Rock music in Iran and its impact on youth culture
Thesis - 5 pages - Social sciences
Every weekday in Tehran, it is a common scene to see hundreds of worried relatives and parents flock around one of the government buildings to find out whether or not their children have been arrested for breaking the moral laws of the Islamic state. Armed with cash and real estate deeds, these...
The phenomenon of fandom: Refuting the view that consumers of mass media culture are passive cultural dopes?
Thesis - 4 pages - Social sciences
In the last century television, film and video came to dominate the mass mediated world and increasingly continues to do so today with an abundance of entertainment being brought into the homes of millions of people globally provided by the culture industry. A popular and traditional view of mass...
Violence against Aboriginal women
Thesis - 5 pages - Social sciences
Violence against women is a persistent and ongoing problem in Canada and around the world. It affects women's social and economic equality, physical and mental health, well-being and economic security. The effects of domestic violence are well-known, and many steps have been taken to minimize...
Analysis of welfare program called Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) using Martin Luther King's perspective
Case study - 6 pages - Social sciences
Examining the federal policy of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families requires considering how TANF works for children who are in poverty because, in order to critically analyze the social policy, it is necessary to examine how it functions and why it is implemented. I think that this,...
The impact of violence and aggression on Social Workers
Thesis - 7 pages - Social sciences
‘Violence and aggression pose threats to society and individuals at work or outside of work. The cost in terms of disruption, bad image, and absenteeism, and turnover, accidents at work, burnout and compensation are increasingly becoming apparent. Most importantly these threats negatively...
The process of chemical dependency
Thesis - 8 pages - Social sciences
Peele, Brodsky, and Arnold (1991:133) cited in Dowieko (1993:11) maintain that ‘[addiction] is not an all-or-nothing thing, but a continuum from moderate excess to severe compulsion'. With this citation in mind, I will attempt to discuss both the ‘how' and ‘why' of addiction,...
Quebec as a "distinct society"
Thesis - 5 pages - Social sciences
For as long as Quebec has been a part of Canada, there has always been debate about what their role is in Canadian federalism, but in most cases it has been nothing more than debate and rhetoric on both sides. There have always been, and will always be people in Quebec and in the rest of Canada...
Five strategy innovations to redefine the debate surrounding baseline national health coverage in the United States
Thesis - 10 pages - Social sciences
Healthcare is the single most pressing domestic issue in American politics. Over 45 million Americans are uninsured; likely twice that are underinsured. 80% of the uninsured are workers, or live in families with workers. Extensive work has documented the market failure related to health...
A class perspective concerning the issue of cloning
Thesis - 6 pages - Social sciences
This paper will attempt to address what is perhaps the single most life altering issue facing our societies today. It is life altering in the utmost sense of the word, literally altering life as we know it. Life on this planet has undergone some significant changes since the dawn of civilization;...
A critique of the connection between gender and crime
Thesis - 7 pages - Social sciences
Official statistics show that overall males commit or, are charged with, more crimes than females (Scottish Prison Service, 2002). However it has also been shown, that in certain areas of criminality such as theft and fraud, female offence rates seem to be rising faster than males. (Steffensmeir...
Investigating the key issues concerning child protection in the UK and France
Thesis - 5 pages - Social sciences
Social policy "is based upon a distinct empirical focus- the support and well-being through social action." (Alcock et al 1998). It draws upon the methods and understandings involved in many social science disciplines e.g. sociology, economics and politics and is founded in many areas of society...
A sociological perspective on the family
Thesis - 5 pages - Social sciences
This essay will discuss and analyze the concept of the family from a sociological perspective. Families are the foundation of all societies. They can be formed by father-mother-children combination or even more complicated combination of aunt-cousin-grand relatives along with father and mother....
Is women's status dependent on childbirth?
Essay - 5 pages - Social sciences
Nepal, situated in South Asia, is a patriarchal country where the main religion of practice is Hinduism. Most of its population, 90 percent in fact,( Providing Quality Reproductive Health in Nepal 1) lives in rural villages. Although many of these villages are developing, most lack even everyday...
The injustice of appearance discrimination
Essay - 5 pages - Social sciences
My paper is directed towards businessmen and women and business students. People who read Business Week Magazine are well educated and knowledgeable about numerous aspects of business and are most likely aware of the controversies due to treatment in the work force. Owing to their involvement in...
Public health: The global fight against AIDS
Thesis - 5 pages - Social sciences
At the millennium, over 150 world leaders met at the Millennium Summit to establish a vision for the United Nations in the upcoming years. They discussed the problems of poverty, economic development, public health, and education on a global level and proposed interventions in the form of the...
An assignment addressing key issues in social work
Essay - 5 pages - Social sciences
This assignment will focus on the key issues socially, economically and personally for the Hughes family, also the two methods of social work intervention I will use to assist with elevating issues, task-centred practice and crisis intervention. I will endeavour to critically analyse the...
Re-entry programs for juveniles: Suggestions for improving rehabilitative efforts and including juveniles in the community
Essay - 15 pages - Social sciences
Children who have spent time committed in juvenile facilities need assistance with returning to their communities. In collaboration with various educational institutions and other non-profit organizations, the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services, has created a number of community re-entry...
To what extent should social work practice be informed by social research?
Essay - 19 pages - Social sciences
Within this work I will be looking to examine the effectiveness of using research in social work practice. I have chosen to do this by reviewing both historic and current research on the outcomes of adoption. Part 1 will consist of a literature review, detailing research findings on this subject....
Social work: Board presentation
Presentation - 28 pages - Social sciences
The illness impacts ability to seek/obtain care, nutrition, transportation, maintain housing, etc. Individual medical crisis impacts multiple systems: family, friends, neighbors, employer/ co-workers, schools, taxpayers, social services, national economy, etc. Care givers often need Social Work...
Habits of the Heart Individualism and Commitment in American Life
Book review - 9 pages - Social sciences
Robert Bellah's Habits of the Heart Individualism and Commitment in American Life chronicles the history, definition and present condition of individualism in America, and how it has affected the lives of modern society. Bellah attempts to define individualism by mapping its evolution in...
Race Poverty and the Underclass by Christopher Jencks
Book review - 9 pages - Social sciences
In his book, Race Poverty and the Underclass, Christopher Jencks formulates a thesis that is aimed at revealing the short-comings of popular social policy remedies. He addresses options that are based on political ideologies which do not fare well in recognizing the reality of social problems in...
Critically evaluating the ASPIRE model of social work
Essay - 7 pages - Social sciences
In this essay I will look at the ASPIRE model as a process within social work. I will demonstrate my understanding of the model and its stages and reflect on how values inform each stage of the process. I will look at each stage individually whilst evaluating its effectiveness as a process. I...
Becoming a healthy eater
Essay - 8 pages - Social sciences
Becoming a healthy eater can be hard. It requires you to be both educated and smart about eating healthy. Food smart isn't about calculating the amount of grams or fat but about labels and counting calories. Eating healthy requires you to eat at least 3 healthy meals a day. It's all about...
Conciliating God and evil
Essay - 5 pages - Social sciences
Few arguments pursue such a simple logic against theistic thought more effectively than the Problem of Evil. In short, this analyzes god's properties and the incoherent nature of his good verses the evil in the world. In response, Alvin Plantinga makes a compelling Free Will Defense argument for...
Cultural diversity
Essay - 5 pages - Social sciences
Multiculturalism had little importance in the past but in today's society it is considered one of the most important issues with grave meanings and consequences attached to it. Public sector authority cannot afford to neglect reflecting on the organization and management of multiculturalism...
Don't sexualize me: The perpetuation of sexual exploitation via the Internet
Essay - 6 pages - Social sciences
In 2002 a women's ex boyfriend published her home address on a number of websites, advertising that she fantasized about being raped. Within days men were turning up at her house ready to oblige. In 2003 Immigration agents, investigating cyber crimes, found streams of Web pages with thumbnail...
Tennessee Williams: Towards immortality
Essay - 8 pages - Social sciences
Both trends will prove recurrent in Williams' character, and have roots in his most defining experiences and values. The drive to create is clear, and rarely does Williams talk about a piece of his work in the journals without immediately judging it. He seems fairly candid in his appraisals:...
Barriers to adolescent chemical dependency treatment
Essay - 8 pages - Social sciences
Individuals who do not have private insurance are at a significant disadvantage when trying to access social services. It has been estimated that Washington State serves less than 30% of adolescent residents needing substance abuse services. To date no statewide surveys have been completed to...
Two in a Bed: The Social System of Couple Bed Sharing
Book review - 5 pages - Social sciences
“Two in a Bed: The Social System of Couple Bed Sharing” by Paul C. Rosenblatt is a very detailed look at very ordinary human behaviors. Bed sharing is so common that Rosenblatt finds that it has been invisible to researchers, and taken for granted by most of the adults who participate...
Aung San Suu Kyi
Essay - 5 pages - Social sciences
To understand Aung San Suu Kyi, we must first understand the country and the circumstances in which she fights. Aung San Suu Kyi was born in Burma. Burma lies between Bangladesh and Thailand; it was a province of India until 1937 when it became a self-governing colony, its capital is Rangoon. In...
