Essays and Research Papers on Social Problems

A 5 page paper which examines human trafficking. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 12 page paper begins with the data regarding poverty, including rates, regions, minority factors. The paper discusses theories on the causes of poverty and the outcomes and consequences of poverty, including poorer health and less education. The long-term consequences are also discussed. The writer comments about poverty and the schools and the implications ...

A 3 page consideration of young marriages. This paper emphasizes that too often people marry to escape the parental home. In reality they are too young to appreciate the commitment that they are making. The result is more often than not more negative than positive. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper critiques an article on child sexual abuse using the social constructionism model. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

3 pages in length. The terms "aggregate" and "community" - while seeming to share a foundation of similarity - are actually as polar opposite as any two natural elements that repel each other; not only do these disparate groups fail to share anything but the humans who populate them, but their strikingly different structures ...

This 4 page paper examines domestic violence in general but focuses on resources in upstate New York. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

In four pages this paper provides a critique of Barbara Ehrenreich’s 2001 text. There are no additional sources listed in the bibliography.

A 3 page causal essay that examines why the divorce rate in the United States has increased over the years. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 8 page paper which examines how Middle Eastern and Western teenagers differ. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

5 pages in length. Despite how far some people think social harmony has progressed over the last century, there is quite a significant amount of evidence that points to just the opposite as being true. Contemporary society is embroiled in daily episodes of prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination that illustrate just how challenging it ...

A 3 page essay/research paper that discusses self-expression, both from a personal view and a cultural view. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses poverty and the typification of poverty as a social problem in the U.S. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the impact of youth violence on communities and how social workers might be able to intervene to reduce it. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

3 pages in length. The writer provides a brief critique of shoplifting research. No bibliography.

In six pages this paper examines poverty from a social perspective with a discussion of the phenomenon as a social construct, considering causes, individual and structural theories, and possible remedies. Six sources are listed in the bibliography.

3 pages in length. Henry's essay illustrates how television has not merely been a household fixture since its introduction in the middle of the twentieth century, but it has become as much of a conduit between man and his world than other watershed discoveries such as fire, the wheel and the alphabet. In ...

A 5 page examination of the many problems associated with social drinking among teens. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 9 page paper critically examines the statement that “Crime, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder: how ‘crime’ is defined; viewed varies depending on how we answer the question what is crime. The paper looks at different theories and contemporary examples of variant views on crime and deviance. Te bibliography cites ...

A 4 page paper which examines the contributions of Charles Booth and Seebohm Rowntree through their studies on poverty. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines whether or not working overtime and long hours is a good thing or a negative thing. The paper argues that generally working overtime is a negative reality. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 4 page paper looks at the issue of underdevelopment in Third World countries and uses three approaches of Isisbter to discuss the way in which a city should develop. Using the example of Bangalore the writer considers some of the existing problems, the benefits and disadvantages of each approach and the way in which ...

This 4 page paper discusses ways in which parents, teachers and others can help children develop positive attitudes towards cultural diversity. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

3 pages in length. The realization of achieving the "American Dream" based upon the limited resources of average social security income and a modest private pension is vastly different when constructing a monthly budget for men versus women; however, while males earn $250 more than their female counterparts based upon 2004 statistics, it does ...

5 pages in length. The prostitute in Pretty Woman soon realizes this fact about wealthy, status conscious business men who, she has believed all her life, were little more than hollow human shells filled with materialistic souls; once she gets a glimpse of the decent person inside the shallow suit, she too begins to ...

A 19 page research paper that discusses border control issues and current immigrant policy. This analysis takes a particular focus on the efficacy and effect of the current efforts of the government to address the problem of illegal Mexican immigration. First of all, the theoretical constructs that are related to social policy history and policymaking ...