LEADER 08975nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910956272703321 005 20251117080301.0 010 $a1-61470-195-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000148993 035 $a(EBL)3019661 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000691125 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12265621 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000691125 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10628143 035 $a(PQKB)10517788 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3019661 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3019661 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10671226 035 $a(OCoLC)777811616 035 $a(BIP)26724961 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000148993 100 $a20090508d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aLow incomes $esocial, health and educational impacts /$fJacob K. Levine, editor 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aHauppauge, N.Y. $cNova Science Publishers$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (316 p.) 225 1 $aSocial issues, justice and status series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a1-60741-175-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- 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. 327 $aA 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 & -- 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. 327 $a2. 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. 327 $aUSE 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. 330 $aAlthough the definition of what constitutes low income varies significantly from one country to the next, it is always below average and people who have it score high on the misery index. This book attempts to define it and to seek solutions by bringing together leading researchers on the subject from around the globe. 410 0$aSocial issues, justice and status series. 606 $aLow-income consumers$vCase studies 606 $aPoor$xSocial conditions$vCase studies 615 0$aLow-income consumers 615 0$aPoor$xSocial conditions 676 $a305.5/62 701 $aLevine$b Jacob K$01867772 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910956272703321 996 $aLow incomes$94475483 997 $aUNINA