Academic papers on Sociology, Social Work, & Counseling

Pluralism and Marxism Compared
This 5 page paper looks at the two concepts which are compared and contrasted. Positive and negative aspects of each view are discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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"Sidewalk" By Mitchell Duneier
6 pages in length. Mitchell Duneier, a sociologist with a rather impressive curriculum vitae to his credit, spent five years of his otherwise privileged life keeping company with drunks, derelicts, drug addicts and the homeless on the sidewalks of...
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Foster Care Abuse
A 7 page paper which examines the condition of foster care abuse. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Forgotten Fatherhood
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...
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A TUTORIAL PAPER: THE 1996 WELFARE REFORM ACT
This paper, written in the form of a tutorial, provide suggestions for the student of how to write a report about the effectiveness of the Welfare Reform Act of 1996. Involved in the discussion is whether the Act has had any impact on poverty and...
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Ethics and Marx's Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844
This 5 page paper takes a look at Marx's writing and highlights aspects that concern ethics. Alienation as a concept is discussed as one example of how Marx was concerned about the ethical treatment of human beings. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Sports-Bonding Fathers and Sons
A 5 page essay that examines Scott Russell Sanders' essay "Reasons of the Body," which discusses how he bonds with his son through sports, and also how sports, or even just the way he moves, also reminds him of his own father. In other words,...
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Homeless Families With Children
This 6 page paper looks at homelessness with attention to homeless families. Statistics are provided primarily for the United States, but data for Massachusetts are provided as well. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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Theory and practice in social work
A five page paper which looks at the way in which theories of social work practice may be affected by the ideologies of interest groups, and how this affects increased empowerment and activism in social work.
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Marx's Labor Theory of Value
This 5 page paper looks at this well known Marxist theory and concludes that the theory is absolutely essential to Marxism. The theory is explained and its relationship to communism is noted. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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WEBER
This paper discusses the theories of philosopher and sociologist Max Weber, with particular emphasis on the organizational principles he supported. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Issues in Sociology Regarding the Modern and Postmodern Ages
This 12 page paper is devoted to four separate questions in sociology which address concepts such as deviance, the collective conscious, social norms, Gemeinschaft, Gesellschaft and postindustrial society. The research is presented in a question...
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Howard Brody's "The Social Power Of Expert Healers" And Nancy Scheper-Hughes' "The Anthropological Looking Glass": Analysis And Interpretation
5 pages in length. The extent to which Dr. Howard Brody asserts the unmitigated need for expert healers to maintain social power, he also advocates that that power be shared within the context of the common man. To Brody, information is truly the...
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Seeing a Novel in Sociological Terms
A 7 page research paper that analyzes Marge Piercy's utopian vision of the future, her novel Woman on the Edge of Time (1979) in regards to the sociological issues that it addresses. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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The Relationship Between Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse
This 9 page paper provides on overview of the subject, showing a definite link between the two social problems. Current research falls short of proving a causal relationship. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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