The paucity of research and writings about nursing and the urban poor seems to indicate that the nursing profession has not yet analyzed and evaluated itself in this regard. If so, the nursing leadership has accepted its share of the challenge to improve the capabilities of practitioners who work with the poor without having assessed the…

Demographic and health data on Glenville, one of the major distressed inner-city areas of Cleveland, were brought together to identify health needs and develop the resources and services necessary to meet these needs. The lack of physicians and primary health care programs in the area is compounded by the large number of low-income and public…

The book provides a dichotomy of the general technique of problem handling in the United States; i.e., getting even or punishing the adversary, and the reverse of this, problem solving; and discusses the two aspects in the context of the war on poverty. The second and third chapters discuss various definitions of the Poor, and provide objectives…

The primary focus is on black persons, aged 65 or older. Almost 4,000 non-institutionalized black and white elderly comprised the final, nationwide sample. Various demographic data are presented, e.g., place of residence, income, marital status, education, religion, occupation, etc. for the entire sample and significant differences between black…

Contents of Part One include, in addition to the testimony of the witnesses called, such materials as: examples of citizen complaints, about the operation of school lunch programs; a report on the nutritional status of preschool Mexican-American farm children; a report on the Demonstration Migrant Nutrition Education Project, Edinburg, Texas; a…

Background information on the underlying issues of the 1973-74 National High School Debate Resolutions, which were designed to explore the necessity for and the feasibility of developing new federal programs to curb poverty, is contained in this handbook. Part 1 examines the problem of poverty in the United States--definitions, dimensions, causes,…

This study is derived from the Congressional mandate for a study of the various provisions involved with the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I grant determination and distribution process. The description of Title I provisions emphasizes the process relating to the allocation of funds for local educational agencies (LEA's). The…

This is the fifth in a series of statistical reports about the social and economic conditions of the black population in the United States. Included here are the most current data available on selected areas of major interest. The majority of the statistics in this report are from the Bureau of the Census, but some are from other government and…

This annotated guide to Government publications includes foreign as well as federal and state documents. The period from 1960-1974 is covered, highlighting the most significant publications. Sections are: bibliographies, comprehensive studies, demographics, the aging process, the quality of life, employment of older workers, retirement, pension…

In 1742, the national liberation movement led by Juan Santos Atahualpa forced the Franciscan missionaries, their military back-up, and the Spanish colonists they brought, out of central Peru and allowed the Amuesha and Campa peoples of the area to continue determining their own destinies independent of the Spanish and later Peruvian occupational…

Statistical and descriptive data are used to analyze the location, incidence, characteristics and general dimensions of poverty in Mississippi. The following areas are examined: Mississippi's population structure, the development of public concern with anti-poverty measures and the State's economic structure in terms of its income sources and its…

Bhasin argues for a clear and scientific analysis of the structure of poverty and exploitation that keeps Indian women illiterate, unequal, hungry, and ill. Ellis explores ways of linking women's issues with adult, nonformal, and literacy education to help women meet the challenges of development. (CT)

The persistent poor make up only about a third of all the poor, and the rest are temporarily poor because of sudden changes in their lives--loss of job, marital breakup, or illness. The two groups of rural poor have different needs and will be helped by different types of programs. (JHZ)

The way to educate poor children effectively lies in the fusion of school social work and knowledge about effective schools. The following factors should be of concern to social workers: (1) parent involvement; (2) student welfare; (3) administrative leadership; (4) academic focus; (5) consistent monitoring of student progress; (6) high…

In the formation of social policy, the needs and interests of Black children are obscured in two ways: (1) by the emphasis on economic deprivation as opposed to race and racism; and (2) by the implementation of policy in ways that undermine survival strategies of poor Black families. (KH)