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Papers On Social Problems & Social Research
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Alex Kotlowitz's "There Are No Children Here"/ Sociological Analysis
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A 7 page paper that presents a review of Kotlowitz's book with consideration for the elements of social and racial concerns, as well as the psychological impacts of life in the Chicago housing projects. Kotlowitz's book is a case study, a social commentary and a journalistic representation that focuses on one families struggle in the gang controlled ghetto. The two younger boys in the Rivers family, Lafayette and Pharoah were the impetus for Kotlowitz study, but his exploration into the rest of the family, the social interactions in the projects, and the social and cultural implications of this lifestyle is significant to the book as a whole. The primary source is cited.
Filename: Kotlowit.wps
American Decency Association
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A 16 page paper which takes an in-depth look at the
American Decency Association. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: RAdecenc.rtf
Americans Are Infatuated With Violence
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5 pages in length. The writer discusses that illustrative of how Americans are infatuated with violence is the impact of television talk shows, the prevalence of violence against women due to popular culture and escalating violence throughout America's school system. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TLCAmVio.rtf
An Analysis of Domestic Violence
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This 6 page paper provides a definition of domestic violence and then explores the concept in light of what Sigmund Freud, Karl Marx and Emile Durkheim might have thought. A variety of theories in terms of causes of domestic violence are explored. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA207dv.rtf
An Analysis of Irving Goffman's "Stigma":
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This 10 page paper discusses "Stigma" in terms of its theoretical orientation, theory, and criticims. This paper highlights the ramifications of being stigmatized in our society. Bibliography list 1 source.
Filename: GSStigma.rtf
An Argument on the Facts about “Fantasy Violence”
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This 5 page
report discusses Richard Rhodes’ contribution to the New York
Times “Op/Ed” pages for September 17, 2000, in which he presents
the opinion that the current debate regarding the violence
depicted in television, movies, and video games and its
relationship to violent behavior in both children and adults.
The article is analyzed in terms of the resources used for the
argument and their effectiveness and does not support or negate
Rhodes’ “opinion.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWfvioln.wps
An Argument Supporting the Distribution of Clean Needles as an Intervention in the AIDS Epidemic
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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 is a simple yet effective way of interrupting the transmission of the disease. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: PPneedle.rtf
An Overview of Homeless Families in Atlanta
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This 7 page paper provides data and statistical information about homeless families in the world, the United States, Georgia and most specifically Atlanta. The problem of homelessness is addressed. An overview of one shelter is provided. There is a decided focus on homeless families and available resources for women and children. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: SA243Ga.rtf
Analysis of Emile Durkheim’s “Suicide: A Study in Sociology” Using Primary and Secondary Sources
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This is a 10 page paper discussing Emile Durkheim’s text “Suicide: A Study in Sociology”. Emile Durkheim’s text “Suicide: A Study in Sociology” (1897) was considered one of the first studies in the social sciences which used a purely scientific and methodological approach to study a social phenomenon. Suicide, for the large part, previously was considered an individual act focused upon mainly by psychologists. Durkheim however related the individual act of suicide to the cohesiveness or imbalance within society. According to Durkheim, during the age of industrialization throughout the 1800s, the incidence of suicides increased as a result of the demise of the traditional social institutions such as the church and social guilds which could not be replaced by the goals of wealth and the division of labor. Suicides were the result of an imbalance of two major social forces: social integration and moral regulation. Durkheim’s focus on the influence of social forces on the individual was highly controversial during his time as it undermined the concepts of “free will and individual moral agency”. Nevertheless, Durkheim managed to establish sociology and the social sciences as one of the major areas of study within France and his theories and methods are still considered significant in contemporary sociology, more than a century later.
Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TJEDurk1.rtf
Analysis of Social Class
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A 5 page paper which examines the problems associated with trying to measure social class. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TGsoclas.rtf
Analyzing the Homeless / Why Don't They Just Get a Job?
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An 8 page research paper which looks at the reality of being homeless as shown in Down on Their Luck: A Study of Homeless Street People by David Snow and Leon Anderson (1993). This work reveals that the stereotypical images of the homeless as either lazy or mentally disturbed are completely false and offers empirically based research results that paint a far different picture. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Luckdown.wps
