Essays and Research Papers on Social Work & Counseling

This 10 page paper examines Hannah Arendt's work The Human Condition. Much attention is paid to social stratification. Ideas regarding Marxism and liberty are discussed. The paper concurs with one of Arendt's points about the relationships between politics and the economy. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 8 page paper examines both closed and open societies. Examples are provided. The concepts are discussed ideologically. Communism is the model used to discuss an example of a closed society. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses the bio-psycho-social elements of a case involving a mentally altered elderly woman who is found living in squalor. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper asks that questions and answers in the affirmative. Historical materialism is discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5-page paper, using Alger's "Ragged Dick" and PBS' "The Richest Man in America," outlines the American view of capitalists, both real and imagined.

This 4 page paper looks at the political economy of New Hollywood. A Marxist interpretation is provided. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 7 page paper that provides a profile of Utica, including geographic location, land mass, climate, demographics, income and socio-economic data. The writer also identifies the problems in this city. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 10 page paper examines the prison system through Marxist theory. It is suggested that the prison system exists for the benefit of the larger society under capitalism. The prison system is depicted as being class and race based. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 5 page essay that analyzes an article relative to how it portrays multiculturalism in American. This article offer a transcript of a CNN financial news broadcast hosted by Valerie Morris, which aired April 21, 2004. The topic under discussion for this broadcast was the fact that a magazine Diversity, Inc. announced its top ...

This 12 page paper examines the theories of Max Weber and looks more specifically at charisma. How charisma can be utilized to change a bureaucracy is discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 10 page research paper that offers an overview on stress and stress factors or stressors. This examination of stress, first of all, defines what is meant by "stress," and what factors contribute to the perception of stress as experienced by the individual, such as cultural differences, personality traits, and social factors such as working ...

This 4 page paper examines the issue of unsupervised children: its prevelence as well as the effects. This paper highlights the many social and physical problems that befall children in such circumstances, and highlights possible solutions. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 10 page paper discussing how a financial planner should approach assisting clients in better planning for their retirement years. The 50-year-old client may not gain the kind of retirement he would have liked to have had, but beginning at 50 is greatly preferable to waiting until later, or not beginning at all. ...

This 3 page paper compares and contrasts the Charity Organization Society with the Settlement House Movement. This paper identifies key leaders and philosophies regarding poverty to illustrate the similarities and differences. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper takes a look at how Karl Marx viewed the workplace. Modern examples are utilized to illustrate the point. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6 page paper examines Bourdieu's On Television and Willis's Learning to Labor. Both works are examined in the context of the topic. The books are compared and contrasted. No additional sources cited.

This 4 page paper provides information from this book that has to do with domestic workers in the United States. The problems they face and the dichotomy that is created are discussed. No additional sources cited.

This 6 page paper examines several urban legends (zeitgeist) for credibility. Issues covered include, cell phones causing cancer, crop circles, and liberal media bias. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at the introduction of this new system that reduces water damage to property when a fire emerges. The cultural significance of this technological advent is discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page discussion of the pressure to assimilate waged against Native Americans and Hispanics. The author emphasizes that although considerable assimilation has occurred, the manner in which an individual retains and expresses his or her fascinatingly diverse culture varies almost as much as the individuals. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

15 pages in length. Maintaining a civilized global society is becoming more and more of a challenge in today's ever-growing deviant existence. The extent to which America and the UK are faced with seemingly insurmountable odds when it comes to addressing an entire generation gone awry is both grand and far-reaching; that these ...

A 5 page paper which examines the following statement made by T.J. Clark: “the city is the sign of capital: it is there one can see commodity take on flesh.” Bibliography lists 13 sources.

A 5 page paper using the insights of Nathan Huggins, Matthew Frye Jacobson, David Roediger, William Julius Wilson and Howard Winant to assess how still-emerging globalization of business may affect the preservation and development of racial inequalities already present in developed nations, particularly the United States. Certainly there is no overseeing committee intent on ...

A 6 page research paper that examines the argument of Gill Branston and Roy Stafford, in their text The Media Student's Book (1999). The writer states that while these authors do not offer definitive answers to the moral and ethical questions generated by what is popularly referred to in the media as "globalization," they ...

A 3 page research paper that discusses, first of all, how people tend to rationalize abusive behavior to avoid taking responsibility and the importance of taking responsibility. Then, the writer explores some of the consequences to such actions. Bibliography lists 2 sources.