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Detached work amongst two adolescent groups

Detached work amongst two adolescent groups M.OSWALDl During the post-war period especially researchers grammes. Firstly, as already mentioned, the de­ in the fields of sociology and social psychology, tached workers are employed by a non-govern­ particularly in the United States of America, mental agency. This eliminates many problems, have been undertaking new approaches in meet­ which could otherwise arise if such workers ing the problems of delinquency. Much of this were supervised by a religious organization, relatively new research has been directed to­ statutory body or semi-government organization. wards the problems of delinquency and dis­ Secondly, the approach to the groups and the turbed social behaviour of youth as expresSed in work with individuals is based very firmly on the forms of gangs, street corner groups or those techniques usually labelled as "non­ "clusters" of youth. directive". Some of the problems presented by these The worker aims initially to establish contact gangs or street corner groups are: with and gain acceptance by the youth with 1. They are violence-prone and are involved whom he hopes to work, in the following way. in a wide variety of criminal and anti­ He visits the chosen area every day for several social activities, at times of a highly http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Journal of Social Work Taylor & Francis

Detached work amongst two adolescent groups

Oswald, M.O.
Australian Journal of Social Work , Volume 18 (1): 7 – May 1, 1965
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Detached work amongst two adolescent groups

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M.OSWALDl During the post-war period especially researchers grammes. Firstly, as already mentioned, the de­ in the fields of sociology and social psychology, tached workers are employed by a non-govern­ particularly in the United States of America, mental agency. This eliminates many problems, have been undertaking new approaches in meet­ which could otherwise arise if such workers ing the problems of delinquency. Much of this were supervised by a religious organization,...
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Abstract

M.OSWALDl During the post-war period especially researchers grammes. Firstly, as already mentioned, the de­ in the fields of sociology and social psychology, tached workers are employed by a non-govern­ particularly in the United States of America, mental agency. This eliminates many problems, have been undertaking new approaches in meet­ which could otherwise arise if such workers ing the problems of delinquency. Much of this were supervised by a religious organization, relatively new research has been directed to­ statutory body or semi-government organization. wards the problems of delinquency and dis­ Secondly, the approach to the groups and the turbed social behaviour of youth as expresSed in work with individuals is based very firmly on the forms of gangs, street corner groups or those techniques usually labelled as "non­ "clusters" of youth. directive". Some of the problems presented by these The worker aims initially to establish contact gangs or street corner groups are: with and gain acceptance by the youth with 1. They are violence-prone and are involved whom he hopes to work, in the following way. in a wide variety of criminal and anti­ He visits the chosen area every day for several social activities, at times of a highly

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Australian Journal of Social Work – Taylor & Francis

Published: May 1, 1965

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