Essays and Research Papers on Social Work & Counseling

A 3 page contention that the distribution of clean needles should be a priority not only for non-profit organizations but also for society as a whole. The author emphasizes that not only are the less-desirable elements of society impacted by AIDS but so too are many innocent individuals. The distribution of clean needles ...

This 10 page paper discusses the contributions of the Chicago School of Sociologists. Bibliography lists 20 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses the following quote; “the symmetrical view of equality ignores actual imbalances of power in society, whereby women and ethnic minorities continue to be subjected to disadvantages and detriment... More recently equality has moved beyond equal treatment” . The paper examines what is meant by equality and how equality measured ...

A 6 page research paper that discusses researcher Jay Belsky's model of parenting. This model of parenting has sparked considerably controversy and the added fuel to the debate of whether or not working mothers damage their children through reliance on day care. The wrier argues that an examination of Belsky's parenting model, with ...

This 5 page paper looks at Marx's classic work and focuses on ideas about communism and private property. The concept of alienation is also discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 10 page paper considers how sociologists explain the origin and impact of mass consumerism. The paper considers the relationship with capitalism and marketing, issues of popular and mass culture along with the manifestation of mass consumerism in modern life. The bibliography cites 20 sources.

A 4 page paper that looks at two of the many dangers for the elderly living alone: heat and nutrition, with an emphasis on heat-related deaths. Of all natural weather conditions, including heat, tornadoes, hurricanes, lightening and floods, heat takes more lives each year than any of the others and seniors are especially affected. Another ...

5 pages in length. At a time when healthy couples are typically celebrating their blessings and awaiting the birth of their first child, infertile couples are saddened, frustrated and disconcerted about their inability to conceive. While one might surmise how this significant stressor might actually bring couples closer together in their quest to ...

This 14 page paper looks at a variety of theories. Foucault's ideas are noted as well as concepts such as labeling theory, feminism and Marxism. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

A 3 page paper discussing the eighth annual conference of Prevent Child Abuse Illinois. The conference was held in the organization’s home city of Springfield and attracted more than 1,500 attendees. The conference focused on education and service to parents as measures of prevention. It also included several break-out sessions for topics ...

This 5 page paper evaluates the author's point of view in respect to unionism in Guatemala. The author's views are compared with that of Karl Marx's. No bibliography.

A 4 page overview of the concept of culture relating from the ideologies presented in magazines. The author notes that while magazine culture can serve the positive function of pulling women together, it can also perpetuate potentially devastating ideologies as well as serve to pit one women’s group against another. Bibliography lists ...

This 10 page paper looks at the concept of state from a Marxist perspective. Capitalism is also explored. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page paper which connects ideas from David Courtwright’s “Violent Land” with Peter Berger (“Invitation to Sociology”), Thomas Sowell (“Race and Culture”), Robert Wright (“The Moral Animal”), and Sanderson Beck’s idea of materialism. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 10 page research paper that analyzes the nature and function of humor, focusing specifically on "low brow" or working class humor. This examination of humor among working class people demonstrates that humor has been employed to deflect and soften the vicissitudes of economic, social, and political life, as well define and critique societal ...

5 pages in length. The writer provides an in-depth interview with a seventy-five-year-old woman about how she currently sees her life. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

An 8 page research paper that analyzes The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy. This novel creates a detailed study of a dysfunctional family and how this effects the lives of the three adult siblings. The problems of the this family, the Wingos, are presented in such detail that this novel provides illustrations that can ...

This 3 page paper looks at the prevalence of rape in the military. The lack of consequences is noted. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper considers the different types of data; quantitative and qualitative and who they may be used to determine and influence life choices of an individual. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 4 page paper examines the "typical" life of a single teen on welfare. Specifically, this paper examines the hardships, struggles, and future outlook for single teens on welfare. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page report discusses the ways in which 17th and 18th century white European invaders (also known as “colonists”), radically changed Australia (once known as “New Holland”) when they landed on its shores. Regardless of the centuries through which the natives of the land had lived on “their” land and used its resources for their own needs, ...

A 4 page research paper that, first of all, discusses the issues and concerns of the Progressive era, and then argues that these issues are still applicable today. The writer cites Upton Sinclair's The Jungle and compares this to Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6-page paper focuses on sample research questions (and some terminology) for a research project in which respondants are questioned about their beliefs about violence.

This 9 page paper consider the role of a social worker and then looks at the experience of a student and applies that experience to the value it can bring the student if they study and take on role of the social worker. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 5 page paper considers what is meant by class why it is so important and if the level of importance is reducing with society becoming more driven by merit evidenced with greater class mobility. The bibliography cites 6 sources.