The attitudes of youth workers on delinquency and delinquency programs

Attitudes of income maintenance line workers in the State of Oregon about the causes and amelioration of poverty

“…Although there were some differences measured at the .05 level of significance (see Table I}, these differences were not basic enough to .describe on the basis of the hypothesized categories (Paradigm I/II). The findings of this study support the conclusions of Hussmann (1976) and Dominick (1977) and are consistent with the findings of Arangio (1970).…”

“…In separate studies based on Roland Warren's conceptual model, Hussmann (1976) and Dominick (1977) Hussmann writes, "They (social workers) would not tend to blame poor clients directly for their poverty but would still place ultimate respons i bi 1 i ty on their shoulders 11 (Hussmann: 57). In terms of the number of years of experience as a factor in shaping attitudes, Hussmann found that direct service respondents with more experience (more than nine years in the field) tended to be slightly more conservative in their responses than those with less experience (less than nine years).…”

“…11 Hussmann (1976) and Dominick (1977) measured the attitudes of social workers and juvenile delinquency workers respectively, using…”

“…Although Paradigm I and Paradigm II have been broken down into subcategories (See Hussmann, 1976 andDominick, 1977), for the purposes of this study, the writer will concentrate on the general differentiation between Paradigm I and Paradigm II in analyzing the attitudes and ideologies of line workers in the Adult and Family Services (AFS--previously Public Welfare), Food Stamp, Social Security Administration (SSA), and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs.…”