Success and Social Mobility for the African American in Twenty-First Century America
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This 8 page paper explores success and achievement in America and why it is important. Social mobility is discussed . Information about the civil rights era is included. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Success and Social Mobility: A Look at American Civilization in the Twenty-First Century
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This 8 page paper explores success and achievement in America and why it is so important. Social mobility or progress is discussed as well. The topics are addressed both historically and futuristically. References to modern television shows and film are provided. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Suicidal Behavior Between Men And Women In Western English Speaking Societies: Significant Difference?
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15 pages in length. Suicide: The quest to end one's life by means other than natural death. That a person would want to commit suicide is clearly indicative of a severe mental disorder that leads to feelings of hopelessness and despair; that men are far and away more prone to taking their own lives is indicative of pressures inherent to the male gender in a civilized society. Indeed, living in today's world requires a strong mental and emotional stamina in order to deal with the myriad issues and concerns with which people are bombarded on a regular basis. For the most part, people deal with these periodic problems in typical fashion by addressing the issue and seeking resolution; for others, however, even seemingly insignificant problems are blown up into catastrophic circumstances where the individual is unable to cope. When things begin to reach a breaking point and the person believes there is no end in sight, the most attractive lure by which to escape this torment is suicide. Both Canada and the United States, two western English speaking societies, have high statistical findings in relation to national suicide that indicate a significantly higher rate among men than women. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
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Suicide and God
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A 5 page paper which examines various issues relating to suicide, including a brief argument that God would not condemn someone for having committed suicide under particular circumstances. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Suicide Bombers and Social Theory
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This 9 page paper provides an overview of social theory as it can be applied to an understanding of suicide bombers. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Suicide Prevention Policies in the UK
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This 7 page paper looks at the problem of suicide, quantifies the problem, considers the views of suicide from a sociological perspective and then looks at the policies in the UK to try and reduce the suicide level. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
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Suicide Risk and Sexual Orientation (Literature Review)
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This 7 page paper looks at several studies on suicide as it respects sexual orientation. Literature on the subject is presented and Durkheim's findings on suicide are briefly introduced as a springboard for discussion. Statistics are provided. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Suicide: Rates, Definitions and Preventative Measures
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This is a 8 page paper which discusses that various theories, types, and rates of suicides found in the U.S. today. Introduced by Durkheim, researchers still use his types of suicide (altruistic, egoistic, and anomic) to try and explain suicide and sociological factors which occur. In addition, more recent factors such as race and alcohol abuse are discussed along with the recent introduction of a suicide prevention program by the U.S. government. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Summarizing: "Cars and Their Enemies"
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This five-page-paper presents a discussion and summary of the article titled "Cars and Their Enemies", by James Q. Wilson. Bibliography lists one source.
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Summary and Review of Barbara Ehrenreich’s Nickel and Dimed
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In eight pages this paper presents a summary and critical review of the text Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich. There are no other sources cited in the bibliography.
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Summary and Review of Lynne Curry’s The DeShaney Case: Child Abuse, Family Rights, and the Dilemma of State Intervention
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In four pages this text on a famous 1989 U.S. Supreme Court child abuse case is summarized and reviewed, with its theme, author’s methodological approach, arguments, and conclusions included. There are no other sources listed.
Filename: TGdeshaney.rtf

Summary of “Just Marriage” by Mary Lyndon Shandley
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A 4 page summary and examination of Mary Lyndon Shandley’s essay “Just Marriage.” No additional sources cited.
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Summary of “Rooms to Succeed”
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A 3 page paper summarizing the main points of an article appearing in the New York Times in 2004 and highlighting the development of the “ethnic niche businesses” with which specific groups of immigrants to the US have become associated. The author uses the mid-priced hotel business – dominated by Indian immigrants from the Indian state of Gujarat – as an example, but “ethnic niche businesses” also include diners, fruit stands and health care. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Summary of "Bowling Alone" by Robert Putnam
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A 3 page summary of "Bowling Alone: America's Declining Social Capital" by Robert Putnam. No additional sources cited.
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Summer Vacation 1964: The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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A 3 page paper discussing whether the SNCC should have acted in the way it did during the summer of 1964. It concludes that the SNCC could have had more positive effect had it first studied both cultural and political differences and values; identified points at which it could have effected real change; and not made promises (even by implication) that it could not keep. It left the very people it tried to help with the feeling that whites once again had left them to fend for themselves against obstacles of white origin. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Superman as an American Icon
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A 7 page paper which examines why Superman should be regarded as an icon, what it reveals about American life and culture, and whether one should be an iconoclast or iconodule when observing American culture. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TGsuprman.rtf

Supervision Of Social Workers
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A 5 page paper. The supervision of social workers is just as important as the supervision of any other employee. This essay discusses the need for a supervision policy in agencies where social workers work. The writer also discusses the purposes and principles of such a policy. The Contract Evaluation Procedure (CEP) is discusses as one alternative to evaluating social workers. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGsocev.wps

Support Groups / Mentally Retarded Adults & Their Parents
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A 5 page research paper that discusses the need for and benefits of support groups for mentally retarded or developmentally disabled adults. Discussion of the benefits of the same sort of support group for parents of adult children with developmental disabilities is also offered. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Support Groups: Helping Families Cope With A Family Member Who Is Disabled, Suffering From Disease Or Victim Of A Traumatic Situation
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24 pages in length. Dealing with a sick or traumatically distressed family member is difficult enough for families when the disease or upsetting situation is under control; when the illness is life-threatening, the affliction ongoing or the traumatic incident life-shattering, however, the extent to which families need the emotional help and overall guidance of support groups is both grand and far-reaching. Bibliography lists 40 sources.
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SUPPORT OF FAMILY DURING DYING
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This 3-page paper discusses societal and psychological support necessary for relatives of the dying. Discussions center on the need for education, intervention and stronger employee bereavement plans. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Support Services for Gay and Lesbian Children and Adolescents
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This 3 page paper examines gay and lesbian support services for children and adolescents. Research is provided to support the assumptions. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Support Services For The Families Of Deaf Infants
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A 5 page overview of some of the problems families face in finding adequate and appropriate professional support in dealing with a deaf or hearing-impaired infant. Includes a detailed appeal for professionals to provide family support using the approach best for the particular family, rather than for the professional to promote only personal preferences in communication choices, future schooling, etc. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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Supporting a Family on Minimum Wage
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A 3 page paper discussing the plight of an urban family. A hard-working and sensible family has been derailed by circumstances beyond their control. After illness, loss of health care benefits and exhausting all savings, they face the danger of homelessness despite their best efforts. The paper provides a view of how far a single minimum-wage income will stretch to support a family of five, and briefly defines functionalist, conflict and interactionist views in terms of immigration. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSsocMinWage.rtf

Supporting a Young Adult; A Case Study
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This 5 page paper considers the help and support that could be provided by a care network supported by social services. The case involves a pregnant 18 year old African in the UK. The second part of the paper then considers how any agencies maybe challenged if they fail to provide the appropriate level of service. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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Supporting a Young Adult; A Case Study
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This 10 page paper considers the help and support that could be provided by a care network supported by UK social services. However, it is written in general terms rather than looking at any specific geographical area. The case involves a pregnant 18 year old African in the UK. The second part of the paper then considers how any agencies maybe challenged if they fail to provide the appropriate level of service. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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Survival of the Fittest
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This 3 page essay looks at Herbert Spencer's contributions to sociology. His primary concept is illustrated using modern day examples.The concept of the roles that war and morality play is included. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Susan Sontag/Illness as Metaphor
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A 5 page research paper that concentrates on summarizes and analyzing Susan Sontag's remarks on AIDS as a metaphor for illness in Illness in Metaphor and AIDS and its Metaphors. The writer examines Sontag's argument and then looks at how her points are reflected in the media. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khsontag.rtf

Sutherland's Differential Association Theory
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This 4 page paper provides an overview of Sutherland's Differential Association theory as it applies to the crime of rape. This paper considers the implications of this theory for understanding criminal activity. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MHCriRap.rtf

Suzanne Vega/"My Name is Luka"
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A 4 page essay that, first of all, presents lyrics from the song "My Name is Luka" by Suzanne Vega, which deals with the issue of child abuse. Then the writer offers a 3-page explication of the lyrics that describes the perspective presented by the song. No additional sources cited.
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Swift and King: Sympathy for the Oppressed
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A 6 page paper which examines Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” and Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” as they create sympathy for the oppressed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Symbolic Interactionism
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This is a 4 page paper discussing symbolic interactionism as a theory of social life and change. Symbolic interactionist theory is based on the subjective awareness that individuals perceptions of self and society is constructed through interaction between humans and the meanings assigned to symbols within society. Communication is based on the assigned meaning of these symbols and the definition of self is based on communication within society. The constant symbolic interaction between individuals not only defines individuals’ concept of self but also how others are viewed in society and how individuals perceive they must act in society. Philosopher George Mead and sociologist Erving Goffman are just two of the many social scientists who have adopted this subjective approach to social interaction and change. The interactionist approach is considered to be subjective as individual action within society is considered flexible, shifting and ever changing in that individuals and society interpret each other’s actions rather than merely react to each other and their actions are directly based on the meanings assigned to such actions. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Systems Theory
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the use and application of systems theory. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Systems Theory and Systemic Family Therapy
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This 12 page paper looks at the development of family therapy through systems theory. The paper examines the progress of family theory and discusses relevance and application of the theory, the role of the therapist, potential interventions based on this approach and tools such as eco mapping and genograms. The bibliography cites 13 sources.
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Systems Theory in Hong Kong Family Therapy
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A 14 page research paper that discusses and explains how system theory contributes to family therapy practice within the realm of social work practice. This research examines systems theory, offering a comprehensive overview. Then, the discussion turns to how systems theory is applied in practice and, lastly, the application of systems theory is shown in relation to social work practice in Hong Kong, which not only demonstrates the applicability of this theory, but also how it can constrain the practice of social work in helping families. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Systems Thinking And Systems Dynamics
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3 pages in length. Modifying a process that has been the mainstay of a particular application is not only a complex and enormous undertaking, but it is often a necessary evil to correct issues within that system that no longer function for the benefit of a positive outcome. Processes that are splintered in their assembly cannot produce anything else but fractured output, which reflects a common problem when systems utilized a piecemeal approach that serves only to tether together each section rather than contain it as a whole unit. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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T.J. Clark
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A 5 page paper which examines the following statement made by T.J. Clark: “the city is the sign of capital: it is there one can see commodity take on flesh.” Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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Tadeusz Borowski & Moral Complacency
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One of the saddest attributes of the human race is the ability to get used to anything. When something becomes commonplace, no matter the horror involved, humans will switch to automatic and assume that all is right with the world. Add to this an acceptance of circumstance as a matter of fate and the result is likely to be moral complacency. Tadeusz Borowski has compiled a series of short stories that have at the heart of each just that: moral complacency. This is a 5 page paper that examines the issue of morality in the face of death as seen through the eyes of Tadeusz Borowski's work, “This Way For The Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Talbot Parson’s “The Sick Role”: A Study in Education
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A 7 page proposal for evaluating the impact of Talbot Parson’s sociocultural model of the sick role in the academic environment. This paper recognizes that the “sick role” can impede academic performance and speculates that this impedance would be the greatest when a physically impaired student was placed in special education classes rather than kept in mainstream classes. This paper proposes a comparison of nationalized tests scores of the two groups of physically impaired students, those in special education classrooms and those in mainstream classrooms, to assess this speculation. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Talcott Parsons and His Theories
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This 5 page paper focuses on the theories of this famous sociologist. Systems theory is fully examined and the subsystems of adaption, goal attainment, integration and pattern maintenance are each detailed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Talking With A Family About Incest
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This 5 page report is written from the counselor's perspective after being assigned by the court to a case where a 35 year-old man is arrested for having intercourse with his 13 year old daughter. How should the situation be handled? Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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TANF (Temporary Aid To Needy Families: Change Or Stay The Same?
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12 pages in length. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), also known as welfare, has long supported those who have not been able to support themselves. In light of the fact that the program was instituted as a transitory timetable meant to help people get onto their financial feet, the quest to maintain the current 60-month limit is being sought as a means by which to discourage system abuse. Critics of the five-year lifetime limit, however, contend it is not feasible for many reasons, with two of the most prominent being the issues of multi-child families and the mental and/or physical disabled. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Tannen Article Critique: “Sex Lies and Conversation”
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This 9 page paper is an examination of Deborah Tannen’s article on male/female communication, “Sex, Lies and Conversation.” Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Tannen: “Sex, Lies and Conversation”
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This 3 page paper discusses Deborah Tannen’s article “Sex, Lies and Conversation.” Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Tannenbaum's 'Slut'
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A five page paper which looks at Leora Tannenbaum's 'Slut: growing up female with a bad reputation' with reference to young women's sexual behaviour, the 'double standard', and the role which educators should play in eliminating the form of bullying known as 'slut-bashing'. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Tantric Sex Today
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This 8 page paper discusses Tantric sex, what it is, and how it can enhance a couple's life today. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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