Finkelstein: "With No Direction Home"
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This 5 page paper discusses Marni Finkelstein's book about homeless middle-class white young people, "With No Direction Home." Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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FIRO-B & Hypnosis
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A 3 page research paper that addresses these two topics. The Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation-Behavior, which is popularly known as FIRO-B, was developed in the 1950s as effective assessment instrument that helped people to better understand themselves and how to work more effectively within groups (FIRO-B). Hypnosis has been shown to have effective therapeutic applications, such as optimizing performance and control anxieties in reference to one's job, as performance anxiety, in general, can be helped through hypnotherapy (Schwartz). This examination of these two topics suggests ways in which FIRO-B can be utilized within the hypnosis process. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khfirob.rtf

Fiske: Popular Culture Is "A Site Of Struggle"
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4 pages in length. The significance of John Fiske's description of popular culture as "a site of struggle" is how it draws attention to the antisocial aspect of broadly accepted social ethos. Popular culture is such that it serves to define what is not necessarily in the majority interest but rather appealing more to those who comprise the minority. Examining Fiske's statement provides an easy segue between the opposing divisions of society - those who have power and those who do not - and how these components inevitably create conflict. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Fist Stick Knife Gun by Geoffrey Canada
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A 5 page report on the work Fist Stick Knife Gun by Geoffrey Canada. No additional sources cited.
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Five Common Stereotypes Of Aging And Older Adults
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4 pages in length. The writer discusses how the concept of old age – within the fast-paced, individualized world in which man lives – is not met with much social acceptance. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLC5Aging.rtf

Flirting with Communication Accommodation Theory
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A 13 page paper presenting a study of flirting situations and behaviors. Communication accommodation theory holds that individuals change their manner of verbally or nonverbally communicating with each other, dependent on perceived differences between the individuals involved. This theory seems to fit inordinately well into the flirting situation, where individuals may not always be everything they seem to be. The purpose here is to investigate reactions to flirting behaviors in terms of communication accommodation theory in order to make some assessment of what accommodative processes individuals perceive. The research effort seeks to answer the question of what percentage of individual verbal and nonverbal flirting actions viewers perceive. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: KScomFlirting.rtf

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
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This 9 page paper discusses the status and efficiency of the Florida Foster care program. Examples, shortcomings, facts, figures, examined, conclusions drawn. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Forgotten Fatherhood
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A 10 page research paper that examines the position of fatherhood in American society. The writer argues that in past decades fatherhood was denigrated and essentially rejected as non-essential, but statistics conclusively prove that the father's role is just as essential as the mother's to the welfare and socialization of children. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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FORMATION OF BATTERED MEN’S SHELTER
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This 5-page paper discusses a comprehensive plan for creating a battered men's shelter, including a needs analysis, timeline, staff requirements and evaluation methods.
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Formative Sexual Experiences: A Chapter by Laumann et al in Comparison with Other Contemporary Studies
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This is a 15 page paper discussing formative sexual experiences. Formative sexual experiences are those which relate to initial sexual intercourse and in most social science investigations are based on heterosexual relations. Chapter 9: Formative Sexual Experiences in “The Social Organization of Sexuality: Sexual Practices in the United States” by Laumann et al in 1994, reports the trends found in a national survey done in the United States. Generally, it was found by the investigators that there has been a steady decline in age over the past forty years in regards to first intercourse and this is consistent with other studies. Other results of the study found that men’s motive for their first sexual experience is largely that of sexual curiosity while women motivations are more emotionally based. Other results found that one in twenty women reported being forced for her first sexual intercourse and a substantial proportion of men and women reported preadolescent sexual conduct with adults. In relation to other studies conducted, Laumann’s results are consistent with those reported in the United States but some factors differ from studies conducted in other areas of the world such as New Zealand, Norway, and Thailand to name a few. While all studies reported that the age of initial sexual experience is declining, the long lasting effects on relationships are not always considered to be negative as reported in a New Zealand study and females and males differ in their sexual motivations in Nordic society. The differences in the studies are often based on the differences on the social norms and structures of each society and because of this Laumann’s report can only be taken in the context of American society in the early 1990s. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Foster Care Abuse
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A 7 page paper which examines the condition of foster care abuse. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Foster Care and Social Systems Theory
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This 13 page paper discusses social systems theory in general and foster care specifically and in detail; and touches on reasons why foster care children do poorly in school. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Foster Grandparents Program
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A 9 page research paper that discusses the value to society and the benefits of volunteerism that senior citizens experience by participating in this federally funded program. The writer discusses the history of the program, its goals and funding, structure and limitations and also argues that this program should be expanded. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khfosgr.rtf

Foucault's Ideas about Social Control
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This 3 page paper examines the author's work entitled Discipline & Punish. It is discussed as it respects social control. Examples are provided. No additional sources cited.
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Foul Language and the Media
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A 3 page paper which examines what the increase in foul language in mass media says about our society. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Four Theories of Development in Singapore
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5 pages. This two-part paper examines the four theories of development (modernization, Marxian, discursive, institutional-adaptation) in the area of communitarian ideology at work in Singapore. The first part is a focus on understanding the communitarian ideology and the second part centers on the four theories of development. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Four Topics On Culture
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6 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses culture and social behavior; the connection between health food and religion; complementary medicine; and body/soul/religion. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLCComplMed.rtf

Francis Fukuyama – The End Of History
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A 17 page paper that presents an outline and explanation of Fukuyama's thesis about the end of history and the last man. The essay "The End of History?" published in 1989 and the book, The End of History and the Last Man, published in 1992 are still being discussed and analyzed in today's literature. Fukuyama's works created a great deal of furor and criticism in some circles and were applauded in other circles. This paper reports the interpretations of these two works by numerous scholars and also presents the criticisms levied against the thesis by other scholars. The thesis is that liberal democracy has won as the preferred system; this was evidenced by the end of the Cold War and this constitutes the end of history. One question asked by a number of authors is whether Fukuyama means this is the end of history or the end of historical thinking? The thesis is much more complex than this statement would imply and the complexities are discussed and reflected upon. The writer includes their own reflections. Bibliography lists 21 sources.
Filename: PGfukuy.rtf

Frantz Fanon; Applications to the Undermining of Nationalism In the US
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This 10 page paper looks at the ideas of Frantz Fanon and considers how they may be applied when considering the potential undermining of nationalism in the US in the context of Christian and Muslim religions and cultures that are present in the country. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEfanonUS.rtf

Free Rider And Rational Choice Theory
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3 pages in length. Because the human being is essentially egotistical in composition, it is not surprising to learn how many people will - when engaged within a group that has common interests and/or a common goal - strive to reach that common denominator only so far as it also fulfills the individual's personal agenda. The free rider problem, which revolves around this mentality, illustrates the manner by which some people utilize the exponential power of a group to achieve specific goals the individual could not reach by himself. This is a troublesome mindset for groups as a whole because it gives the group a false sense of wholeness when striving for a particular objective, with the free rider becoming more of an albatross than an active participant unless coercion is a motivating component. No bibliography.
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Freire, Matsuda And Senge: Compare And Contrast The Concepts Embedded In The Three Books
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10 pages in length. The writer discusses the fundamental principles of each book (organizational learning, ethics/democracy, hate speech) as they relate to social similarity. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCSenge.rtf

French Culture
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A 3 page research paper that explores the nuances of French culture. The writer discusses French body language, cultural norms, concept of personal space, concept of time, and diet. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Freud and Chesterton's Views Compared
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This 5 page paper examines Freud's Civilization and its Discontents and compares it to The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton. The works are examined in relation to Enlightenment era thinking. No additional sources cited.
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Freud And Disassociative Identity Disorder
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This 5 page paper examines a few of Freud's theories in light of what is currently known of disassociative identity disorder. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Freud's Civilization and Its Discontents
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This 4 page paper evaluates this book written by Sigmund Freud. Individuality is looked at in light of civilization. No additional sources cited.
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Freud's Model of the Human Psyche and Marxism
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of Freudian psychology as well as Marx's theory of alienation. Marxism is discussed in terms of how Freudian thought might pertain to the group behavior that Marx explores. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Friedman/Lexus & the Olive Tree
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A 5 page book review of Thomas Friedman's The Lexus and the Olive Tree (1999). The writer analyzes the author's stance on globalization, indicating that Friedman's views are ethnocentric and also unsubstantiated by scholarly research. No additional sources cited.
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Friendship
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This 3 page paper discusses some of the different types of friendship, and how and why we form close friendships. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Friendship - Communication Processes
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A 9 page paper that discusses four questions related to a friendship. The first section briefly describes the friendship in question. The writer then discusses interdependence in personal relationships, in general, and relates the concept to this particular friendship being addressed. The Dialectical Theory of Friendship is described and used to examining the target friendship. How certain communication skills are used in the friendship are discussed. Finally, the writer identifies areas of communication that could be improved. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Frustration and Burnout in the Workplace
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This 6 page paper reviews an article that examines the casual factors of frustration and subsequent burnout in the workplace. The study looks at 141 social workers and finds a major cause of frustration are rules and paper work that impact on clients rather than factors that have a personal impact. The article is summarized and then critiqued. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
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Fully Restorative Programs
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An 18 page paper which summarizes 3 separate textbooks which analyze fully restorative programs as they relate to the field of justice. The books summarized are "Restorative Juvenile Justice" by Gordon Bazemore and Lode Walgrave, "Victim Meets Offender: The Impact of Restorative Justice and Mediation" by Mark Umbreit, and "Family Group Conferencing: New Directions in Community-Centered Child and Family Practice" by Gale Burford and Joe Hudson, ed.. No additional sources cited.
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Functional Behavioral Analysis
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A 5 page research paper that focuses on observation of a premature 7-month-old boy. The writer offers a behavioral/physical assessment based on observation, detailing the baby's development as well as a strategies offered by nutritional and therapeutic experts in addition to further recommendations for intervention. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Functionalism and Education
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A 3 page research paper that discusses the Functionalist view of education. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Functionalism and the Case of Amadou Diallo
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A 7 page paper discussing the case of the shooting of Amadou Diallo in 1999 and the subsequent 2000 acquittal of all four police officers involved. It is difficult to see that there can be any good or moral reason for Diallo's death. From the functionalist perspective however, reasons for the police officers' action can be seen. The functionalist view is unlikely to bear scrutiny in court, and that too is a good thing. Though the police officers can be seen to have acted from the influence of pressures in other circumstances, they still need to be held accountable for their own actions. Includes an outline; bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Functionalism and the Relationship between the Individual and Society
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This 3 page paper explores the relationship between the individual and society from a functional point of view. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Functionalism in the News
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A 4 page research paper that, first of all, discusses functionalism and then applies this perspective to two newspaper articles on homelessness. This examination of functionalism looks at two newspaper articles and the manner in which they exemplify the functionalist approach to the modern world. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Functionalism/Durkheim & Parsons
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A 3 page research paper that defines functionalism from a sociological perspective and then how the work of sociologists Emile Durkheim and Talcott Parsons reflects the functionalist stance. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Functions of Working Class Humor
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A 10 page research paper that analyzes the nature and function of humor, focusing specifically on "low brow" or working class humor. This examination of humor among working class people demonstrates that humor has been employed to deflect and soften the vicissitudes of economic, social, and political life, as well define and critique societal inequalities. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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G. Bingham Powell / Social Fragmentation & Political Hostility
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A 5 page paper in which the writer provides a chapter by chapter overview of Powell's book on the impacts of social fragmentation and the repercussions. Bibliography lists no additional sources.
Filename: Powell.wps

Galileo by Bertolt Brecht
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A 3 page paper which examines the problems scientists have when their ideas conflict with society, using the life of Galileo, as told by Bertolt Brecht, as a foundation for discussion. No additional sources cited.
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Gambling May Be Entertaining But it Can Also Destroy Lives
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This six-page-paper presents a detailed discussion about the ways gambling addictions destroy lives and families. The symptoms , and problems of pathological gambling are all outlined as well as the many things that gambling interferes with. Bibliography lists six sources.
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Gambling as an Addiction
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Perfect for those working on an argumentative essay. This 9 page paper argues based upon the available research that gambling is indeed, addictive. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: Gambling.wps

Gambling Interventions for Chinese-American Men
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This 7 page paper discusses appropriate interventions for a group of Chinese American men who are gambling addicts. It also considers some of the social issues facing Chinese Americans, their history, and what a typical Gamblers Anonymous meeting is like. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: HVgamchi.rtf

Gaming in the Cybercafé
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A 6 page paper discussing a popular trend. The game-specialist cybercafé in Hong Kong as in any other country offers patrons a wide variety of activities they can pursue. It provides a setting like no other that can be found by any other means. Individuals can be and remain anonymous online while taking part in solitary activities in a social setting. Alternatively, they can choose to meet those who they discover through their online gaming entertainment. The atmosphere of the game-specialist cybercafé in Hong Kong broadens the options available to game players who use the Internet. Some are so compatible that they choose to make their partnerships more permanent. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Gandhi and King: Non-violence
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A 5 page paper which examines Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" and compares the non-violent approaches of King to those of Gandhi. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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