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New Approaches To Welfare Theory. Glenn Drover And Patrick Kerans (Eds.).

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Glenn Drover and Patrick Kerans (Eds,) New Approaches to Welfare Theory. Brookfield, VT: Edward Elgar Publishing Co., 1994. $69.95 hardcover.

Partners In Public Services: Government-Nonprofit Relations In The Modern Welfare State. Lester M. Salamon.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Lester M. Salamon, Partners in Public Service: Government-Nonprofit Relations in the Modern Welfare State. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995. $55.00 hardcover, $16.95 papercover.

Actively Seeking Work: The Politics Of Unemployment And Welfare Policy In The United States And Great Britain. Desmond King.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Desmond King, Actively Seeking Work: The Politics of Unemployment and Welfare Policy in the United States and Great Britain. Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1995. $17.95 papercover.

Wisconsin Agriculture In Historical Perspective:Economic And Social Changes, 1959-1995, Douglas B. Jackson-Smith

Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology Faculty Publications

Anyone who travels through the Wisconsin countryside and speaks with an average farm operator will quickly come to appreciate the acute sense of anxiety about the future of agriculture that permeates rural life in the state. Long hours, a lack of vacation time, declining commodity prices, and rising farm expenses have all contributed to a growing inability to find young people interested in taking over Wisconsin farm operations. The loss of farms - particularly dairy farms - in many regions of the state has placed stress on the economic vitality and cultural identities of rural communities that have traditionally depended …

Typologies Of Homeless Youth, Orion Isis Gray

Anthós Journal (1990-1996)

This paper is a shortened version of Gray’s thesis.

Typologies of homeless youth help researchers and service providers understand who they are working with. However, most of the work on "homeless and runaway youth," as they are often referred to, does not take into account the subtypes within this vast population. Instead of taking such distinctions for granted, this paper focuses on them. The different sections of the paper define and examine these different subtypes. By the conclusion of the thesis, the reader should be able to form an educated opinion on the utility of some of the different typologies …

A Constructivist Inquiry Of The Bicultural Experiences And Social Support Systems Of Southeast Asian Refugee Youth, Emilio Russ Layon Bermejo

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

An Exploratory Study Of Heroin Addicts' Perceptions Of Methadone Treatment, Sandra Ellen Nehring

Theses Digitization Project

Methadone treatment continues to be the most widely used treatment modality for heroin addiction despite continued controversy. The efficacy of methadone treatment has been determined primarily by statistical research of program outcomes. This study explored heroin addicts' perceptions of methadone treatment.

A Descriptive Study Of The Effectiveness Of An Independent Living Program, Sidney E. Asher

Theses Digitization Project

The project is concerned with the effectiveness of the Independent Living Program (ILP) in assessing the effectiveness of preparing youth for emancipation from the foster care system. Specifically, the project focused on ILP participants' preparedness to live independently as determined by: education, housing, employment/career, and money management skills attained.

Participating Foster Care Youths' Perceptions Of An Independent Living Program, Sonja Anita Flowers

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

A Pre-Test/Post-Test Analysis Of Value, Behavioral And Spritual Changes In Drug Treatment, Ralph Olav Jacobsson

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Factors Affecting Hispanic Adolescent Substance Abuse, Patricia Joanne Williams

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Child Abuse Factors Which Influence Social Workers' Recommendations To The Court To Sustain A Petition Of Child Abuse, Marcia Marie Vreeken

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Group Intervention To Modify Undesirable Behavior In Children Who Have Experienced Parental Loss, Frances Marie Westover

Theses Digitization Project

This study uses a cognitive group intervention approach in an attempt to alter anti-social behavior in elementary school children who experienced parental loss. The findings demonstrate improvement in some behaviors and worsening in others.

A Literature Of Change: Slave Narrative Rhetoric In Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man, Andrew Jack Loverde

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Inter-Generational Activities In Structured Environments For Seniors, Raymond Vanek, Sophie Walker

Theses Digitization Project

This survey research project explored different factors influencing the desire of seniors living in structured residential centers to have inter-generational activities with children from their communities.

Correlation Study Of Methamphetamine Abuse And Resultant Levels Of Child Neglect, Marjorie Nodelman-Niedringhaus

Theses Digitization Project

This positivist research project will attempt to show a correlation between levels of child neglect and proportionate levels of methamphetamine abuse. The term abuse will be used to refer to the chronic, compulsive use of methamphetamine in such a manner, that it will assume a central and negative role in the individual's life style and will result in impaired functioning and parenting.

A Cross Cultural Survey Of Study Habits And Use Of Campus Services By Eops And Non-Eops Community College Students, Diane Mitzenmacher

Theses Digitization Project

The following study surveyed 111 community college students to identify patterns in study habits and use of services to examine whether differences exist between ethnic backgrounds or grade point averages, in the utilization of skills or services.

Teachers Experiences Of Social Services On An Elementary School Site, Wendy Marie Nims

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

The Efficacy Of The Augmented Board And Care (Abc) System In Reducing Rehospitalization Of Identified "High End User" Residents Of San Bernardino County, Rowena Mateo

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

A Program Evaluation Of A Structured Homeless Shelter, Joellen Marie Atkinson

Theses Digitization Project

This study compared homeless shelters, one was a structured homeless shelter and the other a non-structured homeless shelter, evaluating the residents' level of social functioning and level of self-sufficiency at both shelters. A structured shelter may offer counseling, parenting classes, money management, nutrition classes, a 12-step program and support groups, and after school and summer programs for youths. Whereas a non-structured shelter is one that only offers a place to sleep and some food.

The Perceptions Of African-American Males On Affirmative Action In Education And Employment, Art Clark

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Male Sexual Abuse: A Retrospective Study, Gary Wayne Deaton

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Child Sexual Abuse As A Factor In Adolescent Pregnancy, Starr Downey Ramirez, Debbie Vega

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

A Post-Positivist Study Of The Experience Of Parenting From A Strengths Perspective, Karen Dail Atwater

Theses Digitization Project

In an effort to explore the multi-faceted subject of parenting in a more holistic manner, a post-positivist model of research was utilized for this study of the experience of parenting from a strengths perspective. Twelve parents were interviewed in-depth, exploring their experiences of having been parented and their experiences of parenting their own children.

Adoptive Parenting Vs. Biological Parenting: A Comparison Of How These Two Ways Of Parenting Differ, Mary Ellen Markman

Graduate Student Independent Studies

Compares biological parenting with adoptive parenting in the United States.

Effectiveness Of Behavioral Programming And The Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver Program: A Caregiver's Perspective., Wendy S. Walker

Theses and Graduate Projects

The purpose of this exploratory study is to determine the effectiveness of behavioral services offered to adults, ages sixteen to sixty-five, through the Traumatic Brain lnjury Waiver Program (TBIW). This community-based program provides the level of behavioral services previously only available to institutionalized individuals. 2l identified primary caregivers were sent a questionnaire consisting of qualitative ond quantitative questions to assess their perceptions and understanding of the services provided. Discussion focuses on a comparison of the research findings in relation to existing literature. Implications for the social work practice include the need for ongoing education and community support for individuals with …

Latino Families And Child Welfare: Engaging And Formalizing Informal Supportive Cultural Practices, Maria Vidal De Haymes, Ivan Medina

Social Work: School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Other Works

No abstract provided.

Spouse Enabling Of Alcohol Abuse: Conception, Assessment, And Modification, Edwin J. Thomas, Marianne Yoshioka, Richard D. Ager

School for Social Work: Faculty Publications

This article presents a conception of spouse enabling of partner alcohol abuse, a review of its dysfunctions, and an approach to assessment and modification to reduce spouse enabling behavior. Based on experience with its use in unilateral family therapy with many spouses of treatment-refusing alcohol abusers, procedural guidelines, treatment methods, two case examples from a crossover experimental dyad, and clinical results for the two cases in the dyad are described. Also presented are practice issues, characteristics of spouse enabling as the), relate to disenabling intervention, and areas of possible application of the disenahling program.

Graduate Bulletin, 1996-1998 (1996), Moorhead State University

Graduate Bulletins (Catalogs)

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Race And Marital Status On Child Support And Work Effort, Richard K. Caputo

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This study used data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Labor Market Experience (NLSLME), Young Women's Cohort, to assess the influence of race and marital status on levels of child support and work effort of recipients of child support in 1978,1983,1988, and 1991. Controlling for the number of children and highest completed grade of education, the study found that race exerted no effect on either level of child support payments or work effort in any of the study years. Marital status influenced level of child support in each study year and work effort only in 1983. Formerly-married mothers had the …