Essays and Research Papers on Social Work & Counseling

This 5 page paper looks at Karl Marx's ideas about the class divide. His model that includes a division between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat is provided. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 14 page paper which examines this issue from a primarily sociological perspective, including current trends and such problems associated with living alone such as depression and alcoholism. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

This 5 page paper examines this 1968 classic work that disputes the controversial Moynihan Report. The black family is highlighted but general changes in family life are duly noted. No additional sources cited.

This 8 page paper considers how, over time, with different weak or minority groups, there has been the fight for equality. Real equality is economic equality, with freedom and choice. The paper looks at how the fight and the perceptions remain similar, but the arguments may reflect the contemporary time as well as the way ...

A 9 page paper which examines how a Westerner would likely judge a homosexual from a non-western culture. The paper examines homosexuality in other cultures as well. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 12 page paper evaluates the remedial model in respect to group counseling. How social workers can set up groups effectively is addressed. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper examines an article written about discord between Australian railroad workers and the state. A slowdown is implemented to protest an impossible workload. The article is used as a springboard to discuss the nation and its people. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper examines an article written about an incident in Australia concerning a boy who was set on fire. The article is used as a springboard to discuss the nation of Australia and its people. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper examines an article written regarding a survey about the attitudes and knowledge of the people of Australia regarding depression. The article is used as a springboard to discuss the nation of Australia and its people. No additional sources cited.

An 8 page paper which examines conditions of a life well lived and death as seen by Sherwin Nuland in “How We Die” and the works of Plato relating to Socrates’ death (Euthyphro, Crito, and Apology). Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper examines the problem of college drinking and why it is a social problem. The concept of the social problem is examined in this paper suitable for an introductory course in sociology. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page essay that critiques an article which details the research study conducted by Meyer (1995). In this article, Meyer states that his research goal is to demonstrate how organizational culture, via narratives obtained from members of that organization, can be used to better comprehend points of harmony and conflict within a specific organization ...

This 6 page paper provides an overview of three principle sociological elements: technological determinism, social shaping and social construction. Theorists have considered the issue of technological determinism as a means of considering who uses technology, how it is used, and how it is created in consideration of utility. These elements are related ...

This 7 page paper considers the views of Weber and Taylor. Max Weber, in his Bureaucracy, and Frederick Taylor, in Scientific Management, both relate the elements of identification and organizational (social) structure that can be applied to an understanding of the efforts to change social perspectives in the criminal justice organization. Bibliography lists ...

A 12 page paper discussing all general aspects of adjusting to retirement. Citizens of most developed nations are not saving enough of their incomes to provide them with the retirement years enjoyed by those who retired in the 1980s and 1990s, and the economic conditions that existed then likely will not return. Those ...

A paper which looks at the concept of community in view of the changing perceptions of the city, the impact of urbanisation and the growth of the suburbs, and the role which the media might play in re-establishing the traditional idea of the community. Bibliography lists 3 sources

This 3 page paper examines the morality of set aside programs. Affirmative action is discussed in general. The subject is approached through both a utilitarian and deontological view. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page discussion of the various twists we now have in our traditional sociological concepts of family. Acknowledging the growing acceptance of such alternative family units as single parent homes, the author contends that such unusual arrangements as same sex unions have a long way to go in establishing their legitimacy as a ...

This 9 page paper discusses the view of the State and the relationship between the State and the average citizen. Examples given from the Progressive Era through to modern era. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the idea of globalization based on the books by Scholte, and Friedman. Quotes cited from texts. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page collection of abstracts from articles relating to the correlation which exists between child abuse and poverty. Starting with a book on the subject by Besharov and Laumann (2001) which provides an extensive investigation of the subject, this paper reviews several different aspects of the correlation between child abuse and poverty. ...

3 pages in length. Definition of the essential American Way is as vast and varied as the number of identities that help to comprise one of the world's most culturally diverse nations. To say the primary attributes include individualism, materialism, capitalism, questionable social conscience and an unquenchable desire to be the best is ...

This 7.5 page paper is an in-depth examination of the reasons why teen girls engage in crime, and the types of crime that are most prevelent among this age group. The goal of this paper is to highlight that these young girls are typically victims of circumstance rather than cold-blooded offenders, and therefore rehabilitation ...

This 3 page paper examines an article written about a man who leaves his family and runs off with a thirteen year old girl . The piece is evaluated in the context of Australian culture. No additional sources cited.

7 pages in length. The intrinsic connection between the ideal self (IS) and the interchangeable aspects of attraction and repulsion is, according to Herbst et al, what makes a person initially attracted to someone with his or her own similar traits but then ultimately come to reject those same similarities when the love interest ...