Cliques
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3 pages in length. Social groups play an integral role in establishing a positive self-image as well as learning how to interact with others. However, there are some types of groups that can actually be more detrimental to students' social skills when they isolate and incorrectly define their members in others' eyes. Cliques - groups of a select few who share a common characteristic - can work in either direction, with some like academic clubs helping to bring out an otherwise socially inexperienced student, while others like a collection of the most popular girls serves to classify them as elitists who consider others below them. The way cliques are fashioned makes the difference between whether they prove beneficial or harmful to students' social skills. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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CLONING: AN ANALYSIS OF ELMER-DEWITT
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This 4-page paper is an analysis of "Cloning: Where do we go from here?" by Philip Elmer-Dewitt, which was published in the November 8, 1993 issue of Time magazine. The paper discusses sociological implications of the article including the purpose of cloning, how it contributes to society, how it is connected to other institutions and how the practice could perform an important social function.
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Closeness in Marriage
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A 3 page research paper/essay that discusses closeness, intimacy, in marriage. The writer discusses things to do--and not do-- in order to foster intimacy in a marriage. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Clothing and Identity: Cowboys and Cowgirls
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A 3 page paper which looks at clothing and identity in examining the style of cowboys and cowgirls, or country-western clothing. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Clues From an American Household
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5 pages. This very interesting assignment helps the student learn about the powers of research, observation, and sound reasoning. By looking at a series of household receipts gathered over a period of about six weeks, the researcher will, through powers of deductive reasoning, gather as much information as possible from these clues that can tell us about the family, their interests, and other facts about these otherwise unknown persons.
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CODE OF THE STREET:ELIJAH ANDERSON
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This 6 page paper gives an overview and critique of Elijah Anderson's book, Code of the Street. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Codes of Ethics for Counselors
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A 6 page overview of the differences that exist between the Codes of Ethics for the American Counseling Association (ACA), the American Association of Christian Counseling (AACC), and the American Association of Pastoral Counselors(AAPC) in regard to the guidance they provide to Sexual Intimacies, Conflict of Interest (Dual Roles) and Relationship to Society. The author presents the hypothesis that these differences exist because each organization in question deals more with a particular client base and environment, a fact that introduces concerns that differ somewhat from the client bases and environments found in other organizations. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Coding an Article
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This 5 page paper takes an article regarding social problems from the press and considers how it may be broken down and coded for further research. The article chosen considers graffiti. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
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Coffee In The American Culture
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A 5 page paper that explores the importance of coffee in the American culture. The paper includes a history of coffee, including the legends related to its discovery, the progression of this beverages popularity from the time of discovery, the importance of coffee houses and the resurgence of coffee houses as a meeting place. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Cognitive Behavior Therapy
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A 4 page research paper that examines Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), which is considered by many experts to be the preferred form of therapy for many psychological and personality problems (Bush, 2002). CBT is a form of therapy that is primarily oriented toward problem solving and based on systematic and thorough gathering of information relative to the causes of psychological or emotional stress (Aubrey and Bond, 1997). Rather than extensive psychoanalysis that searches out the root problems regarding why someone developed an addictive personality, CBT primarily focuses on changing the negative behavior that is destroying the client's quality of life. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Cognitive Behavioral Intervention
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The individual builds a self concept based on the social evaluations he or she has received, especially those of perceived authority figures. Personality change is not only possible, it is necessary within the impetus for growth toward self worth. This 7 page paper explores the concept of cognitive behavioral intervention as it applies to a specific case example. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Cognitive Dissonance and Racism
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A 9 page research paper that investigates the relationship between cognitive dissonance and racism. The writer argues that if people's true feelings do not match their outward show of non-racist attitudes, it sets up a situation in which cognitive dissonance would propel individuals into, at least privately, rationalizing their any racist attitudes, which would ultimately serve to keep racism alive and well in a covert manner, and that the two research studies profiled support this contention. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Cohabitation & Marriage
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The effects of cohabitation on an impending marriage are discussed in this 5 page paper. Also examined, more briefly, is the current trend for couples to marry but live apart. The paper concludes that it is more beneficial for relationships if the couple lives together than if they live apart, whether or not they are married. Religious aspects are explored as well but the paper takes a sociological point of view. The effects of cohabitation on children are also discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Cohabitation / Problems
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A 5 page paper discussing the problems that can arise from living together without marriage. Living together has caused far more controversy than just the value of maintaining laws that are no longer enforced. The focus here is its effects on traditional marriage and social issues. Though the most common opinion is that there is nothing 'wrong' with living together either instead of, or before marriage, there is increasing evidence that there is indeed something 'wrong' with it, to the extent that it is listed as a risk factor against the success of subsequent marriage between the same partners. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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College Students and Binge Drinking: Social Work Research
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of a potential study on binge drinking. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Color, Societal Privilege, and Discrimination
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A 7 page discussion of the continuing discrimination which occurs in the United States in regard to race and color. Presents a brief historical basis for the problem and contends that discrimination is both an intercultural and intracultural phenomenon. Suggests that these factors result in an unfortunate mindset that has forced the non-white ethnicities and races further and further away from the white mainstream and are factors which gave us our popular concept of the term minority. It is also this mindset that has resulted in severe societal separation between black and white in particular. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Combating Negative Moral Influences for Youth
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A 3 page paper which examines how today’s youth can combat negative moral influences through such involvement as church, education and sports, and volunteering. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Commitment In Interpersonal/Sexual Relationships
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This 20 page paper explores the topics of commitment in interpersonal and commitment in sexual relationships beginning with an introduction to the concept of commitment – what is it, what does it mean in today's world, and the conclusions of two studies looking into commitment between dating couples. The writer then discuses the ethics of commitment and sexual ethics, a very hot topic in today's world, most of which focuses on the relationship of homosexual couples; next, is a discussion of the theology of commitment. The writer asserts that God wants us to make commitments, first to Him and then to others in our lives but where does commitment fit in this disposable world. The last section addresses pastoral care and counseling, premarital, marital, and divorce. Here, the different types of families are identified along with the ways in which some pastors face the challenge of these diverse families, including the lesbian or gay couple. An approach that has been remarkably successful in reducing the number of divorces is explained in this section. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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Common Social Problems
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This 5 page essay discusses three social problems many communities face: teenage pregnancy, student literacy rates and illegal aliens. The essay also identifies the community agencies that typically address these problems. Statistical data are included. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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COMMUNICATION THEORY AND BOYZ N THE HOOD
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This 5-page paper attempts to match communications theories with the 1991 movie Boyz n the Hood, which deals with a group of African-American boys and their slow and painful march toward adulthood in the violence of Los Angeles' South-Central area. Theories touched upon here include interactional, uncertainty avoidance and symbolic interactional. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Communities and the Future
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A 5 page paper which discusses different types of communities and then discusses how they will be likely altered in the future with the notion of telework. The source used for examining communities comes from the course material in an article titled "Approaches to Community: Conflicts and Complementarities" by Marcia Pelly Effrat. Bibliography lists 5 additional sources.
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Community Activism/Homelessness
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A 3 page research paper that examines the problem of homelessness and suggests methods for community activism based on projects in San Francisco and New York City. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Community College Mission: A Social Engineering Perspective
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This 4 page paper provides an overview of the issue of applying a social engineering perspective to the creation of a community college mission in Florida. This paper provides a questionnaire to be presented to a varied population of elected officials, college administrators and others. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Community Counseling for Needy Children
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6 pages in length. Discusses after-school community counseling programs for children and how it can exert a positive influence on their lives, self-esteem and well-being. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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Community Destination Report
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of a community destination report for Amnesty International, Canada. This paper outlines the perceptions of the author after a visit of this site. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Community Intervention Nutrition Programs
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This 7 page report examines programs in place for food assistance, how the programs work and what more needs to be done to assist children from low-income areas. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Community Involvement Versus Big Government Programs
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This 11 page paper examines social capital, and the role of community in the United States. Works like Putnam's Bowling Alone and Hillary Clinton's It takes a Village are used in the analysis. The paper argues both sides of the issue and concludes that both views are compatible and can be embraced in unison. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Community Reactions in Times of Stress
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A 7 page discussion of the factors that prompt community reaction. This paper presents two scenarios for comparison. The first involves a paroled sexual predator and the second black coal miners between 1780 and 1980. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Community, urbanisation, and the role of the media
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A paper which looks at the concept of community in view of the changing perceptions of the city, the impact of urbanisation and the growth of the suburbs, and the role which the media might play in re-establishing the traditional idea of the community. Bibliography lists 3 sources
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Community-Based Behavioral Intervention in Addressing Conduct Disorder
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A 4 page outline of Conduct Disorder and one means of addressing the problem. This paper recommends community-based behavioral interventional tactics which target positively impacting parent/child interaction. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Community: Past And Present
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8 pages in length. Being raised within an urban environment fraught with financial and social restraints, an individual would likely have tremendous desire to work his or her way out of such a stifling atmosphere. Conspicuously apparent to the need to break free from this type of cultural oppression is the move toward a more suburban setting, where the individual chooses to leave behind unpleasant memories of a difficult community in exchange for one that provides opportunity and nurturing. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Comparative Analysis of Six Social Theorists
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9 pages worth of analytical comparison in which the writer explores similarities and differences between the sociological theories of Horkheimer, Parsons, & Meade vs. those of Lukcas, Merton, & Goffman. Each group stood at opposing sides with regard to theoretical issues in the sociology of poverty, class, structure, etc; Bibliography lists 8+ sources.
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Comparative Cultural Analysis of Television Series’ “Three’s Company” and “Friends”
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A 6 page paper which considers two representatives of popular culture for their time periods and examines similarities and differences that point out to differences in cultural assumptions that guided their creations and compares how the works reflect varieties of cultural assumptions, stereotypes, values and attitudes. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Comparing Two Close Friends
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A 3 page essay that provides a student with a template for discussing the students’ friendships. The writer discusses her two closest friend and this discussion of friendship contrasts and compares these two women and the nature of each relationship. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Comparison and Contrast of Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods Including Quality, Credibility, Reliability, Validity and Analysis
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This is a 20 page paper comparing and contrasting qualitative and quantitative research methods. Qualitative research methods are considerably different from those of quantitative research methods. Qualitative research methods are considered to be more dynamic, interactive and holistic in their approach than quantitative methods which are considered more deductive in their reasoning, objective in their observations, more defined and static in their collection, analysis and reporting. While qualitative methods provide for more narrative and detailed reports of certain phenomenon, quantitative methods allow for the study of larger populations and therefore can allow for more generalizations about a phenomenon. Whichever method is used for a particular study, researchers agree that the method should be appropriate for the subject being studied. Largely, quantitative methods are used in the physical sciences whereas studies in the social sciences lean toward qualitative methods or a combination of both research methods. Both methods are also supported by different aspects of quality, credibility, reliability and validity throughout their methodology. Bibliography lists 22 sources.
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Comparison and Contrast of Two Lifestyles
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A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts two different lifestyles. The paper addresses the life of an American with the life of an Australian. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Comparison between being single and being in a relationship
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A paper which considers the various social, psychological and economic advantages and disadvantages of being in a monogamous relationship, or being single.
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Comparison of Adjacent Census Tracts in Michigan
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A 6 page paper describing two adjacent sections of Wayne County, Michigan. Census tracts 5381 and 5389 are adjacent to each other. They are similar in racial makeup, and though median incomes are higher in 5381, they are both solidly middle class. Unemployment is low and most families and individuals own the houses in which they live. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Comparison of Franco-Americans and Spanish Speakers
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A 3 page paper which uses “How Many Frenchmen Does it Take...” by C. Stewart Doty to discuss how the Franco-Americans are treated regarding speech. The paper compares Doty’s presentation to realities experienced by the Spanish speakers in America. No additional sources cited.
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Comparison of Mauss and Geertz
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A 5 page paper assessing Marcel Mauss’ “Techniques of the Body” and Clifford Geertz’s “Impact of the Concept of Culture on the Concept of Man,” followed by a comparison of the two works. Both authors agree that the study of movements, gestures, gait and other issues of body usage are culture-specific. The point is that one studying a culture must be aware of all aspects of that culture, that there is not even one detail small enough to warrant being labeled as being insignificant. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Comparison of Research Approaches / Family Psychology
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A 5 page paper discussing the method in which four researchers have approached the issue of family cohesiveness and its effect on the children of the family. Most of the studies reviewed revolve in some way around previously established models, and one was little more than a basic literature review of previously published work. Because the focus of each of the others was that of attitudes and feelings, the researchers were unable to employ definite measures of specific qualities. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Comparison of the Family and Gender Structures in the Yanomamo, the Aztec and the Modern American Families
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This is a 5 page paper comparing the gender and family structures of the Yanomamo, the Aztecs and modern Americans. The Yanomamo of the Brazilian rainforest, the Aztecs of Mexico and modern Americans all have traditionally different gender and family structures and roles but all also experienced shifts within their structures to adapt to new situations encountered by new generations. The males within the Yanomamo are considered as the warriors but are heavily influenced by the women who demand protection from raiding tribes. The men within the tribes also continuously create stronger alliances with other powerful men in order to increase their status and their marriage options. The families of the Aztecs of Mexico lived jointly and joint households consisted of complex kinship ties in addition to the genders enjoying a parallel level of roles and respect. After the Spanish conquests however, the gender roles and family structures shifted toward a more male oriented society consistent with the expectations of the Spanish. Finally, the traditional nuclear families of American society have also shifted within the last generation. As the incidence of divorce increases and more women are working outside of the home, American families have experienced a shift to households which may have traditional nuclear structures but more than likely have environments in which parents are divorced, or cohabitating or are single parent based. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Comprehending September 11th: A Sociological Perspective
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This 5 page paper takes a sociological view and presents insights on Marxism and conflict theory. Weber and Durkheim's ideas are explored as well The World Trade Center and Pentagon disasters, which occurred on September 11, 2001, are discussed in respect to those theories. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Computers & Entertainment
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This 6 page paper takes a look at the effects the introduction of the personal computer has had on the entertainment industry. Also discussed is how computers are used as a form of entertainment. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Comte & Durkheim on Religion & Education
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A 7 page research paper that compares and contrasts the theories and ideas of sociological founding fathers, August Comte and Emile Durkheim on the topics of education and religion. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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