37 research outputs found
FROM WISCONSIN TO EGYPT AND BACK AGAIN: A COMMENT ON BRIDGETTE BALDWIN’S ANALYSIS OF THE SHADOW WORK THESIS
No full textThis Article examines Bridgette Baldwin’s reworking of Ivan Illich’s notion of “shadow work.” Bridgette Baldwin’s article highlights the limits of shadow work’s definition – as unpaid labor in preparation for consumption. While the Author acknowledges that Illich’s identification of a shadow realm of consumption—and, by extension, production—is a powerful commentary and foreshadowing of our present times, he suggests that Bridgette Baldwin’s Article demonstrates how class still matters and how shadow work is not gender neutral. The Author posits that the full expanse of Illich’s shadow market can be seen by exploring the standpoint position of poor black and brown citizens. This Article brings to light the similarities between the “tough love,” privatization approach to welfare reform and recent attacks on collective bargaining, the dismantling of social programs, decreased contributions to healthcare, and the failure to create a large-scale jobs program—combined with increased tax cuts for the wealthy. Unfortunately, the welfare mother remains socio-economically central but conceptually marginal to the discontent expressed by a growing number of Americans. The Author cautions against ignoring the plight of the welfare mother while America builds a new political consciousness
School-based cbt for anxiety in adolescents with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders: a comparison of the pragmatic case studies of brian and bridgette
No full textWhile a significant body of literature demonstrates the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in treating child and adolescent anxiety, relatively little research has examined its application in youth with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Previous studies suggest that enhanced CBT benefits this population, but additional information is needed to guide the development and delivery of individualized interventions in natural settings. Towards this end, this project consists of pragmatic case studies of CBT therapy with two 15-year-old adolescents, “Brian” and Bridgette,” who both have ASD—although with different levels of severity, and comorbid anxiety disorder. Together the clients exemplify the diversity and complexity of the needs of relatively high functioning adolescents with the combination of these disorders. The case studies are designed to examine the adaptation of empirically supported practices in order to appropriately address common and idiosyncratic features of ASD within school-based mental health service delivery. The sequence of the clients is noteworthy. Brian, the higher functioning client, was seen short-term for 8 sessions; and a year later, clinical lessons learned from Brian’s therapy were applied to the design of the longer-term treatment of 65 sessions over two years for Bridgette, the lower functioning client. A qualitative and quantitative evaluation of therapy processes and outcomes offers insight into the particular intervention strategies and modifications that helped each client. The benefits and barriers of school-based mental health service delivery are considered.Psy.D.Includes bibliographical referencesby Arielle S. Gartenber
Future of Youth Hockey Culture
No full textIce hockey holds a revered position in Canadian culture, renowned for fostering national pride and camaraderie. However, in recent years, the hockey environment has come under scrutiny due to the resurgence of assault and discrimination cases. These incidents have raised concerns, particularly regarding the psychological and physical well-being of youth involved in the sport. Consequently, parents, administrators, fans, and politicians have begun questioning existing practices and advocating for change.
This study takes a unique approach to address these concerns, using foresight and systems thinking methods in collaboration with youth hockey players and leadership. The aim is to identify strategies that can effectively transform Canadian youth hockey culture, making it more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable. By involving a diverse group of youth hockey players, coaches, administrators, and stakeholders in interviews, the research gives voice to the experiences, challenges, and aspirations of young athletes, empowering them to shape the future of their sport.
A crucial component of the paper leverages foresight and systems thinking methods to visualize the current state of hockey's ecosystem, the various future states plausible within a 10-year horizon, and the highest-yielding interventions to create the most sustainable change.
The findings of this study provide a comprehensive framework for action, offering policymakers, sports organization leaders, parents, and concerned citizens a series of reflection prompts and resources to advance youth hockey culture in their realms of influence. These insights can inform the development of policies, the design of programs, and the decision-making processes, all with the goal of effecting transformative change in the Canadian hockey landscape
Backsliding: The United States Supreme Court, Shelby County v. Holder and the Dismantling of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
No full textThe Supreme Court, having found that certain states received unequal treatment under the Voting Rights Act, struck down the Act’s preclearance provision in its Shelby v. Holder holding. The Author, in an effort to critique the conclusion reached by the Court, argues that these states, historically responsible for obstructing the ability of African-Americans to vote, continue to engage in practices that result in voting irregularities and acts of discrimination in the electoral process. Today, this strategic disenfranchisement rears its head in the form of legislation making voting difficult or impossible for many minority voters, a criminal justice system that targets racial minorities, and a lack of representation for citizens of color in both federal and state offices.
The Author argues that without a preclearance requirement, “second generation” barriers to voting—such as the passage of voter ID laws and the dilution of black voting power through gerrymandering—will be constructed. The Author cites statistics on hate crimes based on racial bias, the disproportionate imprisonment of minorities, and the limited representation of African Americans in politics to support the main argument that racial disenfranchisement has persisted into the present day. The Author concludes that while the Voting Rights Act has never addressed all of the strategies used to suppress the black vote, the Supreme Court should still consider them if it wants to consider fully the legacy of slavery and the persistence of racism
Just an Hour of Your Time? Providing Limited (Unbundled) Assistance to Litigants in Person
No full textThis article considers the landscape for “unbundled” legal assistance in New Zealand. The author draws on and discusses the substantial international literature and data from a study conducted on litigants in person in the New Zealand civil court. The author concludes that unbundling may prove a win for everyone involved in the litigation and the time is right for exploring this option further
\u27Wisconsin Works\u27?: Race, Gender and Accountability in the Workfare Era
No full textThis Author offers an evaluative analysis of the Wisconsin Works (W-2) program as the model initiative within national welfare reform strategies. The purpose of W-2 was to present welfare mothers with alternatives to dependency. The mothers of this study offer insights from their perspectives and experiences that take this claim, by W-2, to task.
The following issues are explored: How do these mothers evaluate the transition from welfare to the W-2 Program? What does the central goal of self-sufficiency mean to them? What does welfare reform in general mean? And, finally, is anyone listening?The Author questions what happens when the actual voices of black mothers living through the transition from welfare to work in the model state of Wisconsin are placed at the center of analysis and interrogate how these experiences might challenge a statistical assessment of Wisconsin\u27s reported success.https://digitalcommons.law.wne.edu/books/1008/thumbnail.jp
An analysis of competition between gag-dependent transcripts and HIV-1 Rev protein in transient transfection assays, 2000
No full textRetroviruses express their repertoire of products from a single primary transcript. However, it appears that the default condition for posttranscriptional processing in a normal cell is to completely splice any intron-containing transcripts. Consequently, the dilemma for the retroviruses is how to export the full length, unspliced and partially spliced transcript which both code for structural proteins, as well as serves as the genome to be packaged into mature virus particles. Many retroviruses (HIV-1, HTLV-l, EIAV, visna) exploit posttranscriptional mechanisms, by which their intron-containing mRNAs circumvent nuclear retention, and are exported to the cytoplasm. For example, HIV-1 RNAs contain at least one functional intron that must enter the cytoplasm to act as templates for the synthesis of proteins. HIV-l regulates expression of its genome through the interaction of a virally encoded trans-acting factor, Rev, with a cis-acting Rev responsive element (RRE). Rev binds unspliced and singly spliced nuclear transcripts containing the RE and shuttles them into the cytoplasm. Other retroviruses (MPMV, SRV) lack Rev-like trans-acting viral proteins. Their transcripts contain a cis-acting element, termed the constitutive transport element (CTE), that allows transport of intron-containing mRNAs. CTE-like elements have also been identified in DNA viruses (Hepatitis B, HSV~1). Retroviral CTEs have been shown to be able to substitute for the Rev/RRE system to allow efficient regulatory control of HIV expression. Although a number of studies have examined what cellular cofactors are involved in Rev/RRE and CTE-mediated transport, it is not clear if common cellular cofactor(s) exist. In these studies we have used a transfection/competition assay to investigate whether Rev/RRE-, SRVCTE~, and MPMVCTE-containing transcripts utilize similar cofactors for nucleocytoplasmic transport. Coexpression of gagMPMVCTE and pCwtRev at various concentrations in the same cell demonstrated that Rev inhibited CTE- mediated transport from the nucleus. Using the same assay we further demonstrated that GTE-mediated export was not inhibited by cotransfection with a pC?Rev(-) mutant clone, a Rev point mutant clone, or luciferase, a non-specific marker protein. Our data suggest that this inhibition is specific for Rev, and for a specific region of the Rev protein. We propose that Rev and the CTEs interact with a common cellular cofactor(s), or that Rev directly interacts with the CTEs
Shadow Works and Shadow Markets: How Privatization of Welfare Services Produces an Alternative Market
No full textThe Author attempts to fuse Ivan Illich’s misplaced ideas of gender roles with how privatization of welfare services has legitimized a shadow economy and work through mandated community service jobs. The Article provides a historical perspective of how social services were handled, leading to the current cost/benefit legacy of welfare privatization utilized by the Wisconsin Works program (W-2). Wisconsin’s program requires women recipients to engage in volunteer work, creating a subsidized labor force for private agencies based on the presumption that work, even meaningless and menial tasks, establishes job-readiness for women on welfare. The Author suggests that we need to begin thinking about how to recreate the framework for providing public services. The community service component of W2 and its actual function powerfully demonstrates how W-2 mothers have become a reserve labor force. But at the same time the contours of W-2 make reserve labor status profitable, not for the mothers, but for the sub-contracted agencies. The relationship between W-2 mothers, the status of community service, and the position of sub-contracted agencies have generated a shadow market as a consequence of welfare privatization. The ways in which these women are held captive to a world without work, a world without skill building, and limited ways out become the grounds upon which sub-contracting agencies generate profit. Under the shroud of “cost effectiveness,” private agencies are reaping the financial windfall of “pimping” the state based on their ability to market their skills at converting welfare mothers into low-wage workers
Stratification of the Welfare Poor: Intersections of Gender, Race & Worthiness in Poverty Discourse and Policy
No full textThis Article analyzes the historical, cultural and legal treatments and representations of poor black women from Progressive Era philanthropic aid to early work-to-welfare reform protocol. When black women serve as the case study for a larger examination of social policy issues we see that welfare was rarely meant to remedy the structural crunch of poverty. Working class black women have been at the center of the construction of the poor and serve as the designation to determine which people deserve to be compensated for being poor.
Furthermore, the Author discusses both the ramifications and rationale of why the government never designated black women as deserving poor and the implications of constructed images in the post-reconstruction period, the New Deal Era, the 1960s AFDC agenda, and 1980s welfare to work reform
Feminist Judgment of Aotearoa New Zealand Te Rino: A Two-Stranded Rope
No full textThis article is a review of the book “Feminist Judgements of Aotearoa New Zealand Te Rino: A two-stranded rope,” a collection of New Zealand judgments re-written from a feminist perspective. The author concludes that this collection offers a valuable opportunity to step back and survey the land of the law with fresh eyes and that it is a powerful means of teaching us to see a legal case through a different lens
