Essays and Research Papers on Social Problems

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of childhood development. An annotated bibliography looks at studies into the connection between poverty and poor development. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This is a 35 page paper that provides an overview of domestic violence in the military. It includes a review of literature as well as a proposed strategy for organizational change. Bibliography lists 20 sources.

This 3 page paper emphasizes the importance of accepting multiculturalism as a societal asset rather than resenting and trying to eliminate it. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of social services. Various issues are explored through discussion questions. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 9 page paper provides a questionnaire survey, including the rationale for the survey and the questionnaire itself. This paper considers the nature of interactive surveys and their use. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper reviews the sociological perspective. An emphasis is placed on the importance of society, culture, and values although the latter are frequently contradicted. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper contends that there are three distinct reasons that there is a tremendous income gap between the rich and the poor. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper explores the three opinions on the issue. The opinions of the Pro Choice camp is contrasted with that of the Pro Life Camp and of those that think abortion should be legal under specific circumstances like rape or incest. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper critically reviews an article by author Scott Shackford. No additional sources are listed.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of security. The psychological and practical aspects of risk are addressed via discussion questions. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This? ?6? ?page paper provides an overview of poverty and how it impacts the most vulnerable members of our society.? ?The contention is made that in order to address those impacts we must provide education,? ?health care,? ?jobs,? ?housing and other infrastructural improvements.? ?Bibliography lists? ?2? ?sources.

A 3 page paper that offers up a summary of The Hurried Child by David Elkind. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 7 page paper discusses social and economic changes that are taking place at the national level, and in the state of Arizona. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

5 pages in length. Sovereignty, which has two distinct meanings, can be employed either as a way to protect or to destroy; when Hobbes identified "the savage state of nature and the evil human nature," he sought the protective quality of sovereignty as a way to shield the masses from "such barbaric and ...

A 5 page research paper that offers brief summations of classical and biological/biosocial approaches to criminology and then briefly compares them. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

3 pages in length. Early Americans have a legacy of being indelicate about using descriptive language when discussing the attributes of other cultures. More accurately, history shows quite a vulgar streak of adjectives that, regrettably, have held fast in the American lexicon. So why should it be so surprising to learn those ...

A 5 page essay/research paper that addresses this topic. In the text Taking Sides, Clashing Views in Mass Media and Society, one of the many questions explored by this volume is: Do video games encourage violent behavior? The article that answers "no" to this issue appeared in the August 6, 2005 edition of the ...

3 pages in length. Growing up without a two-parent household is a struggle for kids who identify equally with and learn from male and female role models. Boys who do not have a father figure and girls who lack a mother figure are shortchanged on picking up gender cues that their other parent ...

3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses China's 1-child policy, Chinese-Americans, genetic analysis and the Internet as they relate to cross-cultural advancement. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3-page paper discusses poverty, types of people likely to be caught in poverty and initiatives to end poverty. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

An 8 page research paper that discusses and defines racial profiling. Arguments are presented both pro and con, but the writer particularly focuses on how racial profiling harms Hispanic Americans. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 3 page paper which discusses five different articles pertaining to school violence. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page research paper that discusses how globalization impacts undeveloped countries; positive and negative consequences of globalization and the possibility that undeveloped countries can achieve the same standard of living as the West. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper that reviews the film and the issues it addresses. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page research paper that investigates the impact that individual and socio-cultural factors have on the retirement adjustment of both men and women. Bibliography lists 3 sources.