scholarly journals An instrument of social action: Revans’ learning disabilities project (1969–1972) in a politico-historical context

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 292-304
Author(s):  
Cheryl Brook
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Historical Context

scholarly journals Bella Abzug, queer rights, and disrupting the status quo

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Trevor G Gates ◽  
Margery C Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Civil Rights ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
The United States ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Field Analysis ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Status

Workers who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ)-identified have always been a part of the workplace in the United States, yet there has been a lack of awareness about how to advocate for the needs of these people. This lack of awareness was challenged by Congresswoman Bella Abzug. Abzug’s campaign for creating an equal working environment for sexual minorities initiated gradual changes in the public discourse concerning workplace and other broad equality measures for these communities. To frame these gradual transformations within a historical context, we use Lewin’s force field analysis framework to examine the change efforts of Abzug. Abzug had beginning success in thawing the status quo yet her visions for equality for LGBTQ people have yet to be realized. Using Abzug’s social action as an example, this article concludes that allies must continue to challenge societal oppression, power, and privilege and to demand civil rights protections for LGBTQ individuals.

Observations From the Architects of the Fields of Learning Disabilities and Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (5) ◽  
pp. 319-327
Author(s):  
Steven P. Chamberlain
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Behavioral Disabilities ◽  
Historical Perspectives ◽  
Emotional Behavioral Disabilities ◽  
The 1950S

In 2010, Intervention in School and Clinic undertook a project to interview “giants” in the fields of learning disabilities and emotional/behavioral disabilities. The purpose of the interviews was to document the perspectives and reflections of leaders who had contributed to their respective fields over several decades (i.e., in most instances spanning back to the 1950s or 1960s) in order to provide a historical context for current and future professionals to envision a successful future. Contributors were asked to discuss their careers and their historical perspectives about their fields and to focus on areas of success and struggles. Interviews from 29 contributors were reviewed for this article, which focuses on concerns and reasons for optimism in both fields. Themes across interviews are described, along with highlights of contributors’ observations.

scholarly journals Sociodrama, Activism, and Role Training to Empower Communities

2021 ◽  
pp. 373-392
Author(s):  
Scott Giacomucci
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Role Playing ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Undocumented Immigrant ◽  
Immigrant Communities ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Activist Movements

AbstractThis chapter will highlight the use of role-playing, especially sociodramaand role trainingin community empowerment and social activist movements. Historical context will be provided for the traditions of using drama, theater, and role-play in social work and social activismincluding Jacob Moreno’s vision of the theater as a modality for societal change. The sociodramatic approach will be outlined with focus on its utility in community settings as an experiential and communal experience of social action. Multiple examples of sociodrama or role training in communities are depicted with an emphasis on its adaptability for different settings and its effectiveness at empowering people. Examples include its application with youth, law enforcement, intergenerational dialogues, domestic violence response teams, undocumented immigrant communities, social work students, and to empower advocacy with employers, insurance providers, funders, or policy makers.

scholarly journals Cultural conditionality of understanding in social hermeneutics

2019 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
pp. 03048
Author(s):  
Liudmila Pazina
Keyword(s):  
Social Action ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Language System ◽  
Social Actions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Human World ◽  
Social Hermeneutics

Social hermeneutics is a young, emerging branch of philosophy associated with problems of understanding social actions. Since any social action is aimed at transforming the human world, our present, future and past, understanding its motives and goals is of practical importance for each person and humanity as a whole. A social action always has a cultural-historical context. Understanding the motive and the meaning of the social action is impossible outside the language system that determines it and the culture of a particular nation.

scholarly journals SOCIO-CULTURAL DYNAMICS OF SOCIAL PHENOMENA OF THE RUSSIAN CIVILIZATION

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 385-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeriya Leonidovna Vorontsova ◽  
Maksim Vladimirovich Salimgareev ◽  
Dmitriy Vladimirovich
Keyword(s):  
Social Action ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Cultural Dynamics ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Specific Content ◽  
Historical Reality ◽  
The Social

Purpose: Identification of the heuristic significance of radicalism and solidarity as elements of the Russian civilization concept, not only within the framework of a unified, strictly fixed theory, but as universal intellectual tools of a modern socio-humanitarian vision of historical reality. Methodology: The basis of the work is a civilizational approach, which allowed to most effectively evaluate the interesting aspects of the social development of Russian civilization. Main Findings: The authors revealed the specific content of national manifestations of radicalism and solidarity in a philosophical and historical context. The most important manifestations of the social aspirations of key mega-objects of Russian history: the ethnic group, the state and the church are analyzed. When considering the historical specifics of the designated vectors of civilizational dynamics, attention is drawn to the role of individuals in the process of activating or deactivating the indicated directions of Russia development. Novelty/Originality: The authors revealed the specific content of national manifestations of radicalism and solidarity in a philosophical and historical context. The tendency towards radical and solidary forms of interaction among the participants in the civilization process, especially at the tragic moments of historical changes, was a special form of manifestation of social dynamics. Its total completeness, expressed, among other things, through the acceleration or deceleration of the adaptation to historical reality processes, became a state of self-disclosure of specific subjects of social action, acting as vehicles of unknown metahistorical forces.

Understanding the Legal Framework

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carleen Franz ◽  
Lee Ascherman ◽  
Julia Shaftel
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Civil Rights ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
School Students ◽  
Educational Legislation ◽  
Public School Students ◽  
Individuals With Disabilities Act

This chapter describes the historical context of the legal basis of protections for students with disabilities by tracing civil rights and educational legislation of the last century. The Individuals With Disabilities Act of 2004 (IDEA) is described in detail, along with procedures and requirements for identifying students with Specific Learning Disabilities in school settings. The requirements for assessing, identifying, and qualifying public school students with learning disabilities are complex and time-consuming, which makes them difficult for families and nonschool personnel to comprehend. The Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 and its 2008 Amendments Act are also described. A basic knowledge of relevant legal protections will assist the clinician to better support students and families.

scholarly journals Social prediction: a new research paradigm based on machine learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunsong Chen ◽  
Xiaogang Wu ◽  
Anning Hu ◽  
Guangye He ◽  
Guodong Ju
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Causal Explanation ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Research Paradigm ◽  
Social Prediction

AbstractSociology is a science concerned with both the interpretive understanding of social action and the corresponding causal explanation, process, and result. A causal explanation should be the foundation of prediction. For many years, due to data and computing power constraints, quantitative research in social science has primarily focused on statistical tests to analyze correlations and causality, leaving predictions largely ignored. By sorting out the historical context of "social prediction," this article redefines this concept by introducing why and how machine learning can help prediction in a scientific way. Furthermore, this article summarizes the academic value and governance value of social prediction and suggests that it is a potential breakthrough in the contemporary social research paradigm. We believe that through machine learning, we can witness the advent of an era of a paradigm shift from correlation and causality to social prediction. This shift will provide a rare opportunity for sociology in China to become the international frontier of computational social sciences and accelerate the construction of philosophy and social science with Chinese characteristics.

A Clinician's Guide to Learning Disabilities

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carleen Franz ◽  
Lee Ascherman ◽  
Julia Shaftel
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Educational Achievement ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Detailed Examination ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Learning Disorders ◽  
Students With Learning Disabilities ◽  
Dsm 5

A Clinician’s Guide to Learning Disabilities provides succinct descriptions of the various types of learning disabilities that affect educational achievement, illustrated with numerous case studies. Clear descriptions of educational assessment best practices and score reporting simplify the interpretation of psychoeducational reports. An entire chapter on historical context and legal framework describes obligatory supports for students with learning disabilities in all settings. Chapters on preschool assessment and the transition to post–high-school college and career expand the scope of the book beyond the school years. Clinicians who work in nonschool settings view learning disorders through the lens of DSM-5. They may be surprised at IDEA requirements and how the law works to identify and serve students with learning disabilities. Clinicians may not be aware that DSM-5 is not familiar in the school setting and that their diagnoses and recommendations may not have their intended effect. Through detailed examination of relevant special education requirements and procedures, this text addresses and clarifies the confusion that clinicians and families often experience about the lack of diagnostic congruence and differing terminology between DSM-5 and IDEA. No other book describes learning disorders and the psychoeducational evaluation process for mental health clinicians who work with these children and adolescents. A chapter on referral and collaboration will inform clinicians who seek deeper educational knowledge about their clients to better guide students and their families.

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