This book chapter discusses the metaphoric analysis of a shipyard union dispute and the theory and method in the cultural analysis of collective action. Rather than treating grievances and political opportunities, given, and exogenous to organized movement groups, cultural analysts of social movements have recently focused on cognitive and linguistic processes by which factors relevant to collective behavior are themselves interpreted collectively.

This report summarizes the results of a survey of adult, working-aged patients in a large, urban, tax-supported county healthcare system, consisting of an inpatient hospital facility and eight community health centers. The major objectives of this research project were to assess the patients' access to healthcare, factors affecting their access, and their health status.

Article on a qualitative study exploring older poor parents who lost an adult child to AIDS in Togo, West Africa.

Article on a longitudinal assessment and the consequences of empowered CAN teams in nursing home settings.

Book discussing empowered work teams in long-term care and strategies for improving outcomes for residents and staff.

Book chapter discussing social issues in aging such as structural lag theory, race and ethnic differences in aging, different social roles associated with older adults, and how the role of retirement has changed in recent years.

Article discussing a case study on community and university collaboration in health care planning.

Encyclopedia article in the 'International Encyclopedia of Economic Sociology' discussing health care, globalization and health, and the effect of the economy on the structure of the health care system.

Article on community-oriented policing in a multicultural milieu and the case of loitering and disorderly conduct in East Arlington.

Report for the Irving City Council Community Development Advisory Committee. This report discusses the need for an indigent healthcare clinic in Irving, Texas.

Article on violence against women and strategies for rural health.

Article on pediatric emergency departments and "safety-net" providers for vulnerable children.

Report for the Dallas Women's Foundation on a comprehensive assessment from 2000 to 2002 of the status of women and girls in Dallas County, including sections on economics, health, families, and adolescent girls.

Article on community-oriented policing in a multicultural milieu and the case of loitering and disorderly conduct in East Arlington, Texas.

Article on ethnicity, health care and socio-economic status and the continuing disparity among minority children in Texas.