Friday, July 26, 2013

Why Location Matters When It Comes to Social Mobility

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The New York Times  (July 22, 2013) reports: " A study finds the odds of rising to another income level are notably low in certain c...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Is a "Competitive" Black Male a "Problem" for Social Services?

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Do social services fear the qualities that most empower their clients and colleagues? Recently I had a conversation with three other Bl...
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Monday, May 6, 2013

Ways of Reading Black Unemployment

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Image credit: Dailycaller.com There are many was of "reading" any social issue or problem. Three of the most obvious ways of r...
Monday, April 15, 2013

Are Cultural and Systemic Factors Driving Increased Diagnoses for DSM V?

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Image Credit: American Psychiatric Association The fifth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM V) is...
Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Three Big Themes for Studying Urban Environments

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Image Credit: Philadelphia Foundation In my Squidoo webpage on Human Behavior in the Urban Environment I have identified a series of ...
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Social Workers as Change Agents

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As social workers, we often define ourselves as being "agents of change", yet this role often comes with a level of frustration. A...
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Friday, January 25, 2013

The Logic Behind Community Organizing...

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What is the logic behind community organizing, in relation to other human service initiatives? I think this photograph sums the logic up b...