Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 24, No. 2 (June 1997)

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Abstract

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• INDOCHINESE MENTAL HEALTH IN NORTH AMERICA: MEASURES, STATUS, AND TREATMENTS - Thanh V. Tran and Donna L. Ferullo
• AN AFROCENTRIC PERSPECTIVE ON SOCIAL WELFARE PHILOSOPHY AND POLICY - Jerome H. Schiele
• TOWARD A SOCIOCULTURAL CONTEXT FOR UNDERSTANDING VIOLENCE AND DISRUPTION IN BLACK URBAN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES - Linwood H. Cousins
• RECONSTRUCTING SEX OFFENDERS AS MENTALLY ILL: A LABELING EXPLANATION - Rudolph Alexander, Jr.
• PERSONAL NARRATIVE AND THE SOCIAL RECONSTRUCTION OF THE LIVES OF FORMER PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS - Robin M. Gilmartin
• ETHICS IN FIELD EDUCATION: PROMISE, PRETENSION, OR PRACTICE? - Gary Mathews, Susan Weinger, and Marion Wijnberg
• THE CASE FOR PERMANENT FOSTER CARE - Judy Fenster

RESEARCH NOTES

• WELFARE PLASTIC: THE TRANSFORMATION OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN THE ELECTRONIC AGE - Mark Peyrot, William L. Harris, L. Mickey Fenzel, and John Burbridge
• FOSTER PARENT DEMOGRAPHICS: A RESEARCH NOTE - Kathleen M. Kirby
• DEGREED AND NONDEGREED LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY - John T. Pardeck, Woo Sik Chung, and John W. Murphy

BOOK REVIEWS

• Clinical Social Work: Definition, Practice and Vision. Rachelle A. Dorfman. Reviewed by Cynthia Franklin, University of Texas, Austin.
• The Politics of Child Abuse in America. Lela B. Costin, Howard Jacob Karger and David Stoesz. Reviewed by Jill Duerr-Berrick, University of California, Berkeley.
• Spirituality in Social Work Practice. Ronald K. Bullis. Reviewed by Lolita Perkins, Louisiana State University.
• Children in Groups: A Social Work Perspective. Marian Fatout. Reviewed by Charles Garvin, University of Michigan.
• Measuring the Performance of Human Service Programs. Lawrence L. Martin and Peter M. Kettner. Reviewed by Shana Schuyten, Louisiana State University.

BOOK NOTES

• Under Attack: Fighting Back: Women and Welfare in the United States. Mimi Abramovitz.
• European Welfare Policy: Squaring the Circle. Vic George and Peter Taylor-Gooby (Eds.).
• Who We Are: A Second Look. Margaret Gibelman and Philip H. Schervish.
• Miles to Go: A Personal History of Social Policy. Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
• Building America: The Democratic Promise of Public Work. Harry C. Boyte and Nancy N. Kari.

Recommended Citation

(1997) "Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 24, No. 2 (June 1997)," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 24: Iss. 2, Article 1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.2412
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol24/iss2/1