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Council On Social Work Education: Its Antecendents And First Twenty Years. Katherine Kendall.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book note for Katherine Kendall, Council on Social Work Education: Its Antecendents and First Twenty Years. Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education. $23.95 papercover.

Beyond The New Paternalism: Basic Security As Equality. Guy Standing.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book note for Guy Standing, Beyond the New Paternalism: Basic Security as Equality. New York: Verso, 2002. $70.00 hardcover, $22.00 papercover.

The Invisible Caring Hand: American Congregations And The Provision Of Welfare. Ram A. Cnaan With Stephanie C. Boddie, Femida Handy, Gaynor Yancey And Richard Schneider.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book note for Ram A. Cnaan with Stephanie C. Boddie, Femida Handy, Gaynor Yancey and Richard Schneider, The Invisible Caring Hand: American Congregations and the Provision of Welfare. New York: New York University Press, 2002. $60.00 hardcover, $19.50 papercover.

The New World Of Welfare. Rebecca Blank And Ron Haskins (Eds.).

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book note for Rebecca Blank and Ron Haskins (Eds.), The New World of Welfare. Brookings Institution Press, 2001. $22.95 papercover.

From The Individual To Individualism: A Critique Of The Helping Professions, Timothy B. Smith, Matthew R. Draper

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

Individualistic values characterize contemporary society and many popular approaches to mental health treatment. This paper critiques the individualistic values embedded in the helping professions that implicity contradict the teachings of Jesus Christ, the surest foundation for mental health interventions. Members of AMCAP are encouraged to search out and replace problematic values that contradict gospel teachings which have been integrated into contemporary mental health practice.

"Are You Beginning To See A Pattern Here?" Family And Medical Discourses Shape The Story Of Black Infant Mortality, Elaine R. Cleeton

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Postmodern and poststructuralist theorizations of the interrelations of the particular and the universal have identified women's bodies to be the last frontier for scientific discovery leading to and satisfying the modern compulsion to stabilize and control life from birth to death. This institutional ethnography of one city's response to an elevated infant mortality rate among the babies of African American urban, impoverished women explores their discursive transformation from single mothers who cannot begin prenatal care before the second trimester because too few physicians will treat Medicaid patients, into sexually-immoral, illegaldrug- using women who deliberately harm their babies. The study locates …

Turning The Kaleidoscope: Telling Stories In Rhetorical Spaces, Bonnie M. Winfield

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

In this essay, I reflect on the work of Lorraine Code on Rhetorical Spaces and the work of Dorothy Smith on Institutional Ethnography to explore how stories are translated and seen as though looking through the different turns of a kaleidoscope. The stories I am referring to here are intake stories in human service agencies. The question is how do the front line human service workers translate the noise of everyday/night life of the "client" into the human service jargon/forms. I also explore the issues of how the front line worker with the intention of being professional. disembodies herself and …

Review Of Japan's Economic Dilemma: The Institutional Origins Of Prosperity And Stagnation, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001. $ 54.95 Hardcover, $ 19.95 Papercover. Bai Gao. Reviewed By Christian Aspalter., Christian Aspalter

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Bai Gao, Japan's Economic Dilemma: The Institutional Origins of Prosperity and Stagnation, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001. $54.95 hardcover, $19.95 papercover.

Review Of Theories For Practice: Symbolic Interactionist Translations. James A. Forte. Reviewed By Daniel Coleman., Daniel Coleman

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of James A. Forte, Theories for Practice: Symbolic Interactionist Translations. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2001. $68 hardcover

Contemporary Asian Communities: Intersections And Divergences. Linda Trinh Vo And Rick Bonus (Eds.).

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book note for Linda Trinh Vo and Rick Bonus (Eds.), Contemporary Asian Communities: Intersections and Divergences. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2002. $69.00 hardcover, $22.95 papercover.

Chronic Illness And Academic Accommodation: Meeting Disabled Students' "Unique Needs" And Preserving The Institutional Order Of The University, Karen E. Jung

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

People with disabilities are just one of the groups designated for special attention in relation to equity in postsecondary education. This paper explores the way in which policies that provide academic accommodation for students disabled by chronic illness unfold in practice. As part of the administrative regime of the university, these policies are typically designed to reconcile the interests and relevances of the law with the interests and relevances of the academy. When a disabled student "activates" the policy, regardless of whether or not services and assistance are provided or are useful, the student becomes situated within social relations that …

Dorothy Smith And Knowing The World We Live In, Marie Campbell

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The paper presents an account of the scholarly work of Canadian sociologist, feminist, theorist and activist, Dorothy E. Smith, leading up to her development of institutional ethnography as "a sociology for people." Drawing on selected writings, the author discusses some of the major ideas, debates and practical influences that are part of Smith's scholarly trajectory. The line of thinking that is illustrated is how her feminism was integral to her celebrated critique and re-writing of sociological method.

"For The Family": Asian Immigrant Women's Triple Day, Kamini Maraj Grahame

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This article examines how Asian immigrant women manage the demands of family,job training, and paid work in their new society. Using institutional ethnography, a feminist research strategy developed by Dorothy Smith, the study begins with the women's experiences to explore the extended social relations which give shape to them. The study argues that among those extended relations are the organization of the labor market in the contemporary period, immigration legislation, and the ideological practices embedded in developing, managing, and administering public policies such as job training. A critical eye is turned to social science discourses on family which penetrate the …

Antiracism Discourse: The Ideological Circle In A Child World, Miu Chung Yan

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Antiracism is a dominant discourse in contemporary societies. The understanding of antiracism, however, varies. Government, through its own textually mediated organization of apparatus, tends to homogenize the discourse. This paper is to demonstrate, by employing institutional ethnography, how a child's act can ignite the socially organized textual engine to include the children's world in the ideological circle of antiracism discourse dominated by the government. Institutional ethnography, as demonstrated in this paper, is a useful tool for social workers to deconstruct the textual condition in which social work practice is embedded. The ideological circle is a powerful concept to help social …

Understanding Poverty. Sheldon H. Danziger And Robert H. Haveman (Eds.).

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book note for Sheldon H. Danziger and Robert H. Haveman (Eds.), Understanding Poverty. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2001. $55.00 hardcover, $24.95 papercover.

Welfare Racism: Playing The Race Card Against America's Poor. Kenneth J. Neubeck And Noel Cazenave.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book note for Kenneth J. Neubeck and Noel Cazenave, Welfare Racism: Playing the Race Card Against America's Poor. New York: Routledge, 2001. $19.95 papercover.

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 30, No. 1 (March 2003)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Special Issue on Institutional Enthnography: Theory and Practice

• DOROTHY SMITH AND KNOWING THE WORLD WE LIVE IN - Marie Campbell
• TURNING THE KALEIDOSCOPE: TELLING STORIES IN RHETORICAL SPACES - Bonnie M. Winfield
• "ARE YOU BEGINNING TO SEE A PATTERN HERE?" FAMILY AND MEDICAL DISCOURSES SHAPE THE STORY OF BLACK INFANT MORTALITY - Elaine R. Cleeton
• "FOR THE FAMILY": ASIAN IMMIGRANT WOMEN'S TRIPLE DAY - Kamini Maraj Grahame
• CHRONIC ILLNESS AND ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATION: MEETING DISABLED STUDENTS' "UNIQUE NEEDS" AND PRESERVING THE INSTITUTIONAL ORDER OF THE UNIVERSITY - Karen E. Jung
• A CHILD'S DEATH: LESSONS FROM HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS' …

Review Of Science And Social Work: A Critical Appraisal. Stuart A. Kirk And William J. Reid. Reviewed By Tony Tripodi., Tony Tripodi

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Stuart A. Kirk and William J. Reid, Science and Social Work: A Critical Appraisal. New York: Columbia University Press, 2002. $49.50 hardcover, $22.50 papercover.

A Child's Death: Lessons From Health Care Providers' Texts, Nancy M. Bell, Marie L. Campbell

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This article originates from a research study that explores 'what happened' to a 10-year-old child with Rett syndrome, who died from "severe malnutrition" according to a Coroners Service inquest jury. The inquest evidence analyzed, using institutional ethnography, shows that approximately one week prior to this child's death three health care providers (an emergency physician, a hospice volunteer and a home care nurse) conducted individual assessments of the child. Child protection workers were also involved. Textual analysis of the health care providers' records shows how the child was officially and textually constructed as 'dying from a terminal illness' in contrast to …

Review Of Managing To Care: Case Management And Service System Reform. Ann E. P. Dill. Reviewed By Charles D. Cowger., Charles D. Cowger

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Ann E. P. Dill, Managing to Care: Case Management and Service System Reform. Hawthorne, NY: Aldine de Gruyter, 2001. $40.95 hardcover, $20.95 papercover.

Review Of Developments In Swedish Social Policy: Resisting Dionysus. Arthur Gould. Welfare In Ireland: Actors, Resources And Strategies. Michel Peillon. Reviewed By James Midgley., James Midgley

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Arthur Gould, Developments in Swedish Social Policy: Resisting Dionysus. New York: Palgrave, 2001. $62.00 hardcover; Michel Peillon, Welfare in Ireland: Actors, Resources and Strategies. Westport, CT: Praegar, 2001. $62.50 hardcover.

Review Of Starting At Home: Caring And Social Policy. Nel Noddings. Reviewed By Diane M. Johnson., Diane M. Johnson

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Nel Noddings, Starting at Home: Caring and Social Policy. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2002. $35.00 hardcover, $19.95 papercover.

Caring And Doing For Others: Social Responsibility In The Domains Of Family, Work, And The Community. Alice S. Rossi (Ed.).

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book note for Rossi, Alice S. (Ed.), Caring and Doing for Others: Social Responsibility in the Domains of Family, Work, and the Community, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2001. $42.00 hardcover.

Transformation Of The Welfare State. Neil Gilbert.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book note for Neil Gilbert, Transformation of the Welfare State. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. $29.95 hardcover.

What Works? Evidence Based Policy And Practice In Public Services. Huw T.O. Davies, Sandra M. Nutley And Peter C. Smith (Eds.).

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book note for Huw T.O. Davies, Sandra M. Nutley and Peter C. Smith (Eds.). What Works? Evidence Based Policy and Practice in Public Services. Bristol, UK: Policy Press, 2001. $81.00 hardcover, $32.50 papercover.

The Aging Imperative In Maine: Present Realities And Future Prospects, Helen. B. Miltiades, Lenard W. Kaye

Maine Policy Review

Maine has one of the oldest populations in the United States. In this article, Helen Miltiades and Lenard Kaye, guest editor for this special issue, provide an overview of Maine’s aging population and the challenges—and opportunities—faced in the “revolution in aging” that is taking place. They point out how the growing older adult population is expected to place greater demands on family caregivers, on the health and long-term care systems, and on state and federal budgetary and policy decisions. Describing some of Maine’s innovative public and private sector responses, they note that Maine has been in the forefront in providing …

The Human Face Of Housing Policy For Rural Elders In Maine, Sandra S. Butler

Maine Policy Review

Sandra Butler reflects on the ways in which the older households she has been encountering in her recent in-depth research in Washington County match those described by Stephen Golant in his article in this issue on the needs of elderly homeowners and the solutions to those needs. Butler’s research is based on extensive interviews with volunteers and clients of the Senior Companion Program, which has as one of its primary purposes helping elders remain in their homes as long as possible. Butler notes that she was surprised to learn how many subsidized housing complexes exist in Washington County. A number …

"Active Living": Transforming The Organization Of Retirement And Housing In The U.S., Paul C. Luken, Suzanne Vaughan

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

We examine the transformation of the social institutions of retirement and housing in the US in the latter part of the 20th century. Using institutional ethnography we explicate a woman's experience relocating to an age segregated community. Her relocation is predicated upon ideological practices that reconceptualize retirement as "active living" and the construction of a setting in which retirees engage in this new lifestyle. We demonstrate the textual mediation of this ideological and organizational reformation through an examination of an advertising campaign undertaken by the Del Webb Development Corporation in the marketing of Sun City, Arizona. The advertising texts provide …