Compares three models: (1) a belief-affect approach, which proposes that evaluations of specific aspects of a community combine to yield overall satisfaction ratings; (2) a commitment approach, which looks at the impact of emotional and economic ties; and (3) an availability approach, which emphasizes the impact of beliefs about the community on…

Revised version of paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Opinion Research, Lake George, New York, 1969. Based on experience in a ghetto study, paper focuses on sources of resistance to community surveys, some of the forms it takes, and the implications for social research. (RJ)

IN A SOCIAL SCIENCE FIELD RESEARCH PROJECT 80 YOUTH IN THE BEDFORD-STUYVESANT AREA OF BROOKLYN WILL BE TRAINED TO GATHER DATA ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITY AND WILL BE TAUGHT TO CODE AND EVALUATE THEIR FINDINGS. FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE COMMUNITY SURVEY, ONE-HALF OF THE TRAINEES WILL CONTINUE IN A 6-MONTH TRAINING PROGRAM IN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION,…

A PROGRESS REPORT OF THE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROJECT CONCERNING THE EFFECTS OF VALUE SYSTEMS UPON SCHOOL LEARNING AMONG GHETTO CLUB MEMBERS IS PRESENTED. STREET GROUP MEMBERS CONSIDERED SCHOOL LEARNING IRRELEVANT TO PRESTIGE WITHIN THE GROUP. THEY WERE CONCERNED WITH TOUGHNESS, SMARTNESS, TROUBLE, EXCITEMENT, AUTONOMY, AND FATE. FULL…

Poverty in New York City has been studied but never the specific problem of the Jewish minority groupings. The present study was geared towards presenting the incidences of poverty within the Jewish population in New York City and in presenting the beginning sociological picture of poverty among Jews. The study went through three phases. A first…

This document is a syllabus of the core academic curriculum of the College for Human Services, a specialized educational institution which trains low income adults in New York City as new professionals in the human services, through a two year work study program. The curriculum, as it is described here, presents an overview of the courses of study…

A study of the feasibility of a central volunteer bureau and referral service was conducted. The target area was a section of Brooklyn called Gowanus-Boerum Hill - Fort Greene. A list of area agencies within walking distance of the YWCA there was compiled. A questionnaire was administered via interview. It was found that agencies within the YWCA…

This is a report on a four and one-half year study of adolescent health, based on data collected through personal interviews with and medical examinations of 752 youth, 12-17 years of age, in a representative cross section of households in Harlem. Almost all were black and this report focuses on them alone. On the assumption that many health needs…

Resulting from the involvement of LaGuardia Community College (LCC) in an Urban Demonstration Project, this report discusses a community needs assessment conducted by LCC, provides a profile of the community of Western Queens, and relates needs assessment findings to a separate study by a consulting firm which focused on the community's…

This book originated with a concern for a crucial issue in planning; namely, what is the possibility of creating social policies to modify existing patterns of segregation in order to achieve social justice (however defined) in such institutions as housing or schools. Consequently, although this is an academic, ecological analysis of residential…

This study was undertaken to determine whether or not the theater arts play an important role in a large metropolitan area outside of New York. The Milwaukee (Wisconsin) urbanized area was chosen for the study. Another purpose of the study was to determine whether or not there were important facets of theater, besides professional theater, that…

ACTION FOR PROGRESS, AN OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAM, CONDUCTED A DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY OF A 6-BLOCK SLUM AREA IN NEW YORK CITY'S LOWER EAST SIDE. DATA WERE GATHERED ON HOUSING, INCOME, EMPLOYMENT, SCHOOLING, HEALTH, RECREATION, CONSUMER PRACTICES, AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS. THE AIMS OF THE SURVEY WERE TO DELINEATE THE…

Employment, earnings, and poverty among single mothers in New York City and across the United States in the age of welfare reform were examined to identify goals and recommendations for reauthorization of legislation regulating Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). The study indicated that although job holding by single mothers has risen…