Academic papers on Sociology, Social Work, & Counseling

The Positive and Negative Effects of the Two-Career Family
This 5 page paper delves into the evolution of women's roles in business and how the new phenomenon of the two career family impacts the family as a sociological unit. The effects on children are duly noted. A psychological view is taken....
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David Lowenthal's "The Heritage Crusade And The Spoils Of History"
5 pages in length. David Lowenthal's primary objective in "The Heritage Crusade and the Spoils of History" is to illustrate the inherent separation, as well as the inextricable cohesion, of heritage, history and contemporary society. The author...
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A Reaction to Walden Two
This 5 page paper is a tutorial on how to write a reaction paper, with the use of Walden Two. Details from this B.F. Skinner book are explored and ideas about utopian society are discussed. No additional sources cited.
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The Theoretical Perspective of Social Control and Social Learning
17 pages. Deals with social learning, social control, and several test groups and prevention programs to determine what causes criminal and deviant behavior. This is an extremely interesting and well-written paper and very thorough in these...
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Is Weber's Theory of Organization Valid in Industrial Society?
This 11 page paper answers the question with a "no" but both sides of the equation are equally explored. Weber's ideas about bureaucracy are considered along with definitions on industrial society. Social stratification is also discussed....
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Overcoming Age Discrimination in the UK
This 5 page paper considers the way in which discrimination on the basis of age is being tackled in the UK with projects such as the National Service Framework for mental health (NSF)as well as more formal measures. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
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Min's Caught in the Middle
This 5 page paper examines Min's "Caught in the Middle : Korean Merchants in America's Multiethnic Cities." The paper argues that the book is too strong, and that the Korean community is not necessarily being singled out. Much of the book's content...
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Structural Functionalism, Symbolic Interactionism and an Analysis of the College Classroom
This 5 page paper takes the sociological concepts and uses them to explain the college classroom. Both manifest and latent functions are duly noted. No bibliography.
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Department Of Health And Human Services
A 10 page paper that discusses this department, which is one of three city-operated health departments in the state of California. The writer outlines and discusses the organizational hierarchy, the different bureaus within this Department of Health...
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MANAGING THE WEDDING
Revolving around the planning of a wedding, this 5 page paper reviews various conflict management and negotiating techniques. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Single Parenting and Sociological Impact
5 pages. This paper gives a hard look at the difficulties faced by single parent households and how the government's social programs are in most cases not enough help. Gives the basic key perspectives as to the problems in raising children when...
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American Society And Subcultures: Norms, Values, Beliefs And Goals
6 pages in length. The writer discusses how the Amish reflect a subculture of a broader American society that aspires to the least complicated existence possible, having created an entirely separate set of norms, values, beliefs and goals apart...
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Silent Dancing: Human Behavior and Ethnicity
9 pages. This paper is based on the book Silent Dancing : A Partial Remembrance of a Puerto Rican Childhood by Judith Ortiz Cofer. In the pages of this book and several similar books about growing up in a Latino family, the reader gets a feel for...
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Interaction and Communication: The Theories of Goffman and Garfinkel
An 8 page discussion of the sociological theories of Erving Goffman and Harold Garfinkel as they relate to communication. The author reviews Goffman
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The Sociological Theories of George Herbert Mead and Herbert Blumer
An 8 page overview of these sociologists
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