Lawrence E Gary
Biographic Data
| ID | 118189 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lawrence E Gary |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lawrence E |
| FAMILY NAME | Gary |
| SIGNATURE | GARY L E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Howard University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 118 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Correlates of Health-Related Behaviors in Older African American Adults
The literature on the health behaviors of elderly African Americans rarely looks beyond gender variations. This article attempts to determine if health-related behaviors (ie, regular exercise, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, and health care seeking) vary by demographic, sociocultural, and mental health factors in a community sample of 311 men and women 55 years of age and older. The results indicate that over a third of the sample partici…
African American men's perceptions of Racial discrimination
Despite the efforts of government and private institutions, there is still widespread perception of racial discrimination among African Americans. This article describes the results of a study to measure the perception of discrimination among African American men. A stratified random sample of 537 African American men from a major mid-Atlantic city were interviewed. The results of the interview were analyzed using multiple regression to investiga…
Religious Predictors of Cigarette Smoking
Data from a community-based survey of 252 African American women 18 to 44 years of age were used to examine the relation between cigarette smoking and two measures of religious involvement. Findings indicated that cigarette smoking among African American women of childbearing age is related to their denominational affiliation. Specifically, Pentecostal women had significantly lower odds of being a current smoker and higher odds of quitting smokin…
The History of Social Work Education for Black People 1900-1930
The nature and extent of the contributions of Black people to social work education during the early twentieth century is the focus of this paper. The scope of this investigation includes: the identification of prominent Black social work educators; analysis of the curricula and the Atlanta School of Social Work and the Bishop Turtle School; and a description of the four basic approaches to social work training for Black people during this develo…
Patterns of Social Affiliation as Predictors of Depressive Symptoms Among Urban Blacks
This paper focuses on patterns of social affiliation viewed historically as sociocultural adaptations to stresses associated with minority group status. Data are from a community-based sample of 927 Black adults residing in a large metropolitan area. Specifically, this analysis assesses the extent to which patterns of social affiliation such as close family ties, religious involvement, and participation in voluntary associations diminish the detr…
Conducting epidemiologic research in a minority community
Researchers have noted the difficulties of conducting surveys, one of the most widely used techniques for collecting social science data, in minority communities. These difficulties include low response rates, interviewer bias, and the development of adequate sampling strategies to tap diverse segments within minority communities and locate specific segments of the population, such as male respondents. Efforts to minimize these difficulties in th…
Religious Socialization and Educational Attainment Among African Americans
Diane R. Brown, Lawrence E. Gary, Religious Socialization and Educational Attainment Among African Americans: An Empirical Assessment, The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 60, No. 3, Socialization Forces Affecting the Education of African American Youth in the 1990s (Summer, 1991), pp. 411-426
Religiosity and psychological distress among blacks
Residential Satisfaction and Socioeconomic and Housing Characteristics of Urban Black Adults
Most studies directed at examining which factors within the residential environment best predict expressed satisfaction of residents use responses pertaining to the immediate physical and social environment. While earlier studies limited themselves to the physical environment alone (Cottam, 1951; Kennedy, 1950; Mogey & Morris, 1960; Riemer, 1945) and sometimes included the social environment as well (Fried & Gleicher, 1961; Gans, 1961; Wilner, Wa…
Unemployment and Psychological Distress among Black American Women
With data from a community-based survey of 245 black women, this study distinguishes those who view themselves as unemployed from those who are homemakers. Findings indicate that employed women and homemakers do not differ significantly in the level of depressive symptoms. On the other hand, unemployed women are significantly more depressed than employed women, irrespective of age, household income, level of education, marital status and presence…
Social Support and Depressive Symptoms among Blacks
Depressive symptoms among a sample of Black adults were investigated as a function of three structural characteristics of social support networks: (1) frequency of contact with network members, (2) durability of network relationships, and (3) reciprocity of network relationships. Overall, respondents had frequent contact with their network members, long-term network relationships, and little reciprocity in network relationships. None of these str…
Drinking, Homicide, and the Black Male
There has been a significant growth in the amount of literature on the role of men in American society. To a large extent, this literature has focused on documenting the privileges, benefits, and the negative consequences of being a man in the United States (Brenton, 1966; Farrell, 1974; Goldberg, 1977; Kriegel, 1979; Pietropinto and Simmenauer, 1977; Pleck, 1981; Sexton, 1969). However, very little attention has been concentrated on the unique c…
Predicting Interpersonal Conflict Between Men and Women
Social Support Network Differentials Among Married and Nonmarried Black Females
Being married has generally been associated with better mental health for adult females, in part because of the social support derived from a primary network relationship. Without the benefit of a spouse, it would be expected that nonmarried adult females would have fewer sources of social support and concomitantly lower levels of psychological well-being. Focusing on selected network characteristics, this study analyzes the differences in social…
Predictors of Depressive Symptoms and Unemployed Black Adults
Using data from a probability based survey of unemployed Black adults residing in an urban area, this study explores factors related to the presence of depressive symptoms. Findings indicate that depressive symptoms are less among unemployed persons with higher levels of income, education, religiosity, age and satisfactory social support. Age, however, is the single best predictor of depressive symptoms among unemployed Blacks. There were no sign…
Correlates of depressive symptoms among a select population of black men
This study was undertaken to provide information on the impact of demographic factors, stressful life events, and sociocultural patterns on depressive symptomatology among 142 noninstitutionalized Black men. The findings indicate that age, family income, household size, employment status, and conflict between the sexes were related to the presence of depressive symptoms. When controls were introduced, only family income and conflict between the s…
Predicting attitudes toward substance use in a black community
Depressive Symptomatology Among Black Men
Some Determinants of Attitudes toward Substance Use in an Urban Ethnic Community
Personal interview responses of a stratified random sample of 411 non-institutionalized black adults, 18 yr. of age and older, who resided in a large northeastern city showed sex, age, marital status, community involvement, racial consciousness, and religious involvement as significantly related to attitudes toward substance use. Educational status was not an important predictor of attitudes. Women, persons 65 yr. of age and older, and married re…
High-risk status of black men
Data from a variety of sources indicate that black men bear the brunt of the inequities in the American social, economic, and health systems. The results have crippling consequences for their families and communities as welt as for the society at large. The social work profession can play a larger role in helping to reduce the high-risk status of black men by encouraging support networks in community groups
Mental Health
Social Research and the Black Community
The Significance of Research for the Survival of Black Colleges
The major objective of this paper is to examine critically problems and proposed solutions related to developing research activities at predominantly Black colleges. Given the broad nature of this topic, it is necessary to set some limitation on this presentation. While research has a role to play in community or two-year colleges, I will focus primarily on four-year colleges and universities. For this paper, I will discuss research from the pers…
The sickle cell controversy
Increased federal, state, and private support for combating sickle cell anemia has brought about new and expanding programs for studying, treating, and preventing this disease. Since the programs purportedly aim to help people, why have they led to such controversy in the black community? Looking at the disease from a sociopolitical perspective reveals strong reasons
Policy Decisions in the Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program
Patterns of Social Affiliation as Predictors of Depressive Symptoms Among Urban Blacks
This paper focuses on patterns of social affiliation viewed historically as sociocultural adaptations to stresses associated with minority group status. Data are from a community-based sample of 927 Black adults residing in a large metropolitan area. Specifically, this analysis assesses the extent to which patterns of social affiliation such as close family ties, religious involvement, and participation in voluntary associations diminish the detr…
Social Support Network Differentials Among Married and Nonmarried Black Females
Being married has generally been associated with better mental health for adult females, in part because of the social support derived from a primary network relationship. Without the benefit of a spouse, it would be expected that nonmarried adult females would have fewer sources of social support and concomitantly lower levels of psychological well-being. Focusing on selected network characteristics, this study analyzes the differences in social…
Religious Socialization and Educational Attainment Among African Americans
Diane R. Brown, Lawrence E. Gary, Religious Socialization and Educational Attainment Among African Americans: An Empirical Assessment, The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 60, No. 3, Socialization Forces Affecting the Education of African American Youth in the 1990s (Summer, 1991), pp. 411-426
Depressive Symptomatology Among Black Men
High-risk status of black men
Data from a variety of sources indicate that black men bear the brunt of the inequities in the American social, economic, and health systems. The results have crippling consequences for their families and communities as welt as for the society at large. The social work profession can play a larger role in helping to reduce the high-risk status of black men by encouraging support networks in community groups
Policy Decisions in the Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program
Social Support and Depressive Symptoms among Blacks
Depressive symptoms among a sample of Black adults were investigated as a function of three structural characteristics of social support networks: (1) frequency of contact with network members, (2) durability of network relationships, and (3) reciprocity of network relationships. Overall, respondents had frequent contact with their network members, long-term network relationships, and little reciprocity in network relationships. None of these str…
Predicting attitudes toward substance use in a black community
Correlates of depressive symptoms among a select population of black men
This study was undertaken to provide information on the impact of demographic factors, stressful life events, and sociocultural patterns on depressive symptomatology among 142 noninstitutionalized Black men. The findings indicate that age, family income, household size, employment status, and conflict between the sexes were related to the presence of depressive symptoms. When controls were introduced, only family income and conflict between the s…
Predictors of Depressive Symptoms and Unemployed Black Adults
Using data from a probability based survey of unemployed Black adults residing in an urban area, this study explores factors related to the presence of depressive symptoms. Findings indicate that depressive symptoms are less among unemployed persons with higher levels of income, education, religiosity, age and satisfactory social support. Age, however, is the single best predictor of depressive symptoms among unemployed Blacks. There were no sign…
African American men's perceptions of Racial discrimination
Despite the efforts of government and private institutions, there is still widespread perception of racial discrimination among African Americans. This article describes the results of a study to measure the perception of discrimination among African American men. A stratified random sample of 537 African American men from a major mid-Atlantic city were interviewed. The results of the interview were analyzed using multiple regression to investiga…
Unemployment and Psychological Distress among Black American Women
With data from a community-based survey of 245 black women, this study distinguishes those who view themselves as unemployed from those who are homemakers. Findings indicate that employed women and homemakers do not differ significantly in the level of depressive symptoms. On the other hand, unemployed women are significantly more depressed than employed women, irrespective of age, household income, level of education, marital status and presence…
The History of Social Work Education for Black People 1900-1930
The nature and extent of the contributions of Black people to social work education during the early twentieth century is the focus of this paper. The scope of this investigation includes: the identification of prominent Black social work educators; analysis of the curricula and the Atlanta School of Social Work and the Bishop Turtle School; and a description of the four basic approaches to social work training for Black people during this develo…
Predicting Interpersonal Conflict Between Men and Women
The Process of Cultural Stripping and Reintegration
Lawrence E. Gary, [The Process of Cultural Stripping and Reintegration: The Rural Migrants in the City]: Prepared Comments, The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 83, No. 328, The Urban Experience and Folk Tradition (Apr. - Jun., 1970), pp. 268-270
Policy Decisions in the Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program
The sickle cell controversy
Increased federal, state, and private support for combating sickle cell anemia has brought about new and expanding programs for studying, treating, and preventing this disease. Since the programs purportedly aim to help people, why have they led to such controversy in the black community? Looking at the disease from a sociopolitical perspective reveals strong reasons
The Significance of Research for the Survival of Black Colleges
The major objective of this paper is to examine critically problems and proposed solutions related to developing research activities at predominantly Black colleges. Given the broad nature of this topic, it is necessary to set some limitation on this presentation. While research has a role to play in community or two-year colleges, I will focus primarily on four-year colleges and universities. For this paper, I will discuss research from the pers…
Social Research and the Black Community
Mental Health
High-risk status of black men
Data from a variety of sources indicate that black men bear the brunt of the inequities in the American social, economic, and health systems. The results have crippling consequences for their families and communities as welt as for the society at large. The social work profession can play a larger role in helping to reduce the high-risk status of black men by encouraging support networks in community groups
Some Determinants of Attitudes toward Substance Use in an Urban Ethnic Community
Personal interview responses of a stratified random sample of 411 non-institutionalized black adults, 18 yr. of age and older, who resided in a large northeastern city showed sex, age, marital status, community involvement, racial consciousness, and religious involvement as significantly related to attitudes toward substance use. Educational status was not an important predictor of attitudes. Women, persons 65 yr. of age and older, and married re…
Social Support Network Differentials Among Married and Nonmarried Black Females
Being married has generally been associated with better mental health for adult females, in part because of the social support derived from a primary network relationship. Without the benefit of a spouse, it would be expected that nonmarried adult females would have fewer sources of social support and concomitantly lower levels of psychological well-being. Focusing on selected network characteristics, this study analyzes the differences in social…
Predictors of Depressive Symptoms and Unemployed Black Adults
Using data from a probability based survey of unemployed Black adults residing in an urban area, this study explores factors related to the presence of depressive symptoms. Findings indicate that depressive symptoms are less among unemployed persons with higher levels of income, education, religiosity, age and satisfactory social support. Age, however, is the single best predictor of depressive symptoms among unemployed Blacks. There were no sign…
Correlates of depressive symptoms among a select population of black men
This study was undertaken to provide information on the impact of demographic factors, stressful life events, and sociocultural patterns on depressive symptomatology among 142 noninstitutionalized Black men. The findings indicate that age, family income, household size, employment status, and conflict between the sexes were related to the presence of depressive symptoms. When controls were introduced, only family income and conflict between the s…
Predicting attitudes toward substance use in a black community
Depressive Symptomatology Among Black Men
Drinking, Homicide, and the Black Male
There has been a significant growth in the amount of literature on the role of men in American society. To a large extent, this literature has focused on documenting the privileges, benefits, and the negative consequences of being a man in the United States (Brenton, 1966; Farrell, 1974; Goldberg, 1977; Kriegel, 1979; Pietropinto and Simmenauer, 1977; Pleck, 1981; Sexton, 1969). However, very little attention has been concentrated on the unique c…
Predicting Interpersonal Conflict Between Men and Women
Unemployment and Psychological Distress among Black American Women
With data from a community-based survey of 245 black women, this study distinguishes those who view themselves as unemployed from those who are homemakers. Findings indicate that employed women and homemakers do not differ significantly in the level of depressive symptoms. On the other hand, unemployed women are significantly more depressed than employed women, irrespective of age, household income, level of education, marital status and presence…
Social Support and Depressive Symptoms among Blacks
Depressive symptoms among a sample of Black adults were investigated as a function of three structural characteristics of social support networks: (1) frequency of contact with network members, (2) durability of network relationships, and (3) reciprocity of network relationships. Overall, respondents had frequent contact with their network members, long-term network relationships, and little reciprocity in network relationships. None of these str…
Religiosity and psychological distress among blacks
Residential Satisfaction and Socioeconomic and Housing Characteristics of Urban Black Adults
Most studies directed at examining which factors within the residential environment best predict expressed satisfaction of residents use responses pertaining to the immediate physical and social environment. While earlier studies limited themselves to the physical environment alone (Cottam, 1951; Kennedy, 1950; Mogey & Morris, 1960; Riemer, 1945) and sometimes included the social environment as well (Fried & Gleicher, 1961; Gans, 1961; Wilner, Wa…
Conducting epidemiologic research in a minority community
Researchers have noted the difficulties of conducting surveys, one of the most widely used techniques for collecting social science data, in minority communities. These difficulties include low response rates, interviewer bias, and the development of adequate sampling strategies to tap diverse segments within minority communities and locate specific segments of the population, such as male respondents. Efforts to minimize these difficulties in th…
Religious Socialization and Educational Attainment Among African Americans
Diane R. Brown, Lawrence E. Gary, Religious Socialization and Educational Attainment Among African Americans: An Empirical Assessment, The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 60, No. 3, Socialization Forces Affecting the Education of African American Youth in the 1990s (Summer, 1991), pp. 411-426
Patterns of Social Affiliation as Predictors of Depressive Symptoms Among Urban Blacks
This paper focuses on patterns of social affiliation viewed historically as sociocultural adaptations to stresses associated with minority group status. Data are from a community-based sample of 927 Black adults residing in a large metropolitan area. Specifically, this analysis assesses the extent to which patterns of social affiliation such as close family ties, religious involvement, and participation in voluntary associations diminish the detr…
Religious Predictors of Cigarette Smoking
Data from a community-based survey of 252 African American women 18 to 44 years of age were used to examine the relation between cigarette smoking and two measures of religious involvement. Findings indicated that cigarette smoking among African American women of childbearing age is related to their denominational affiliation. Specifically, Pentecostal women had significantly lower odds of being a current smoker and higher odds of quitting smokin…
The History of Social Work Education for Black People 1900-1930
The nature and extent of the contributions of Black people to social work education during the early twentieth century is the focus of this paper. The scope of this investigation includes: the identification of prominent Black social work educators; analysis of the curricula and the Atlanta School of Social Work and the Bishop Turtle School; and a description of the four basic approaches to social work training for Black people during this develo…
African American men's perceptions of Racial discrimination
Despite the efforts of government and private institutions, there is still widespread perception of racial discrimination among African Americans. This article describes the results of a study to measure the perception of discrimination among African American men. A stratified random sample of 537 African American men from a major mid-Atlantic city were interviewed. The results of the interview were analyzed using multiple regression to investiga…
Psychology (19 works) · Sociology (18 works) · Medicine (13 works) · Demography (11 works) · Social Psychology (11 works) · Psychiatry (10 works) · Demography (8 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Gerontology (7 works)