Academic papers on Sociology, Social Work, & Counseling

Housing For The Older Population
A 5 page paper. As the population ages, more housing is required for them that meets their special needs. This essay reports the data on aging, some of the factors that affect adequate housing, the type of housing needed and briefly explains one...
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Divorce: A Primary Prevention Strategy
An 8 page consideration of the factors that can lead to divorce. The author encourages the implementation of mandatory marriage preparation classes as a primary prevention strategy against divorce. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Fallacies in Marital Expectations
A 7 page outline of common misperceptions regarding marriage. This paper delineates one individual's response to ten specific scenarios and/or contentions regarding marriage. Finally, the scenario is addressed in which this individual finds out...
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Social Problems Related to Money and Education
This 3 page paper examines social problems in society. How these are exacerbated by an unfair distribution system is the crux of this investigation. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of America/An Assessment
A 5 page research paper that reports on a student-initiated study of a BGCA facility's educational, training and self-development opportunities for members and staff. Bibliography lists 1 sources.
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FIRO-B & Hypnosis
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...
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"Cat's Cradle"
4 pages in length. The most obvious meaning throughout the story is that of social control. Indeed, Vonnegut knew all along the impact his novel would have upon the world, not only for its advances in the scientifically bizarre but also in the...
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Ruth in
A 4 page paper which examines whether Ruth, in James McBride
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Why Sociologists Cannot Rely On Common Sense To Explain Human Behavior
4 pages in length. To rely upon common sense as a viable indicator of human behavior is like trying to predict the weather with pinpoint accuracy: While there are common denominators from which to draw in order to determine a reasonable outcome,...
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Quantitative Analysis Data Codebook
A 1 page table providing data-entry codes for transforming qualitative data to quantitative data that can be statistically analyzed. The codebook addresses variables such as age, gender, marital status, education and general level of health. ...
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Sociological Concepts of Id, Ethnocentrism and Social Institution
This is a 3 page paper which examines the sociological concept of ID, Ethnocentrism and Social Institution. The bibliography has 3 sources.
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Dying on Death Row and Dying in the Hospice Setting : A Comparison
This 6 page paper looks at death and dying by comparing the situation where a person is scheduled to die and waiting on death row to someone dying of cancer in a hospice. Social meanings are discussed. Some history on the death penalty is included. ...
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Social Forces as an Impetus to the Rise of Sociology
This 9 page paper is in two parts. The bulk of the paper outlines the rise of sociology and its basic history. It draws on a variety of theorists and how each one depended on social forces as an impetus to create theory. The next part argues that...
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The Vikings Sex Boat Scandal from a Foucaultian Perspective
This 5 page paper draws on Foucaultian thought and relays much information about his initial History of Sex volume. The scandal is evaluated and the paper argues that participants demonstrated a position of power and were in control of their bodies....
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Questions and Answers in Pop Culture
This 4 page paper examines the icon in society through the use of five questions. Society is discussed in general. The concepts of icon and hero are defined and explored. Oprah and Al Sharpton are each discussed in depth. No bibliography.
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