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Defining Conflict And The Repertoire Of Youth Conflict Management, Christine Yalda, Michael Musheno, Calvin Morrill

Michael Musheno

No abstract provided.

Becoming A Family: Turning Points And Interaction Patterns In The Development Of A Blended Family, Dawn Braithwaite, Leslie Baxter

Dawn O. Braithwaite

No abstract provided.

Federal Forfeiture: Law, Policy And Practice, Greg Warchol, Dennis Payne, Brian Johnson

Greg Warchol

The purpose of this research is to first describe the origins and current state of federal asset forfeiture law, then examine of how property seized under the forfeiture laws for drug law violations is proceeded against by the federal government. The methodology, which is primarily exploratory, utilizes both qualitative and quantitative data. A sample of over 6000 federal administrative and judicial drug forfeiture cases are described and analyzed to construct a profile of the federal government's use of this policy. Findings raise questions about the use of forfeiture and the government's intent. Implications and suggestions for future research are included.

A Cross Sectional Quantitative Analysis Of Federal Asset Forfeiture, Greg Warchol, Brian Johnson

Greg Warchol

No abstract provided.

A Consortium Developed Poster To Teach Evidence-Based Health Care. (Poster), Kristine Petre, Linda Schwartz

Linda Matula Schwartz MDE, AHIP, CM

No abstract provided.

Technology And Library Research, Kim Ranger, Kathryn Waggoner

Kathryn L Waggoner

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Negative Political Advertisements: A Meta-Analytic Assessment, Richard Lau, Lee Sigelman, Caroline Heldman, Paul Babbitt

Caroline Heldman

The conventional wisdom about negative political advertisements holds that no one likes them, but they work, that is, they have the consequences their sponsors intend. Moreover, many analysts have expressed concern over the detrimental effects of such negativism on the American political system. We examine the accuracy of the conventional wisdom and the legitimacy of the fears about the consequences for the political system via meta-analysis, a systematic, quantitative review of the literature. The data do not support either contention. Negative political ads appear to be no more effective than positive ads and do not seem to have especially detrimental …

Authenticity Within Hip-Hop And Other Cultures Threatened With Assimilation, Kembrew Mcleod

Kembrew McLeod

This essay examines claims of authenticity within hip-hop, African American culture. In the mid- to late 1990s, authenticity claims have been pervasive within hip-hop music communities, which had previously existed on the margins of mainstream U.S. culture. By mapping the range of meanings associated with authenticity as they are invoked discursively, we can gain a better understanding of how a culture in danger of assimilation seeks to preserve its identity. The use of the conceptual apparatus of semantic dimensions highlights how that culture's most central and powerful symbols are organized and given meaning vis-á-vis authenticity within a discursive system.

Welfare Reform A Success?, Laura Stivers

Laura Stivers

The Social Uses Of Advertising, Mark Ritson, Richard Elliott

Mark Ritson

Advertising research has focused exclusively on the solitary subject at the expense of understanding the role that advertising plays within the social contexts of group interaction. We develop a number of explanations for this omission before describing the results of an ethnographic study of advertising's contribution to the everyday interactions of adolescent informants at a number of English high schools. The study reveals a series of new, socially related advertising-audience behaviors. Specifically, advertising meanings are shown to possess social uses relating to textual experience, interpretation, evaluation, ritual use, and metaphor. The theoretical and managerial implications of these social uses are …

Help In Time: An Evaluation Of Philadelphia's Community-Based Homelessness Prevention Program, Yin-Ling I. Wong, Meg Koppel, Dennis P. Culhane, Stephen Metraux, David E. Eldridge, Amy Hillier, Helen R. Lee

Dennis P. Culhane

This report provides an evaluation of Philadelphia's neighborhood-based homelessness prevention initiative. Results indicate that nearly all households served do not become homeless. But it is unclear if households would have become homeless had they not been served. Recommendations are made for targeting prevention interventions to families requesting shelter.

Dealing With The Anger And Hostility Of Those Who Grieve, Thomas W. Rueth, Scott Hall

Scott E. Hall, Ph.D., LPCC-S

Household Saving In The '90s: Evidence From Cross-Section Wealth Surveys, John Sabelhaus, Karen M. Pence

Karen M. Pence

This paper uses a series of cross-section surveys to measure how wealth accumulation and active saving rates varied across cohort-groups during the early and mid 1990s. Our estimated rates of saving and wealth change across cohorts show a somewhat more dramatic life-cycle pattern than found in previous studies, in part because we use a new technique, and in part because the cross-section wealth surveys we use oversample the wealthiest families whose behavior dominates aggregate changes. Adjusting the wealth-change rates for bequests and subtracting out the capital gains component of wealth change move the estimates in the direction of results from …

Source Material: Presidential Recordings As Presidential Data: Assessing Lbj’S Presidential Persuasive Attempts, Gregory Petrow

Gregory Petrow

No abstract provided.

Indonesia In Transition: People And Events, Jonathan Ping

Jonathan H. Ping

No abstract provided.

Floating A University Website: If You're Going To Fish, Bring The Right Bait, Oscar T. Mcknight, Ronald Paugh

Oscar T McKnight Ph.D.

Visual and printed information desired by precollege students were examined using a cluster technique. Significant relationships between the ACT score and student preferences were found. Several recommendations are offered to assist college and university administrators integrate the research and interactivity of the Web into their overall marketing strategy.

The Mandolin In Minnesota: An Illustrated History, Amy M. Shaw

Amy M. Shaw

Comments At "Roundtable - A Silver Anniversary Retrospective On David Mayhew's Congress - The Electoral Connection," At Southern Psa Conference, Savannah, David R. Mayhew

David Mayhew

No abstract provided.

The Fleecing Of Medicaid: A Profile Of Sentenced Medicaid Fraud Offenders In New York State, Debra Ross, Tami-Lyn O'Hara

Debra E. Ross

No abstract provided.

Explanations Of The Factors Related To Hazardous Waste Crimes Using The Organizational Field As The Level Of Analysis, Debra Ross

Debra E. Ross

No abstract provided.

All In This Together: Introducing Esl Students To The Academic Library, Patricia Mileham

Patricia Mileham

No abstract provided.

Expanding Managed Care Liability: What Impact On Employment Based Health Coverage?, D. Studdert, W. Sage, Carole Gresenz, D. Hensler

Carole Roan Gresenz

No abstract provided.

Equal Protection Implications Of Electronic Monitoring: Who Should Bear The Cost?, Kristine Botsford Mullendore, James Ballard

Kristine Botsford Mullendore

No abstract provided.

Feminist Spiritualities: A Brief Overview, Marilyn Pukkila

Marilyn R. Pukkila

A bibliographic essay on the early beginnings of feminist spirituality literature, from the 1960s to 1998.

Correlates Of Suicide Risk In Adolescent Inpatients Who Report Histories Of Childhood Abuse, Carlos M. Grilo, Charles A. Sanislow, Dwain C. Fehon, Deborah S. Lipschitz, Steve Martino, Thomas H. Mcglashan

Charles A. Sanislow, Ph.D.

The study objective was to examine correlates of suicide risk in psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents with a reported history of childhood abuse. Predictors of suicide risk were examined in 74 subjects who reported a history of childhood abuse and 53 depressed subjects who did not report a history of childhood abuse. Subjects completed a battery of psychometrically well-established self-report instruments to assess childhood abuse, suicide risk, and internalizing and externalizing psychopathology. Correlational analyses showed that higher levels of depression, self-criticism, and hopelessness were significantly associated with suicide risk in both study groups and violence was significantly associated with suicide risk in …

Selección Empírica Para El Desarrollo Económico Regional, Vicente German-Soto

Vicente German-Soto

The University Of Iowa New Media Coalition: A Network Of Campus Partners, Paul Soderdahl

Paul A Soderdahl

The New Media Coalition at the University of Iowa consists of six campus units working together in support of instructional software and digital media development. Still in its experimental first year, the coalition is made up of mid-level partners in the University's organizational structure who collaborate on campuswide new media events, share ideas and new developments, and turn to each other as a "favor clearinghouse." Existing outside the bureaucracy, this informal coalition is predicated on each partner's willingness to "play well together in the sandbox."

Using A Combination Proxy Server/Purl Server For Off-Campus Access To Restricted Databases, Paul Soderdahl

Paul A Soderdahl

While many libraries enable off-campus users to access subscription databases through a proxy server, the University of Iowa Libraries has complemented its proxy server with a PURL, or persistent URL, server, for self-marketing and point-of-need instructions. This poster session will highlight technical aspects and the current workflow.

Air, Kembrew Mcleod

Kembrew McLeod

No abstract provided.

Ethical Dilemmas Of Intellectual Property Policies At Sreb Institutions, D. Sanders, Sonya Shepherd

Sonya S. Gaither

No abstract provided.