Abused Disabled Women and Barriers to Reporting Abuse
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The research question addressed in this literature review is whether abused disabled women report their abuse, or whether there are specific reasons for their failure to report abuse. This 5 page paper provides an overview of the issue presented and relates it to the current literature. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHDomADi.rtf

Academic Performance of Children in Care
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There is a great deal of evidence that shows children looked after by the state perform poorly at school, gaining low grades and few qualifications when compared to the general populace. This 12 page paper considers how and why this disparity in academic performance occurs and what can and is being done to improve education for children in care. The paper focuses on the UK. The bibliography cites 11 sources.
Filename: TEcarepr.rtf

Action Research
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This 10 page paper provides an overview of this topic that is applicable to several disciplines. Action Research (AR) is defined and various aspects of this type of research are explored. Problems are explained and the applicability of AR in education, business and social research is fully explored. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: SA104AR.wps

Addressing A Recurring Crime: Teen Rebelliousness
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6 pages in length. To say the relationship between youth and police is a strained one is to oversimplify the socioeconomic and sociopolitical components of virtually every global community. Teen angst coupled with negative environmental influences can create an exaggerated perception of juvenile autonomy that inevitably lands youthful offenders squarely in the lap of the law. Avoiding this often anticipated cycle of events has become a focus in a positive, proactive approach through community interaction and police involvement so as to establish a constructive solution that not only stops the unwanted behavior but replaces it with productive and interesting options for the wayward teens. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLCcrmrecur.rtf

ADHD and Comorbidity with Alcoholism
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A 15 page research paper that examines the findings of research pertaining to a connection between Attention-Deficit, Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and comorbidity with alcoholism. A considerable body of research has indicated that ADHD, along with other contributing factors, can predispose children who have exhibited the behaviors associated with ADHD to alcoholism and other substance abuse later in life. But while researchers are certain that there is a tie between ADHD and comorbidity with alcoholism, there is still debate as to characteristics of this tie. This report examines available research. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: khadhdal.rtf

Adolescent Use of Marijuana and Cocaine: Impacts and Solutions
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An 8 page discussion of the problems of drug abuse among the world’s youth. Concentrating on the impacts of marijuana and cocaine, this paper illuminates the causes and potential solutions for one of the most concerning problems of our time. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: PPdrgBh2.rtf

Aftereffects of Child Abuse on the Victims
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This 13-page paper discusses the question of whether or not victims of child abuse become abusers themselves; specifically what happens to victims when the abuser is female, an area of research that has been neglected. It includes a literature review and a section describing the methodology of designing and implementing a new study. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: HVAbuse.rtf

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.
Filename: MHILLEGALIMM.rtf

Ageism
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8 pages in length. There are many ideals and attitudes for which North America is considered a precedent setter, not the least of which includes efforts to improve the workplace both personally and professionally, institute stronger health-related laws such as with smoking bans in public establishments, as well as leading the way toward more environmentally-friendly and healthy food through organic farming. However, despite these models of positive progress, North America fails miserably at addressing a fundamental component of any civilized society: respecting and appreciating the elderly. The reality of ageism - defined 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" (Traxler, 1980, p. 4) - is a prevalent and ongoing social ill throughout North American societies this is manifested in individual conduct, media influence and workforce limitations. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TLCAgeism.rtf

Aggression, Domestic Violence And The Cycle Of Abuse
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6 pages in length. The extent to which mankind behaves in most inhumane ways is both grand and far-reaching; that domestic violence continues to be one of humanity's most despicable acts of aggression speaks to a motivating force based in the fundamentals of patriarchy and gender oppression. Moreover, the prevalence of domestic violence does not end once the abuse stops or the victim has escaped but rather it perpetuates into a cyclical existence that prevents the abused individual from being fully able to break away from the physical and emotional torment. Many times - particularly in the case of childhood victims - this cycle of abuse stays with them into their adult years to be re-enacted with that person's own family. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLCCycleAbs.rtf

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.
Filename: Impact.wps

Alcohol Consumption & Media Coverage
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A 6 page research paper that examines three research studies in regards to what they reveal about the effect of media on alcohol consumption. The writer argues that this research shows that the media can play either a beneficial or a detrimental role in alcohol consumption, which evolves from its function as the most obvious manifestation of our society's concept of social norms. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khalcon.rtf

Alcoholism
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A 6 page paper which examines cause and effect. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TGalcohl.rtf

Alcoholism and Social Work
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A 13 page review of alcoholism as it pertains to the field of social work. This paper clarifies the relevance and delineates developmental stages, interventions, strengths and future projections. Includes a Roman Numeral Outline. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PPalcSoc.rtf

Alcoholism: A Significant Social Problem
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A 15 page discussion of alcoholism and its impacts to society. This paper discusses how we have historically dealt with the problem and makes suggestions for more effective intervention. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PPalcSocPrb.rtf

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

America's Most Serious Social Problem
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This 3 page opinion paper argues that the most serious social problem facing America today is poverty, exemplified in the growing gap between rich and poor. Many of our other problems stem from this base. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVSocPro.rtf