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Papers On Social Problems & Social Research
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Racism & The Burning of Baptist Churches in the South
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This well-developed 4 page essay argues that the burning of Black Baptists churches in the South is a clear sign that racism & bigotry are alive and well in the United States today. Specific cases are cited as is the Ku Klux Klan's involvement in some of the fires.
Filename: Blackchu.wps
Adolescent Suicide
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This 8 page paper addresses the phenomenon of adolescent suicide as well as the impact on its victims. Also covered are what schools and teachers can do to implement policies that discourage suicide. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Suicadol.wps
Domestic Violence In New Jersey
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10 pages in length. New Jersey reflects but one of
fifty states in America where domestic violence has reached epidemic proportions. It is also the most aggressive state to address the issue. In an outright attempt to decrease the ever-increasing incidents of domestic violence, New Jersey has passed the most sweeping laws in the nation. The writer discusses domestic violence as it relates to New Jersey. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Domvionj.wps
The U.S. War Against the Poor
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A 7 page overview of the impacts of U.S. policy on the poor on both a domestic and an international level. Predicts that this war on the poor will ultimately result in the creation of just two socioeconomic classes, the extremely rich and the extremely poor. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PoorWar.wps
"Black Elk Speaks" and "Bread Givers": Acculturation
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A 5 page paper which
discusses two forms of acculturation that appear in "Black Elk Speaks" translated by John
Neihardt. These conditions are then compared to similar realities presented in "Bread
Givers" by Anzia Yezierska. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAblckbrd.wps
"Sidewalk" By Mitchell Duneier
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6 pages in length. Mitchell Duneier, a sociologist with a rather impressive curriculum vitae to his credit, spent five years of his otherwise privileged life keeping company with drunks, derelicts, drug addicts and the homeless on the sidewalks of New York's Greenwich Village. His purpose was not to exploit the individuals whose reason for being on these streets is to drum up whatever income they can by selling books and magazines; rather, it was to learn and understand why they were there. Many of the men with whom Duneier encountered were what one might consider as victims of society, those who were – for one reason or another – unable to assimilate themselves into the social norm; others, however, did not care to be involved with the stringent expectations of social norm and chose instead to seek out their living by way of this unique entrepreneurial approach. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCsdwlk.rtf
"The Nurture Assumption" by Judith Rich Harris
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A 9 page paper which discusses
aspects of Harris' book "The Nurture Assumption." The primary focus of the paper is on
the effects of divorce as it relates to Harris' book. A general discussion of Harris' book is
presented as well. Bibliography lists 6 additional sources.
Filename: RAnrtrehrrs.wps
'The Health Practices of Homeless Women / A Causal Model'
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A 5 page paper critiquing Linda Flynn's publication named above, an investigation into both observed and reported health practices of homeless urban women. Where medical records were lacking, the author attempted to estimate the level of health care these women had known previous to their homeless life. Limited to data collection only by self-reporting, however, neither the author nor the reader can be fully persuaded that the research accomplished its intended mission.
Filename: Homewome.wps
2 Examples of Social Stratification
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A 4 page research paper in which the writer looks at her own community for examples of social inequality and cites issues of wealth and income and poverty in this regard, looking specifically at the housing market in Raleigh, NC. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khnchou.rtf
A Case for Outlawing Virtual Pornography
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An 8 page discussion of the impacts of virtual pornography on society. The writer emphasizes that while the issue of Internet regulation is highly controversial, pornography on the World Wide Web should definitely be outlawed if for no other reason than its impacts on the most vulnerable members of our society, our children. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: PPpornRg.rtf
A Case Study of an At-Risk Brooklyn Youth
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This 8 page paper looks at a case study which emanates from a New York Times 1993 article. It features a boy who was headed down the wrong path but turns his life around. The story is relayed and an attempt to explain the situation sociologically and psychologically is made. The culture of poverty thesis and systems theory are each discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA210Bkn.rtf
