Academic papers on Sociology, Social Work, & Counseling

The Qualified Youth Worker and Communication
5 pages. A qualified youth worker should be able to demonstrate an ability to understand and use a wide range of communication methods and system demonstrations. The ability to see the needs and sensitivities to the cultural and linguistic...
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Development and Application of Theory within Rural Studies
This 6 page report discusses rural studies and certain theories directly related to this particular academic endeavor. Rural studies did not come into being until the point at which it became the exception rather than the norm in the modern...
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Interdependence in Ethnic Identity and Self: Implications for Theory and Practice
This 6 page paper provides an overview of the article Interdependence in Ethnic Identity and Self from the Journal of Counseling and Development. This paper integrates a view of the article, while also considering the essential elements of the...
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The Changing Image, Background & Economics Of Heavy Weight Motorcycle Riders
5 pages in length. The influence of Harley-Davidson motorcycles upon popular culture has experienced a significant metamorphosis throughout the past several years. Once the image of dirty, unsavory troublemakers, Harley bikers have worked hard to...
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Marriage and Family Counseling
A 10 page paper which discusses various conditions of the family today. Family laws are increasing in strictness, with divorces harder to obtain, in an effort to keep families together. The paper discusses these aspects as they involve families...
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Sociology and Aggression
A 5 page paper which discusses sociology's approach to aggression. The paper also addresses whether we are becoming a more aggressive society. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Crime According to Freud, Durkheim and Marx
A 12 page paper discussing these theorists' views on crime. Of course Durkheim's position is clear, but Freud and Marx had greater interest in other areas. Freud's views on individuals' behavior and theory of psychopathology can still be seen...
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Schor's The Overspent American
This 5 page paper provides a critical overview of the book. Alternatives to the author's thesis are provided. Many examples are given. The paper contends that Americans' spending habits are not necessarily attributable to image, but to poor money...
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Changing Attitudes Towards the Poor
Changing Attitudes Towards the Poor: This 6-page comparative essay considers the disparate attitudes of Jacob Riis, Erskine Caldwell, Michael Katz, and Michael Harrington relevant to poverty in America. Their works are examined for clues as to each...
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The Social Environment at McDonald's Restaurants
6 pages. It is very important to high volume restaurant owners that everything about their restaurant be geared toward the consumer in the most profitable and serviceable way possible. For this reason, not only is the food and service...
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Twentieth Century Urbanization
6 pages. According to some of the early Chicago School sociologists, many American cities would incorporate groups of ethnoracially distinct migrants and immigrants in a similar fashion. Their claim was that these would be more or less...
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Poverty Defined
This 9 page paper provides an overview of the various ways in which poverty is measured and defined. The problems with definitions are discussed in respect to measuring poverty in a global fashion. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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The Division of Labor in Society
This 3 page paper looks at the concept from the views of Marx, Weber and Durkheim. The concept is discussed as it pertains to daily life. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Measurement Error in Sociological Research
A 6 page contention that measurement error is a frequent component of many types of sociological research. This error is obvious in fields ranging from psychology to education and occurs despite the implementation of a variety of procedures and...
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A paper which looks at Turnbull and Turnbull
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