336 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
332 Pages
by
Routledge
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In Social Systems and Social Regulations, Elaine Cumming describes attitudes of patients and clients toward health and welfare organizations. The focus is on the complex relationships between regulative agents, as revealed by the movement of clients through health and welfare systems. The author observes how doctors, clergy members, police officers, welfare officers, psychiatrists, social... Read more
PrefaceI THE REGULATIVE AGENTS 1 The Process of Social Regulation 2 Method of Study 3 The Family Doctor: Prototype of Medical Caretaker 4 The Medical Outpatient Clinic 5 The Planned Parenthood Center: A Specialized Medical Service 6 The Home Care Nursing Program: An Extension of Medical Service 7 Psychiatrists 8 The Clergyman: Prototype of Counselor 9 The Catholic Welfare Agency 10 The Family Agency 11 The Medical Social Service Department 12 The Department of Social Welfare, Adult Service and Children's Division 13 The Mission Shelter 14 The Police DepartmentII THE REGULATIVE SYSTEM 15 The Agencies Reclassified 16 The Exchange of Clients and Patients 17 The Scale of the Exchange of Clients 18 Agency ChoicesIII THE POPULATION AND ITS PROBLEMS 19 Age, Sex, and Marital Status of Clients and Patients 20 Three Kinds of Trouble 21 The Outcome 22 Plus ca change?Appendix A. Sources of Error: Stability versus ChangeAppendix B. Sources of Error: Incidence versus PrevalenceIndex
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Elaine Cumming
