Essays and Research Papers on Social Problems

This 10 page paper provides an overview of gang life and gang behavior based on three books that include specific studies. All of the questions reference one or more of the following books: Life in the Gang by Decker and Van Winkle, Getting Paid by Sullivan, and One of the Guys by Jody Miller. Some ...

A 10 page discussion of the many factors which impact the health and welfare of our nation’s elderly citizens. When an elderly patient enters the nursing home environment, in particular, it is up to the staff in that environment to take care of their every need. By the time they have made this ...

This 6 page paper provides an overview of the problem of poverty in the United Kingdom. Different points of view are addressed which come from the left, the new right, and the social reformists. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 32 page paper discuses the United Nations Human Development Programme, the UN Human Development Report and the UN Human Development Index. The paper begins with an overview of the history of the United Nations Development Programme, which can be traced back to the establishment of the UN itself. The evolution of the programs is ...

This 5 page paper looks at the teen pregnancy problem in general, and in Michigan in particular. The paper is loaded with statistics. Solutions to the problem are explored and specific information about Michigan is included. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 2 1/2 page paper which examines various aspects of society’s involvement with the condition of divorce. Bibliography lists 1 source.

5 pages in length. Examining the criteria that pertains to the formation of adolescent peer groups, Fink and Wild's "Similarities In Leisure Interests: Effects Of Selection And Socialization In Friendships" and Kipke et al's "Street Youth, Their Peer Group Affiliation And Differences According To Residential Status, Subsistence Patterns, And Use Of Services" provide empirical ...

An 8 page series of 25 questions arranged from those covering the most basic aspects of the myriad of problems which can be encountered by individuals with disabilities to the more complex. These questions are designed for use in sensitivity training and are ranked on a scale of one to five with five being ...

10 pages in length. Justin is a seventeen-year-old adolescent who has been addicted to crack cocaine since age thirteen. The middle of three children, he does not participate in group activities being that he feels separated from the family core, an indication of Middle Child Syndrome. School performance has suffered due to his ...

5 pages in length. The writer relates three personal stories of social conflict/interaction, as well as discusses the nature of free will versus determinism. Bibliography lists 1 source.

Female juvenile delinquency is on the increase. This paper looks at female friendships in order to understand some of the influencing factors. First, the issue of gang membership and the reasons for membership that leads to crime is examined. This indicates that peer pressure is a string influence. The paper then looks at a study ...

A 10 page paper discussing the layers of bias contained in the development of IQ tests. It was nearly a half century ago that professionals began questioning the reliability and validity of IQ tests that existed at the time and began to look more closely at the influences of environment and socioeconomic standing. ...

This 10 page paper looks at former Mayor Rudolph Guiliani's efforts to clean up the homeless problem in New York City. Were his efforts morally justified and legally sound? The homeless problem is explored. Several classic theories are used in the analysis. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 4 page essay that summarizes several of the themes of Mary Pipher's book Another Country, Navigating the Emotional Terrain of Our Elders. The writer discusses how Pipher's book offers insight into the experience of aging with its inherent problems and ramifications. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper looks at anti-gang injunctions with reference to California. However, the topic is treated generally. Constitutional issues are discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

3 pages in length. There was a time when the separation between economic development and human development were so vast that there was actually very little connection between them. Communities – such as the Amish – viewed economic development as pitching in with one another's tasks, growing food and building homesteads for everyone, ...

8 pages in length. Various reasons exist for homelessness, including corporate downsizing and cutbacks, as well as a reflection of how spousal abuse has reached epidemic proportions; escaping an abusive relationship is "one of the main causes" (Morris, 1998, p. 241) to which women attribute their homelessness. Families with children, who represent forty ...

This 5 page paper provides an overview of this topic with attention on signs and symptoms of possible abuse. What to look for, the prevalence of elder abuse, and how to deal with possible abuse situations are all discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A comparison of the content and message contained in these books by Michael Zweig and Barbara Ehrenreich. Each of these authors targets the latter half of the 1990s to present an expose of a societal situation which they find unacceptable. Both are concerned with the definition of class in America and the societal ...

5 pages in length. The common denominator among Amitai Etzioni's "Morality as a Community Affair," "The Meaning of One's Life" by Robert N. Bellah et al and "Multiculturalism and Individualism" by Michael Walzer speaks to the impact of one's personal interests over and above the greater good. Delving more deeply into each individual ...

This 5 page paper takes a look at the problem of homelessness, how that is exacerbated by divorce and absent fatherhood, and finally the importance of fathers. A direct relationship between lack of an intact family and homelessness. An outline is included Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper examines different issues concerning rape., The paper begins by defining rape and the different types, such as non-acquaintance rape, date rape, workplace rape and incestual rape. The paper then considers the causes of rape and the results it may have on the victims. The bibliography cites 9 sources.

This 9 page paper provides an overview of New York City's homeless. Reasons for homelessness are addressed as well as solutions. The get tough approach is thrown out in favor of social work intervention and kindness. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 5 page overview of the problem of teen drug abuse. Bibliography lists 5 sources. Teen drug abuse is inextricably linked with many of the social problems we face today. Drug abusers all too often turn to crime to pay for their habits, they fail academically, and they fail in society as ...

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 domestic violence and child abuse. The bibliography cites ...