Values and Community
At-Risk Nation
Saturday, 04 February 2012 04:45
U.S. Census announces new guidelines for poverty; Native Americans particularly at risk.
Expert Q&A
Teri Cardwell, MSW, LCSW, ACSW, a social worker of Cherokee and Shawnee ancestry recently discussed the plight of Native Americans in light of the recent re-assessment of poverty in the United States by the U.S. Census. Cardwell is also on the Board of Directors at the National Association of Social Workers.
Out and Online
Saturday, 04 February 2012 04:45
The LGBT community has a stronger online presence than heterosexuals on blogs, social networking.
Gays and lesbians are more likely to read online blogs than their heterosexual counterparts, a poll from Harris Interactive states. While more than half (54 percent) of gays and lesbians report regularly reading blogs, for example, fewer heterosexuals (40 percent) do so. Over the last three years, Harris notes, numbers of gays and lesbians who have frequented online blogs have increased, with slightly more than half (51 percent) doing so in March 2008, and less than a third (32 percent) in November 2006.
Family Obstacle Course
Saturday, 04 February 2012 04:45
Level of materialism predicts whether parents view family as an obstacle to work goals.
Materialistic people may be more likely to view their families as an obstacle to work than their less acquisitive peers, says a study from Temple University. The study, led by assistant professor Mark Promislo and colleagues John Deckop, Robert Giacalone and Carole Jurkiewicz, examined the relationship between materialism and work-family conflict, evaluating the attitudes of 274 people via questionnaire. Using two questionnaires—one to assess their perception of how much their families obstruct their work goals, and one measuring their levels of materialism—researchers found a relationship between the two.
In God We Trust
Saturday, 04 February 2012 04:45
Does SES have much to do with how we perceive God’s place in our lives? It depends.
Most people believe God has a strong role in life’s events and situational outcomes, research says, but how do feelings about God’s influence in our lives differ across socioeconomic status? The answer may surprise you. Researcher Scott Schieman, PhD, professor of sociology at the University of Toronto, examined the relationship between Americans’ belief in God and their levels of income and education. The sociologist, who is also editor of the quarterly Sociology of Religion found that new patterns have emerged across levels of religious devotion, education, and income.
Monkey See, Monkey Do
Saturday, 04 February 2012 04:45
Levels of self-control vary with the company we keep.
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