Inquiries in Social Sciences (Issue 3)
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Item Advocacy "By the People"(1997) Collins, SaraThe article addresses how to teach others to advocate for themselves.Item New Pap Technology as Catalyst to Unite Women for Promoting Mutual Benefits(1997) Glascoff, Susan Titus"This article is a call to health advocates to use their professional advocacy training to improve cooperation among women on topics of mutual benefit. Women must emphasize their mutual needs and downplay their differences if they are to accelerate progress. A case in point is the Pap controversy."Item Cultivating the Seeds of Political Action in Our Communities(1997) Stern, Andrew"The New York Citizens AIDS Network! (New York CAN!) was launched in the fall of 1994 to provide an outlet for New Yorkers everywhere to hone the advocacy skills necessary to effect positive political action on behalf of people with HIV/AIDS."Item Organ and Tissue Donation: Saving Lives is a Shared Responsibility(1997) Payne, Denise"Over 54,000 Americans - including more than 4,000 New Yorkers - are waiting for a donated organ, while hundreds of thousands are in need of tissue transplants, such as corneas, bone and skin. Yet, until health care professionals ensure that all eligible patients are considered for donation and more families say 'yes' to donation, 10 Americans will die every day for lack of a donated organ. Health professionals and the general public all play a critical role in saving and improving lives through donation."Item From the Editors:(1997) Martinac, Karen; Selver, Irene