Larry E Davis
Biographic Data
| ID | 3791885 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Larry E Davis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Larry E |
| FAMILY NAME | Davis |
| SIGNATURE | DAVIS L E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pittsburgh |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 68 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Will Race Always Matter
In 1903, the noted scholar and political activist W.E.B. Du Bois made the now often cited prediction that “The problem of the Twentieth Century would be the problem of the color line” (Aptheker, 1914/1973, p. 38). It is now, however, abundantly clear that professor Du Bois was an optimist! America is now well into the 21st century and the “race problem” has steadfastly remained our country’s defining social challenge. Although it is true that man…
Race
Previous articleNext article FreeRace: America's Grand ChallengeLarry E. DavisLarry E. DavisUniversity of Pittsburgh Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmailQR Code SectionsMoreThis invited article is based on the 2016 Presidential Plenary Lecture presented by Dr. Larry E. Davis at the 20th Annual Conference of the S…
Prologue
Encyclopedia of Social Work
Co-published by the National Association of Social Workers and Oxford University Press, the 20th edition of the Encyclopedia of Social Work is widely considered the cornerstone of reference in its field. This new edition includes coverage of areas that have come to the fore since the 1995 publication of the 19th edition, including demographic changes from immigration, technology, the implications of managed care, faith-based assistance, evidence-…
The Center on Race and Social Problems at the University of Pittsburgh
In 2002, the School of Social Work at the University of Pittsburgh established the Center on Race and Social Problems (CRSP). CRSP, which is the first race research center to be housed in a school of social work, has six foci: economic disparities; educational disparities; interracial group relations; mental health; youth, families, and elderly; and criminal justice and substance abuse. The main activities are promoting research, mentoring young …
Gender Differences in Self-Perceptions and Academic Outcomes
A Brief Report
The goal of the study was to assess positive factors that contribute to African American students’intentions to stay in school. Two hundred and thirty-one African American students participated in this study. Using the theory of planned behavior (TPB) as a conceptual model, surveys measured student attitudes toward school-year completion, social support for completing the academic year, and their perceptions of personal control over school comple…
Friends, Family, and Neighborhood
This study examines the relationship between academic performance and a number of contextual factors for African American freshmen in an urban setting. Living arrangements, relatives and friends’ religiosity, exposure to academic success, and neighborhood perceptions were analyzed to investigate their impact on intention to complete school, grade point average (GPA), and number of suspensions. Results indicate that gender, church attendance by pe…
Black Dating Professionals' Perceptions of Equity, Satisfaction, Power, and Romantic Alternatives and Ideals
Blacks are the largest group of single individuals in America; they also have the lowest male to female gender balance. However, little is known about the romantic perceptions of single Black daters. Data were obtained via a question-naire from a group of professional single Black men (n = 44) and Black women (n = 91). Of interest were perceptions of their existing relationships with respect to satisfaction, equity, power, and romantic alternativ…
Differential effects of racial composition on male and female groups
Group workers are increasingly required to construct multiracial groups. But race remains a critical and often problematic factor in the quality of individual interactions. Moreover, evidence indicates that the racial proportions of black-white groupings often affect the quality of those interactions. Still unclear, however, is which racial configurations of black people and white people are most or least satisfactory. The study described in this…
Concern about Aids and Relationship Satisfaction
This study explored concern aboutAIDS and relationship appraisals ofAfricanAmerican and White dating couples. Partners independently rated their relationship commitment, relationship satisfaction, liking for the partner, and loving for the partner. In addition, partners rated their fear of contracting AIDS, the extent to which fear of AIDS had changed their dating behavior, and the likelihood thatfear of AIDS had increased their partner's and the…
The Challenge of Racial Difference
Just as racial injustice negatively affects the plight of minorities in society, racial tensions impede professional helping. Often, the racially dissimilar social worker and client approach each other with little understanding of each other's social realities and with unfounded assumptions. Unfortunately, professionals find it difficult to acknowledge such differences or their effect on their relationships. Yet the fruitfulness of the helping en…
Black and White Social Work Faculty
A survey of Black and white faculty in predominately white schools of social work was conducted. The purpose of the survey was to examine qualitative job experiences of these faculty. The researcher attempted to assess how Blacks and whites perceive themselves being responded to as faculty members. This paper reports responses to two sociometric questions: 1) To what extent do social work faculty view themselves as being respected and 2) How sati…
Student Racial Atitudes and Perceptions of Causal Events at Entry to Graduate Social Work Education
This study assessed the racial attitudes and perceptions of causal events of 174 graduate students at the time of their entry to social work training. Results indicate that social work students had more egalitarian attitudes than nonsocial work students and were more likely to attribute causality to environmental or external factors. black students were significantly more external than white students in tneir perceptions of causality. Some differ…
A Qualitative Look at Black Female Social Work Educators
This article reports the finding of a research effort which attempted to assess the qualitative experience of black female faculty in schools of social work. The data reported is part of a larger data set collected on social work faculty as a whole. The authors report some basic demographics on black females, but focus mainly on the roles that these women perform in schools of social work and how satisfied they are in these positions. It appears …
Gender Differences in Self-Perceptions and Academic Outcomes
Friends, Family, and Neighborhood
This study examines the relationship between academic performance and a number of contextual factors for African American freshmen in an urban setting. Living arrangements, relatives and friends’ religiosity, exposure to academic success, and neighborhood perceptions were analyzed to investigate their impact on intention to complete school, grade point average (GPA), and number of suspensions. Results indicate that gender, church attendance by pe…
The Challenge of Racial Difference
Just as racial injustice negatively affects the plight of minorities in society, racial tensions impede professional helping. Often, the racially dissimilar social worker and client approach each other with little understanding of each other's social realities and with unfounded assumptions. Unfortunately, professionals find it difficult to acknowledge such differences or their effect on their relationships. Yet the fruitfulness of the helping en…
Race
Previous articleNext article FreeRace: America's Grand ChallengeLarry E. DavisLarry E. DavisUniversity of Pittsburgh Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmailQR Code SectionsMoreThis invited article is based on the 2016 Presidential Plenary Lecture presented by Dr. Larry E. Davis at the 20th Annual Conference of the S…
A Brief Report
The goal of the study was to assess positive factors that contribute to African American students’intentions to stay in school. Two hundred and thirty-one African American students participated in this study. Using the theory of planned behavior (TPB) as a conceptual model, surveys measured student attitudes toward school-year completion, social support for completing the academic year, and their perceptions of personal control over school comple…
Will Race Always Matter
In 1903, the noted scholar and political activist W.E.B. Du Bois made the now often cited prediction that “The problem of the Twentieth Century would be the problem of the color line” (Aptheker, 1914/1973, p. 38). It is now, however, abundantly clear that professor Du Bois was an optimist! America is now well into the 21st century and the “race problem” has steadfastly remained our country’s defining social challenge. Although it is true that man…
Black Dating Professionals' Perceptions of Equity, Satisfaction, Power, and Romantic Alternatives and Ideals
Blacks are the largest group of single individuals in America; they also have the lowest male to female gender balance. However, little is known about the romantic perceptions of single Black daters. Data were obtained via a question-naire from a group of professional single Black men (n = 44) and Black women (n = 91). Of interest were perceptions of their existing relationships with respect to satisfaction, equity, power, and romantic alternativ…
Concern about Aids and Relationship Satisfaction
This study explored concern aboutAIDS and relationship appraisals ofAfricanAmerican and White dating couples. Partners independently rated their relationship commitment, relationship satisfaction, liking for the partner, and loving for the partner. In addition, partners rated their fear of contracting AIDS, the extent to which fear of AIDS had changed their dating behavior, and the likelihood thatfear of AIDS had increased their partner's and the…
Black and White Social Work Faculty
A survey of Black and white faculty in predominately white schools of social work was conducted. The purpose of the survey was to examine qualitative job experiences of these faculty. The researcher attempted to assess how Blacks and whites perceive themselves being responded to as faculty members. This paper reports responses to two sociometric questions: 1) To what extent do social work faculty view themselves as being respected and 2) How sati…
A Qualitative Look at Black Female Social Work Educators
This article reports the finding of a research effort which attempted to assess the qualitative experience of black female faculty in schools of social work. The data reported is part of a larger data set collected on social work faculty as a whole. The authors report some basic demographics on black females, but focus mainly on the roles that these women perform in schools of social work and how satisfied they are in these positions. It appears …
Student Racial Atitudes and Perceptions of Causal Events at Entry to Graduate Social Work Education
This study assessed the racial attitudes and perceptions of causal events of 174 graduate students at the time of their entry to social work training. Results indicate that social work students had more egalitarian attitudes than nonsocial work students and were more likely to attribute causality to environmental or external factors. black students were significantly more external than white students in tneir perceptions of causality. Some differ…
Black and White Social Work Faculty
A survey of Black and white faculty in predominately white schools of social work was conducted. The purpose of the survey was to examine qualitative job experiences of these faculty. The researcher attempted to assess how Blacks and whites perceive themselves being responded to as faculty members. This paper reports responses to two sociometric questions: 1) To what extent do social work faculty view themselves as being respected and 2) How sati…
The Challenge of Racial Difference
Just as racial injustice negatively affects the plight of minorities in society, racial tensions impede professional helping. Often, the racially dissimilar social worker and client approach each other with little understanding of each other's social realities and with unfounded assumptions. Unfortunately, professionals find it difficult to acknowledge such differences or their effect on their relationships. Yet the fruitfulness of the helping en…
Concern about Aids and Relationship Satisfaction
This study explored concern aboutAIDS and relationship appraisals ofAfricanAmerican and White dating couples. Partners independently rated their relationship commitment, relationship satisfaction, liking for the partner, and loving for the partner. In addition, partners rated their fear of contracting AIDS, the extent to which fear of AIDS had changed their dating behavior, and the likelihood thatfear of AIDS had increased their partner's and the…
Differential effects of racial composition on male and female groups
Group workers are increasingly required to construct multiracial groups. But race remains a critical and often problematic factor in the quality of individual interactions. Moreover, evidence indicates that the racial proportions of black-white groupings often affect the quality of those interactions. Still unclear, however, is which racial configurations of black people and white people are most or least satisfactory. The study described in this…
Black Dating Professionals' Perceptions of Equity, Satisfaction, Power, and Romantic Alternatives and Ideals
Blacks are the largest group of single individuals in America; they also have the lowest male to female gender balance. However, little is known about the romantic perceptions of single Black daters. Data were obtained via a question-naire from a group of professional single Black men (n = 44) and Black women (n = 91). Of interest were perceptions of their existing relationships with respect to satisfaction, equity, power, and romantic alternativ…
A Brief Report
The goal of the study was to assess positive factors that contribute to African American students’intentions to stay in school. Two hundred and thirty-one African American students participated in this study. Using the theory of planned behavior (TPB) as a conceptual model, surveys measured student attitudes toward school-year completion, social support for completing the academic year, and their perceptions of personal control over school comple…
Friends, Family, and Neighborhood
This study examines the relationship between academic performance and a number of contextual factors for African American freshmen in an urban setting. Living arrangements, relatives and friends’ religiosity, exposure to academic success, and neighborhood perceptions were analyzed to investigate their impact on intention to complete school, grade point average (GPA), and number of suspensions. Results indicate that gender, church attendance by pe…
Gender Differences in Self-Perceptions and Academic Outcomes
The Center on Race and Social Problems at the University of Pittsburgh
In 2002, the School of Social Work at the University of Pittsburgh established the Center on Race and Social Problems (CRSP). CRSP, which is the first race research center to be housed in a school of social work, has six foci: economic disparities; educational disparities; interracial group relations; mental health; youth, families, and elderly; and criminal justice and substance abuse. The main activities are promoting research, mentoring young …
Encyclopedia of Social Work
Co-published by the National Association of Social Workers and Oxford University Press, the 20th edition of the Encyclopedia of Social Work is widely considered the cornerstone of reference in its field. This new edition includes coverage of areas that have come to the fore since the 1995 publication of the 19th edition, including demographic changes from immigration, technology, the implications of managed care, faith-based assistance, evidence-…
Prologue
Race
Previous articleNext article FreeRace: America's Grand ChallengeLarry E. DavisLarry E. DavisUniversity of Pittsburgh Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmailQR Code SectionsMoreThis invited article is based on the 2016 Presidential Plenary Lecture presented by Dr. Larry E. Davis at the 20th Annual Conference of the S…
Will Race Always Matter
In 1903, the noted scholar and political activist W.E.B. Du Bois made the now often cited prediction that “The problem of the Twentieth Century would be the problem of the color line” (Aptheker, 1914/1973, p. 38). It is now, however, abundantly clear that professor Du Bois was an optimist! America is now well into the 21st century and the “race problem” has steadfastly remained our country’s defining social challenge. Although it is true that man…
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