Advertising And Youth Tobacco And Alcohol Use
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A 6 page paper that discusses the role advertising plays in the use of tobacco and alcohol among youth. Advertising is about selling images and creating discontent in the audience. At least one study found more ads for tobacco and alcohol in youth-oriented magazines. Another study found a decrease in alcohol use when all ads were banned. Statistical data included. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Advocacy - World Vision's Hope Initiative
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A 10 page paper. World Vision launched the Hope Initiative specifically to combat the epidemic of HIV/AIDS. This essay discusses the socio-political and organizational contexts of this group's advocacy efforts, explains the type of advocacy the group performs and discuses the socio-political aspects of this global group's work. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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African American Male Development
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A 9 page paper that addresses the obstacles to appropriate development of the black male beginning with infancy. Following introductory remarks, the writer provides data and comments regarding each age range from infancy through old age. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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African American Religious Beliefs On Death And Dying
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This 10 page paper discusses religious beliefs and cultural customs regarding death and dying among the African American population. First, it would be wrong to lump all African Americans together and assume they all share the same religious and cultural beliefs and use the same procedures when it comes to death and dying. That would be a gross stereotypical conclusion. There are a multitude of variables that influence any family's beliefs and customs. This essay reports the comments and discussions of a number of persons who belong to this racial community and/or who have studied the topics. There are some core beliefs that may be practiced by many of the black population, such as spirituality, the circle of life and the collective decision making process. These are explained and discussed. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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African American Vernacular English (AAVE)
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A 2.5 page paper that discusses the different opinions regarding the development of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) or Ebonics. The writer then discusses the debates and controversy surrounding this dialect. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Age and Opinions on Illegal Immigration: A Review of Literature
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of a review of literature on illegal immigration and the impact that age plays. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Age Discrimination in the Workplace
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A 3 page observation on the occurrence of age discrimination in the workplace. Notes that the fact that a substantial percentage of Americans now comprise the older age categories coupled with better health care and relatively longer healthier lives translates into a greater possibility that more and more individuals will be subjected to age discrimination. Discusses the types of age discrimination and observes that a changing legal arena offers hope for the alleviation of this practice. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Ageism and Employment
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of the current literature and a sociological study regarding the social issue of ageism and its application in employment. This paper integrates a view of the study, the methodology and the reflections in the current literature. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Ageism and The Value of the Elderly
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This 4 page paper provides an overview of the issue of ageism. This paper relates the societal changes that have resulted in a devaluation of the elderly. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Ageism In America
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6 pages in length. Respect for the elderly is a fast dwindling characteristic of American society. Historically revered for their sage wisdom and life experience, the older sect of society in contemporary society is treated as more of an imposition rather than a valued cultural commodity. Quoting Traxler, Woolf (2007) defines ageism as "any attitude, action, or institutional structure which subordinates a person or group because of age or any assignment of roles in society purely on the basis of age" (Woolf, 2007); as such, it is clear how this "ism" has infiltrated virtually every aspect of society to the extent where seniors are often treated with indignity and contempt. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Ageism in the Workplace.
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(5 pp) Action must be taken to correct the serious situation where a very significant percentage of people over 50 are economically inactive. There is no bar to their employment other than an attitude by many employers that they are too old! And as my Grandfather used to chuckle in German, 'We are too soon old, and too late smart.' The United States work force is starting an interesting period of time : four defined generations of workers are all competing for the same space. All four have qualities that employers are looking for, all four have liabilities which can be compensated by one or more of the other groups. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Aggression Replacement Training
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This 3 page paper offers an overview of Aggression Replacement Training (ART), developed by Goldstein and Glick in the late 1970s. The essay outlines the three components and the schedule for the training and its purposes as well as results achieved by some. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Aggression, Obsessive Love, & Codependency
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A 12 page research paper on obsessive love and codependency. Obsessive love is defined as a social psychology issue and the role of aggression is explored in great detail. The "Fatal Attraction Syndrome" is essentially what this paper attempts to clarify for the reader. The importance of frustration and its relationship to rejection is of importance as well -- The writer concludes that it is only when we begin to realize that we are creating the very problems we hope to be preventing will the whole problem of codependency, and obsessive love disappear. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Aging In The USA And Africa: Comparison
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6 pages in length. The concept of aging traditionally invokes images of respect, reverence and the knowledge that is passed down from generation to generation. Only recently, however, has the image of aging become tainted; global communities that otherwise revered their elders now approach them with disdain and intolerance – if they even approach them at all. Africa and the United States represent two of many places worldwide where the elderly are considered a worthless subset of humanity. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Alcohol and Drug Abuse / Impacts
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An 10 page investigation into the impacts substance abuse has on the abuser and those around him or her. The writer essentially provides a research proposal that includes: hypothesis, explanation of variables, review of the literature, and proposed method for the study. The writer suggests that there are a number of events that can cause the alcohol or chemical-dependent individual to seek help and bases the proposed study on these suppositions. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Alcohol Use of Polices Among the Indigenous Population in Australia
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This 14 page paper looks at the indigenous population in Australia and the issue of alcoholism and alcohol abuse in the aboriginal people. The paper starts with a community profile of the indigenous population living and then looks at the way alcohol is perceived and the problem, as well as the policies and strategies to reduce the harm it causes and the shortfall in the policies between what is provided and what is needed. The bibliography cites 15 sources.
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Alcoholic Anonymous, Its History And How It Operates
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A 15 page paper. Alcoholic Anonymous is a fellowship that operates differently than another kind of organization. It is truly democratic with only the steps, traditions and concepts to guide it. There are no laws, by-laws or governing persons. This paper offers a brief overview of the beginnings of this fellowship, reports the traditions that guide it, the dedication to service and corporate poverty and how it functions. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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