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Publication PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION IN A MULTIPLE·METHODS STUDY OF A RETIREMENT COMMUNITY: A RESEARCH NARRATIVE(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1981-01-01) Marshall, Victor W.Publication THE "INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY SURVEY": AN INSTRUMENT TO FACILITATE TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1981-01-01) Parks, Clarence; Ballard, Chester; Maret, ElizabethMany colleges and universities in recent years have shown an increased interest in the teaching effectiveness of their faculty. College-wide teacher rating instruments have become commonplace in many classrooms, including the introductory sociology classroom. Sociologists often express concern over these collegewide instruments for at least two reasons. First, sociologists have been rated generally by students as poor teachers (Linsky and Straus, 1973). Second, the applicability of these broad instruments to varied courses and circumstances is often questionable (Goldsmid and Wilson, 1980).Publication Mid-American Review of Sociology, Volume 6, Number 2 (WINTER, 1981): Book Review(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1981-01-01) Barnes, Roger C.Publication CLINICAL SOCIOLOGY: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1981-01-01) Swan, L. AlexThe notion that sociology and sociologists can be "clinical" is beginning to take roots, even though the roots are not well established in the field of "mental health" and other fields having to do with therapy and change. Other clinical professionals do not question the argument that sociology has knowledge and information that can be applied to problems affecting the individual, group, organization, industry and the community. Neither is there any question regarding sociological methods and techniques for producing information and creating knowledge about group life. However, there are various questions being raised by established clinical professionals regarding the "clinical" and "therapeutic" potential and skills of sociologists and sociology. An examination of the clinical nature of psychiatry, clinical psychology, and psychiatric or clinical social work is presented in this paper, and four brief examples are used to demonstrate the clinical nature ofsociology.Publication Mid-American Review of Sociology, Volume 6, Number 2 (WINTER, 1981): Book Review(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1981-01-01) Harms, John B.; Haines, Herbert H.Publication DEATH AND MENTALLY RETARDED PERSONS(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1981-01-01) Evans, DarylSpecial images associated with the concept ofdeath are applied to people who are mentally retarded. The images reflect, and are reflected in, social attitudes which often lead to alienating expertences for retarded persons. These experiences and the special images and social attitudes which are their antecedents are discussed. Brief attention is given to the reversal of the normal loss-grief sequence associated with death as it relates to mentally handicapped persons. The material for this exploratory study was gathered through: 1) participant observation, 2) interview and guided conversation, and 3) literature review.Publication Mid-American Review of Sociology, Volume 6, Number 2 (WINTER, 1981): Book Review(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1981-01-01) Akard, Patrick J.Publication CRIMINAL JUSTICE: REVIEW OF A FIELD(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1981-01-01) Arnold, William R.Publication AUTHORITARIAN AND EGALITARIAN FORCES SHAPE T·HE SCHOOL WORK ETHIC(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1981-01-01) Bradford, John A.This paper summarizes the development ofmodern education as a rational response to the demands of nationalism and industrialization in western societies. The problem of how to best encourage the "school work ethic" is reflected in conflicts between authoritarian and egalitarian ideals in the development of modern education. Tension is seen when one focuses on the use of grading scales. Early in the twentieth century, the very formal authoritarian 0-100 scale was modified to an ABCDE scale at the urging of liberal forces. That scales was modified to ABCDF as authoritarian forces emphasized the negative connotations of "failing."Publication Mid-American Review of Sociology, Volume 6, Number 2 (WINTER, 1981): Front Matter(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1981-01-01)Publication Mid-American Review of Sociology, Volume 6, Number 2 (WINTER, 1981): Book Review(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1981-01-01) O'Donnell, Angelica; Hauser, William J.Publication AGING IN COMPARATIVE CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1981-01-01) Cowgill, Donald O.Publication Mid-American Review of Sociology, Volume 6, Number 2 (WINTER, 1981): Back Matter(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1981-01-01)