Ethnic Minority Leadership: A Theoretical Perspective

Although numerous approaches have been utilized to study leadership (focusing on traits, attributes, styles, roles, situations, performance, results, and so on), there is no agreement on the idal approach. The debate over this issue especially as related to the study of ethnic minority leadership continues. In this paper two major approaches - the Great Main or Trait and the Times or Situational approaches are examined, and the latter is presented as a viable theoretical framework for studying the ethnic minority leadership

Getting Old in the U.S.: Dilemmas of Indo-Americans

Adapting to old age is an arduous task in every society. For Asian immigrants because of drastically different value systems getting old in the U.S. poses a number of dilemmas. For the Indo-American elderly and their families a major dilemma is whether to expect and abide by the value orientation of collectivism or follow the main stream American value of individualism. In this study the ethnographic approach operationalized through Interpretive Interactionism for an understanding of the interaction between the elderly and their families and their overall coping and adaptation process in the United States is presented

The Worker/Client Relationship: Relevant Role Theory

The historic concept of friendly visitor has blurred the distinction of professional and personal in worker/client relationships. Current social trends and social problems as well as recent theory applications in practice have made these distinctions harder to identify and maintain. Role theory can be used to analyze behavioral indicators of objective and subjective components of relationship

Role of Social Institutions In a Multicultural Society

With the rapid change in the demographic structure of the American society, the United States is becoming a mosaic of multiculturalism. Such changes have dramatic implications for social institutions. To understand such changes an overview of the evolution of multiculturalism from a historical perspective is provided. The concept of cultural pluralism is discussed for delineating the role of social institutions. Also examined is the issue of affirmative action, and the role of social welfare institution

Ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome: a case report

We present here a rare case ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome. In the case patient came with complain of abdominal pain, distension, nausea, vomiting with known case of secondary infertility

Injured Workers: From Statutory Compensation to Holistic Social Work Services

Despite legal and technical advances in assuring safe work settings, on-the-job accidents still occur. These events, which impose emotional and financial hardships as well as physical injury, have been given minimal attention by social workers. Existing services to accident-injured workers include monetary compensation through federal and state programs, trade union negotiation for broader benefits, and counseling and referral provided by Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs). Yet each of these service areas falls short in establishing a holistic, personin-environment approach to the injury. Here it is argued that an ecologically based social work practice can address many of the shortcomings of existing services for injured employees

An Assessment Women Teachers' Work-Life Balance in Higher Education Institutions

Over time, technology will transform how we work. It also impacts workplace interpersonal interactions. Technology has also affected the structure and process of government, although intellectual power has increasingly substituted bodily dominance. Initially, white-collar employees replaced blue-collar workers, followed by knowledgeable personnel. Traditional roles of women in the home and in society have also shifted. Due to their education, they were able to enter almost every sector of life, including business, government, politics, etc. However, these traditional family responsibilities have not lessened. Ancient India has a system that granted women total freedom. These revivals have brought with them a variety of opportunities and challenges, such as the ability for women to rise to the top in one region while being held back by family obligations in another. Therefore, family duties must be fulfilled. Women take a more prominent and important role exclusive the family. They need time for themselves as well. Consequently, achieving a healthy work-life balance is a pressing concern in today's culture. The major emphasis of this thesis is on the lives of working women, specifically on analysing the issue of work-life balance and creating a model for optimal work-life balance

Spontaneous symphysiotomy: rare case review

We present here a rare case of spontaneous symphysiotomy. In the case patient came with post-partum hemorrhage with severe pain in groin region, on clinical and pelvic examination there was a gap in pelvic syphysis which further confirmed by pelvic X-ray

Study on Stability of Pillars in Coal Mines through Empirical Models

Mining is the extraction of profitable minerals or other land materials from the earth, generally from a mineral body, vein or (coal) crease. Mining includes distinctive techniques like prospecting for metal bodies, dissecting the possibility of extraction, gainfulness of the operation, extraction of the sought materials. One of such systems is the Bord and Pillar system for mining which is one of the most established strategies for mining. The accomplishment of Bord and Pillar mining is selecting the ideal pillar size. In the event that the pillars are too expensive, then the extraction proportion abatements prompting less productivity and if the pillars are too little it jeopardizes the general mine wellbeing. Indian mines have around 60 % of the coal hindered as pillars. Geotechnical variables of an adjacent underground coal mine has been dead set in the research center. Distinctive methodologies of pillar configuration have been thought about. Variety of security element with width to stature proportion of pillar, extraction rate and profundity of spread has been dead set and conclusion has been made. The wellbeing and attainability of mining system is acquired through an ideal connection between security variable and extraction rate. This thesis contains the study of RK6 mine and GDK8 incline, the data collected from these mines and the results are found out to be 3.49MPa, 6.3MPa in RK6 and GDK8 respectively shows the maximum stress from Tributary area approach. Similarly 7.62MPa and 7.29MPa respectively for mine RK6 and GDK8 incline shows the maximum stress from Wilson’s approach. Wilson’s approach on stress over pillar shows maximum stress of. Strength of the pillars through six approaches indicated minimum strength of 11.17 MPa and 11.25 MPa in RK6 and GDK8 respectively. Safety factors are 2.11 and 2.3 for RK-6, and GDK 8 with variation of about 10% compared to the Tributary Area Approach. On the whole, pillars are stable with more than 1.5 safety factor for both of the mines conforming to the field observation

Problems in using social work records in assessing change

Thesis (M.S.)--Boston Universit