Essays and Research Papers on Social Work & Counseling

A 3 page paper which supports the arguments in Patrick Lee’s work Abortion: Unborn Human Life. No additional sources cited.

A 6 page research paper/essay that explores the debates between essentialist and instrumentalist conceptualizations in regards to classes and nations and race (Dufour). Basically, essentialism is the belief that specific categories of entities will share a specific set of characteristics, which can be viewed as their “essence.” Contemporary proponents of identity politics oppose essentialism ...

A 4 page consideration of how family disruption affects adolescents. This paper contends that, despite arguments to the contrary, disruptions in family structure such as those associated with divorce can have both short and long-term impacts. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper begins by providing information on Coser and Marx as conflict theorists. Then, the 2007 writers' strike is evaluated under the Marxist perspective. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper uses the book “The Movements of the New Left, 1950-1975” to argue that it was the rise of the New Left and their battle for equal rights for all (gays, women, blacks) that led to the rise of the New Right to oppose them. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 12 page paper provides an overview of the problem of stereotyping and the impacts of institutionalized racism. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

6 pages in length. Skills of a social worker encompass a vast and varied collection of abilities that serve to engage, relieve, understand and respect the client. The extent to which reaching for clients' feelings is the cornerstone of any good social worker is both grand and far-reaching; that empathic skills represent the ...

A 5 page report on the work Fist Stick Knife Gun by Geoffrey Canada. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page employment of author Sondra Thiederman’s seven step vision renewal process. This paper delineates these steps in relation to eliminating guerilla biases that arise in regard to age. No additional sources are listed.

A 3 page insight into the horrors of child abuse and what one individual did to survive. Abused as a seven year old, the author encourages others to not keep silent. No sources are listed.

3 pages in length. The family unit is an ever-changing entity in today's society; unlike sixty years ago when families consisted of a father who worked outside the home, a wife who maintained the household, children who appreciated the simpler things in life and a cohesion among all members that came from spending quality ...

This 4 page paper discusses the National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA), who founded it and when, what it provides, what is has accomplished and how it helps victims and witnesses. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 8 page research paper that examines the effects of racism on adolescents. Adolescence is a crucial period in the "physiological, emotional and cognitive development" of students (Jackson, 2005, p. 203). This is a "defining point" that directly influences both students' perceptions of their identity and their confidence in their ability (Jackson, 2005). Complicating adolescent ...

A 5 page paper which examines elements of oppression in the work of Maya Angelou, Malcolm X, John Dewey, Herman Hesse and Paulo Freire. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

6 pages in length. Spradley's understanding of and subsequent definition for the concept of culture crosses all boundaries whereby people of a given community share their collective existence. The extent to which the presence of mores, norms and customs comprise the fundamental components of cultural construct is both grand and far-reaching; that Spradley ...

This 14 page paper looks at the indigenous population in Australia and the issue of alcoholism and alcohol abuse in the aboriginal people. The paper starts with a community profile of the indigenous population living and then looks at the way alcohol is perceived and the problem, as well as the policies and strategies ...

An 8 page paper which compares and contrasts the hippies of the 1960s to the modern day hippies. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper argues that political correctness has gone too far, and that attempts to excise all religious meaning from what are essentially religious holidays makes them meaningless. Bibliography lists 2 sources

This 12 page paper looks at the development of family therapy through systems theory. The paper examines the progress of family theory and discusses relevance and application of the theory, the role of the therapist, potential interventions based on this approach and tools such as eco mapping and genograms. The bibliography cites 13 sources.

3 pages in length. Discrimination is a multifaceted component of contemporary society that has placed a tremendous black mark upon the character of a nation allegedly inhabited by civilized beings. To dissect the overwhelming presence of discrimination is to find it in virtually every social subgroup, not the least of which includes gender, ...

This 9 page paper examines Marxism along with the ideas of utopian socialists. The theories are examined for differences and similarities. An economic view is taken. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 54 page paper comprises 6 annotated bibliographies about eating disorders and the media.

This 10 page paper focuses on Russia. Theory is included such as dependency theory and historical materialism. Why communism was never properly implemented is discussed. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 5 page research paper that discusses the relationship between public service and professionalism. In today's world, the reputations of many traditional professions are under attack. There is widespread skepticism that public interests are being served (Sullivan 19). Lawyers are routinely denigrated and physicians are regarded as caught under the thumb of the dehumanizing aspects ...

This 9 page paper discusses some of the causes of divorce, and argues that a "culture of divorce," coupled with a lack of respect for marriage and the diminished influence of the church all contribute to the rising divorce rate. Bibliography lists 10 sources.