Article Discussions for SW 134
For each article, please think about and be ready to discuss the
following:
<>1. The research questions
2. The hypotheses being tested
3. The results of past research – very briefly
4. The sample being used and the population being studied
5. The dependent variables and the principle independent variables
6. The types of statistical tests being used
7. The main statistical results
8. What are the tables showing -- be ready to discuss each of the tables
9. Your interpretation of the study
Articles that will be discussed:
1. Corcoran and Kunz, “Do Unmarried Births Among
African-American Teens Lead to Adult Poverty?” Social Service
Review, June, 1997. Pages 274-287.
To be discussed in week 3.
2. Neale,
Joanne (2004). "Gender and Illicit Drug
Use," British Journal of Social Work.”
To be discussed in week 5.
3. “Differences in Net Worth Between Elderly Black People and Elderly
White People”, by Marth N.Ozawa and Huan-yui Tseng, Social Work
Research, Volume 24, Number 2, June, 2000.
To be discussed in week 9.
4. Guttmacher, Lieberman, Ward, Freudenberg, Radosh, and Des Jarlais,
“Condom Availability in New York City Public High Schools:
Relationships to Condom Use and Sexual Behavior”,
American Journal of Public Health, September,
1997, volume
87, No. 9, pp. 1427-1433.
To be discussed in week 10.
5. Smith, Carolyn (1996). “The Link Between Childhood
Maltreatment and Teenage Pregnancy,” Social Work Research,
131-141.
To be discussed in week 11.
6. Dulmus, Catherine & Hilarski, Carolyn (2006). “Significance
of Gender and Age in African American Children's Response to Parental
Victimization”, Health & Social Work.
To be discussed in week 12.