Low Incomes : Social, Health and Educational Impacts.

Intro -- LOW INCOMES: SOCIAL, HEALTHAND EDUCATIONAL IMPACTS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- PREVENTING ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR: PARENTTRAINING IN LOW-INCOME URBAN SCHOOLS -- Abstract -- Poverty and the Risk for Antisocial Behavior -- Mediating Processes Linking Poverty to Behavior Problems -- Deteriorating Neighborhood Conditions -- Under-resourced Schools -- Inadequate Language Development -- Harsh, Inconsistent Parenting -- Parent Management Training -- Theoretical Basis -- Behavior Principles -- Active Training -- Ongoing Evaluation -- Empirical Support for PMT -- Toolbox of Parent Skills (TOPS) Pilot Project -- Participants -- The TOPS Program -- Curriculum -- Staffing -- Training -- Recruitment and Retention Procedures -- Outcomes -- Knowledge -- Satisfaction -- Attendance and Retention -- Limitations -- Implications -- Overcoming Barriers to Parent ManagementTraining in Low-Income, Urban Communities -- Use Community Liaisons -- Maximize Motivation for Participation -- Utilize Targeted and Person-to-Person Recruitment Strategies -- Extend Person-to-Person Invitations -- Target Geographically Concentrated Areas -- Provide Structured Follow-up Contacts to Aid in Retention -- Provide Training in School and IntegratePMT with Whole-School Programming -- Conclusion -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Liaison Training Script for Home Visit Recruitment -- Training Checklist* -- References -- A SCHOOL-BASED PREFERENTIAL OPTIONFOR THE POOR: CHILD POVERTY, SOCIAL JUSTICE,AND A PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACHTO INTERVENTION -- Abstract -- Poverty in Context -- Generational Versus Situational Poverty -- Cultural Rules -- Language Differences -- Effects of Poverty on Children -- Educational -- Physical -- Psychological -- Social -- Social Justice and Poverty -- The Problem of Charity -- A Radical Alternative: Combining Personal Accountability andSystems Change -- O for the P.

A School-Based Public Health Approach to Child Poverty -- Universal Interventions -- Identification -- High Rates of Praise -- Improve Teaching -- Universal Parent Training -- Targeted Interventions -- Check and Connect -- Mentoring Programs -- Peer Tutoring -- Home-School Collaboration -- Indicated Interventions -- Full-Service Schools:Forging Partnerships between Schools and Communities -- Providing Supports and Advocating for Parents and Caregivers -- Conclusion -- References -- UNDERSTANDING RACIAL ETHNIC SOCIALIZATIONIN CHILD CARE PROGRAMS SERVINGA LOW-INCOME AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND LATINOIMMIGRANT COMMUNITY -- Abstract -- Theoretical Background -- Layers of Context -- Childhood Poverty -- Child Care Intervention -- High Quality Child Care Intervention. -- The Importance of Quality -- Socialization Practices Concerning Racial Ethnicity -- Parent/Family Context -- Child Care Context -- Method -- Participants4 -- Programs -- Child Care Staff -- The Children -- Procedure -- Classroom Observations -- Teacher Interviews -- Measures -- Racial Ethnic Socialization -- Classroom Racial Ethnic Composition -- Community Building -- Africentric Scale -- Latinocentric Scale -- Anti-bias -- Teacher Orientation toward Racial Ethnic Diversity -- Teacher Perceptions of Discrimination -- Teacher Orientation toward American Values -- Child Rearing Beliefs -- Quality -- Results -- What Are the Racial Ethnic Socialization Practices &amp -- Environments of UrbanChild-Care Programs for Poor Racial Ethnic Minority Children? -- The Role of Lifetime Perceived Discrimination -- Relations between Quality and Racial Ethnic Socialization -- Classroom Racial Ethnic Composition as a Factor of Racial EthnicSocialization -- Conclusion -- Future Research -- References -- HEALTH SATISFACTIONAND INCOME IN KOREA -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction.

2. Health, Health-Promotion Behaviors, and Socioeconomic Status -- 3. Empirical Study -- 3.1. Data -- 3.2. Health Satisfaction -- 3.3. Binary Logit Analysis for Health Behaviors -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- Articles in Journals -- Books -- CYCLERS, LEAVERS AND STAYERS IN WELFAREDYNAMICS: WHY DO UNEMPLOYMENT EFFECTSDECREASE WITH TIME? -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction1 -- 2. Background -- 3. The IMI Programme -- 3.1. Characteristics of the IMI Programme -- 3.2. The Data -- 3.3. Participation Sequences and Dynamics of the Programme -- 4. Determinants of the Probability of Leaving Welfare -- 4.1. A Discrete Time Duration Model for the IMI Programme -- 4.2. Multiple Spells and Unobserved Heterogeneity -- 5. Summary and Conclusions -- References -- SOCIETAL CHALLENGES IN LOW-INCOMEHOUSING: LEARNING FROM THE SRI LANKANEXPERIENCE -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Housing as a Problem -- Early Housing Solutions -- A Major Institutional Change -- An Ambitious Shift -- The Paradigm Shift: From Provision to Support -- Generating Theory from Practice -- The Social and Societal Processes of Housing -- Upgrading -- New Building -- Utilities Package -- Sites and Services -- Design and Planning -- Lessons to Be Learnt -- References -- UNEQUAL IMPACT OF DISEASE AND SOCIALDISADVANTAGES IN OLDER AGE: EMPIRICALEVIDENCE ON THE ITALIAN CASE -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Cross-National Trends in Income Inequalities -- Socio-economic and Health Inequalities in the Italian Context -- Inequalities within the Elder Care Sector and the Italian WelfareState -- Discussion and Policy Recommendations -- Conclusions -- References -- ZOOTHERAPY AS ALTERNATIVETHERAPEUTIC IN SOUTH AMERICA -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Methods -- Results and Discussion -- References.

USE OF MID-UPPER ARM CIRCUMFERENCEAS A MEASURE OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND ITSRELATIONSHIP WITH SELF REPORTED MORBIDITYAMONG ADULT BENGALEE MALE SLUM DWELLERSOF KOLKATA, INDIA -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Area of Study -- Subjects and Information -- Anthropometry and Evaluation of Nutritional Status -- Statistical Analyses -- Results -- Discussion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF SURGERYIN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES:EXAMPLES IN SIERRA LEONE AND CAMBODIA -- Abstract -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Context -- Methodological Considerations -- Results -- References -- EFFICACY OF A STAGE-MATCHED PHYSICALACTIVITY MESSAGE FOR LOW-INCOME WOMEN -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Design -- Methods -- Population, Sample, and Setting -- Procedures -- Measures and Instruments -- Intervention -- Data Analysis -- Results -- Physical Activity Behavior -- Stage of Change for Physical Activity -- Perceived Barriers and Benefits to Physical Activity -- Discussion -- Limitations -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- AN EMPIRICAL LOOK AT LOW INCOMECONSUMERS AND THE RENT-TO-OWN INDUSTRY -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Data Analysis and Descriptive Statistics -- 2.1. General Data Analysis -- 2.2. Descriptive Statistics -- 3. Regression Analysis -- 3.1. Methodology -- 3.2. Regression Results -- 3.3. Simulation Results -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- INDEX.

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