The present paper addresses the adverse role that poverty plays in the socialization
processes and in the cognitive development of children and adolescents as well as in their …

The homeless person is thought to be different. Whereas we get to determine our difference
or sameness, the homeless person's difference is imposed upon them and assumed to be …

Human agency is core to social work. Practice theories and frameworks position human
agency as socially mediated, but assume that people possess human agency to play …

The use of various structural equation modelling methods in social work research continues
to expand. As more social work researchers become acquainted with structural equation …

Improving the economic well-being of the girls and women is a key to reducing re-trafficking
and in providing stability that survivors can use to rebuild their lives. The study looks at how …

Abstract Family Group Conference (FGC) is a participatory decision‐making process for
families with children at risk, for whom concerns were recognized by the family, the …

Tropical storm Nicole and hurricane Tomas exposed the economic, political, and
environmental vulnerability of Mesa Sur, a coffee-farming community in southern Costa …

This study assessed the economic behaviour of 383 lower-income households in Kenya and
the US. Using a two-group confirmatory factor analysis, a moderation effect of gender on …

To survey researchers' efforts in depth in learning new problems, issues, motives on
research related to children's profiles; sculpting the literature into a clear and structed …

This dissertation is focused on identifying the predictors of duration of service among
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) participants. Race, age, educational …