Who is the male homosexual? A computer-mediated exploratory study of gay male Bulletin Board System (BBS) users in New York City.

Using simple computer technology, 290 male homosexual Bulletin Board System (BBS) users in the greater New York City area participated in a study, the objective results of which are presented here as information of potential importance and/or interest to social workers, psychologists, and related mental health professionals. While, in general, members of the population studied tend to look like everyone else, some interesting differences with respect to (1) health-related concerns and behaviors, (2) educational attainment, and (3) socio-emotional characteristics (measured by computer administration and scoring of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) were identified and are presented and discussed. Further work relative to the latter is both urged and anticipated in the mental health professions' continuing efforts to operationalize their shared concerns about and values related to diversity.

Needle-using practices within the sex industry. National AIDS Research Consortium.

The addicted prostitute faces a risk of AIDS from both her sexual practices and intravenous drug use. While the sexual practices of these women have been studied, much less is known about their needle-using practices. We suggest women in the sex industry are more enmeshed in the drug-using scene and occupy a more constricted set of social roles than other women.

Adolescent substance abuse prevention programs: Theories, models, and research in the encouraging 80's.

The "vaccine" to prevent adolescents from using cigarettes, alcohol, and other drugs has not yet been found. Much has been learned about which prevention effortsdo not work. However, in the past decade there are some encouraging findings about whatdoes seem to work.

Cultural differences in health beliefs: implications for social work practice in health care settings.

Individuals of diverse ethnic backgrounds often have beliefs about health, disease and treatment which vary significantly from American scientific medical practice. Cultural and subcultural health beliefs also vary among blacks, Hispanics and Asians. Individual differences within cultural groups may be influenced by length of time in the United States, age and social economic status.

Foundation support for aging in the 1990s: the emerging picture.

This survey of grantmakers and experts in the field of aging gives a picture of where grantmakers say their funds will be targeted in the first half of the 1990s and where experts believe these funds should go. A review of the similarities between grantmakers and experts indicates that community-based support services geared toward traditional populations are a priority among both groups. The most dramatic difference is in how best to package these services.

Sources of organizational power for women in the health care field.

Women in the health care field continue to be situated in occupations and positions that have low status, low salaries, and offer little obvious opportunity for advancement. A number of positions that are emerging in today's health care system are held by women and are potentially powerful. If the power is understood and used to the advantage of colleagues in the context of organizational mission, gender will not be a controlling factor.