Kay Young Mcchesney
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 225760 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Kay Young Mcchesney |
| PRENOMES | Kay Young |
| SOBRENOME | Mcchesney |
| ASSINATURA | MCCHESNEY K Y |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Illinois at Springfield |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 10 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 32 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 10 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1986 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2015 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Successful Approaches to Ending Female Genital Cutting
Female genital cutting (FGC) is practiced in 28 African countries; infibulation is practiced in nine African countries. Six unsuccessful approaches to ending FGC are reviewed: cultural absolutism, cultural relativism, health education, feminism, human rights legislation, and psychosocial approaches. Two successful programs that have resulted in communities abandoning FGC, including Tostan in Senegal, are described. Successful programs are communi…
Teaching Diversity
This article is targeted to faculty teaching race and ethnicity, racism, diversity, and multicultural courses. Many students equate race with skin color. The premise of this article is that to teach students about the social construction of race, teachers must first know enough science to teach students that race is not biological. This article examines the biology of race by showing how advances in DNA sequencing led to genetics research that su…
A Review of the Empirical Literature on Contemporary Urban Homeless Families
This article reviews empirical research on urban homeless families. Eight risk factors for family homelessness are identified. A conceptual model linking risk factors to family homelessness is presented. Three risk factors-single-female-headed family, minority family, or young age of family head-are known to increase the likelihood of family poverty. Four risk factors-substance abuse, childhood victimization of the mother, adult victimization of …
Demographic Differences Between Sheltered Homeless Families and Housed Poor Families
This study compares homeless families with a representative sample of low income family households in St. Louis city and county to determine how they differ on key demographic variables. The research addresses methodological problems in prior research by comparing the findings of this study's random sample to the findings of four previous comparison studies. Findings from this study's random comparison sample are presented. Homeless families are …
Homeless Families Since 1980
Street Lives
Absence of a Family Safety Net for Homeless Families
Analysis of data from interviews of 80 mothers in five shelters for homeless families suggests that the availability of housing support from kin may be a selection mechanism determining which families become homeless. The availability of kin housing support is seen as a function of four factors: family structure, proximity, control of adequate housing resources, and estrangement. Policy implications are discussed
Moving to Nowhere
Preface Introduction Nowhere Else To Go: Becoming Homeless Because We're Poor: Explanations of Homelessness Here's Not Bad But Not Good Enough: Shelter Living Had To Leave Some Stuff Behind: Loss and Disappointment Always Scared: Fears and Uncertainty Seen And I Know What I've Seen: Violence and Substance Abuse Waiting For Grammy To Call: Family Relationships Ain't Telling Them I'm In A Shelter: Friends Feels Like I'm Dumb: School We'll Manage bu…
Family Homelessness
Homelessness is analyzed systemically in terms of the “low‐income housing ratio”—the number of households living below the poverty line divided by the number of affordable housing units available. When there is a shortage of affordable low‐cost housing units, some low‐income households pay more than they can afford for housing and others double up with friends or family. However, once those households that can pay more or double up have done so, …
Community Services to Discharged Psychiatric Patients
Family Homelessness
Homelessness is analyzed systemically in terms of the “low‐income housing ratio”—the number of households living below the poverty line divided by the number of affordable housing units available. When there is a shortage of affordable low‐cost housing units, some low‐income households pay more than they can afford for housing and others double up with friends or family. However, once those households that can pay more or double up have done so, …
Homeless Families Since 1980
Absence of a Family Safety Net for Homeless Families
Analysis of data from interviews of 80 mothers in five shelters for homeless families suggests that the availability of housing support from kin may be a selection mechanism determining which families become homeless. The availability of kin housing support is seen as a function of four factors: family structure, proximity, control of adequate housing resources, and estrangement. Policy implications are discussed
Successful Approaches to Ending Female Genital Cutting
Female genital cutting (FGC) is practiced in 28 African countries; infibulation is practiced in nine African countries. Six unsuccessful approaches to ending FGC are reviewed: cultural absolutism, cultural relativism, health education, feminism, human rights legislation, and psychosocial approaches. Two successful programs that have resulted in communities abandoning FGC, including Tostan in Senegal, are described. Successful programs are communi…
Community Services to Discharged Psychiatric Patients
Family Homelessness
Homelessness is analyzed systemically in terms of the “low‐income housing ratio”—the number of households living below the poverty line divided by the number of affordable housing units available. When there is a shortage of affordable low‐cost housing units, some low‐income households pay more than they can afford for housing and others double up with friends or family. However, once those households that can pay more or double up have done so, …
Absence of a Family Safety Net for Homeless Families
Analysis of data from interviews of 80 mothers in five shelters for homeless families suggests that the availability of housing support from kin may be a selection mechanism determining which families become homeless. The availability of kin housing support is seen as a function of four factors: family structure, proximity, control of adequate housing resources, and estrangement. Policy implications are discussed
Moving to Nowhere
Preface Introduction Nowhere Else To Go: Becoming Homeless Because We're Poor: Explanations of Homelessness Here's Not Bad But Not Good Enough: Shelter Living Had To Leave Some Stuff Behind: Loss and Disappointment Always Scared: Fears and Uncertainty Seen And I Know What I've Seen: Violence and Substance Abuse Waiting For Grammy To Call: Family Relationships Ain't Telling Them I'm In A Shelter: Friends Feels Like I'm Dumb: School We'll Manage bu…
Homeless Families Since 1980
Street Lives
A Review of the Empirical Literature on Contemporary Urban Homeless Families
This article reviews empirical research on urban homeless families. Eight risk factors for family homelessness are identified. A conceptual model linking risk factors to family homelessness is presented. Three risk factors-single-female-headed family, minority family, or young age of family head-are known to increase the likelihood of family poverty. Four risk factors-substance abuse, childhood victimization of the mother, adult victimization of …
Demographic Differences Between Sheltered Homeless Families and Housed Poor Families
This study compares homeless families with a representative sample of low income family households in St. Louis city and county to determine how they differ on key demographic variables. The research addresses methodological problems in prior research by comparing the findings of this study's random sample to the findings of four previous comparison studies. Findings from this study's random comparison sample are presented. Homeless families are …
Successful Approaches to Ending Female Genital Cutting
Female genital cutting (FGC) is practiced in 28 African countries; infibulation is practiced in nine African countries. Six unsuccessful approaches to ending FGC are reviewed: cultural absolutism, cultural relativism, health education, feminism, human rights legislation, and psychosocial approaches. Two successful programs that have resulted in communities abandoning FGC, including Tostan in Senegal, are described. Successful programs are communi…
Teaching Diversity
This article is targeted to faculty teaching race and ethnicity, racism, diversity, and multicultural courses. Many students equate race with skin color. The premise of this article is that to teach students about the social construction of race, teachers must first know enough science to teach students that race is not biological. This article examines the biology of race by showing how advances in DNA sequencing led to genetics research that su…
Psychology (8 obras) · Sociology (7 obras) · Homelessness and Social Issues (6 obras) · Medicine (5 obras) · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (5 obras) · Economic growth (4 obras) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (4 obras) · Economics (3 obras) · Anthropology (2 obras) · Demography (2 obras)