Academic papers on Sociology, Social Work, & Counseling

Field Work in Substance Abuse
This 3-page paper describes a student visit to an outpatient clinic that treats substance abusers. It describes the student's expectations as opposed to the realities. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Interactions with Service Providers
Abstract: This 8-page paper describes a student's interaction with substance abuse service providers, with regard to what he might see, think and feel in this situation. Bibliography lists 3 sources
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Sociology: Homelessness
5 pages in length. With the 1980's nationwide estimates of total homeless population ranging "from 2-3 million for advocacy groups and social scientific estimates of 300,000-500,000" (Hewitt, 1996, p. 431), it is clear to see how there is much more...
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CONDOMS, DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
This 5-page paper discusses the design of condoms and how technology and materials have improved them from the first condom. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Review of "Corporate support in the aftermath of a natural disaster: effects on employee strains"
A 4 page paper reviewing the report of a quantitative survey of employees in South Florida affected by Hurricane Andrew in 1992. The research tests hypotheses addressing the effect of employer assistance both immediately following the hurricane and...
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"The Day Of The Locust"
5 pages in length. Like a swarm of unrelenting locust, a mismatched collection of outsiders converge upon southern California in the late 1930s
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SOCIAL WORK AND MOTIVATIONAL THEORY: AN ANALYSIS
This 14-page paper provides an overview of motivational theory as it pertains to the field of social work. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Rosa Parks: Applying Erik Erikson's Psychosocial Behavior
7 pages in length. Rosa Parks is both an ordinary and extraordinary individual whose seemingly insignificant decision to remain seated on a public bus December 1, 1955 set the stage for what many claim to be the beginning of the civil rights...
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Hunger in Twenty-First Century America
This 5 page paper examines hunger as it exists in America today. The problem as it exists among the very young and the very old, as well as for single mothers, is the subject of this paper that contains a great deal of statistics. Bibliography...
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2 Article Critiques/Leisure Research
An 8 page research paper that critiques two studies in leisure research. Each article analyzed reports on specific research studies that pertain to tourism and leisure research. Each article is examined for strengths and deficits and then a...
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Durkheim & Foucault/Views on the State
A 10 page essay that contrasts and compares the social theories of Emile Durkheim (Theory of Solidarity) and Michel Foucault (Theory of Knowledge). Each theory is examined and its tenets discussed and then the theories are applied as to how each one...
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Social Stratification
This 5 page paper examines social stratification from a personal perspective. Questions posed by a student are answered in an essay format. Davis and Moore's ideas are explored as well as the ideas of Karl Marx. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Male Hegemony
This 6 page paper discusses male hegemony: what it is, its history, and the challenges presented to it by gay men, poor men, and men of color. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Crime and Adolescents
This is a 6-page paper that describes the influences of family, peers and the media on adolescents and their behavior. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Deaf Culture and Deaf Education
This 8 page paper discusses the d/Deaf and their definition of themselves as a culture based on their handicap; it also discusses some of the ways deaf children have been educated. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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