Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons^™

Clinical Sociology And Adolescent Medicine: The Design Of A Program, David J. Kallen

Clinical Sociology Review

This article describes the uses of sociological theory and knowledge in the design and operation of an in-hospital program for the care of physically ill and injured adolescents. The central tasks of adolescence — resolution of the conflict between autonomy and dependency, the development of intimacy and competence, the ability to take on adult roles, and the development of the self — may be hampered by a total institution which depersonalizes patients and fosters dependency. The development of normative structures which encourage autonomy, continuity of role evelopment, appropriate levels of intimacy, and continued development of the self are encouraged by …

Saul Alinsky: A Recollection, Jonathan A. Freedman

Clinical Sociology Review

No abstract provided.

A Sociological Technique In Clinical Criminology, Saul D. Alinsky

Clinical Sociology Review

No abstract provided.

Saul Alinsky: The Contributions Of A Pioneer Clinical Sociologist, Janet Mancini Billson

Clinical Sociology Review

No abstract provided.

Saul Alinsky In Retrospect, John F. Glass

Clinical Sociology Review

No abstract provided.

Community Analysis And Organizations, Saul D. Alinsky

Clinical Sociology Review

No abstract provided.

The Clinical Sociologist As Family Therapist: Utilizing The Strategic Communication Approach, Gary M. Voelkl, Kenneth Colburn Jr.

Clinical Sociology Review

This article acquaints the clinical sociologist with the sociodynamic model underlying the family therapy approach associated with the "Palo Alto" group and referred to here as the strategic communication approach to family therapy (SCAFT). It establishes the relevance and compatibility of this form of therapy to sociological theory and practice. The basic features of the field of family therapy are described through a selected treatment of several prominent contributors. The authors illustrate the utility of SCAFT for the clinical sociologist by drawing on case studies from their private practice. In the conclusion they emphasize the continuity between SCAFT and sociological …

Overcoming Barriers To Clinical Sociology, Alfred Mcclung Lee

Clinical Sociology Review

The search for bridges between theory and practice is related to such terms as sociatrist, institutional psychiatrist, societal technician, and clinical sociologist. The need to inject clinical sociological findings into the work of the public relations counselor, personnel director, management specialist, labor relations consultant, political manager, opinion analyst, and social worker is outlined. Special attention is given to (1) societal and especially middle-class professional cultural obstacles to the development of realistic clinical sociological research, theory, and practice; (2) disciplinary barriers against the clinical approach built into much sociology; and (3) historical trends that now appear to be favoring the formal …

Doing Sociology With The Design Professions, Bernie Jones

Clinical Sociology Review

This paper builds on twin assumptions that human behavior and physical places influence one another, and that design and planning should therefore be sensitive to the users of the built environment. Sociologists have a key role to play in shaping the built environment: they can bring the users' concerns to the design and planning process. Predesign research, research on the design process, and postoccupancy evaluation research are among the tools utilized by clinical sociologists working with environmental and design issues. Criteria to employ in selecting design research methods are identified and nine specific methods are ranked on those criteria and …

Stress Management: The Importance Of Organizational Context, Kathryn L. Goldman

Clinical Sociology Review

No abstract provided.

Clinical Sociological Perspectives On Social Impacts: From Assessment To Management, Kevin Preister, James A. Kent

Clinical Sociology Review

The social impact assessment (SIA) field is moving into a critical and central position in resource decision making in our society. Initially conceived as part of the environmental impact statement (EIS) process, SIA is beginning to be recognized as having dimensions far beyond its early scope. This article focuses on the extension of SIA work into the area of social impact management. Current trends in the SIA field leading to the emphasis on management are reviewed, followed by a discussion of the issue-centered approach to SIA. A discussion of decentralization trends sets the stage for understanding the emerging demand for …

Organizational Development: An Assessment With Implications For Clinical Sociology, Douglas B. Gutknecht

Clinical Sociology Review

This paper examines organizational development (OD) as a clinical sociological strategy. OD techniques are diverse and include interventions ranging from stress management to quality-of-work-life programs. Strengths and weaknesses of OD approaches and reasons for the recent reemergence of interest in organizational and human resource development are explored.

Four specific criticisms of OD are discussed: (1) lack of congruence in values, cognition, and action; (2) failure to examine meta-assumptions and values of organizational problem solving and learning; (3) simplistic understanding of organizational politics; (4) inability to create internal changes that deal with external complexity and environmental turbulence.

Three issues are raised: …

A Values Clarification Exercise As A Teaching Technique, Jean H. Thoresen

Clinical Sociology Review

No abstract provided.

Changing The Definition Of The Situation: Toward A Theory Of Sociological Intervention, Roger A. Straus

Clinical Sociology Review

The sociological intervention is identified as (1) directed at the operational definition of the situation and (2) taking into account the multiple, interacting layers of social participation framing human predicaments and their resolution. These are further differentiated, employing case examples, in terms of mode of attack — direct, indirect, or cooperative — and level of social context at which the intervention is directed — the personal, group, organizational, or social world being described here as "quantum'' levels of interest. While others may conduct such interventions, the sociological intervention is characterized as the special domain of the clinical sociologist.

Evaluating Teaching Effectiveness, Thomas J. Rice

Clinical Sociology Review

No abstract provided.