Affilia Journal of Women and Social Work articles from June 1998

Affilia Journal of Women and Social Work archives from June 1998

Deconstructing the liberal consensus on what is feminist.(Editorial)
June 22, 1998... In this editorial, I am continuing the discussion I began in the spring 1998 issue. I also urge readers to contribute to this discussion by sending short letters to the editor (1 to 3 double-spaced, typed pages) or "On the Bias" submissions (no...

Women's perceptions of the glass ceiling in human service organizations and what to do about it.
June 22, 1998... The glass ceiling is a subject that engenders strong emotions in those who have been affected by it. A telephone call requesting information on the glass ceiling elicited the following response from a female staff member of a congressional...

The relationship between attitudes: homophobia and sexism among social work students.
June 22, 1998... Social work educators have a strong interest in the effects of professional socialization on students. The socialization process is part of the historical heritage of social work, and educators are expected to be gatekeepers, assessing...

Sexual harassment of social work students.
June 22, 1998... Sexual harassment is a social problem that involves the misuse of power. Although it is both discriminatory and illegal, it is pervasive (Shank, 1994) in all places of work, from the government to corporations and other businesses to...

Income packaging as a survival strategy for welfare mothers.
June 22, 1998... The rationale of the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) is that work is the only mechanism that will allow recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) to progress from dependence to...

Women in prison: approaches to understanding the lives of a forgotten population.
June 22, 1998... We are mothers, sisters, lovers, daughters-We are women, not just a person who committed a crime and now an inmate. We were not born criminal. We are certainly not who you think we are--we're not cold blooded, we are not...

Social Working: An Ethography of Front-Line Practice.
June 22, 1998... By Gerald A. J. de Montigny, Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto Press, 1995,276 pp., $50 (hardbound), $19.95 (paper). After reading the preface to this book, I was not enthusiastic about continuing on. The preface before you...

Children and Grief: When a Parent Dies.
June 22, 1998... By J. William Worden. New York: Guilford, 1996, 225 pp., $26.95 (hardbound). Bereavement is difficult to research because grief reactions vary, and some responses may emerge only with time. Furthermore, the vulnerability of the subjects...

Enduring Grief: True Stories of Personal Loss.
June 22, 1998... Edited by Florence Selder, Mary Kachoyeanos, Mary Jo Baisch, and Mary Gissler. Philadelphia: Charles Press, 1997, 252 pp., $25.95 (paper). Many exceptional books have been published on grief, loss, and domestic violence. What distinguishes...

A Woman Like You: The Face of Domestic Violence.
June 22, 1998... By Vera Anderson. Seattle, WA: Seal Press, 1997, 75 pp., $16.00 (paper). Many exceptional books have been published on grief, loss, and domestic violence. What distinguishes Enduring Grief and A Woman Like You from most of the others is...

The Healing Connection: How Women Form Relationships in Therapy and in Life.
June 22, 1998... By Jean Baker Miller and Irene Pierce Stiver. Boston: Beacon, 1997, 231 pp., $24.00 (hardbound). This book reflects and extends the work of the authors and their colleagues at the Stone Center at Wellesley College. The center's widely...

A Slender Thread: Rediscovering Hope at the Heart of Crisis.
June 22, 1998... By Diane Ackerman. New York: Random House, 1997, 305 pp., $24 (hardbound). This book is a poignant narrative of the author's experience as a volunteer phone counselor at Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service (SPCS), a community agency in...

Women's Growth in Diversity: More Writings from the Stone Center.
June 22, 1998... Edited by Judith V. Jordan. New York, Guilford, 1997, 342 pp., $40 (hardbound), $18.95 (paper). This book of loosely connected essays from the Stone Center at Wellesley College attempts to bring a diverse set of experiences into the...