Social Research Methods/Unobtrusive Research http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Social_Research_Methods/Unobtrusive_Research Introduction - Unobtrusive measures are ways of studying social behavior whithout affecting it in the process. Unobtrusive research is simply the methods of studying social behaviorwithout affecting it. - There are three types of unobtrusive research: Content Analysis Analysis of existing statistics Comparative and historical analysis Content Analysis - With content
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The Benefits of Interventions for Work-Related Stress A B S T R A C T Objectives. This quantitative metaanalysis sought to determine the effectiveness of occupational stress–reducing interventions and the populations for which such interventions are most beneficial. Methods. Forty-eight experimental studies (n = 3736) were included in the analysis. Four intervention types were distinguished: cognitive–behavioral interventions‚ relaxation techniques‚ multimodal programs‚ and organizationfocused
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Methods of Social Investigation Emma Woodmansee ’Describe how you would plan and undertake an investigation into why some of this College’s students do not complete their degree courses.’ (You have been given only 100 to finance the study; and one term’s sabbatical.) Define the variables in the given title After a Research Statement has been formulated it is very important that the researcher defines any variables within it. A variable is any word whose meaning may be ambiguous or which could
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Evaluate critically the contention that “early intervention works‚” and consider the implication for social work with children and families. Early intervention is important to social workers in that it is seen as an activity directed at preventing children and young people who are at the most risk from developing social‚ physical or psychological problems. Article 19 of the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC‚ 1989) states that‚ children should not be exposed to maltreatment
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On Social Theory In Social Work We know where we have been‚ where we are now and where we need to go - but how do we get there? A map. Theory is a map. It notes any number of known landmarks (previously achieved or applied solutions) and obstacles (issues or problems) and gives us direction so that we are able to navigate intelligently and arrive safely (minimal discomfort to all) at our destination (desired outcome/s). Theory is an attempt to explain the unexplained‚ to give title to the untitled
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My method of intervention I have chosen for an example is; restraint‚ a form of physical intervention. It is an assertive approach to intervention. Dictionary description The act of restraining or the condition of being restrained. Loss or abridgment of freedom. An influence that inhibits or restrains; a limitation. An instrument or a means of restraining. Control or repression of feelings; constraint. Restraint can take many forms. It may be both verbal and physical and may vary in degree
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In particular‚ sexual violence and sexual health disparities are serious and complex public health problems I am committed to addressing in my social work career. There are many ways to combat this problem‚ and the social work field allows for intensive and necessary research‚ which can then be put into practice‚ intervention‚ supervision‚ and evaluation. I believe that a deep theoretical analysis of race‚ gender‚ class‚ sexuality and ability combined with intellectual creativity and
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Social Work Interventions and Strategies to promote Health Rights A Panel Discussion Ragland Remo Paul* Introduction: Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at the General Assembly of the United Nations on the 10th December 1948 states as follows; "(1) Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family‚ including food‚ clothing‚ housing and medical care and necessary social services
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form of modern technology. The social work profession is and with always be a helping profession‚ and acts in the best interest of their clients. As society changes‚ the profession must make certain adjustments in order to keep serving clients. However‚ we must be careful not to abandon our ethical standards and stay true to the mission and code of social work. In this paper‚ I will explore how recent advances in technology affects the social work profession as a
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Sociology and Social Work: Kaleidoscopic Perspectives of Social Reality. Towards an integrated and complex model of analysis Cristina Albuquerque Clara Cruz Santos Helena Neves Almeida University of Coimbra Abstract: In this article we will try to discuss the specificities and connexions between Social Work and Sociology‚ conceiving the possibility to surpass sterile oppositions and to compose an analytical and practical integrated model by the articulation‚ without assimilation‚ of the
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