(1972). The Brazos Bottoms Next Time: A Discussion of Black Colleges, Federal Dollars and Social Change. A Staff Paper. Federal consciousness of minority issues in general and of black colleges in particular is increasing daily as programs are instituted to promote equality among the various races in the U.S. This paper reviews some government social agencies where signs of progress are already visible: Model Cities, Social Rehabilitation, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the new Minority Center at the National Institute of Mental Health. Also discussed are some areas of the federal government machinery that seem almost totally unresponsive to black college concerns: the Departments of Transportation and Interior, programs of vocational and environmental education, and programs in health services and mental health. It is clear that black college relationships with the social agencies of government need still more public attention and pressure. (HS)…
(1972). The USDA and the Disadvantaged. Prepared by a Subcommittee of the Rural Sociological Society Development Committee, this report focuses on the policies of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)–how those policies are made and the implication of those policies for the disadvantaged in the United States. The Subcommittee assembled 2 bibliographies: (1) dealing with discrimination in connection with USDA programs and (2) dealing with large-scale organizations of which USDA is an example. Members of the Subcommittee did individual exploration in their own states to discover examples of discrimination in connection with USDA programs. Also, multiple copies of a 1 page questionnaire were sent out to key individuals in each of the 50 states. Notices were placed in social science journals indicating that the Subcommittee existed and requesting information. Evidence of discrimination by the USDA in its programs and policies in the past and of continued discrimination were found. Recommendations, placed at the… [PDF]
(1976). Toward the Breathing Rights of Counselors and Other Persons. Journal of Drug Education, 6, 1, 43-50, 76. Non-smokers have breathing rights in a society of smokers is the theme of this drug education article. This article states the issue and in a non-judgmental manner suggests various solutions to the problem of counselors and others who smoke in inadequately ventilated rooms. (Author)…
(1976). Threats to Confidentiality. Social Work, 21, 2, 108-112, Mar 76. With the growing demands from insurance companies, employers, review boards, and the like for information from personal health care records, how much assurance can a helping professional give clients that what he tells them will be kept confidential? The author alerts practitioners to the conflicts that threaten confidentiality. (Author)…
(1976). The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the California Indians. Indian Historian, 9, 1, 10-13, Win 76. …
(1976). The Omaha Indians. Indian Historian, 9, 1, 30-3, Win 76. Briefly recounting the history of the Omaha American Indians, this article makes a plea for relocation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs local Agency in Macy near the Omaha reservation, suggesting that the Returned Students movement is a response to this need for the Agency's relocation. (JC)…
(1978). Title VII and the Male/Female Earnings Gap: An Economic Analysis. Harvard Women's Law Journal, v1 p157-73. After controlling statistically for the effects of other factors that affect earnings, it was found that enforcement of sex discrimination charges under Title VII increased the relative demand for women and thus decreased the male/female earnings differential between 1967 and 1974. (Author)…
(1977). "Equal Employment Opportunity: Fact or Fantasy". Journal of Afro-American Issues, 5, 3, 264-75, Sum 77. Notes that the Civil Service Commission (CSC) has not utilized its resources to enforce the Equal Employment Opportunity Act, nor has the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) been capable of ferreting out racial discrimination in the private and public sectors. (Author/AM)…
(1978). Teacher Professionalism, Rights, and Responsibilities. High School Journal, 61, 6, 280-3, Mar 78. Examines how professional teachers really are, the right of teachers to be involved in educational policy making, the relationship between administrators and teachers and how free teachers are to speak out on school matters. (RK)…
(1978). Sexism in Education. Clearing House, 51, 8, 388-91, Apr 78. Covers sex role stereotyping in children's books, and in career and employment patterns, social patterns in the family, and the child's view of his or her own sex. Also investigates teachers' attitudes in reinforcing sexism in the schools, the NEA's view toward the role of women in education, and legislation designed to increase their role through a wide-ranging series of programs. (RK)…
(1978). Police Brutality–the New Epidemic. Agenda, 8, 5, 14-21, Sep/Oct 78. Recently, incidents of police abuse against Hispanics have increased so rapidly that the phenomenon has been called an epidemic. Of special concern to Hispanic leaders is the lack of Federal intervention in these police brutality cases. A list of 56 documented cases involving police brutality against Hispanics is included. (Author/NQ)…
(1978). Students' Attitudes toward High School Governance: Implications for Social Education. Theory and Research in Social Education, 6, 3, 14-26, Sep 78. Examines attitudes of high school students towards the protection of civil liberties in School governance policies and studies effects of student and school variables on governance attitudes. Little support exists for civil liberties when the exercise of those liberties is seen at threatening the interests of peer group members. (Author/AV)…
(1978). The South: Then and Now. Integrated Education, 16, 4, 2-6, Jul-Aug 78. This article suggests that the southern experience of the past two or three decades is one of the great transformations in American history. During these years the South moved into the present, something it had never done before (Author/AM)…
(1978). Vocational Rehabilitation for the Disabled Veteran. American Vocational Journal, 53, 1, 38-9, Jan 78. Focusing on the premise that vocational rehabilitation services for disabled veterans should not be a mandate but a right, the author describes success stories of four disabled Vietnam-era veterans who have achieved success in chosen vocations through vocational rehabilitation training. (BM)…
(1976). On "Duplicative Employment Discrimination Actions": A Reply to Professor Sullivan. Northwestern University Law Review, 71, 4, 536-46, Sep-Oct 76. Weaknesses in the court ruling in EEOC v. Missouri Pacific Railroad and its implications are examined. This case stands for the proposition that once a private party files an action in federal court based on a charge of discrimination filed with the EEOC, the EEOC is relegated to seeking permissive intervention. For journal availability see HE 508 910. (LBH)…