ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER AND LEADERSHIP
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This 4-page paper covers Arnold Schwarzenegger and his leadership abilities, comparing them to Kouzes' and Posner's five practices and 10 commitments. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Assimilation and the Cuban-American Community
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A 9 page overview of the various forms of assimilative pressure which have shaped the Cuban American immigrant experience. The author notes that although they live in the United States, and indeed take pride in American values and freedoms, Cuban Americans are still culturally isolated to a great degree. Never-the-less, even this tight-knit community, is still subject to the same assimilative pressures which have been at play in this country since its initial inception. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Auguste Comte
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A 4 page research paper on Comte, who is considered to be one of the most influential philosophers of the nineteenth century. Considered to be one of the founding fathers of sociology, he was also influential in formulating positivism. The following discussion offers insight on how Comte’s viewed several issues. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Auguste Comte: The Father of Sociology
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A 4 page review of the sociological premises presented by this eighteenth century sociologist. Comte coined the term "sociology" and set the stage for a scientific approach to social interaction. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPcomte.rtf

Bandura's Concepts of Determinants in Social Learning
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A 5 page research paper on Bandara's ideas. The writer details antecedent, consequent, and reciprocal determinants and gives examples. No bibliography.
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Bandura’s Social Learning Theory: Case Study
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This is a 5 page paper discussing Bandura’s social learning theory in relation to a case study. The case of the 26 year old male who was convicted of rape can be studied applying several of the concepts used in Bandura’s “social learning theory”. Essentially, Bandura’s theory, which is highly accepted, explains that all behaviors whether aggressive or non-aggressive are observed and learned from within an individual’s social environment. Individuals who have witnessed aggressive behavior are more inclined to become aggressive themselves and this aggressiveness increases when the observed aggressiveness has been rewarded. Once learned, aggressive behavior is also organized and rehearsed which in the rapist’s case was indicated in his suspected attempted rape a few weeks earlier. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Barbara Ehrenreich's "Making Sense Of La Difference"
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4 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses gender bias and establishing patterns of development in argumentative writing as they relate to Ehrenreich's article. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCEhren.rtf

Barrington Moore & Immanuel Wallerstein: Main Ideas
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11 pages in length. The study of social sciences is an ever-evolving component of man's existence that illustrates what it takes to understand human beings, their connection with each other and the environment, as well as how/why this particular species strives to constantly progress itself despite the consequences of doing so. Barrington Moore and Immanuel Wallerstein are two of the most prominent theorists of the twentieth century whose respective ideas have helped people gain a significantly better realization of the benefits and drawbacks that have accompanied such tremendous changes throughout the past century. Each man's theories have served to enrich the ability to compare and contrast ideas that may not be altogether complementary but at the same time work synergistically to create a more holistic understanding of the issue. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TLCMooreWaller.rtf

Being a Teenager During the Great Depression
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An 8 page paper presenting an interview with an 81-year-old woman about her teen years, which occurred during the Great Depression. The woman provides information about high school, home life, working as a teen and the responsibilities she had at home. The second portion of the paper compares the woman’s responses to Erikson’s characterization of the adolescent. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Bell's The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism
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This 5 page paper evaluates this controversial work. His breakdown of society as social structure, polity and culture is discussed. No additional sources cited.
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Body Piercing & Tattooing in Society
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This 5 page paper looks at the trends through several sociological perspectives including the functionalist school, the conflict perspective and the theory of symbolic interactionism. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Bodtat.wps

Book Report on C. Wright Mills’ “White Collar: The American Middle Classes” and “The Power Elite”
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A 5 page paper which provides an informational overview of each book. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGcwmill.rtf

Bourdieu and Identity
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This 5 page paper considers the idea of social identity and how Bourdieu sees this developed and maintained with the ideas of social capital and cultural capital. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEbourdsoc.rtf

Bowling For Columbine & Marx, Durkheim & Weber
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An 8 page research paper/essay that analyzes Michael Moore's 2003 film Bowling for Columbine from the sociological perspective of Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim and Max Weber. The writer briefly states the philosophy of each man and then applies this to analysis of the film. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Theory of Development and Graduate Studies
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This 4 page paper provides an overview of Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Theory of Development and the impacts on the choice to pursue graduate studies. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MHBroEco.rtf

Bureaucracy & Weber
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Sociologist Max Weber's work is discussed in light of recent observations by James Q. Wilson, in this 5 page paper. Bureaucracy is discussed in a general sense as well, which includes specific examples such as the Bureau of Motor Vehicles and the Internal Revenue Service. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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C. Wright Mills, The Man With The Plan
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This seven-page-paper presents a discussion on the beliefs and works of C. Wright Mills. Mills, the American sociologist believed that an alternative democracy could be developed.
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