Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services

The attitudes and norms in the United States which confront new residents threaten individual mental health and a group's social cohesion

The structural difference of an extended family places it in jeopardy when the sociolegal system of a country addresses itself basically to the nuclear family

The emerging struggle for self-determination and a fair share of influence is directed to breaking a vicious circle of poverty and lack of power

A personal account of one man's perseverance contra viento y marea (“against the stormy seas”) to provide supportive services to urban newcomers

It is not natural or supernatural forces which separate groups but socialized patterns of behavior which maintain and perpetuate a system of inequalities

Despite good intentions and special projects, education is critically affected by lack of knowledge and appreciation of different cultural patterns

An evaluation is made of a community development project that indicates the need for more effective planning directed to institutional change

Professional education and practice are seen as failing to meet the needs of minority people and to provide essential services for the poor and powerless