Essays and Research Papers on Social Psychology

A 5 page paper which examines marriages today and argues that the ties that bound marriages together in the past are not the same ties that bind marriages today, leading to a higher divorce rate. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses what self-actualization is accoding to Abraham Maslow and Martin Buber who were renown psychologists. This paper discusses their theories and presents examples. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

5 pages. Based on Piaget's preoperational, concrete operational and formal operational stages this exacting paper explains these concepts and how they can be used with children of different ages. In order to best formulate this example the paper deals with entertaining children aged 3 years, 8 years and 13 years on a rainy ...

This 5 page report briefly discusses both Erik Erikson and Jean Piaget’s theories of child development and looks at Erving Goffman’s concept of “total institutions” such as prisons, mental hospitals, and other closed environments. The information is then applied to what a person would need in order to survive his or her time in a prison camp ...

A 14 page discussion of the multitude of situational factors which can affect the function and inner working of the single parent home as well as its dealings with the outside world. The author discusses the transition of the American idea of the traditional nuclear family to family arrangements involving a single parent household. ...

A 20 page review of the issues of divorce as they relate to children. The author suggests a well-rounded approach involving both counselors and parents. This paper focuses on the recognition of the experiences of divorce, evaluating the extent of the impact, and determining therapeutic approaches to deal with those impacts. Bibliography ...

A 5 page reaction to the research detailed in “Reactions to pornography on a college campus: for or against?” by authors Ilsa Lottes, Martin Weinberg, and Inge Weller. This paper reviews the findings of this study in which the views of students at a Midwestern university as to an adult’s right to access sexually ...

A 5 page paper which examines violence from a psychological, biological, and sociological perspective in order to understand the roots of violence. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses why a new employee to a company may find it difficult to join a department with an established group of workers that have formed a cohesive unit. This paper explains group theory in relation to this situation as means of explanation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines why it is still an issue today, despite all of the scientific, psychological and social advancements. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 6 page overview of the phenomena of intimate relationships. This paper contends that many psychological factors enter into the formation and maintenance of these relationships. Many of these factors can be traced to society as well, particularly to the experiences an individual may have had as a child. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines various elements within the stories of two individuals in “Working” by Studs Terkel. The individuals examined are Sharon Atkins, a receptionist, and Eddie Jaffe, a press agent. No additional sources cited.

This 7 page paper discusses the philosophies of Sigmund Freud and his concept of the ego and Id and Henri Bergson and his philosophy of Creative Evolution. This paper asks and answers the question, "Were the irrationalists all that irrational?" Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page review of the findings of this 2001 research. Arnold, Stewart, and McNeece explore the issues surrounding prostitution in an effort to gain a better understanding of what causes women to choose to engage in the behavior and, potentially, to commit acts of violence themselves. No additional sources are listed.

A 5 page paper which examines how anger, pride, and lust, three of the seven deadly sins, are still alive today. No sources cited.

A 7 page paper providing a literature review and methods section of a study seeking to gain both parents’ and children’s perspectives on the effects of parents’ work. The design of this study is intended to be relevant, reliable and valid, free of both researcher and respondent bias. The purpose is to discover ...

A 5 page paper which examines the working relationship that Babe Secoli describes in Studs Terkel’s “Working.” The paper also incorporates the Phenomenological Model Of Work and Culture provided in a fax from the student. Source for this unknown. No additional sources cited.

This 5 page report discusses violence in America -- its invasion of virtually every aspect of American society, as well as the ways in which it affects individual lives. Violence events occur everywhere in the U.S. -- suburban schools, shopping malls, inner cities, quiet neighborhoods, and any other place where there is more than one ...

This 8 page report discusses one person and looks at her personality under the ideas presented by three separate personality theories -- Erik Erikson’s stage of development, Car Rogers’ theories of actualization, and the Five Factor Model of personality. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the individual Jack Currier in Studs Terkel’s “Working.” The paper also incorporates the Phenomenological Model Of Work and Culture provided in a fax from the student. Source for this unknown. No additional sources cited.

This 7 page paper discusses the issue of substance abuse while specifically addressing the issue of ethnicity. This paper highlights how counseling must be concerned with ethnicity in order for it to be effective. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 19 page paper discussing the influence of culture on addiction treatment. Much of the research into drug use among Hispanics of the past has identified Hispanics only by cultural identification, without giving a clear picture of those cultural matters that can influence whether a Mexican American chooses to seek help in breaking an ...

This 8 page paper considers how employees left in a company after is has been downsized are affected. This that survive and remain may display a range of actions and attitudes, these may be constructive or destructive and may be passive or active. The paper looks at a range of research in this area to ...

An 8 page exploration of the benefits provided by classroom-based pulmonary rehabilitation programs. Notes that conditions necessitating pulmonary rehabilitation can be direct pulmonary impacts as well as indirect conditions such are cardiac disease. While some patients willingly pursue rehabilitation classes, however, others refuse to pursue rehabilitation classes and some start such classes but ...

This 10 page paper explains and discusses the expectancy theory of motivation. The major premises of valence, expectancy and instrumentality are explained. Vroom noted two prerequisites for effort to occur and these are explained. Other researchers have offered formulas to demonstrate how the basic components in expectancy theory relate to each other in order to ...