan Council. Also examined are anti-racist, ethnic-sensitive education and practice models developed by faculty and practitioners.

Review Of Tell Them Who I Am: The Lives Of Homeless Women. Elliot Liebow. Reviewed By Cheryl Hyde, Boston University., Cheryl Hyde

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Elliot Liebow. Tell Them Who I Am: The Lives of Homeless Women. New York: Free Press, 1993. $24.00 hardcover.

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 22, No. 1 (March 1995)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SPECIAL ISSUE ON SOCIAL WORK WITH MINORITY AND ETHNIC GROUPS

Guest Editor - Efriede G. Schlesinger

• INTRODUCTION - Elfriede G. Schlesinger
• ROLE OF SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY - K. R. Ramakrishna and Pallassana R. Balgopal
• ETHNIC SENSITIVE SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE: THE STATE OF THE ART - Elfriede G. Schlesinger and Wynetta Devore
• CULTURAL VALUES AND MINORITY PEOPLE OF COLOR - Doman Lum
• IS THE "UNDERCLASS" REALLY A CLASS? - E. Walton Zelly, Jr.
• NATIVE AMERICAN CHILDREN: FULFILLING THE PROMISE OF THE INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT - Anthony McMahon and Ernest N. Gullerud
• TRIPARTITE CULTURAL PERSONALITY …

Review Of Natural Allies: Women's Associations In American History. Anne Firor Scott. Reviewed By Leslie Leighninger, Louisiana State University., Leslie Leighninger

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Anne Firor Scott. Natural Allies: Women's Associations in American History. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1993. $11.95 paper cover

Cultural Values And Minority People Of Color, Doman Lum

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This article delineates various dimensions of culture, factors influencing acculturation, majority and minority values, and etic and emic dimensions of cultural values. It contributes to the debate about whether there are distinctive minority people of color values or whether these values are a function of migration and social class. It introduces the concepts of transcultural, cross cultural, paracultual, metacultural, and pancultural as well as cultural ethclass.

Lives On The Edge: Single Mothers And Their Children In The Other America. Valerie Polakow.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Valerie Polakow: Lives on the Edge: Single Mothers and their Children in the Other America. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993. $22.50 hardcover.

Introduction, Elfriede G. Schlesinger

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

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Review Of The Velvet Glove: Paternalism And Conflict In Gender, Class And Race Relations. Mary R. Jackman. Reviewed By Doreen Elliot, University Of Texas At Arlington., Doreen Elliott

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Mary R. Jackman, The Velvet Glove: Paternalism and Conflict in Gender, Class and Race Relations, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1994. $38 hardcover.

Loving To Survive: Sexual Terror And Women's Lives. Dee L. Graham With Edna I. Rawlings And Roberta K. Rigsby.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Dee L. Graham with Edna I. Rawlings and Roberta K. Rigsby, Loving to Survive: Sexual Terror and Women's Lives. New York: New York University Press, 1994. $24.95 hardcover.

Painful Inheritance: Health And The New Generation Of Fatherless Families. Ronald J. Angel And Jacqueline L. Angel.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Ronald J. Angel and Jacqueline L. Angel, Painful Inheritance: Health and the New Generation of Fatherless Families, Madison, WI University of Wisconsin Press, 1994 $52,00 hardcover, $19.95 papercover.

The Women's Movement: History And Theory. J.G.M. De Bruijn, L.D. Derksen And C.M.J. Hoberichts.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

J.G.M. de Bruijn, L.D. Derksen and C.M.J. Hoberichts. The Women's Movement: History and Theory, Aldershot, England: Avebury, 1993. $58.95, (Distributed in the United States by Ashgate Publishing Co, Old Post Road, Brookfield, VT 05036)

Mother-Work: Women, Child Welfare And The State, 1890-1930. Molly Ladd-Taylor.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Molly Ladd-Taylor, Mother-Work: Women, Child Welfare and the State, 1890-1930, Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1994. $39.95 hardcover.

Women Who Hurt Themselves. Dusty Miller.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Dusty Miller, Women Who Hurt Themselves. New York: Basic Books, 1994. $22 hardcover.

How To Help The Working Poor Develop Assets, John R. Belcher

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This article explores the inability of the working poor to withstand income shocks. Because they often lack assets, the working poor are increasingly vulnerable to increasing deprivation. Interestingly, the welfare state enables the middle-class to develop and maintain assets through institutional arrangements. It is argued that solutions to the problem of poverty must include ways for the working poor also to develop and maintain assets.

The Rise And Fall Of California's Radical Prison Movement. Eric Cummins.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Eric Cummins: The Rise and Fall of California's Radical Prison Movement. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1994. $45.00 hardcover; $16.95 papercover.

Analyzing Administrative Experiences: Feminist, Labor, And Organizational Culture Perspectives, Joan L. Arches, Paula Schneider

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

A framework is offered for making organizational assessment for change using feminist, labor, and organizational culture perspectives. A vision of a humane work environment is important. The labor literature provides the critical analysis, the feminist perspective provides alternatives, and the concept of organizational culture provides the tool for assessment. Based on an exploratory study with women administrators, the authors look at how differences in values are reflected in the administration and structure of feminist and traditional agencies.

Review Of Forensic Social Work: Legal Aspects Of Professional Practice. Robert L. Baker And Douglas M. Branson. Reviewed By Margaret M. Severson, Louisiana State University., Margaret M. Severson

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Robert L. Barker and Douglas M. Branson. Forensic Social Work: Legal Aspects of Professional Practice. New York, Haworth Press, 1993. $15.95 papercover.

It's The Budget, Stupid: A Policy Analysis Of Clinton's First Budget, James Max Fendrich, Jamie Miller, Tim Nickel

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This paper analyzes President Clinton's first budget. Clinton's budget is his public policy. The budget is compared to Clinton's three stated objectives of stimulating the economy, investing in the future and reducing the deficit. His proposed budget and subsequent modifications are also compared to the budgets of previous administrations. In contrast to Reagan's first budget, which was a radical modification of public policy, Clinton's budget is only an incremental change from the public policies of the Reagan/Bush years.

State Welfare Reforms: Typology And Analysis, Malinda B. Orlin

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Recent state initiatives to change the AFDC program are usually described as a unified welfare reform movement with the single goal of decreasing welfare usage. However, analysis of state waiver applications submitted to HHS finds no single purpose in the reforms. Additionally, the net effect of the state experiments would be to increase usage by expanding eligibility.

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 21, No. 4 (December 1994)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• IT'S THE BUDGET, STUPID: A POLICY ANALYSIS OF CLINTON'S FIRST BUDGET - James Max Fendrich, Jamie Miller, Tim Nickel
• STATE WELFARE REFORMS: TYPOLOGY AND ANALYSIS - Malinda B. Orlin
• NEW OPPORTUNITIES, NEW RESPONSIBILITIES: WELFARE REFORM IN WYOMING - Mark W. Lusk, Joseph D. Nies
• HOW TO HELP THE WORKING POOR DEVELOP ASSETS - John R. Belcher
• ASSETS AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AMONG POOR HOUSEHOLDS IN EXTREME POVERTY NEIGHBORHOODS - Cathleen M. Finn, Paz M-B. Zorita, Claudia Coulton
• ROOMS FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN: SOCIAL DESIGN AND SOCIAL DEVIANCE - Bruce A. Arrigo
• SYMBOLIC VIOLENCE AND SOCIAL CONTROL IN THE POST-TOTAL …

Rooms For The Misbegotten: Social Design And Social Deviance, Bruce A. Arrigo

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Housing strategies designed to create a sense of community for our nation's at-risk and poverty-stricken citizens continue to be a source of debate. One major issue is the degree to which criminal behavior exists within these environments. In this article, the results from a seven year study of one single room occupancy (SRO) facility in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania are described. Analysis of two models used for intervening with the vulnerable tenant population of the SRO suggest that a "strengthfocused" strategy rather than a "need- focused" approach may be more effective in reducing crime and may contribute to the establishment of a …