Essays and Research Papers on Issues In Sociology/Mixed

A 6 page paper. The major theme is Foster Youth and Education. Three articles are reported under this topic. Three subthemes are reported each with an article: the vulnerabilities of foster youth, preparation for emancipation, and special education. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 12 page paper. Historically, teachers have worked in isolation but with the popularity of work teams in the corporate world, teams have become more common in the educational system. Simply assigning teachers, administrators or any other group of staff members to a team and expecting them to function as a cohesive group, however, is ...

A 6 page paper. The social problem discussed is parents transferring the responsibility for sex education to schools and why so few parents talk with their children about sex. The writer comments on the functionalist and conflict perspectives of family and education. The essay reports polls that reveal what themes parents want emphasized in sex ...

A 6 page paper that discusses the roles of men and women prior to the Great Depression and in the 1930s. The writer comments on the gender socializaion processes children experience from infancy beginning with their parents. During the Great Depression and the next decade, women were still able to find jobs because employers would ...

8 pages in length. Distinguishing between nature and nurture where gender construct is concerned means looking more closely at the biological (genetic) versus environmental (cultural) components. The extent to which both elements play a role with regard to gender performance of mental rotation tasks is both grand and far-reaching; that nurture (socialization) takes ...

This 4 page paper offers a review of four articles, each of which, in its own way, addresses high school students' search for their own identity. One article focuses on the fact that more girls than boys graduate from high school and this fact is even more prominent in the Latino and black communities. Another ...

This 3-page paper introduces the concept of women in the workplace, spelling out the hypothesis that one reason why women can't get ahead is because both men and women continue to be programmed to behave as they did in a hunter-gatherer society (i.e., men hunting, women tending the home front).

A 5 page exploration of the ways gender can impact the therapeutic goal. The emphasis is made that gender is not a biological issue but rather a sociological construct. Consequently, all types of considerations must be made in order to best design the therapeutic approach to be most effective for a specific client. ...

5 pages. This informative paper deals with certain moments in the lives of men. Considered is their early childhood socialization, their workplace in the construction of gender identity, as well as their relationships with women, other men, and their sexualities and family life. Other topics include examination of violence experienced by the ...

This 5 page paper discusses the nature of social relationships in the 19th century and references the autobiographies of two people of that era. This paper asserts that the social relationships of that era were negatively affected by race and gender. Bilbiography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper discussing our failure to adequately define the influences of these three aspects of society, focusing on the issue of defining poverty in the context of that faced by single mothers. It has been said that in order to attack a problem, it is first necessary to define that problem. ...

A 3 page paper. While progress has been made in terms of depicting women as intelligent, self-reliant persons, sufficient stereotyping still exists in the media to send a warped message to youngsters. The same is true of the underrepresentation of women in politics at all levels. This essay discusses these two premises. Bibliography lists ...

This 6 page paper examines the texts of Susan Faludi and David Blankenhorn on sociological problems of modern society, especially in the areas of feminism and the role of fathers. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper compares two articles regarding gender. One is by Fausto-Sterling and contends that there are more than two sexes and so male and female stereotyping is wrong. The second article praises the Promisekeepers program, a male Christian group that endorses defined roles in marriage. Bibliography lists 2 sources. ...

An 8 page paper. This essay discusses gender differences in development with an emphasis on children. Topics discussed include motor skills, and problem solving in social situations. The writer also comments on the differences in early adolescences. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A paper which looks at research into the correlation between gender stereotyping and estimated and actual IQ scores of men and women. Bibliography lists 15 sources

This 5 page paper looks primarily at two articles that have opposing views on gender. Many concepts are explored inclusive of the possibility of more than two genders. The Promisekeepers program is also discussed. The paper concludes by calling for a new, equitable paradigm. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 10 page research paper that investigates and summarizes empirical literature on the use of gender stereotypes and their effect on behavior in regards to video games. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 5 page paper that provides an overview of the title book by sociologist Susan L. Miller. In this publication, Miller explores the effect of gender on the effectiveness of community policing. This essay focuses on three issues: differences between male and female officers; community perception of male and female officers and the efficacy of ...

An 8 page paper that discusses the premise that women have low status because they are more often identified with domestic and family work. The paper discusses gender roles and the nurture versus nature question concerning these roles. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 4 page paper considers the way in which male gender stereotypes have emerged, first defining what is meant by the term gender stereotype and then applying it with specific attention to magazine advertising it and looking at traditional and newer stereotypes such as the ‘new man’ and the ‘metrosexual’. The bibliography cites 7 sources. ...

This 4-page paper focuses on toy stores and toy packaging and placement, and gender specifics. A literature review about the topic is also presented. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 8 page paper considers how effective policies should be out into place by governments who want to ensure that the young in the workforce have work based training that benefits both themselves and employers. This paper uses the UK as an example looking at the way policies of the past have failed the paper ...

This 5 page report discusses the 1999 movie, “The Matrix,” from the viewpoint of determining what is and what is not reality. If one is awakened from what they have assumed to be reality into a new realm, what is to guarantee that the new “reality” truly is real? The movie itself may also be viewed as ...

This 6 page paper identifies numerous social welfare problems relating to age, gender, race, ethnicity, and poverty. The author asserts that acting out of emotion is ineffective. Planned change requires careful analysis and implementation. Bibliography lists 5 sources.