Post-Traumatic Stress and Attributions among Incest Family Members

This paper presents a discussion of the relationship between attribution models of self-blame and coping strategies among members of incest families. The findings suggest that incest victims are more likely to experience prolonged post-traumatic stress than are offenders and their spouses. The argument is made that by focusing on individual adjustment, therapy programs may be neglecting the interactive effect of attributions made by other family members, the legal system and outside observers. The author concludes by suggesting that a sociological model in which the relationship between social reactions to incest and attributions is addressed would enhance the effectiveness of self-help treatment programs intended to reduce victim stress

Correspondence Related to DWC Nominations and Elections, 1988-89

Primarily incoming and outgoing letters regarding individual committee activities, nominations for awards and elections, and membership issues

Task Conceptions and Work Arrangements

The authors present a theoretical analysis of relations between technology and formal organizational structures. After critically evaluating other approaches, they propose a finer-grained analysis to examine relations between particular technologies (rather than technology in general) and particular work arrangements (rather than the structure of the whole organization). They discuss some methodological consequences that would follow from such a change, including developing different measurement techniques