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The Influence Of Potassium, Temperature And E. Coli On The Accumulation And Retention Of Cesium-137 By Limnodrilus Hoffmeisteri, William Erl Steger Apr 1975

The Influence Of Potassium, Temperature And E. Coli On The Accumulation And Retention Of Cesium-137 By Limnodrilus Hoffmeisteri, William Erl Steger

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Obesity: Etiological And Therapeutic Perspectives, Lois B. Kuipers Apr 1975

Obesity: Etiological And Therapeutic Perspectives, Lois B. Kuipers

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Classroom Investigation Of The Effect Of Delayed Time-Out From Activities Of Different Reinforcing Value, Alan Stuart Zamosky Apr 1975

A Classroom Investigation Of The Effect Of Delayed Time-Out From Activities Of Different Reinforcing Value, Alan Stuart Zamosky

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Review Of Short Forms Of The Mmpi, William M. Skinner Dec 1974

A Review Of Short Forms Of The Mmpi, William M. Skinner

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Maternal/Infant Care: A Systems Approach To Organizational Structures And Services Of Community Agencies, Nancy B. Carlson Dec 1974

Maternal/Infant Care: A Systems Approach To Organizational Structures And Services Of Community Agencies, Nancy B. Carlson

Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Feasibility Of The W.A.I.S. As A Self-Administered Pencil-Paper Test, Marlene Mason Dec 1974

A Study Of The Feasibility Of The W.A.I.S. As A Self-Administered Pencil-Paper Test, Marlene Mason

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Transforming The Orientation Of A Health Organization Through Community Involvement, Sharon Pastor Simson, Laura J. Bleiweiss Dec 1974

Transforming The Orientation Of A Health Organization Through Community Involvement, Sharon Pastor Simson, Laura J. Bleiweiss

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Health organizations have been oriented to meeting needs and fulfilling demands which are perceived and defined by physician providers (Freidson, 1970 Stevens, 1971). Organizational goals, services, structures, and processes of operation were formulated in accordance with the interests, values, and concerns of provider-members. Latent to this provider orientation was the assumption that professional members were the ones most qualified to determine what was best for the organization and for its consumers (Freidson 1971). In recent times, however, numerous social changes have occurred on a societal level and within the institution of medicine (Hepner, 1972; Somers, 1971; Rosengren and Lefton, 1969). …


Opinions And Expectations Of Nursing Home Administrators, Jordan I. Kosberg Oct 1974

Opinions And Expectations Of Nursing Home Administrators, Jordan I. Kosberg

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

From a comparative analysis of 214 nursing homes in the Chicago area, it was found that the nursing home field is composed of institutions with great variations in treatment resources available to the residents (Kosberg and Tobin, 1972). While the determination of organizational correlates to the extent of treatment resources was the major objective of the study, an exploration of the attitudes of a sample of nursing home administrators was undertaken in an effort to learn of possible relationships between attitudes and the characteristics of facilities.

There is a commonly-held assumption that not only the academic background of an administrator …


Suicide -- Causation, Indicators And Interventions, Florence W. Kaslow Sep 1974

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 …


The Effects Of Self-Monitoring On The Frequency Of Talk-Out Behavior, Jean Casen Romaniuk Aug 1974

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

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Reliability Of Recording As Affected By Behavioral Consequences, Leroy J. Switlick Aug 1974

Reliability Of Recording As Affected By Behavioral Consequences, Leroy J. Switlick

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Operant Performance Of Psychotics On Interval Schedules Of Reinforcement, Patricia K. Sorensen Aug 1974

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

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Smoking Modification Research: An Evaluative Review, Michael Romaniuk Aug 1974

Smoking Modification Research: An Evaluative Review, Michael Romaniuk

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Classroom Investigation Of Self-Recording Of Teacher Verbal Approval, Dale Laurel Robertson Aug 1974

A Classroom Investigation Of Self-Recording Of Teacher Verbal Approval, Dale Laurel Robertson

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Polygraph Use In Increasing The Reliability Of Self-Recorded Data, Stephen M. Zweibach Aug 1974

Polygraph Use In Increasing The Reliability Of Self-Recorded Data, Stephen M. Zweibach

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Utility Of The Maxi-Mult In An Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic, Mazhar A. Khan Aug 1974

The Utility Of The Maxi-Mult In An Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic, Mazhar A. Khan

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Observer Load On Inter-Observer Agreement, Victor A. Dotson Aug 1974

The Effects Of Observer Load On Inter-Observer Agreement, Victor A. Dotson

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Classroom Investigation Of Delayed Timeout With Educable Retarded Children, Phillip Kent Duncan Aug 1974

A Classroom Investigation Of Delayed Timeout With Educable Retarded Children, Phillip Kent Duncan

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


An Investigation Of The Maxi-Mult, Thomas Kozlowski Aug 1974

An Investigation Of The Maxi-Mult, Thomas Kozlowski

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Great Potato Debate, James D. Hudson Jul 1974

The Great Potato Debate, James D. Hudson

Honors Theses

Anencephaly and spina bifida cystica are two of the most common severe congenital malformations consistently observed in human populations. Both represent defects in the neural tube and share a significant number of similar epidemiological associations among them, occupational class, geography, sex ratio, maternal age, year and season of the year. In anencephaly most of the brain and upper skull never form usually resulting in death within a few hours of birth. Spina bifida cystica is a malformation of the spinal cord often causing paralysis, vulnerability to infection, and early death. In 1972, Dr. J.H. Renwick presented a controversial hypothesis which …


A Normative And Validation Study Of The Behavior Problem Checklist, Wilma J. Busse Apr 1974

A Normative And Validation Study Of The Behavior Problem Checklist, Wilma J. Busse

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


An Investigation Of The Effects Of Randomization Of The Item Order In The Mini-Mult, Robert A. Bornstein Apr 1974

An Investigation Of The Effects Of Randomization Of The Item Order In The Mini-Mult, Robert A. Bornstein

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Review Of Research With Benzedrine, Dexedrine, And Ritalin On The Hyperkinetic Behavior Syndrome, William J. Hampstead Apr 1974

A Review Of Research With Benzedrine, Dexedrine, And Ritalin On The Hyperkinetic Behavior Syndrome, William J. Hampstead

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Oral Panendoscopic Evaluations Of Velopharyngeal Physiology And Perceived Listener Judgments Of Hypernasality, Earl J. Seaver Dec 1973

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 Dec 1973

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

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Dental Hygiene Information And Consequation On Plaque Control, Janel R. Warner Dec 1973

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 …


Reported Ill-Health And Life Cycle Among Welfare Mothers, Robert Lejeune Oct 1973

Reported Ill-Health And Life Cycle Among Welfare Mothers, Robert Lejeune

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

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A person's presentation of self, as Goffman uses that depends phrase, in part on the expectations of others, and also, no doubt, on the power which these others have over the person. Thus it happens very frequently that persons, particularly of low status or stigmatized positions, are called upon, as a conscious or unconscious technique of survival, to present to others negative featureS of the self; to resort to what Goffman has called "negative idealization." (Coffman 1959; 39-41; 1963). These considerations have direct bearing on the role of welfare recipients in American society. Welfare clients, …


Marginal And Non-Marginal Persons In The Professions: A Comparative Study Of Recruitment In Law, Medicine, And Social Work*, Pranab Chatterjee Oct 1973

Marginal And Non-Marginal Persons In The Professions: A Comparative Study Of Recruitment In Law, Medicine, And Social Work*, Pranab Chatterjee

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

A sample of students from the Schools of Law, Medicine, and Social Work of a Midwestern University (N=1,319), which consisted of all students enrolled in these schools for over a given number of years, suggests that there are at least three discernible types of marginality which are related to the status of the given professions. Such marginality may depend on one or more of the following: class origin, academic performance, and sex roles. The students of social work are high in both class- and role- marginality, but are favorably comparable to law students in performance-marginality. The study suggests that prestige …


Delinquency Theories, Group Composition, Treatment Locus, And A Service-Research Model For 'Traditional' Social Work Agencies, Ronald A. Feldman, John S. Wodarski, Norman Flax, Mortimer Goodman Oct 1973

Delinquency Theories, Group Composition, Treatment Locus, And A Service-Research Model For 'Traditional' Social Work Agencies, Ronald A. Feldman, John S. Wodarski, Norman Flax, Mortimer Goodman

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Summary

Rehabilitative endeavors within correctional institutions have failed because of overpopulation, high costs, labelling and stigmatization of inmates, low transferability of treatment changes to the outside community, and deviant peer group composition. Community treatment programs have fared little better because they also entail client stigmatization and typically are conducted within the context of deviant peer groups. Consequently, in order to enhance the rehabilitative potential of community treatment, subsequent efforts should be conducted within "traditional" agencies and within pro-social peer groups. The emphasis upon "pro-social" rehabilitation environments does not posit any particular assets and/or liabilities of a given socio-economic stratum, thus …


Adolescent Pregnancy And Poverty: Implications For Social Policy, Clara L. Johnson Oct 1973

Adolescent Pregnancy And Poverty: Implications For Social Policy, Clara L. Johnson

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Excerpt from the full-text document:

Adolescent pregnancy, per se, has been devoted little consideration by clinical observers and empirical researchers. For the most part, such pregnancies have received attention only insofar as they have occurred without the moral and legal sanctions of matrimony. This concern with illegitimacy has had the effect of blinding theorists and researchers to a whole segment of the adolescent pregnant population--the married teenager. Further, the adverse effects of adolescent pregnancy have been shrouded by moral precepts.

From existing evidence there appears to be no doubt that the married teenage girl is an integral part of the …