Academic papers on Sociology, Social Work, & Counseling

The Occupational Structure in the United States
This 4 page paper provides an overview of the occupational structure and how it is related to stratification. The situation is looked at during Revolutionary times as well as in contemporary society. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Welfare States Of The World: Japan And Britain
18 pages in length. Policy change has come to represent a considerable component of contemporary welfare systems across the world. Social welfare policies must be looked at from a communal perspective, leaving out the socially and economically...
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Functionalism/Durkheim & Parsons
A 3 page research paper that defines functionalism from a sociological perspective and then how the work of sociologists Emile Durkheim and Talcott Parsons reflects the functionalist stance. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The Family as a Place of Danger
This 16 page paper argues that the ideal family may be seen as a place of safety, but in reality it may pose dangers to those members inside the family with the ideal perception acting as a shield to help hide the dangers. The paper focuses on...
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Class and Identity
This 6 page paper considers the ideals of Stuart Hall that class is no longer an important source of social identity in Britain today and consider the evidence that may support or contradict this thesis. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
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Consequences of the Implementation of the McKinney Act Concerning Homelessness
A 3 page overview of the problems associated with the implementation of the McKinney Act and dealing with the homeless. This paper reviews data for Santa Cruz County California to reveal that despite the implementation of various provisions to...
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Different Cultures, Different Expectations
5 pages in length. The writer discusses why different expectations and value systems come about in different cultures; how one might clearly convey one's expectations when supervising work in a different culture that will have a different value...
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Article Critical Review
5 pages in length. The purpose of the study is stated clearly by way of explaining the difficulties inherent to nonprofit management and its ability to achieve balance between internal and external pressures "in the years ahead as the pressures to...
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A Proposal for a New Social Policy
This 5 page paper is in the form of a letter addressed to the Committee on Finance. It proposes that the Welfare program be revamped and a new program added to address the needs of transients. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Marx's Communism
This 4 page paper argues that communism is a good idea but difficult to implement. Historical references are made. Historical materialism is discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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An Analysis of Irving Goffman's "Stigma":
This 10 page paper discusses "Stigma" in terms of its theoretical orientation, theory, and criticims. This paper highlights the ramifications of being stigmatized in our society. Bibliography list 1 source.
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Adult Adoptees:
This 6 page paper discusses the problems and issues which adult adoptees specifically face. This paper highlights their personality issues, life outlooks, and priotites versus those adults who grew up with their biologial parents. Bibliography...
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A Good Death vs. A Difficult Death
A 5 page paper which examines literature and films as they present images of death, good and bad. No bibliography provided.
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What Is A Species?
5 pages in length. By rote definition, a species is defined as "a class of individuals having common attributes and designated by a common name; specifically: a logical division of a genus or more comprehensive class" (Merriam Webster, 2001, p....
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Observation/3 Age Groups
A 11 page research paper (including a one-page abstract) that summarizes observations made of three age groups interacting within the environment provided by a mall. The observation relates behaviors to recent research, in order to draw conclusions...
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