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Review Of Reforming Child Welfare. Olivia Golden. Reviewed By Leroy H. Pelton., Leroy H. Pelton

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Olivia Golden, Reforming Child Welfare. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute Press, 2009. $29.50 papercover.

Review Of Contemporary Chinese America: Immigration, Ethnicity, And Community Transformation. Min Zhou. Reviewed By Shehong Chen., Shehong Chen

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Min Zhou. Contemporary Chinese America: Immigration, Ethnicity, and Community Transformation. Temple University Press, 2009. $89.50 hardcover, $28.95 papercover.

Review Of Negotiating Justice: Progressive Lawyering, Low Income Clients, And The Quest For Social Change. Corey S. Shdaimah. Reviewed By Lolita Buckner Inniss., Lolita Buckner Inniss

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Corey S. Shdaimah, Negotiating Justice: Progressive Lawyering, Low Income Clients, and the Quest for Social Change. New York University Press, 2009. $45.00 hardcover.

Life History And Narrative Analysis: Feminist Methodologies Contextualizing Black Women's Experiences With Severe Mental Illness, Marya R. Sosulski, Nicole T. Buchanan, Chandra M. Donnell

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This paper discusses a methodological approach to research that enhances critical analysis by contextualizing qualitative research findings within participants' individual experiences. We demonstrate the combined use of life history methods and feminist narrative analysis to explore Black women's everyday experiences with mental illness, from their perspectives. These interpretive methods reach beyond pathologized conceptions of identity and adjustment that often narrowly characterize mental illness among Black women. Instead, these methods holistically describe a participant's experiences and strategies she uses to pursue goals and enhance her life. The use of the methods is illustrated with examples from the life narrative of "Maria," …

"Everything Has Changed": Narratives Of The Vietnamese American Community In Post-Katrina Mississippi, Yoosun Park, Joshua Miller, Bao Chau Van

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

In this qualitative study of the Vietnamese American community of Biloxi, Mississippi, conducted three years after Katrina, we attended not only to individual experiences but to the relationship of individuals to their collective and social worlds. The interlocked relationship of individual and collective loss and recovery are clearly demonstrated in respondents' narratives. The neighborhood and community of Little Saigon was significant not only as a symbolic source of identity but as a protected and familiar space of residence, livelihood, and social connections. The post-Katrina changes in the neighborhood are, in multiple ways, changing participants' experience of and relationship to their …

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 37, No. 3 (September 2010)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• JIM MIDGLEY RETIRES AS BOOK REVIEW EDITOR - Robert D. Leighninger, Jr., Editor
• DERELICTION OF DUTY TRAINING SCHOOLS FOR DELINQUENT PARENTS IN THE 1940s Sarah K. S. Shannon
• LIFE HISTORY AND NARRATIVE ANALYSIS: FEMINIST METHODOLOGIES CONTEXTUALIZING BLACK WOMEN'S EXPERIENCES WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS - Marya R. Sosulski, Nicole T. Buchanan, and Chandra M. Donnell
• WORK CHARACTERISTICS AND FAMILY ROUTINES IN LOW-WAGE FAMILIES - Amanda Sheely
• "EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED": NARRATIVES OF THE VIETNAMESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN POST-KATRINA MISSISSIPPI - Yoosun Park, Joshua Miller, and Bao Chau Van
• SOCIAL WORK AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: THE POLITICAL PARTICIPATION OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL …

Social Work And Civic Engagement: The Political Participation Of Professional Social Workers, Sunny Harris Rome, Susan Hoechstetter

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This article examines the involvement of practicing social workers in one type of civic engagement: the use of political processes to promote the public good. Based on a survey of 1,274 randomly selected members of NASW, this is the largest study to date examining the involvement of social workers in political action and policy advocacy. Findings suggest that approximately half of social workers demonstrate high levels of participation in the policy process. The authors analyze the frequency with which respondents engage in specific political and policy-related activities, and compare these results to those of other studies. They also examine respondents'attitudes …

Review Of Lineages Of Despotism And Development: British Colonialism And State Power. Matthew Lange. Reviewed By James Midgley., James Midgley

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Matthew Lange, Lineages of Despotism and Development: British Colonialism and State Power. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2009. $45.00 hardcover.

Review Of Rebuild America: Solving The Economic Crisis Through Civic Works. Scott Myers-Lipton. Reviewed By Frank Stricker., Frank Stricker

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Scott Myers-Lipton, Rebuild America: Solving the Economic Crisis Through Civic Works, Paradigm Publishers, 2009. $82.00 hardcover, $17.95 papercover.

Review Of More Than Just Race: Being Black And Poor In The Inner City. William Julius Wilson. Reviewed By Marguerite G. Rosenthal., Marguerite G. Rosenthal

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of William Julius Wilson, More than Just Race: Being Black and Poor in the Inner City (Issues of Our Time). W. W. Norton and Co., 2009. $24.95 hardcover, $15.95 papercover.

Review Of Remembering Our Childhood: How Memory Betrays Us. Karl Sabbagh. Reviewed By Susan P. Robbins., Susan P. Robbins

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Karl Sabbagh, Remembering Our Childhood: How Memory Betrays Us. Oxford University Press, 2009. $29.95 hardcover.

Review Of Why David Sometimes Wins. Marshall Ganz. Reviewed By Ed Marakovitz., Ed Marakovitz

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Marshall Ganz. Why David Sometimes Wins. Oxford University Press, Inc., 2009. $34.95 hardcover.

Review Of Longing And Belonging: Parents, Children, And Consumer Culture. Allison J. Pugh. Reviewed By Cheryl Najarian Souza., Cheryl Najarian Souza

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Allison J. Pugh, Longing and Belonging: Parents, Children, and Consumer Culture. University of California Press, 2009. $55.00 hardcover, $21.95 papercover.

Review Of Essential Skills Of Social Work Practice: Assessment, Intervention, And Evaluation. Thomas O'Hare. Reviewed By Karen M. Vandeusen., Karen M. Vandeusen

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Thomas O'Hare, Essential Skills of Social Work Practice: Assessment, Intervention, and Evaluation. Chicago, IL: Lyceum Books, Inc., 2009. $39.95 paperback.

Skew Selection Theory Applied To The Wealth And Welfare Of Nations, Susan F. Allen, Deby L. Cassill

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

According to skew selection theory, working citizens who build wealth and, at the same time, share portions of their wealth with those in need are more likely to survive economic downturns than citizens who hoard wealth. In this article, skew selection is employed as a theoreticalframework to support governmental efforts to develop social policies that protect the income of working citizens and, at the same time, provide for vulnerable, non-working children and elders. To illustrate its applicability, the social policies of Japan, Sweden and the United States-all of which are challenged by decaying ratios of working to non-working citizens-are compared …

Liminal Living At An Extended Stay Hotel: Feeling "Stuck" In A Housing Solution, Terri Wingate-Lewinson, June Gary Hopps, Patricia Reeves

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

As a result of unaffordable housing, many of America's working poor are forced to seek shelter in hotels to avoid homelessness. The concept of liminality has been used in discussions of place to describe the subjective experience of feeling in-between two states of being. Research is scant on the liminal experiences of low-income hotel residents, who are culturally invisible in society. This paper draws from data qualitatively collected via semi-structured interviews from ten low-income residents living in an extended-stay hotel. Descriptions of these residential experiences are presented along with recommendations for social workers practicing with families in this liminal situation.

Review Of Towards Positive Youth Development: Transforming Schools And Community Programs. Marybeth Shinn And Hirokazu Yoshikawa (Eds.). Reviewed By Amy D. Benton., Amy D. Benton

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Marybeth Shinn and Hirokazu Yoshikawa (Eds.), Towards Positive Youth Development: Transforming Schools and Community Programs. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. $49.95 hardcover.

Review Of The Politics Of Exclusion: The Failure Of Race-Neutral Policies In Urban America. Leland T. Saito. Reviewed By Jaehee Yi., Jaehee Yi

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Leland T. Saito, The Politics of Exclusion: The Failure of Race- Neutral Policies in Urban America. Stanford, California: Stanford, 2009. $60.00 hardcover; $22.95 paperback.

Review Of Women's Health And Social Change. Ellen Annandale. Reviewed By Marcia Russell., Marcia Russell

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Ellen Annandale, Women's Health and Social Change. New York: Routledge, 2009. $45.95 papercover.

Review Of Homelessness In America (3 Volumes). Robert Hartman Mcnamara. Reviewed By John Q. Hodges., John Q. Hodges

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Robert Hartman McNamara, Homelessness in America (3 Volumes). Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2008. $300.00 hardcover.

Review Of The Delinquent Girl. Margaret A. Zahn (Ed.). Reviewed By Cara Pohle., Cara Pohle

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Margaret A. Zahn (Ed.), The Delinquent Girl. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 2009. $54.50 hardcover, $31.95 papercover.

Preventing Violence In Low-Income Communities: Facilitating Residents' Ability To Intervene In Neighborhood Problems, Mary L. Ohmer, Barbara D. Warner, Elizabeth Beck

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The violence found in low-income communities, including areas of concentrated poverty, is often extensive and can involve illegal drugs, juvenile delinquency, and even homicide. A large body of research has emerged which points to the positive effects of informal social control and social capital in preventing violence in lowincome communities, including neighbors taking leadership roles by intervening themselves. This article contains a description of an exploratory study ofa pilot training program the authors developed to facilitate residents' ability to intervene in neighborhood problems in a low-income community in Atlanta, Georgia. The training incorporated concepts from restorative justice, peacemaking criminology, and …

Reconstructing Citizenship In A Global Economy: How Restricting Immigrants From Welfare Undermines Social Rights For U.S. Citizens, Rupaleem Bhuyan

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Scrutiny of immigrants' use of public benefits is a reoccurring theme in U.S. politics. Yet while the tough stance on immigrants taps into popular anti-immigrant sentiment, the consequences of such scrutiny are shared by all welfare recipients. Drawing upon interpretive policy frames, I examine how new requirements to verify citizenship and identity for Medicaid directly impacts social entitlements for both citizen and non-citizen populations. Analysis of state reports and policy studies of citizenship verification requirements for Medicaid illustrate that verification costs may exceed the costs of fraudulent misuse by unqualified immigrants. I argue that devolutionary shifts in welfare and immigration …

Why You Should Care About The Threatened Middle Class, Jill Littrell, Fred Brooks, Jan Ivery, Mary L. Ohmer

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

In the last two decades, the income and security of the individual middle class worker has declined and the gap between the middle class and the wealthy has widened. We explain how this is bad for democracy, the economy, and the aggregate health of the nation. We examine the governmental policies and interventions that increased the middle class following the depression and maintained its vigor through the post-World War II period. The impetus for these changes in governmental policies in the 1930s was to end the Great Depression. We pose the question of whether a nation can recover from a …

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 37, No. 2 (June 2010)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• LIMINAL LIVING AT AN EXTENDED STAY HOTEL: FEELING "STUCK" IN A HOUSING SOLUTION - Terri Wingate-Lewinson, June Gary Hopps, and Patricia Reeves
• FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS, PUBLIC PROGRAM PARTICIPATION, & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - Richard K. Caputo
• RECONSTRUCTING CITIZENSHIP IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY: HOW RESTRICTING IMMIGRANTS FROM WELFARE UNDERMINES SOCIAL RIGHTS FOR U.S. CITIZENS - Rupaleem Bhuyan
• WHY YOU SHOULD CARE ABOUT THE THREATENED MIDDLE CLASS - Jill Littrell, Fred Brooks, Jan Ivery, and Mary L. Ohmer
• SKEW SELECTION THEORY APPLIED TO THE WEALTH AND WELFARE OF NATIONS - Susan F. Allen and Deby L. Cassill
• WOMEN'S RIGHTS=HUMAN RIGHTS: PAKISTANI …

Women's Rights=Human Rights: Pakistani Women Against Gender Violence, Filomena M. Critelli

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Gender-based violence constitutes a major public health risk and is a serious violation of basic human rights throughout the world. Counter to many Western images of Muslim women as passive victims, women's groups in Pakistan have begun to organize to respond to these conditions. This study is based upon in-depth interviews conducted with the founders and senior staff of Dastak (Knock on the Door), a shelter for women in Lahore, Pakistan that uses a human rights framework to provide services and advocate for public support for women's rights to safety and security. The study explores how Pakistani women are taking …

Review Of Both Sides Now: The Story Of School Desegregation's Graduates. Amy Stuart Wells, Jennifer Jellison Holme, Anita Revilla, And Awo Korantemaa Ayamda. Reviewed By Kala Chakradher., Kala Chakradhar

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Amy Stuart Wells, Jennifer Jellison Holme, Anita Revilla and Awo Korantemaa Ayamda, Both Sides Now: The Story of School Desegregation's Graduates. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2009. $24.95 papercover.

Review Of Indigenous Social Work Around The World: Towards Culturally Relevant Education And Practice. Mel Gray, John Coates, And Michael Yellowbird (Eds.). Reviewed By Jon K. Matsuoka., Jon K. Matsuoka

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Mel Gray, John Coates and Michael Yellowbird (Eds.), Indigenous Social Work Around the World: Towards Culturally Relevant Education and Practice. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2008. $99.95 hardcover.

Review Of Our Bodies, Our Crimes: The Policing Of Women's Reproduction In America. Jeanne Flavin. Reviewed By Debra Durham., Debra Durham

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Jeanne Flavin, Our Bodies, Our Crimes: The Policing of Women's Reproduction in America. New York: New York University Press, 2009. $36.00 hardcover.

Review Of Children Families And Social Exclusion: New Approaches To Prevention. Kate Morris, Marian Barnes, And Paul Mason. Reviewed By James Midgley., James Midgley

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Kate Morris, Marian Barnes and Paul Mason, Children, Families and Social Exclusion: New Approaches to Prevention. Bristol: Policy Press, 2009. $36.95 papercover.