Essays and Research Papers on Social Work & Counseling

This 8 page paper discusses some of the reasons offered for the changes in family structure over time. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the life of a woman who is 65 years old. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4-page paper compares two books about life on Chicago's South Side: Working Class Heroes: Protecting Home, Community and Nation in a Chicago Neighborhood by Maria Kefalas and Black Picket Fences: Privilege and Peril Among the Black Middle Class by Mary Pattillo-McCoy.

This 5 page paper compares and contrasts the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. The paper concludes that the French Revolution contributed much to society, but clearly, the Enlightenment was broader in terms of its influence. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 7 page paper is a review of two books aimed at undergraduate students to show them how to undertake social research. The books are Social Research Methods by A Bryman published by Oxford University Press and Researching Social Life, edited by N Gilbert published by Sage. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at the way that housing organisations and housing associations in the UK are meeting the needs of their tenants. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the case of Betty S., and a therapist's possible reaction to her personally and to her situation. It argues that despite the fact that the initial reaction could well be one of disgust, the therapist must pull away from making any sort of judgment if he is to engage in ...

This 9 page paper examines the World Health Organization and looks at both sides of the issue. Is the organization competent? Is it doing all it can? The paper supports the efforts of the organization but both sides of the issue are addressed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper considers the elements that maybe included in an after school program that has some social challenges, The program of activities is designed with the use of social bond theory with the contents aiming to increase attachment, commitment, involvement and beliefs. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 7 page paper discusses pornography from three perspectives: classic criminology, Christian demonology, and medicalized social control. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses briefly the concepts of ethnocentrism and cultural relativism. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper describes the stages of socialization a person goes through in their life, and mentions the agents of socialization that assist at each stage. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper explains how Michel Wieviorka defines terrorism, and what sociological theory he is using to examine it. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper draws on various experts including James Scott, Beth Loffreda and Annie Dillard to discuss how one group of people confers meaning on another. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 Page overview of domestic abuse. This paper identifies the victims, perpetrators, and impacts of domestic violence. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6 page paper compares the experience of Arab-Americans after 9/11 with that of Japanese-Americans after Pearl Harbor. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page essay that provides a student with a template for discussing the students’ friendships. The writer discusses her two closest friend and this discussion of friendship contrasts and compares these two women and the nature of each relationship. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses where Orwellian principles might be found lurking on the web site of the University of Arkansas. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper looks at epilepsy and the social stigma it is associated with. Some information about the medical condition is relayed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page overview of these three environmental movements. The author emphasizes that these movements have been the desperate acts of traditional peoples to save their indigenous lands, lands upon which their very survival as a people depends. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

In three pages the struggles of one-time homeless man Lars Eighner and his eventual success are chronicled as detailed in his essay, ‘On Dumpster Diving.’ One source is cited in the bibliography.

A 4 page paper which examines how the elderly, in rural areas, may well experience a feeling of attachment to place more than elderly who live in urban areas. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper focuses on examples to come from this controversial book that has put the subject's family in danger. Ideas about marriage and family are the focus of attention. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the concept of pilgrimage, and argues that Buckingham Palace and Graceland can be defined as pilgrimage sites. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper delves into assimilation in America. The relationships that governed external and internal life amongst Japanese-Americans and Spanish-speaking Americans are discussed in the context of two works: Translation Nation by Tobar and Growing Up Nisei by Yoo. Some quotes are included. No additional sources are used.