Lillian B. Rubin/ "Families on the Fault Line"
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A 5 page analysis and summation of the main point in made by Sociologist Lillian Rubin, in her book Families on the Fault Line, in which the author examines the "invisible Americans," the working class citizens who have been overlooked and ignored in mainstream culture due the incredible fascination with the rich that was inspired during the Reagan/Bush eighties. No other sources cited.
Filename: 99fault.wps

Literature Review/Leadership
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A 20 page literature review that is designed to be used with a study on leadership that employs the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI), developed by Kouzes and Posner in the late 1980s. While this review of pertinent literature does not solely address studies that have employed the LPI, this point is occasionally stressed, as this is the study instrument to be employed by the student researching this topic. In the following literature review, research studies are examined in which leadership was addressed in reference to gender, age, ethnicity and education. Bibliography lists 32 sources.
Filename: khldslit.rtf

Living Alone in America
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A 14 page paper which examines this issue from a primarily sociological perspective, including current trends and such problems associated with living alone such as depression and alcoholism. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: TGlivalone.rtf

Living Below The Poverty Line In America And Ethiopia
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3 pages in length. Living below the poverty line anywhere around the world is an existence fraught with constant struggle just to afford the basic necessities of survival; however, to endure sub-poverty life in the United States is a far cry from trying to do the same in third world countries like Ethiopia. One glaring difference between the two is America's governmental programs such as WIC (Women, Infants and Children), welfare and economic housing supplementation compared with the bureaucratic red tape that often prevents Ethiopians from receiving airlifted emergency rations let alone the benefits of governmental programs. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCPovertLine.rtf

Living in More's Utopia
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A 4 page essay that is written from the perspective of person washed ashore on Thomas More's Utopia. The writer describes what it is like to live within this imaginary ideal society. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khlivmut.rtf

Living in Mount Sinai, New York (First Person Essay)
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This 7 page paper is written in first person and provides a first hand account of the racial differences in Mount Sinai, New York. Some statistics are included. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA609MtS.rtf

Living In Poverty - The Working Poor
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This 10 page paper reviews two books: No Shame in My Game by Katherine Newman and The War Against the Poor by Herbert Gans. Newman discusses the working poor. Three examples from Newman are provided in the essay. The issue of unionizing low-wage earners is also discussed. Gans thoughts are discussed and explained, along with a critique of the work. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PGwkpor.rtf

Living With Terrorism in the U.S.A.
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This 10 page paper explores the sociological ramifications of the World Trade Center disaster along with the cumulative effects of other acts of terrorism lodged in the United States. The Oklahoma City bombing is also discussed. Ways in which people cope, how the 2001 disaster has affected people spiritually, psychologically and economically is included. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA141ter.rtf

Long Distance Relationships
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An 8 page literature review of research on long distance relationships. Different types of relationships are examined such as prisoners and their wives or girlfriends.College students and commuters and their experiences are discussed. Children are discussed as well as the implications a long distance relationship between their parents may have. Techniques that make for successful and fulfilling relationships are described which may be helpful for individuals involved in a marriage or romance that spans a considerable distance. Bibliography lists more than a dozen sources.
Filename: Distantr.wps

Looking at Canadian Sociology
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This 8 page paper observes sociological concepts related to Canada in particular and gives a list of definitions. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: HVsccnrv.rtf

Looking at Troxel v. Granville and the Situation of “Serendipity” and Her Grandparents
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This 3 page report discusses a hypothetical case in which a five-year-old child has been denied access to her grandparents with who she has had an intimate and daily relationship for her entire life. Basic issues related to the legal rights of grandparents are discussed within the context of the 2000 decision of the Supreme Court in Troxel v. Granville. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWgramps.rtf

Looking Backwards and Communist Manifesto Compared
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This 4 page paper examines two authors--Bellamy and Marx--and compares and contrasts their works. Utopian visions are discussed. No additional sources cited.
Filename: SA511MaB.rtf

Looking Glass Self and the Labeling Theory
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A 5 page paper which first discusses Charles Horton Cooley's concept of Looking Glass Self, and then discusses the Labeling Theory. In examining the concepts and theories the paper addresses how each is perhaps useful, yet also perhaps limited. Possible improvements are suggested. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAglsself.wps

Looking to the Left / For Liberalism
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A very well-written 5 page essay arguing in favor of the positive aspects of Liberalism. A number of advanced arguments from studies are evaluatively critiqued in order for the writer to arrive at the conclusion that liberalism has had to become more social, open to schemes of redistribution which preserve the price system but which also evidently decrease the production of impermissible inequality. **Recommended only for assisting upper-level students. Bibliography lists 5 scholarly sources.
Filename: Liberwhy.wps

Lookism: Male Perspective
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5 pages in length. Society is filled with various 'isms' that serve to define and ultimately separate the groups for which these words were created. While some of these expressions are beneficial to people as a whole – patriotism, heroism – the vast majority – racism, sexism, genderism, ageism – are used in a negative connotation as a means by which to sequester certain portions of society. In keeping with this alienating attitude, lookism has become yet another standard on this long list of 'isms," with the male perspective one of the most important aspects of its existence. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCLoksm.rtf

Lorraine Code's 'What Can She Know?: Feminist Theory And The Construction Of Knowledge'
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8 pages in length. Lorraine Code's 'What Can She Know?' is a celebration of gender, with particular emphasis upon issues of feminism and patriarchal control. Indeed, Code portrays the perpetuation of feminism; not only are her writings a solid reflection of her sentiments of a lacking Anglo-American epistemology but so is the manner in which she reflects the female reawakening. Code displays her craft well and does not hesitate to apply her talent as more of a social statement than one of mere entertainment. Thus is the case with her ongoing assertion that there was truly no separation of the sexes in reality, short of the obvious physical differences; rather, her perpetual argument clearly makes the point that the female gender -- no matter how seemingly fragile and delicate -- is indeed just as much an emotionally strong and self-reliant individual as her socially-accepted male counterpart. The writer discusses Code's book as it relates to feminism and patriarchy. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCcode.wps

Los Angeles And Homeless Latinos
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A 20 page paper which addresses the issue of homelessness in Los Angeles, with specific reference to the Latino population. Issues, other than dire situations, addressed include positive contributions such as recent small businesses. Also included is some economical information which is directly related to the Latino population and medical insurance. While these subjects are not necessarily directly related to the issue of homelessness among the Latino, they are relevant concerns in that they help to demonstrate the various circumstances involving the Latino population in Los Angeles. These sections are followed by a discussion of various studies which illustrate some of the statistical conditions which involve the Latinos and homelessness. The last section discusses some of the programs and various organizations which are attempting to change the current situations of homelessness. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Latihome.wps

Loss and Grief: Social Services
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A 7 page paper which discusses loss and grief and taking care of oneself as it relates to social services. The loss and grief discussed involve that which is experienced with the terminally ill child, during illness and following death. The social services illustrated involve the medical profession. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAlossgrf.wps

Louisa: Italian Culture
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5 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses various cultural traits as they relate to Louisa, an Italian-American whose ancestors immigrated to the United States from the old country. No bibliography.
Filename: TLCItalCult.rtf

Louisiana Laws: Child Abuse And Neglect
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A 15 page research paper that begins by presenting some national statistics about child abuse and neglect. The federal laws covering these crimes are then cited and explained. The writer then focuses on the state of Louisiana, including statistics, laws, definitions, maximum prison sentences, actual costs of child abuse and neglect and prevention programs. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: PGLAcld.wps

Love Is Never Enough, Or Is It?
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An 8 page paper discussing the book by Aaron T. Beck entitled, Love is Never Enough. This book is based a cognitive therapy approach to marriage counseling. Beck offers many constructive ideas and exercises for the couple who wish to more fully understand each other while ceasing to bring in their negative, and pointless, emotions into the relationship. While this book may apply to many people, if not all people in some way, it is presumptuous to assume that love is 'never enough.'
Filename: Lnevere.wps

Love: Storge, Philios, Eros, and Agape
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A 6 page annotated bibliography of 12 sources which relate to the topic of the four types of love: Storge, Philios, Eros, and Agape.
Filename: RAlovann.rtf

Low Class Workers in America and Elsewhere
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This 3 page paper discusses attitudes towards low-class workers in America and the U.K. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: HVLwrCls.rtf

Lowering the Drinking Age
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A 7 page paper that favorably debates the issue of lowering the drinking age. The paper shows why it would be in the government's best interest to let states decide their own policies on drinking ages, and why states should lower drinking ages to 18. Bibliography included 5 sources.
Filename: Drinkage.wps

Lucy Grealy's "Autobiography Of A Face" - Deviance
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8 pages in length. Lucy Grealy was victimized twice in her life: the first time being broadsided by childhood cancer that - by distorting her face - caused her insurmountable grief and torment for the rest of her life and the second time by the social dictate that branded her a deviant who was not welcome to assimilate into her own culture. The extent to which Lucy faced adversity with regularity yet still labored to overcome it is both grand and far-reaching; that through her lifelong efforts to do so only pushed her deeper and deeper into the depths of social deviance speaks to the cyclical nature of society, its stringent mandates for acceptance and the substandard image - along with the disfigurement of her face - with which Lucy had to live. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCGrealy.rtf

Lynn Zimmer/ Women Guarding Men
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A 5 page analysis/book review of Women Guarding Men by Lynn E. Zimmer, which is a qualitative study of a radical change that has taken place inside the nation's prisons over the last several decades, which is that -- for the first time – women are being employed as prison guards in institutions housing male inmates. The writer discusses Zimmer's methodology and describes some of her interviews. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khlynzim.rtf

Machiavelli's The Prince and Thomas More's Utopia
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This 6 page paper uses these two works to discuss the two paradigms. They are compared and contrasted in the context of five questions posed by a student. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA704MaM.rtf

Machiavelli/ The Prince
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A 5 page analysis of Machiavelli's account of the lives of Cesare Borgia, Agathocles and Oliverotto of Fermo, which appears in The Prince. The writer argues that Machiavelli praises Borgia, and criticizes the other two men because of the manner in which they handled having absolute political power. An examination of this section of The Prince reveals this criticism is not due to moral scruples on the part of Machiavelli, but rather indicates his completely pragmatic approach to obtaining and retaining political power. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khborao.rtf

Mainstream America’s View of Its Latino Population
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A 6 page paper discussing American perceptions toward Latinos. Hispanics represent the fastest-growing ethnic group in America. Their numbers are expected to exceed that of African-Americans by 2005, and it is expected that by the year 2050 they will represent fully 25 percent of the total American population. Marketers have discovered the purchasing power of the Latino population and have made demographic "discoveries" of the family values and unity that characterize much of this group that actually represents at least 17 different subcultures. Individual contact and a diminishing language barrier are seen as keys to furthering the trend of increasing favorable view of this group as a whole. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Latpop.wps

Maintaining Family Values In The Creation Of A Sustainable Society
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This 30 page paper creates a new model which can be used to achieve a sustainable society. The model includes a return to family values, not necessarily those thought of as traditional but a new paradigm involving partnerships rather than old patriarchal structures. Also addressed are environmental concerns and the fulfillment of human needs as introduced by Maslow's hierarchy, all of which must be considered in the design of a sustainable society. Bibliography lists 18 sources.
Filename: Sustsoci.wps

MAJOR PEACE ACTIVITIES OF AMERICAN PEACE ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE USA
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This 15 page paper discusses the major and active peace protest movments in the modern era. In particular these groups are analyzed for method, philosophy, demographics, and are compared/contrasted to the protest groups of the past. Examples given. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: MBpcemvt.rtf

Making Democracy Work
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A complex, 10 page political discussion of what makes democracy work-- based on available readings. Essay includes a thorough history of political though and social theory bringing readers all the way from classic Athenian models to the present. Discussions of labor, individual freedom, and welfare are scattered throughout this well-organized treatise. Bibliography lists 8+ sources.
Filename: Democwor.wps

Making Hunting A Deviant Behavior
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6 pages in length. Society is filled with activities not readily classified as deviant within the scope of acceptance when enough people consider them "normal" by cultural standards. The United States - which may have more routine actions deemed normal than other countries because of its multicultural composition - relishes the "sport" of boxing where men purposely inflict pain and injury upon one another to determine who is the best. Americans also enjoy taking the lives of other animals in the name of recreation and then displaying the stuffed anatomy as an example of man's superiority and prowess. The two activities have only one difference: people can decide to put themselves in harms way while animals cannot, an ethical and environmental connotation that demands hunting be deemed deviant. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLChuntdev.rtf

Male and Female Roles in Marriage
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A 3 page paper which examines modern roles of men and women in marriage, and the roles of women from traditional times of the past. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: RAgnrole.rtf

MALE BEHAVIORISM AND RITUALS IN NIGHTCLUBS
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This 15 page paper analyzes the behavior patterns of types of men in a western nightclub. Interviews included. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: MBmritual.rtf

Male Hegemony
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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.
Filename: HVMaleHg.rtf

Male Social Workers & The Conveyance Of Compassion And Nurturing in Professional Relationships
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A 20 page research study that considers the issues of gender bias as they relate to the male role in social work. This paper incorporates the current literature with a study of social work students. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: Malesoc.wps

Male Suicide & The Impacts on the Family
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A 5 page paper that provides an overview of the issues related to male suicide and the impacts on their family members, from both a psychological and social perspective. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Malesuic.wps

Malthusian Arguments in Population Growth
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5 pages in length. Describes the Malthusian approach to population growth and environmental issues. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: JGAmalth.wps

Maltreatment: Impact Upon A Child's Cognitive And Physical Development
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3 pages in length. Children are vulnerable to many different types of maltreatment that can detrimentally impact both their cognitive and physical development. Child abuse - both corporeal and emotional - represents the majority of maltreatment children experience, however, they can also endure the same kind of mental and physiological effects when they are unable to meet the fundamental needs inherent to every human being. Learned behaviors begin with infancy and move through each subsequent developmental stage if they are not recognized and corrected; babies who fail to bond with their mother - or another primary caregiver in the absence of the biological mother - and do not engage within a supportive, nurturing relationship from the start acquire an unattached mentality that grows exponentially into antisocial behavior that can make him both violent and wholly detached from society. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCchldmal.rtf

MAN
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This 5 page paper deals with the changing male image in today's society. Sources used are George Mosse:The Image of Man and Frank Pittman's: Man Enough. Focus is on chapter 9 of both books, which shows how popular icons and images have had an impact on the development of the accepted characteristics of 'man'. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MBman.rtf

Management and Leadership of Social Workers
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A 5 page paper discussing differences in management considerations of professionals as opposed to hourly service workers, such as the employees of a fast food restaurant. The view of the employee as someone who needs to be watched constantly is an outdated one that precludes the need for leadership. This is particularly untrue for professionals involved in social work. There are issues of governance that must be addressed and rganizations need to have specific procedures in place of course. They also need to have the means to ensure accountability. Most social workers are committed to their jobs in terms of ideology and personal conviction, however. They are unlikely to require much if any supervision for the purposes of ensuring productivity. Adherence to procedure and creative solutions to administrative problems are of greater issue for social worker supervisors. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSmgmtLdrSoc.rtf

Management Style and Political Ideology
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This 10 page paper evaluates a case study of a hotel and how it is managed. Various subjects such as equality, scientific management and capitalism are discussed in the context of the analysis. The case study exemplifies a tightly managed situation where there is a division by race, gender and so forth. Further, workers subsists on tips and live under tight control. Many theorists are noted inclusive of Marx, Durkheim and Weber. Bibliography lists 18 sources.
Filename: SA220bus.rtf

Managerialism And Social Welfare
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An 8 page paper that begins with the definitions of managerialism found in the literature. Managerialism with its focus on efficiency has become the dominant principle in the organization of social welfare agencies. Following a discussion of managerialism, the writer presents alternatives to this ideology. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGmngsm.rtf

MANAGING DIVERSITY AND CULTURE
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This 5-page paper focuses (through a first-hand account) on stereotypes and diversity experienced by a student. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MTdivcultu.rtf